The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-03
NEWS BRIEFS

Following up his farm class work
~ refers run school house Wednes-
usy night. Senior County Agent
horace Atwood OF the Pan Handle
Asricuiturai club. spoke to a large
Sisss OF farmers last evening AT Mt.
Leon school house. while tonight he
VII taik 10 the farmers at the school
house at Battle Run.
The postoftice at CiiftonvilIe
brooke county. has been discontinued.
man should be directed TO virginviIIe.
according to bulletin received at
the wheeling postoffice yesterday.
Contract for the construction or
the swimming pool on the fair grounds
Will be awarded at the next meeting
OF the West Virginia Fair association
directors. Many plans have been Sc
cured from other cities. The plans
call Tor bath houses for both sexes.
The pool will be up-to-date. and can
able instructors will be employed to
teach swimming.
DIR. Harriet b. Jones Is now en-
ployed by the state board of regents
as medical inspector for the girl
pupils OF the schools. She IA now at
Fairmont Normal school. DIR. Jones
devotes twenty minutes to each girl
ana then advises them as to their
physical condition. She also deliveries
lectures to the young women on the
care OF the body. sanitation, etc.
The Loyal Order OF Moose will
move to their new club rooms in the
kurner building. April 1. They are
now located In the Egerter building.
Wheeler Schwertfeger, OF Beech
Bottom. was held to the grand Jury
under $500 bond yesterday by Squire
RAIDER on complaint OF Miss Dugal, or
Short Creek. Schwertfeger offers to
marry the girl and the case will likely
be dropped.
1t is rumored that several local
business men are planning to erect a
skating rink and dancing hall on
twentieth street above Market street.
William Dietrich was fined 81 and
costs yesterday by Squire Corriean on
a charge of being intoxicated. Mrs.
Lena Campbell. the defendants sister.
was the complaining witness.
superintendent w. b. Kahn. of the
municipal electric concern, appeared
before the board of control yesterday
and stated that candidates were nail
card on poles, and made il very dan
gerous for linemen. II Is likely that
arrests will follow, as the candidates
have already been warned to desist
In using the poles as show cases.
For the second time during the
present week there were no offenders
in police court yesterday. a
The report Of Building Inspector
John j. Fahey shows that twenty-five
permits were issued during the month
of February, with an estimated cost
OF $6,445.
The Eastern Ohio Feed & Supply
company. composed of Moundsville and
Bellaire men. has been granted a West
Virginia charter to operate a whole
sale feed business. II was incorporat-
ed at $4,000. The incorporators are.
+. II. Greig. OF Bellaire. and B. Ii.
McMechen. Ebert ii McMechen, NJ. f..
McMechen and J. Coleman Simpson, OF
Moundsville.
"A hearing of petitions of indus
trial plants seeking reparation for
switching allowances between April l,
1914 and April 1. 1915. was held yes
terday at Pittsburgh, before c. v.
BURNSIDE, examiner of the Interstate
commerce commission. The claims
exceed $1.0O0.000.
La grippe epidemic that struck
Wheeling district several weeks ago.
causing death of several persons in
this section. as aforerunner of pnen.
monia. has about subsidized, so far as
serious result is concerned Ply
sicians state that there are sixty per
cent fewer cases of la grippe in the
Wheeling district at present CON tar-
ed with the same period in January
and last month.
As a splendid indication that CON-
mercial and industrial conditions are
much better last month than during
the corresponding period last year is
the fact that there have been fewer
bankruptcy petitions filed in the local
United States District courts com
missioner office. Last month was an
unusually quiet month in such
matters.
WETTODUDC