The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
NEWS BRIEFS

Architect FREQ faTls, ". W. ~
Etzer, Brookes E. Adams, w. U. NC
Cluskey and Gene Muhleman. are
being discussed as probable asplrants
for council under the new city caa[te[:
Superintendent Scroggins is facing
the Necessity of requisitioning dump
carts for hauling coal to provide the
city water works pumping plant with
coal for fuel.
, The county commissioners yester.
dav signed a contract with the Good
Roads Machinery company for new
stone crusher at q cost Of $3,OS0.
Attorney W. j. Cotton, a gradu-
ate of Bethany and Yale, was ad'
mitted to practice in the Ohio county
circuit court by Judge II. Z. HerVey
yesterday.
Friday will be marked by the dis
triburion of the Christmas pay 10
county employees.
Chief Leyland yesterday ordered
that the new police patrol be used IN
answering hurry calls for the city am
bulance until the new auto ambulance
arrives.
The gas shortage is not yet re.
lieved in the Wheeling district and
factories depending on gas for fuel
are unable to resume operations.
coIer e"f VIII m'R ppFS So" here I his morning
to give recitation of Rileys poems
. before the Open of'rum luncheon-mce;-
ing in the Mcclure al noon. and read
Ing OF Dickens christmas CAROLS IN
-Ex-Warden Thomas NJ. OSBORNE OF
Sing Sing prison., will speak on Com
mon Sense Management" in Eoff Street
Temple on the evening Of January :,
of the Young Mems Hebrew club.
This evening at 1880 o'clock, a
royal spread" will be given to all the
life insurance men doing business N
Wheeling. by the Dollar SAVINGS ana
The Mems Liberal club will give a
dinner in the Hotel Windsor Thursday
evening. September IS. in honor Of John
Fl. Rennaro. prominent mempGr OF me
organization. who leaves Wheeling jan
uary | to become advertising manager
of q large paint concern at Marietta
Ohio.
Next Sunday evening at G.45 o'clock;
the jewish Young mon of this city VII
hold their first get together" meeting
ri a dinner in the Hotel Windsor. Plans
will be made to hold the, meetings
monthly and cooperate with the Rotary
and Mems Liberal clubs in community
work, Rabbi 4. II. Silver will BIZ the
principal speaker.
-Collcctions 10 hc taken in the Catho-
lie churches Of this city Christmas day
will be used for defraying the cost or
cuWcullnk !OuNE HUI I'i nv Pi'''tHc
Miss Van Meter. visiting nurse or
the Associated Charities, will conduct
a meeting of tn" Wheeling Social FEEDER
alton 10 be- held this afternoon.
Eggs were quoted At 80 cents
dozen on III" local market yesterday.
-NrndinS of frozen pipe at the
home Of Tom Hinton. lG6 Zane street.
causcd tho calling IF tho Island Fire
department on L still alarm. Mr.. Hin
ION had attempted to thaw tho pipe by
burning paper around them. causing the
home 10 nc filled with smoke.
THE Hope Natural Gas company In
nm effort 10 complete II gas line near
Proctor. will put on an additional force
Of 600 men tho latter part OF the week.
Vacations in many local manufac-
turing concerns will be- brief this year.
ON account Of the rush of work they
will have only. ono day to celebrate
Christmas.
Many appeals have been made to
the Associated Charities for clothing
l,y poor people during the present cold
spell,
Thomas Peck. formerly imbued with
the Spirit Of wandcriuSt, but now want
ing a chance to settle down. has been
accented as recruit for Uncle Sam by
Sergeant Elmer Kemp Of the local
station. Nicholas Kultkowch. an Aus
trian hns joined the cavalry.
The first aid class now being con-
Quoted at the Y. N. G. A. is progressing
RAPIDLY under tho direction Of Dr. Wieha
Of the Ohio Valley General hospital
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