The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-17
NEWS BRIEFS

A bad slip on McColloch' street
near Eleventh street. which has beer
causing the city much trouble in the
last few days. will be repaired in a
short time.
despite dog days. Tho food supply
| in the Wheeling district is Of good
standard. said Food Inspector W. il
| Smith, yesterday.
i. flaller Peabody left last night
for ST. Louis, Mo-, where he will re-
present Alexander & Alexander in the
Missouri field. Mr.. Peabody came here
several years ago from Huntington
and has been inspector for the West
! Virginia Inspection bureau
| Members of the hoard Of county
commissioners and Clerk Oldham
visited the county infrmary yester'
! day. They expressed themselves as
being much pleased with the condi'
lions there and the crops on the coun'
| " farm.
Grace Greene. aged IL. who. a
month ago. ran away from an orphan
age in Ohio. has been turned over ~
tho Ohio authorities by Humane Off
Ger Sheldon Joseph. who found ihe
young rrl working in local hotel.
The precipitation yesterday morn
| ing amounted to 30 inches. After The
|
10 rise in the thermometers and al
O'Clock in the afternoon registered 81
| degrees.
Local bakevmnn stated yesrrr
day that there would likely. he no
| change in the price nf bread regard
less Of the increase in the price of
wheat. In the East hakFrs are con-
siderinC the disContinuance OF the
! five-cenr loaf.
The price Of sugar took another
drop yesterday. II is now twenty.
cents lower for the twenty-five pound
sack than it was the first Of the week
No session Of police court was
held yesterday morning as. there were
no offenders arrested.
-Cantaloupes were selling al five
cents yesterday in the local market
/ Some Of the dealers went Il little
further in cutting the price. quoting
them al six for Il quarter. The mel
nns were of medium size and las
sweet as honey" said one Of the deal
ers.
Tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock
tho members Of tho Wheeling Ad Club
will hold special meeting in the
Wheeling commercial association
rooms 10 take action in merging with
tho publicity department Of that or
! 2anIZdllon.
A number Of communications have
been received during the past few
days by the civic department Of the
i Wheeling Commercial association
asking that some action he taken ny
; that branch in having the weather.
| beaten candidates; signs about The
CITY. which were posted weeks before
the urinary election June g. removed
Charles Conrad. former market
master, was slightly cut about the face
and body when he fell to The stree
while alighting from City traction
car at Twenty.seCond and E0ff sire It
yesterday afternoon.
Plans are about completed for hte
aquatic night 10 be given on me even
ing Of Sep: ember A. by tho members oil
the Wheeling High School Alumni AS
sOcation.
Instead of causing their arrest
agent. had several boys VINO painted
his Ford rInahOut every color of the
rainbow. get water and scrub brushes
and wash it off.
pr. Charles z. Pratt. Baltimore
e. Ohio Railroad physician, VINO is Sc
riously i'll at the Western Maryland
hospital at Cumberland. is slightly i'm
proved. according to an announcement
received here last night
PLANS arc being formulated by the
Methodist churches Of this city for the
observance of the 150th anniversary.
Joe Huscman, attacked by bull
in the Union stock yards. and takcr
to The North Wheeling hospital. is i'm
proving.
Frank Cowl, employed al the Man
chester plant Of The Wheeling Mold &
Foundry Company. was badlT hurt
Tuesday night, when he was attacked
by three men.