The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-24
STOCKS AND BONDS
NEWS BRIEFS


South Wheeling Greeks. who were ar
rested nv the Federal authorities on
charge OF being slackers, were dis
charged from custody Yesterday when
arraigned before United States Com
missioner George T.. Boyd. IheH
proved to be the wrong men. Joh:t, Is.
Wilson. government representatives
had charge Of the case.
-DisnCreea bic weather .Irrla!
prevented The county commissioners
from making AL inspection lonr o. 'nr
Middle Wheeling creek ROAD. Inc ZIP
will likely be made early next week
This made the fourth time. me ihSpec'
ton tour has been postponed
Thomas Donijel. while working n
4 South Wheeling mill. y"st'l day. h''
his leg broken. He was removed 10
The Ohio Valley General Hospital.
The graduate nurses OF the North
Wheeling Hospital are arranging 10
send 4 Christmas box 10 the members
Of the alumni now serving in Fr""cr:
-.-Goldie and William Good. vel
known characters Of "G0oS";oWi:
now in the county Jail On "A charge 81
entering The Schenk packing houS" 4;
Fulton. with the intention Of stealing.
will be given Il preliminary hearing
Monday afternoon before justice ui
the Peace Il. Il. Hobbs.
Wheeler Gully, who was S"ntenc"
10 serve 80 days in the Ohio county
iail BY "A Justice Of. IN" peace on NO
ye1nber -. was released yesterday:
He was charged with drunkenness ana
lisor,Ierlv conduct. and fined 50.
Prosecuting Attorney Mckee stated
,ha1 ten DAYS was the MAXIMUM sen
trncr for s. fine.
1t is likely that a number al inc
Wheeling district poultry fancirrs VIII
ATTEND the meeting of the national
Lcchorn show 10 be- held in Columbus
November IS 10 December i.
The new directories Of tn Eel tel
ephonr company were distributed 20
rho subscribers yesterday by the Boy
Scouts Of several local organizations.
The hooks are in the same Eolm As u"
last issue, with the exception Oh iu'
new subscribers and changes IN huh-
bcrs.
A Mitchell automobil". driven ny
= colored man. skiddcd late yesterday
afternoon while turning the corner oi
Seventh and Main streets. anu MT III"
curbstone. The machine was damaeeu
a little, but was able to go on IFS way
A resident OF the Island made ap-
plication 10 The city authorities yes
tcrday to be given the privilege OF
thrashing the janitor. OF the LleweIlyn
APARTMENTS, Virginia and Zane streets.
The man said the janitor had bern ter
rorizins women and children and vas
a menace to the neighborhood. HIS
application was placed on file.
The discount period of city taxes
so far This month has been the largest
in The history OF Wheeling. The dis
count period began November ! ana
closes next Friday.
A letter was received yesterday
morning by pliny o. Clark. super'n.
tendont of the Ohio Valley General
Hospiral. from Misses BerirA Howard
and Jrssica Kecting. graduates or inc
1916 class Of the institution. STATING
tha, they had arrived in France sale
" and are now with base hospital No.
Sc, American cxpeditionary force IN
France.
The sheriT's Office will be open
from 6 o'clock this morning until
O'Clock tonight, giving all an oppor'
unity 10 take advantage Of the -.
nor cent. discount period. which ends
Friday evening fir the 1917 county
taxes.
The Ladies' Hebrew benevolent
Society decided at Il meeting held on
Thursday evening TO purchase knit
tin" machine TO facilitate the making
of sweaters, socks and other Knitted
articles for The soldiers. These wo
men have been knitting for The Red
Cross for some time. and this Will en-
able them 10 turn out much more WORK
than in the past.
The members Of Moose Lodge NO.
G7. of Wheeling. who arc in training
camps or at the front Will each r.
rrivn 7 Santa Claus" from their
hrothrr members I. home Their" al
ready have been reports received
from Fl members IT. training camps.
Int many more remain 10 heard from.
Tho narkaEes will contain candy, stu
clos matches. cigar>'ttrS. cigarette pd-
nor.. smoking tobacco. chewing tohaf-
rn and piprs. " u. Palmer. II. +. NC
:t'ouI;cv and Thomas George have breh
r,mrJ as the committee. and those 10
,.,., 49,, ci., r-,,s will hp sent are: