The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-02
NEWS BRIEFS

County commissioners anticipate
the completion Of the paving on tue
West Liberty road this week.
Twenty one marriage licenses
we're issued at the county clerk s
office Saturday.
Arguments in the two Injunction
suits growing out OF the Fulton road
paving have been postponed until Sat
urdsy.
Waller C. Knoblaugh has re-
signed as general manager OF me
Ohio Valley Motor Car company. ne
will continue as a member or the
board Of directors OF the concern. Mr..
Knoblaugh Is succeeded by Hal Neo-
ster, formerly shop manager or the
Auto Sales company.
Officers Of the Wheeling Chapter.
American Red Cross, have been al
yised tina, s3,577 was raised for the
Red Cross at Warrington.
One hundred and twenty-cight ar.
rests we're made in June according to
ex.Chief Thos. Leyland's final month:
" report. The department collected
S1,151.95 in fines and costs.
-Ex-Sheriff A. T. Sweeney on Sat
urday retired as treasurer OF the
county. Sheriff Howard Hastings
furnished an additional bond In the
sum of 100000 and assumed the
duties OF county treasurer.
The county commissioners acted
upon nearly hundred applications
for licenses Saturday. 4 number OF
licenses were. refused on information
furnished by Prosecuting Attorney ID.
A. Mckee that liquor had been con
fiscated In the places Of the appi''
cants.
Mrs. Lawrence Donegan, we'll
known resident Of ConnellsVille. Pa.
and the wife Of Justice Donegan OF
that city, Is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mooney OF Eoff street. Mrs.
Donegan was born 73 years ago IN
County West Meath, Ireland. and at
tended school with the late Mrs. John
]. Mooney Of this city. They came
to this county about the same time
manyI years ago and we're close
friends until Mrs. Mooney passed
away a few years ago.
There were q large number or
new state license plates to be seen on
local cars yesterday. and there were
a number of cars that still earned
the old license tags. II Is said that
many Of the Wheeling autoIsfs have
not received their new plates vet but
have made the proper application.
The new book of the Ohio valley.
covering this entire section, will be
off the press shortly. The puolica'
ton is beinb compiled by Reid Nc
Crow, manager of the Ohio Valley
Publishing company. who is one OF
the organizers Of the Ohio City Edit
ors' association. He has been as:
sisted by the Wheeling Commercial
association an all similar bodies IN
this section. The book will contain
much commercial data and mans or
all towns in this part Of West N'r.
ginia and Ohio.
This evening at 7:3o o'clock mem-
hers OF the T. W Holiday G.. A. K.
most Will assemble al the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly hall and
attend the motion picture Of woman
hood. the Glory If tho Nation in the
Court theatre The picture has been
approved by the Navy department. m
stimulate recruiting.
EARLY this week the board of e7-
aminers will announce the names of
the IL men selected from the 40 an.
rlicants to b. enrolled in the West
Virginia FLYING corps OF Beech Bot
tom who will be given aviation train.
Ing for war
Louis Bennett. Ir" head Of me
West VIRGINIA Flying corps. accom-
nanIed bv William Lindlnv. the mo.
chanic who broke his arm ut the
Beech Bottom grounds few weeks
ago. left early yesterday for Now
York. whore Mr.. I.indloy's arm will hc
treated by a specialist. II" has been
In a local hospital since the accident.
Mr. Bennett will return Ia Wheeling
tonight