The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-04
NEWS BRIEFS

| Sheriff Howard Hastings has pur-
chased sherlock" fine young blood
!hound pup, from eX'Sherif A. /.
Sweeney.
"A force of city workmen are en-
gagged in installing sub-surface drains
on East McColloch street TO prevent
further slipping of that section OF the
street. The B. & 0. railroad and me
West Virginia Traction company are
planning 10 put in retaining walls at
that point to hold the street.
The newly elected officers OF
Excelsior Lodge /. o. 0. T. have been
installed.
Members Of Local No. Il, lnterna-
| rional brotherhood OF Stationary Flre-
men will celebrate the opening OF ihelr
| nov headquarters this evening with an
| open meeting and public installation OF
| officers.
according to Miss Bessie Forsyth.
| only 267 Inches Of rain fell during the
| month of December
w. ". Kleires and others OF TINS
! city arr making preparations 10 attend
! the annual meeting OF the West VIZ
cinia Lumber and Builders Supply Deal
! rrs' association to be held in Charles
i ten. February !. > and :"
i the ncw theatre at Sixteenth and Mar.
krI streets will be let This month. &C
. rurdinG In All announcement by jim
! Vrlas of the .Athcnian Amusement. COM
! pany.
Contract for roofing $50 houses of
| the Pnruhuntus Consolidated Coal COM
pany al Jenkins. Mcdowell county. has
! been awarded to he Phillip Carey Roof
| ing company Of This city.
| Seven recruits for the United
States army We're accepted at the i"ca !
| recruiting office yesterday. They have
been sent to tli" barracks ut Columbus.
| According to All announcement. ~ ar-
! pliratiunS were received. - of which
| were accepted.
| Chief of Police Lawson of Sisters
! vile, was here yesterday rnruutr home
! with two blood hounds which he recent
! ly purchased. They -rc Known rs the
| Hinton" dogs. ..
| j. Harry 1IumphrinS Of Huntington.
! vice president of the National GiidnonS
! will represent West Virginia at the
! meeting Ia m held in rhicag" this
| week.
! William Nash. Il Wheeling TRACTION
mot"rman. who failed to appca" In Grim
! NAL court yesterday as WITNESS. was
taken before Judge Robinson on Il rulo
for contempt. nut upon explaining that
. he misunderstood The meaning IF the
subpoena. he was released with warn
ing.
John q. Lewis. an rmpIoyr at the
lilnch Bros. tnbarrO company. yrStrr-
| day announced lhut hr has withdrawn
his candidacy for council hrrauS, Of in
! eligibility Ia serve under Section 4 ~
| the new charter:
! ---.Iudg" l;en :. U0ncck"r yesterday,
put tn" ban on chewing gum in police
, court.
; -Drpuiy Sheriff Paul WiuEcrItr Yes
trrday sold Il team. two wagons and II
; double. sol Of harness. The ;rroprrly Of
, j. J. Rensselaer,. /" SutiSfy:u Judgment
secured by thu Rcymann company.
policeman Sam Moran is incarIcI-
! lated with 4 bad cut on his foot. CAUSED
| by herr bottle thrown At him while
he was helping Officer TrimSnn arrcst
u parlv Of tlisord"rlies sunday morn
ing.
Judge K. VI. !tddlcman yesterday is
sued contempt rules for four jurymrIl
who failed II appear for duty in Part
II of circuit court. TIL" rules were
made rcturnablr this morning.
-Antrtw s. Hare. secretary of the
Natural Gas comuany nf West Virginia.
is confined 10 his home with Il badly
| wrnnchrd side. lie sustained thu in
i jury when n" slipped and fell OH ihe
| Sidewalk in front Of his home"
! -.t;rurGe ". Ste"nrnd. retiring road
engineer Of ohio county. is said ~ he
a rcccptiv" candidate for appointment
as state highway engineer under Gov
-rnnr-rleCt john J. Cornwcll
THE police ar" still without deiinii"
! clues 10 III" identity Of thieves who
| robbed The Gavin Dry Goods store. thr
t;aus drug Stur" ami the Stanley res
taurant.