The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16

rhjIinui i.rr, Of cnur; in 1917. then
transferred f. i'arkcrSburE and finally
t" Wh"rlnr. plead guilty and was sell
."nc..d Ia SHY days i'll the ONO county
Jail.
Court adjourned n o'clock in the
afternoon. which makes one OF the
shortest terms On record.
/ ABOUT TOWN !
Tim" hrinsS about many changes and
ais" eliminates lh"s" things of III" fast
rrcrhin@ past. Tho coming generation
Of this community Will likely never
kncw what I. hirchinC post IS. Years ago
there were Scores Of hiichinE posts and
hora'-hl"rkS h"d"cIlinE III" streets Of
Wheeling. To-day there are few hitch
inG-I"SI~ Ia h" seen and fewer horse
blocks. VI III" former I"sl. which are
now in tn" hol" q oblivion. many
, rrancing $tcrd Was held ~ check. Will"
thu latter w::& used by many happy
youths in mounting gracefully upon his
lilly. Many @: these youths then arc
now "Graal9aps."
What has bcc"m" uf III" old man who
used Ia carry an umbrella rain or shine?
| Speaking of umbrellas. veteran Mar
krt street dealer said yesterday that
there m" not near l$ many umbrellas
sold today rs there were Il score Of years
aga. ;lS man: n"n wrIr rain coats in
s;";ld Of being hurd"n"d with = rain
stick" There are iva specially good
advantages a. Il rslinront remarked the
merchant. They are not left standing IN
the corner by. the absent minded homo
and th"y are not usually loaned out the
0 very tim" one needs them.
: Tn" nrrljnar:. Individual should hav"
surIlu; "r pin money now :'iE''" there
arc no shows TO attend and tho pool
rooms ar" closed h"cnus" "i the spanish
Influenza epidemic. Incidentally III"
churches hay" also been closed for IN"
past two Sundays. but III" average mans
pin money would not materially he IN
. creased 10y III" amount he Tailed 70 drop
, into the collection plate.
! There ara few now taking street ear
! rides for pleasures sake
| There is much silcnl disagreement
, h"t wr"n MANY street ear riders nj pres
! INT during tho Influenza epidemic. some
! THSSfnT''TS lSSlSl upon Sll lIilE ny 'l''I
windows. while th"sr nearby contend
! thar the draft vii! likely civ" ihrm
: pneumonia. There APPEARS IN h" de-
hatahlr question 50 far as tn" pasS"n-
{ gers rrsp"ctir" contention goes.
! II is reported; that IN" police arc en-
forcing tn. anticipating ordinance I"
thu letter AZ present. y local man ASKS
, this. why has II not always been en-
. forced"
! For tho first time since tho Salvation
Army was established here II" regular
: evening rlccr inES hay" been held i'll the
streets. Rain or shine. cold or hot IN"
D. gatherings hav, hrrn held ~ Fourteenth
and Market streets for years until about
wv, w,rkS ago. when tho han was put on
GATHERINGS hccauS" Of tn" influenza Cpl
d".Mic. No meetings are being held m
tho salvation Army hall ut Fourteenth
and Main streets At present.
! One vcar ago today NOR" than half
hundred Union and Confederate veterans
arrived in VrkShuE. Miss. /" attend tho
National Peace Jubilee. They departed
; for home Thursday night.
! Winter is coming and tho Union mis-
son has issued AN appeal In ~" people
Of this community 10 Scrd al ~" old
3 clothes possible 20 the institution 10
provide, comfort for th" many requests
from poor wrlu"n. children and some
men who are unable To work.
"ITn;"Ia arc 4 great alac" Of arc"mo-
. hation for ih' public" remarked \
Wheeling landlord tn" other day. II AL
WAYS has been and always Will In that
hoi,clrics furnish gratis many "cc"m"-
la, ions for thousands annually who ar"
tot quests hut jutt town FOLK. Fh"y
"c"ur'v chnir+ aud read. US" stationary.
matches, l""thpickS. wash room and other
,.,n,.rrinDr,,S pf lOtHlS wit huUt money