The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-15
WEIRTUN
OVER MILLION
!. ELECTRICAL
CONTRACT LET

wEIRTOS. w. Va. July l4-An-
nouncement was made here today that
the welrton steel Company has let IN"
contract TO the Westinghouse company
OF Pittsburgh for electrical apparatus
ana equipment for the new Wcirton
steel mills. 1t is understood that the
contract averages up over a million DOL
lars The new blast furnaces at WEIR
ton will be placed in operation win APP
propriate ceremonies on July Il
Prof. l. N. Stoops. OF Washington
Pa. has been elected principal OF ,ne
Wairton high school for the coming
year. Mt Stops has just returned
From France where he saw plenty OF
service with the Fifteenth Engineers
During tho 90 months he was In France
he had many exciting experiences ano.
having a camera secured many excellent
pictures that show better than ~oraS
, can tell Of the wars destruction IN
France Prof. Stoops as here EcSteraa!
ana proved a congenial young, man and
wetrton will welcome him 10 'he lac
uisy Of her schools.
I Prof and Mrs. Negus left this week
for New Mexico where both have accept
! "A poSitions as teachers for tho coming
year. MI and Mrs Negus were instruc-
! tors In the local schools for several
years. While here they made their
; home with MI and Mrs. G. L. Buchanan
: and made many friends Throughout inc
town.
The addition Of wallace Rowland. OF
wetYton 20 the district school board was
made this week. Mr.. Rowland. VINO was
sworn in last Tuesday evening taxes tnc
place of DR.. George II. Davis whose
term has expired.
prof, and Mrs W. Denver Johnston
have returned from Jcwett where they
had been visiting relatives.
Preparations are in progress Tor the
openinp Of the school. which will not
open until autumn. but there is consio-
cradle business at this time in the way
~ selecting teachers for tho coming
wear which is n matter OF difficulty.
Lawrence f. Gullette. local flyer. has
been invited 20 rc-snllst and re-enter INC
aviation service and has made promise
that an airship will stop here and pick
him up II he accepts h' - nu.'t
aourht because Of his great mechanical
ability. He has not decided whether 10
Se-enter or not, the home folks begging
him TO remain with at least one foot on
Mother Earth.
willis C. Campbell. Cove boy. who
was one Of the first 10 enlist from Han
cock county. is home from France ana
was q visitor among friends her" TO-DAY
willis served in Quartcrma$ter COM
pdny NO. oVl'
Mrs. Carrie T. Reed has arrived nome
after spending two months at MI Gem
ems sanitorium whore she was mu"h
benefited in health by length! course
Of mineral baths.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f McII"nry hav" r"-
turned after Wis TO theIr l"'N'''
homo in Sheradnn. Ia.
y. Myron Campbell IS building fin" new
home in tho Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. sam Walkup har" re-
.urncd from visit with relatives N
T. ltlmorc. Nd
R~y Paynt"r ~ tho |. ;. Navy Is
HON" for = shor; visit.
Mr. and Mrs. \. r. Smith ana dauSh-
Icr attended Columbus Centenary
ltry. n .. Marshall pastor OF ""ir,
TN Prcsbyt"r an church has returned
<aftcr 4 pleasant visit with his parents
in Dayton. ,,
George Truax. cf Pleasant Valley
marketed tho first cherries - o"
brought TO W"irton this year.
Mrs. J. II. Phelps and children ar"
visiting in Zoar. Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Knox ar" nome
from a visit 10 Grafton.
Mrs. Andrew Peck Is Improving nicely
at the Ohio VALLEY hospital in St""o"N-
vile.
Miss Blanche Baker s visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Mary McANst"r IN Washing
ION county IA.