The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-19
NORTH SIDE
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FIRE ladies
HOLD MEETING
DISCUSSION III REGARD TO TURN
mo ovEE 1ouIPMENT
TO wHNLxN6.
Other Items OF Interest Gathered 81
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ton Association was held Thursday
evening at their building on Nineteenth
street The meeting was well attehued
and presided ovr by Willis Bau8hman.
chairman. Several routine matters were
taken up and discussed after when &C
ton was taken upOn them.
The matter in connection with turn
ing over the fire apparatus was taken
UP and discussed at large. some OF the
members being in favor OF giving such
to the city OF wheeling. while others
are opposed to such ion. ANYHOW.
volunteer fire COmpa MES as FIRE Chict
A. Burnley Thompson. Is now In receipt
Of several appl! tons VI local citizens
who ares applying for positions on the
fire department at tho TWO fire houses
which are 10 be located in this section.
AS soon as Wheeling has their new
apparatus installed and flrcmen APP
pointcd, work will be started on making
improvements TO the old building. IL ."
understood that il will be fixed up so
that several offices can be had In addi-
ton to a barber shop. \ second story Is
to nc erected 10 the present structure,
so that of being volunteer fire COM
panv they will have the estate change!
their charter SO that II vii be social
organization. The second floor Will be
ycry deliberately fitted up SO that per-
son can enjoy a Very pleasant evening.
will be held some time before the first
OF The month at which time some plans
that were left unCompletcd can be acted
upon. Notices Of the next meeting Will
lie anrouaccd In a later edition OF this
paper.
The Raymond" one of the large tow
boats which has been plying the OSio
river up around Pittsburgh, locked at
the Richland coal works landing yester-
day afternoon to get some coal after
being filled she also took large fleet
Of bargcs and left for the upper Ohio.
where tho coal will he used in one OF
the arse steel mills. The boat. II Is un-
dcrStoOd. Will make regular trips until
il is possible for the coal company TO
get an amply supply Of cars SO that
they can again send all shipments BY
rail instead Of by water.
Stopped work.
Ths sand drcdgfr "WhceIing. owned
by the Wheeling BUILDING Material Com
pany. which has been working near the
Martins Ferry bridge. was taken to
short Yesterday morning Oh account OF
the large rise IN the river. 1t was i'm
possible for the boat 10 do any work in
bringing up sand and gravel from the
bed OF tn" river in such swift cur
rent. Work Will be stopped until the
between . and 10 feet OF water. with
the government dams back in operation.
Saw HoussboRt Blown Over.
Several we'll known residents OF this
city during the recent storm watched
househpat which was anchored on the
Ohio side Of the.r being blown over
and very badly damaged. The authori-
ties on the Ohio side were notified as IT
was thought that several people had
been drowned. After careful invcst-
cation IL was found that they all es-
capped with the exception OF a ducking.
learned, estimated the damage At about
$500.
Lutheran Church.
Since the return OF Rev. l.. A. McCord
and wife, who spent the past three
weeks in western Ohio, services, will be
hid as usual Sunday at tn Luthran
church. Sunday school will be AZ s:l5
o'clock with preaching services at 1890
and o'clock p. m. Subjects Will be,
Can We Depend on God?" and a Bibli-
cal Invitation"
increase Rates.
After taking the mater up the public
service commission At Charleston.
Thursday granted the proposed increase
OF charges on water for all consumers
of tho Warwood Water and Light com
pany, The increase Is about 10 per
hydrants and $3.50 monthly charge for
domestic consumers.
Repairing Tracks.
A largo force Of men has been busy
during the past few days making Il
number Of necessary repairs 10 the
tracks of the Wheeling traction diri-
sion north OF this city. In some places
new ties are being installed and the
road he'd is being improved.
North Side Briefs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin and son
left yesterday for CAMERON. W. Va,
where they will spend several days
visiting friends.
Sarah. young daughter OF Mr.. aud
Mrs. William Springer. is slowly re-
covering at her home On Twcnty-frst
street.
Robert and Ted Bishop left yesterday
for Washington, Pa, where they will
spend several weeks with relatives.
Miss Agnes Schultz has returned to
her home in Wellsburg after visiting
friends IN this city.
Mrs. II. NJ. Rogers has returned 10
her home In Pittsburgh after spending
several days visiting at the home of
her daughter in this city.
George Harrison has returned 20 his
home in this city after motoring to
Now Cumberland.
Bert Woods has returned 10 his homs
in this city after spending several
weeks at Webster Springs.
Kenneth Mabis Of this city left yes
some time visiting relatives.
Miss Julia Hicks OF Dayton, o.. is'
spending several days visiting friends
in this city.
Mrs. +. y. Johnson. who has been I'll
for some days at her home in this city,
is slowly recovering.
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