The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-20
SOUTH SIDE
HUNDREDS ATTEND
OLYMPIC GAMES At
47 ST. PLAYGROUND

Ono Of the largest crowds that ever
was seen on local playground attend
al tbA Otynpic games which were held
at the Forty-seventh street Fairgrounds
last evening. Although most OF the at
tendants were children. there were
many older folks who came from all
nar,s OF the city 20 witness tho affair
All sorts OF athletic games were held
and proved quite interesting to those
who took part as well as the crowc who
were greatly enthused BY the sport
Tho olympic meet was staged by the
wheeling Fairgrounds association and
entries representing every playground
In the city took part. II being estimated
that over one hundred young athletes
took part In the meet Tha etrair lasted
until dark
R0v. snyder Home.
Rev Simon Snyder. pastor os the
Trinity Lutheran church. and family.
will arrive home today from Johnsto~n.
Pa, where they have been for the past
week spending vacation ~ the min
listers former parsonage The local
CONGREGATION Is pleased TO hear that
Rev. Snyder had wonderful time and
Is glad that he IS back and feeling tine
after tho trip.
Flushing flSO
The city water department had man
ut work yesterday goinS around 10 the
Are plugs and flushing them out the
reason being that the city wants to get
the impure water out OF the pipes which
was recently caused by the acid thai
was put into the water az an up-tne-
river point
Clean Street
The South Side street commissioner
has lust completed q much needed
cleaning OF the Chapline street approach
to the Ohio valley Genera! hospital
The street at this point is said 10 nave
been in a miserable condition ana seF-
eral people had made complaints 20 the
i city.
Repairing Building
The G. H Rice and Company turn!-
| ture store on Twentieth street. Is being
| remodeled and repaired inside and out
. The roof OF the building Is being re-
i placed with new paper over which not
tar Is being laid. The work when com
pleted will add deliberately TO the looks
OF the store and will be finished by the
middle of next week.
Mems League Outing
The Mems league OF S. Paurs Evan
Eeucal church will stage an outing TO-
day in Free Orchard. out Left Hand run
Fisher, who has made all arrangements
for a good time. The chief event OF the
day will be games. such as horseshoe
pi,chinE. and other muSements. Quite
a large crowd has been invited 70 at
tend which will also include the pres
ence OF Rev. Rasche, pastor or the ST.
Paurs church.
South side Briefs
Miss virginia Salada. OF South Eoff
street. Is visiting at Buckeye Lake and
Newark. Ohio.
w. T. Wilson. OF CaldweUs run. IS
expected home from HARRISBURG Pa. to-
morrow where he has been for the past
few days on business trip
Miss Margaret Outright, OF Water
street, Is able to be out again after
recent illness.
MisseH Elizabeth Mearps and Lillian
McCoomos are expected home tomorrow
from Sisrersvlue where they have been
visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Leslie. OF Market
street arrived home last evening from
Cleveland where they have been spend
ing u vacation.
Miss Florence Reed. OF Eotr street. Is
improving after brief Illness and will
b. abs T. 30 out again soon
Miss Cora Morrison. OF Eoff street.
. Noundsville where she has been for the
last few days visiting friends.
John Fitzgerald. OF Eofe street win
arrive home today from Philadelphia
where he has been enjoying a vacation
for the last two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Bennett, OF
Bellatre, returned homo yesterday after
visiting friends on McColloch street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Trittle OF McCol-
loch street. have gone 10 Akron. Ohio.
where they will visit Mrs Trlfrie's rela-
lives
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Critics, Of Twenty
nrst street arrived home yesterday
from Cumberland. Nd. where they have
been spending two weeks visit with
friends and relatives.
Miss Bonita Brown and Miss Marie
Hlbbcler, OF Woods street are expected
home tomorrow from Pittsburgh. where
they have been for a few days visiting
> friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. 2. II Lewis OF Water
street. arrived home last evening from
an automobile trip throughout tho
states OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin.
Miss Marie Warner, OF Twenty
seventh street arrived homo last eve
ming In company with Nr. and Are
William MacEey OF TWenty-tourth
street. after spending few days visit
with friends at Pittsburgh.
Miss Carrie Marling. OF Twenty-ntnth
street Is able to DO out again after
recent illness
Miss Leora Keyser. OF McColloch
street continues to improve after
brief Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Hanke, OF Jacob
street. arrived homo yesterday after
noon from Albany n. Y after spending
a visit with relatives IN that city.
Mr.. and Mrs George Trussler. Of
South Chapline street. arc expected
home today from Atlantic City where
they have been for tho last month
Miss Caroline Padden, OF Woods
street. has Como to Chicago. ILL., where
she will spend a two weeks visit with
friends and relatives
Lloyd Lewis and Albert Hoot. OF the
South Side. have gone to Petersburg
for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Gleason, OF Chap
limo street arc expected homo from
Buckeye Lake either Monday or Tues
day.
william Pelly. OF Woods street. has
accepted a position with the Pittsburgh
Motor Sales company. He will leave