The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-22
WELLSBURG
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR THOS. WILSON
Pull Military Honors TO 30 Aoooroeo
Former Service Nan VINO "As
Killed In Argonno Forest

E,,,.,al services will he held on sun
day AFTERNOON over the remains OF
Thomas Wilson. former member OF tho
81oth Infantry. who lost his hfe IN inc
Irronne Forest on October lbth' ana
whose body arrived In "eIlsour9 on
Tuesday morning from HoooRon' y. -
II Was stated in Mondays paper tnst
Wilson lost his Me one day before mo
srmistico was aligned. This information
VA. sscurnd from the box In which tho
body was placed, but according TO VII
sons father. he waS killed on tho lotn
day Of October by German bni'et
which p!erced his neck. eeverin9 an
artery, According to tho boys la'hor'
his son Was FIRST struck by pullet
through the shoulder. and in jumping
from one she'll hole 70 another. no was
fatally wounded. dying before he could
reach tho nrst aid station. Wilson was
formally resident OF Noolestown. Ia
He entered tho army In April, 1918 AND
was sent to France the following Juno
receiving but worry little training In
this country His parents came TO
weusburg ono year ago. Funeral ser
vice. will be held in the Free Methodist
church and will be conducted by ReV.
I. c Schroeder. pastor. 1nterment Will
be In Brooke cemetery and will be IN
charge OF Wellsburg Post American
Legion,
Sewer In Operation
Tho Tenth street sewer. which has
b.sn under construction since December
l. 1919, Is about completed. Completed
70 III. point where the rain OF Tuesday
afternoon passed OF through IL al
though there remains some minor work
TO be done near the entrance OF the
sewer.
ReginninE almost two years ago. IN
den the supervisor Of contractor Mike
Mcmahon. the construction Of this joh
has been delayed frequently because
of the scarcity and high price NJ iabors
as we'll as material II Ia designed to
take care Of Harksr's Run. which has
been the source OF constan, trouble
whenever heavy rains have failon. II
Is thoroughly believed that tho sewer
I. adequate to meet Us requirements
and its completion piN Re welcomed
by everyone residing IN that section of
the city.
Mrs. George Enterta1ns
Mrs Lucy NJ. George entertained last
night at her home on Plea SAINT avenue
for a number Of the younger set. The
svenins was an enjoyable one spent
In dancing and other games 81 interest
Al ate hour refreshments were
served after which the guests departed.
Those In attendance were. M!sB Mar
Saret Palmer Of New York City. Miss,
Ethel Webb Of Warrington. II. G. Miss
Alice Rodgers. 81 Folla nshee. Miss Mar
ion Prehie and Helen Facer OF Steuhca-
Vile. O.. MIR and Mrs. PAUL Jacob.
Misses Carolina Ewing. Jeanette Wad-
dell and Francis Carmen OF this city,
Messrs Arch Jacob. Wilson Feall.
Charles Nichols. John Tarr. Justin
Wade, William Mathews. william No
land and Charles Reid
wsnsburg Briefs
Mrs. George Patterson and Mrs. R.ss
Smith will leave early Thursday morn
lnS for PITTSBURGH, IA. whore thny will
b. met by friends and all will then
leave for ten days vacation. which
will be spent at Philadelphia and At
lantic city.
Upon their return Mrs Patterson and
Mrs smith will stop for a few days
visit with friends at Wilmington ncl.
Mr.. and Mrs hobart Scott. son Robert
Mrs. jennie Lewis and Mrs. Smith Scott
motored to Washington. FR. Wednesday
and spent tho day with friends and rs,-
ativea.
Mrs Clyde Wells. Of Yanke. street
IL expected homo Wednesday from tho
Ohio Valley Hospital Stelhenville. o..
where she went about Two weeks ago
for treatment Mrs Wells Is much i'm
proved.
Mrs. II. V. Stephenson. of Scio. q
arrived recently for a VISIT with frtendH
and relatives in WellsburE Mrs. S-ph-
enson WAS formerly Miss Jennie letters
a resident ~ this city.
Mira. Micha Scott, Of Ninth street. let.
today for Toronto. O.. on accoun, OF N.