The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-08
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News Character Picked up IN Live
Over the River Town

H0W8 ODAT1CLSE NY - A-'
over the River Town
Rellairs Will hc real city x ne
many projects Of public nature under
way and under discussion at the Pre-
sent time are carried through 20 com
pletion Some az them are already as
sured which viii mean higge- and better
RellaIre With a thriving civic organ,
lzatlon and an awakening on the PARK ~
many OF tho citizens. including Ou~i'
ness professional and labor men. the
city "a destined n 10 moro in the ;u-
ture than Il has In the past.
All have been we'll pleased with the
progress made toward securing road
along the Ohio river from East Liver
pool TO Marietta. IA Gar "a BellaiT" -
concerned the chief reward for the csi%
In this road would be tho opening O.
the uadeveloped coal mines 10 the south
Secretary 4. \. Beckman OF the local
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday re-
cCived letter from w. c. CUlktns. man
srer Of the Cincinnati Chamber saying
that organization was tntetrcsted In the
highway and hoped K would extend
from Pi;;sburs to Cairo. Illinois. DIS
lance o. 900 miles The campaign ior
This road viii not DO let W.
l:;e OF Be,laire IS the proposed bridge
across the river TO Benwood. Engineers
who have been making = traffic survey
10 determine the investment features
OF a bride across the river here VIII
make report later. The traffic survey
has been completed this week. outside
capital has been interested In the bridge
proposition and the report on the traffic
will no doubt determine whether II Will
be built. Many say there IS no doubt
bur that Il would pay big dividends.
\ big modern hotel one worthy OF the
ritN. - also a possibility for the near
future Tho matter has been under dis
,uss:oa Tor some time and plans ARE
now taking definite shape and something
may be announced soon with regards Il
This need.
Then there "a movement on Just now
which will have !or It's object the bring
ing OF the Baltimore x Ohio and i'enn.
savanna railroad officials together with
the idea II having them 10 together
and erect union passenger depot 10:
Rcllaire 1t IS hoped this may come
shortly.
Another important development IN the
business life OF the city Is the merger
o. the Dollar Savings Rank & Trust
company and the First National bank
into gigantic financial institution and
the determination TO proceed at once
with the eight story building at Thirty
second and Belmont street. Work Is
To be started By May on the new struc'
turc.
Then Il IL planned TO put the decen'
traNbed plan OF the Y. NJ. -. y. to work
IN Bellaire and within three years erect
a Y. NJ. c. y. building. Already the
s.lS,-.,-Ilal tlp de
centralized plan.
CAPTAIN Conner Thomas ns the Saliva
ton Army is also anxious to have =
salvation Army tabernacle erected. y
drive for funds tor this purpose may be
expected soon.
|, IS also reliably reported that the
Buckeye Savings Il Loan company :
considering the matter OF building 4
new baRk building on IS corner op'
posite the city building. The decision
OF the Dollar savings Bank IruS'
company and the First National 0anN
20 proceed with the big building diason-
all yacross from the buckeye Will n'
doubt prompt the building and loan
company 20 proceed Il; once.
The school board - considering the
matter OF new schools amt has decided
chat one must DO cre,ir@ IS soon as pos
chile N west Bellaire.
The Presbyterian church s p,anN'He
$50 20 erect fine new building. Som,
definite action Is likely very soon.
The city IS preparing 10 carry on: rs
program OF street Improvements and eN'
tension OF water mains to the rural dis
tr!cts which Will make possible eApan
son. Many homes are already 0eins
built in many parts OF the CITY ane
much remodelng and repair work - un
dcrway.
Improvement. OF tho Rock IIHt road ::
- he started at once and the BeiIaire
Eefr pike Improvement Will be finished
this summer. 1t Is also planned 70 pus!
the drive for improvement OF the Brooks
Hun road.
There are many other projects Of s
public and semI-pUblIc nature undcrwa!
that mean bigger things for Bciia!re II
- tho near future when they arc brough
into being.
Bradford Funeral
Crlneral services will be held a. M
late home on Brooks Run. sunday altcr
noon FOR Mrs Elizabeth Alice Bradford
aged -. wife OF Vim. bradford. Sh'
died Thursday night. Burial VIII p'
In Rose HIN cemetery.
New Partnership
Er~d George and Albert Long nov
are thu owners OF the Ailicrton Ar
store, Martin Willerton having retired
from tina firm. The new firm will NOV
into the Willcrton property south Z"
tho Buckeye bank. The business vii
be improved.
Drive Opens Monday
The drive foE FUNDS fox TIE Toy
Scout movement IN Er,lairc Will G.
started next Monday. Tho quota h"r'
IS $1,000. \ meeting was held ycSt'r
day afternoon when pans Were m"!'
for making tho CANVASS IN he tni'rr>
OF the Scout movements: III" .\''r r!'@%
club has contributed So 20 the quota
Small Funeral Held
Funeral services were held Frlda,
afternoon for Thomas Small. 9: N"rti
Guernsey street. S,rv.,'s being ~ TIT
home OF his mother n.l2w. Mrs. Mar
garet Moore. n YVES; Wh,~.rns. Ear
tai was IN Gluwood "em".r;y.
Give Cantata Sunday
III ran:ata "liply city, ~ Gar'
VIII ic rr,d':,G q. IL, F,r>; VI. /
church Sunday q; &:i5 p. ~. - III
choir. ASSISTED by others Uui'y The dE
rtc'.on 70: r:"C. l. Herbert Frrr"n
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