Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-22

/ ton. Some people are betting that it
will show a population of 10000. It
may be true, yet 1t. Is hardly propable
that it will exceed 1000 at the farthest.
When Congress convenes the correct
| figures will be made known.
Miss Katherine Crane Hough enter
tanned about seventy-five of her little
associates at the home of her grandma
ther, Mrs. Crane, on Barney street,
Wednesday evening Hours from to
10 o'clock. The occasion was in honor
of her tenth birthday. She was the re-
cipient of several presents. The re-
freshments consisted of ice cream, cake
and candy.
The First West Virginia National
, Guard, which has a membership of
about five hundred, will not camp here
as contemplated. Keyser will doubt
less be the place. Although the order
has not yet been issued from the Adju-
tant Generals Office. Col. Z. L.
Smith labored manfully to secure camp
and drill grounds, but sufficient ground
could not be obtained acre. Keyser Of
fers good inducements in securing
the camp, and, as above stated, that
place will probably be selected. The
order will provide for a ten days camp,
and will probably be issued next week.
William Scott and Walter Murray,
colored, were given their sentence to
the penitentiary by Judge Mason -IoIi-
day. Scott, for shooting wibh intent
to kill, was given two years sentence,
and Murray, TOR malicious cutting, re-
ceived three years sentence.
The real estate committee appointed
by the city council to look for suitable
grounds and obtain its purchasing
price to erect city building, has three
lots selected in Second and Third
wards, any one of which would be lsuf-
ficient to erect the building The com
mittee will be ready to report at the
next meeting of the council. The
erection of this building is not an as
sured thing at present, but at the next
meeting of the council it will probably
be settled. In all probability the build
ing will be erected, from the fact that
the city business in it's several branch
es, is too closely hampered. The fire
department building, with its equip
ment, is considered totally unsafe. 1t
is TO be hoped that the movement will
w OttSNSooLullJ Sdl Oul.
Hon. Charles E. Wells, Of Glovers
Gap, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Leora Abbott was the pleasant
hostess to few friends at her home
on Maple avenue, Wednesday evening.
Delicious refreshments were served.
The following officers were elected at
the last meeting of Seven Star Lodge
No "a, l. o. o. F., for the ensuing
term; Noble Grand, Miss Powell; Vice
Grand, Mrs. Evan Wilson; Secretary,
S. Fuller Brown; Treasurer, Miss Mol
lie Leonard; Chaplain, Mrs. James
Seealy; Warden, Miss Irissa Bartlett;
Conductor, Miss Steele.
Dale, the little son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Means, of the First ward, VILE
in swimming Sunday morning, had
narrow escape from drowning He
had drifted out into the river to a
depth of several feet, and had gone
down the second time when two boys
by the name of Kerns and McElfresh
swan in and rescued him.
A crowd of our society people, con-
sisting of about twenty ladies and gen
tlemen, went on a hay ride Tuesday
evening to Winfield. A jolly time was
had by those who took in the ride, who
were as follows: Misses Rose and
Georgia Vance, Ethel Nuzum Fora
Kinsey, Mildred Pickett, Mary Nor
gan, Jessis Dawson, Margaret Dun
n1ngton, Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis,
Messrs. Lee Satterfield, Louis Helmiek,
Tom Powell Marcellus Jackson, Will
Stewart, James Dowden, Clyde Morris,
Evan Wilson and Ned Smith
hn 10 MN Cot, -
adjoining the court house Thursday