Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-28
MOUNDSvILLE.

James Henthorn, of Proctor, was in
the city yesterday.
Jerry Fish, of Cameron, was here
yesterday on business.
The McMasters' cottage On the camp
ground is being rebuilt.
Mrs. J. l.. Supler and children are
visiting at New Matamoras.
Miss Francis Nehfer has gone to
Pittsburg to remain one week.
Editor B~urchinal, of the Herald, has
returned from a trip to Pittsburg.
The W. C. t. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Col. Baldwin this eve
ming.
John McPeck has returned to Spen-
Ger after spending a few days with his
mother on Tomlinson enu
Miss Annie Martin has returned to
her home in Keyser after being the
guest of Mrs. Charles Knight.
Rev. Father Boutlou, formerly of
this place, but now located at Fair
mont, was in the city yesterday.
j. J. Leach went out to Limestone
yesterday evening, where he has a
large roofing contract for Wilson Bros.
The employees of the Belmont Man
ufacturing Company are off for two
weeks while necessary repairs are be-
ing made.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet at the resi-
dence of Mrs. A. A. Walton at 2
o'clock to-day.
Daniel Shafer, formerly engineer at
the p~enitentiary, but now with a large
manufacturing concern at Charlotte, n.
c., was in the city yesterday calling
on old friends.
The Sixteenth Century club were the
guests of Miss Ella McFadden yester-
day to an elegant supper at j. D.
Reilly's Floral Home, on the Narrows
Hill. The trip out was made in car
riages.
The latest arrivals on the camp
ground are Prof J.. Sebastian Rafferty,
and family, of Wheeling; Mr.. Batelle,
secretary of the Bellaire Stamping
Company, and Mrs. Robert Skinner, of
Cincinnati, o.
Jerome Shepherd and Ross Porter,
the boys arrested for stealing wool
from ]. c. Cook, denied stealing it, but
said they obtained it from another boy.
Squire Pierce fined them $40 and costs
each, or $3.50.
The case of the State VS.. w. ]. Colts
begins in the Circuit Court to-day with
Judge Melvin on the bench. AS the
case was brought from Ohio county on
a change of venue it will not attract
much attention among the people here.
Dow NTo,,;lJ- 80 D1ao-,-4 yyaII.--
was in the city yesterday. Nj. Mer-
rills says that Pittsburg and Wheeling
parties have leased a block of land in
the vicinity of the valley and will
probably put down some test wells for
oil and gas.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
the Christian church will give a Sill
houette social at the residence of the
pastor, Rev. ]. B. Smith, this evening.
Refreshments will be served to all
present, and a most enjoyable time is
anticipated.
The Camp Ground Whiting club has
not been ~reorganized this year, but
Vice President White is practicing
daily and doubtless will soon call a
meeting of the club. The Domino club
meets daily in the park near the west
ern gate and holds very interesting ses-
SionS.
Candidates James X. Hall and Ar
mold G. Scherr were both in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Hale and several other
penitentiary officials were in c~onsulta-
ton Tuesday evening. The majority of
the employees of the prison are Scherr
men, so that the above mentioned con-
ference has no special significance.
Squire Edwards yesterday discharged
Edward and Minnie Gregg, who were
arrested at the instance of Humane
Officer Echols for causing the death OF
their infant child by neglecting to
give it proper attention during its
death. AS was stated in yesterdays
Register there was no evidence prov
ing the charge, but on the other hand
the testimony showed that the child
had received good nursing and atten-
ton.
1t is reported that the Eclipse Oil
Company's weldon the McHenry farm
near Ella 2. q has been drilled 70 the