The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-12
BENWOOD
ERROR IN CENSUS
TAKING IS PROBABLE
MANY Homes Were Passed Up Withou'
knowledge OF the Number IN
The Family

believed t. have been IN" cause OF inc
ldcCrcaSc IN the population "t zen" w"
IN this years census takIhE' ~ -.
totals wc"r gwen At f.tlh, or 4 "e'. 100,
of ~ from the last population mum
bored IN 1910. The population t'Il"'"'!
Mas a SurprlS" L. many local clt%'hS.
|, IS thought that while on their dAItE
, rounds In, census reporters Fl""t'':
passed houses up III smaller d'SV,,'A ~
the family was cut at the time OF CAi'
I'M. and information nrNt door MAS not
renewed Anutkcr great CauS" for we
G,..rcts, IN the population was lhr re-
turning Of many local i"r"iSn'rN /" .n'.t
u;l'IN, country due L. IN" rack @. WIN
IN TN. mills Another correct stationery
and ,ft.c.al figures Will l." gwen CUT
soon.
Weekly Lodge Meetings 49,
'rhr regular weekly meeting 81 ne
knights of HNthiaS Viii i"' h''u '",0
eevnrnc Mt their hall on Main stree,
lwr"rmn' matters VIII nH dL<ru i, h'r ~"
members are requested /" y" ON h"nd'
\cNt Friday evening tn" Review 81
Will hold lnc.r regular weekly meeting
At their newly crcc,"1 t"'nrl" en- MARSH
all street. Euut:a" matters Will r' ''N'"
NJ ..,,,l
=, tho regular hi-monthly meeting al the
! I'lth!au Sisters ~ their hall on MAIN
ana seventh streets neat Thursday cH-
Cn.nE.
Council MeeGnS
Tho regular meeting # tn" ri'N '"Hh'
ell viii take place tomorrow evening m
tho c:tv hall only important matters
VIII BE- discussed Tho discussion OF
street repairing Will toe tn" most import ,
an, matter and all members WI p" tr'|"
! on this question Newly planned ground"
! for n" city Fairgrounds VIII ais" d.,
! brought up. The meeting Will h" calI"a
J To order at S.lI sharp and all m"mhtrS
are urgently called 10 attend.
Local People Attend Dance
Many local people will attend the Am
rrlran Legion dane" tina, Is 10 "" given
by a Wheeling Post Tuesday evening at
Wheeling Park. The number "t III"
crowd will no doubt he large. including
citizens from M"uudsv,llr. McM"Ch'h
and the local district. Invitations nav"
already been received by many local per
sons
Hold Annual Picnic
The annual picnic given by tn" Lady
Maccahtcs Lodge and the Junior Order
Of McMcchcn will hC held next thursday
at tho state Fair Grounds. Wheeling \
largo number from this city ar" expect
Zine Services Held
\ fine program was carried out n the
regular sunday services of the Railroad
~ Yesterday 4 large number % work
with ,h,;r families Mr. John {. Ice.
Ccnc-a' s""r',ary was IN charge. Th"
program Included several violin solos.
vocal 50 los and rcc.tatI"nS Ivy younger
tots.
Saturdays Games
The EaltImOr" Rall: nine from Eat
timorc cam" To this city and defeated
the local Central office fore" by the
count Of -. Costly Crr9S< by tn" locals
ware responsible for the defeat Thu"
game was played on the South R'nw"od
grounds
The local Wheeling Steel & Iron nm"
gave tho strong Ynrkvillc mill team a
beating saturday on the Center Rcnwood
grounds by the SCor" Of %. The Ohio-
ans cam" here with quite reputation IN
the Industrial league. only to lose out
IN hot contest to the local team.
welch Funeral Today
TIL" last sad rites OF the late samuel
WelCh. Of 472l Eoff street. VIII b" laid
TO rest in MI Zion cemetery this after.
noon. Funeral services will be held
from the family home at two O'Clock
Rev. Raschc Of 81. PauIS ENangciican
church. will offiCiatC.
Conditions Unsatisfactory
4 number Of the members Of the local
Playground Association who have been
attending the regular meetings that have
been called 10 order for the past week
have been agcraV0tinE to tho officers.
Interest seems 10 he lacking in IN" cam
paiEn that Is being carried forth. Al
though tho funds have almost been
member. that should attend tho meet
inEs that is holding the progress Of the
plans already laid out. TIL" CanvhsscrS
from the First. Fourth and Fifth dis
trIct have almost abandoned hopes Of
ever stirring up commotion among the
unintcrcStcd members and II is proha bly,
that the finances ot these districts VIII
be dropped.
Many Attend Chautauqua
A large crowd Of local citizens arc en-
and ~. y trI ,l.,- ~,
Of the chautaUQua which is being held in
MoundSTillc the paSt week and part OF
this week. Thus far all attendants from
th!s city are rather pleased with the
programs already carried out and much
larger crowds Will probably attend.
Benwood Briefs
Harry Fish. of Pitt Sburgh. who has
been visiting local friends for the past
few days has returned TO his home.
Mrs. Walter Policy is able To nc out
again after several weeks illness Of
quinsy.
Jim Little left for Atlantic City yes
| terday where ne will spend Il two weeks
| vacation.
Nelma Watson. who underwent an op-
| Grafton at the Glendale hospital, was re-
moved 20 her home yesterday
Carl Schcid. Of Columbus. returned to
| his home after spending the week end
with local friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Hickman left
for Belpr". Ohio. where they will make
! their future home.
Clarence Scybold. Of Wheeling. was
visiting friends in town yesterday.
William Tarn"y was a business caller
! IN town yesterday.
Mrs. Eugene Clairont left for Akron.
Ohio. yesterday where she will spend
two weeks with her sister
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