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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-13
MEADOWvILLE.
r. G. Boyles is clerking again
in C. M. Elliott's store here.

r. G. Boyles is clerking again
in G. M. Elliott's store here.
Miss Ora Sherman spent a few
days here last week, sewing at
Norvil Johnson's.
Mrs. Stuart johnson, of Kirt,
was the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Elliott. last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Chenoweth,
of Randolph County, were visit
ing at E. c. Moore's, few days
ago.
Tom Polling and family and
Silas Polling, all Of Hambleton,
have been visiting at Daniel Up
toms for some time.
Rev. Doutt held his first pro-
tracted meeting of this year at
Central. There was no revival.
G. M. Elliott is having a new
wagon shed built. E. P. Phillips
and Jerome Phillips have been
working on it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harris
spent a couple days last week
with their daughter, Mrs. Lor-
enze Gamer.
MissLena Elliott has been in
Marion county for some time,
visiting relatives.
Miss Boyles, of near Olive Hill
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Andy Stalnaker last week.
Daniel Sturm, who makes his
home at Lloyd Poling's near Sand
Run, spent several days here re-
Gently, among friends.
Hoy Harsh is teaching a sing
ing C h 0 OIL at the Dunkard
church.
Miss Lulu Sherman, of Corinth
is visiting her brother. Arden
Sherman at Parsons.
Mrs. Ola Lighter and t W Q
children, Of Salem, Ohio, came
here recently and will spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. w.
X. Doutt.
The heavy SHOWS of Sunday
and Monday greatly damaged the
telephone lines around here, and
it will no doubt be several days
until they can be repaired and
communication established.
All the schools Of this vicinity
are progressing very nicely. The
school here has the largest en-
rollment it has had for several
years.
RAMBLER.
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CHARLESTON AND KANAWHA
VISITED BY HEAVY SN0WSTORM

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov.
10. Although Charleston and
Kanawha valley have been visit
ed by tn e heaviest November
snow storm in it's history, SO far
as is shown by the the reports
on file in the office Of of the Unit
ed States engineer, no serious
damage has been reported from
any section Of this. The snow
fall witnessed in Charleston yes
terday was evidence in proper
tionate degree at all points up
and down the river for radius
of 100 miles.
The snow in this section of the
state has not been attended by
any devastating Windstorm, and
has had no effect on river stages
comparatively.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-13
ROBERT PARKER MILES
Delivered HIS Famous Lecture In High
School Building Last Evening

Mr.. Robert Parker Miles de-
livered his famous lecture. Tai
low Dips" to a large and atten-
tive audience in the High School
Building last evening.
He came under the auspices of
the Belington Lyceum League
and was well recommended. His
recommendations were none too
great or too many---he more than
pleased his hearers in the one
hour and thirty minutes (which
seemed only thirty minutes) that
it took to give his lecture. It has
taken years for Mr.. Miles t o
gather the facts started in this
lecture for all Of it was from ac-
tual experiences.
He has interviewed a number
of great men," the lights of the
world" during his travels in the
past and present century, such as
Edison, Gladstone, G. f. Train ct:
al, and described their appear
ances and surroundings SO wildly
and in such force and language
that the audience was held spell
bound, by his natural dramatic
style, oratory and his wonderful
powers of impersonation.
Should Mr.. Miles come this way
again he surely will have very
hearty welcome and will have no
trouble in finding an audience as
equal to the one last evening, if
not larger.
The next number of the course
will Ne Dec. 10TH. THE Floyds. =
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NovEMBER ID, 1913.
The Faults of Congress

There is nosscorruption in Con-
grass. There is practically n o
undue subserviency to powerful
interests. To be sure, a few
individual standpatters linger but
as d rule, they are standpatters
because their minds are built that
way. They are honest in their
beliefs. United, they are not
powerful enough to BLOCK pro-
gressive legislation. All tn e
kind Of criticism which was di-
rected at Congress FIVE years ago
in such volume and intensity is
out of place now. The present
trouble with Congress is not any
sort of corruption or subservien-
cy, put waste of time, discursive-
ness, irrelevancy. Congress has
been in session over eight months
An analysis showing exactly how
that time has been spent would
reveal that little of 1t has gone to
actual constructive work. Added
to this are some marked individ-
ual cases of low efficiency and
less than mediocre ability. 1t is
toward these conditions that the
criticism of the future must d.
rect itself. Golfers.
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All Records For Deep Snow Bene Record Monday Morning Showing
The Depth To Be About TwoFee.
WORST in THE HISTORY OF THE
CITY, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH
AND RAILROAD SERVICE PARAL-
lied BY THE BLIZZARD

Sunday, Belington lay under
fifteen inches of snow and in the
clutches of the worst storm that
ever visited the city during the
month of November. At 8 o.
clock the snow was still falling
and it was being banked in spots
by a cold wind which blew gale
along some Of the streets, max
ing it painful in the extreme to
be without. With communica-
ton with the outside world prac-
tically cutoff, with the steam
trains operating late.
The snow, Of the wet, heavy
variety, bent low limbs of trees
which broke when the winds
swaved them. Wires of light
ing and phone companies were
snapped and some fell across
highly changed lines making GAN
gerous conditions to exist For
tunately however, no accidents
were reported from this feature
of the havoc.
For three days telephne lines
to distant points were out f
commission: the telephone COM
panies found themselvs without a
single wire in operation and rail
roads were unableto direct the
movement of their engines and
trains.
The snow Monday was about
two-feet deep, many fruit trees
in the vicinity have been broken
by the heavy SNOW and wind.
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COL. I. 7. ELLIOTT

Col. Truman I. Elliott died at
his home in Belington on Bridge
Street last Thursday evening at
about IL o'clock, Nov. 9th, 1918;
he was born Jan. 9th, 1874, at
Meadowville, being the son Of
VIM. and Rebecca Elliott.
He was a br other Of Melvina
Knots, Edgar and Solomon Eli
OFT, deceased, Mrs. Jane Polling
of Meadowville and Mrs. Elite
Rosenberger Of Belington.
The cause of his death was
heart disease and complication
of diseases He had been sick
for several weeks and little hope
was entertained by his physicians
and immediate family Of his re-
covery who expected the end to
come most any hour.
Mr. Elliott's first wife was
Miss Lummie Lynch and to this
union was born three sons, Guy
O., Of TT. Worth Texas, Darl S.
of Burlington, Texas, and viii Of
Austin, Texas, six daughters,
Mrs, Allie Stalnaker deceased,
Mrs, Emma Bradford Of Philippi,
Mrs. Minnie Boring of Clarks-
burg, Mrs. Mary 4. Fish Of
Moundsville. and Misses Nettie
and Stella Elliott of Corpus
Christi, Texas. The first wife
died in 1899. Mr.. Elliott's sec
ond wife was Miss Rose Pobst Of
Weston, who survives; unto this
union was born one daughter,
Miss Irene who is now about
eleven-years old.
Col. Elliott was well-known
man; he was active in business,
very frank and open in his deal
ings, a consistent member Of the
Baptist Church and Masonic Or
der, He was at one time sheriff
Of Barbour county, and has been
connected with several business
enterprises of Belington. About
five years ago he moved to the
state Of Texas, after selling d
greater portion of his holdings in
this county. His sojourn was
successful but like all people of
his age and disposition the de-
sire to get back home" took
possession and he returned last
September to live the remainder
of his life among his long time
friends. For some reason, known
only by Him who doeth all things
well, the flee, ing days soon found
the Colonel passing thru the door
to Eternity
The funeral services took place
from the Elliott home on Bridge
street Saturday afternoon with
Rev. G. D. Griffin Of the Dun
ham Memorial Baptist Church in
charge. after which interment
took place in the family cemetery
on the hill.
In the removal of his noted
parsonage Belington loses a re-
spected citizen, his church a
faithful member, his order a wor-
thy Mason and his family a true
brother, kind-hearted and low
ing husband and father.
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The Teachers Associatitl.
RAMBLER.

The first meeting of the Bar
bour County Teachers Associa-
ton, will meet at Philippi. Dec.
Is, 1913.
We hope to have good meet
ing, and desire all teachers to
make preparation to be present
if possible.
A program will appear latter.
Ira L. DADIsMAN,
President.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF
BARBOUR FARMER
James Lantz Drops Dead in Snow While
Feeding His Stock SUNDAY Morning.

PHILIPPI, w. Va, New. 10.
James Lantz, a prosperous farm
er living six miles south of here,
died suddenly yesterday morning
while engaged in feeding his
stock. Mr.. Lantz's failure to re-
turn from doing his morning
chores alarmed his wife and she
went to hunt him. His dead
body was found where he had
fallen covered by drifting snow.
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The Corn Club Contest.

To all our corn club members,
both new and old, begin planning
for the contest, which will proba-
bly, be held in the Farmers room
in the court house the latter part
of December. The obi ect in
holding it so late is to have the
corn thoroughly dry before it is
exhibited. Get some competent
person to help you select your ex-
hibits from the best you raised.
Within the next two weeks no.
tify the county superintendent
how many EXHIBITS you will send.
The corn will probably be on exhi-
bition a week and you can bring
/ it in or send it for a few cents by
parcel post.
The list of premiums, together
with rules and regulations, are
printed below.
The aim Of this corn club is to
interest boys in the farm and o
stimulate intensive rather than
extensive farming.
The sweep stakes premium,
class Z, is now in the window of
G. L. Woodford's jewelry store.
It is worth working for.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Who may enter the contest:
Any boy or girl in the county
may enter the contest, subject to
the following conditions:
i. Each exhibitor must be a
member of the Barbour County
Boys and Girls Agricultural
Club.
2. Each exhibitor must be be-
tween the ages of ten and eigh-
teen years.
3. All corn must be grown in
Barbour county in 1913.
4. Each contestant may enter
only one exhibit in each class.
5. The exhibit must be select
ed from a plot of not more than
one acre.
CORN CONTEST PRIZES
Class L. Best ten ears (Ried's
yellow dent: 1st. Blue ribbon
and $3.50. I'd. Red ribbon and
$3.50. Sd. Yellow ribbon and
S1.5O. 4th. 75c. 9Th to 10th
SOC each. 18th to 18th. Gold
plated corn club badges.
Class 2. Best single ear (Reids
yellow dent: 1st. Blue ribbon
and $3.50. I'd. Red ribbon and
$3.50. Sd. Yellow ribbon and
I$1.OO. 4th. 75c. 9Th to 10th.
SOC each. 18th to 18th. Gold
plated corn club badges.
Glass 3. Best ten ears (white)
1st. Blue ribbon and $3.50. I'd.
Red ribbon and $1.50. 3rd. Vel
low ribbon and S1.00. 4th. 75c.
9TH to 10th. SOC each. 18th to
18th. Gold-plated corn clu b
badges.
Class 1. Best single ear (white)
LIST. Blue ribbon and $3.50. End.
Red ribbon and $1.50. Bird. Vel
low ribbon and $1.00. 4th 75c.
9Th to 10Th. SOC each. 18th to
18th. Gold-plated corn clu b
badges.
Glass 5. Acre production con-
test.
RULES
Send the best ten ears rails
ed on the acre.
2. Send record properly sign
ed and attested, showing tn e
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WIFE
BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. John Petsey Loses Her Life in Burn
ing Home at Berryburg.

PHILIPPI, w, Va, Nov. 10.
Mrs. John Patsey, age about IS,
was burned to death at s O'Clock
this morning, in a fire which des-
troyed her home at Berryburg.
Her husband is highly respected
Italian merchant. The fire start
ed from tn explosion Of a gaso-
line stove.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-13

1t is easier to get rid Of tooth
ache than to redeem insulted
friends, SO act wisely and see,
DR.. Gibson at once. (Adv.
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nu Der of pounds of ear corn
harvested from the acre.
3. Financial statement: The
record of the crop should give in
detail every item of expense in
producing the crop. Figure rent
of land at $3.50, your time at loo
per hour, the work Of each horse
at sc per hour, and $2.50 for fer
tilizer.
A. Written account: Send a
written account, telling in your
own words, the story Of raising
your acre Of corn.
The premiums will be awarded
on the following basis:
l. Showing of profit on invest
ment, based on commercial
price of corn .................. 40
2 Yield per acre ............. 80
8 Ten ears exhibited. ....~.. 20
Written account. 10
Total. ..........................1O 100
1st. Blue ribbon and S.. 90. I'd.
Red ribbon and $3.50. 3rd. Vel
low ribbon and $3.50. 18th and
9Th. Gold plated corn clu b
badges.
Class g. Best essay on How
| grew my corn: 1st. Blue rib
bon and $3.50. I'd. Red ribbon
and $3.50. Sd. Yellow ribbon
and $1.O0. 4th. 75c. 18th to 10th
SOC each. 18th to 18th. Gold
plated corn club badges.
Class z. Sweepstakes premi-
UNI. Silver loving cup to tn e
school winning the largest num-
Der of first and second premiums.
The cup will remain the prop
erty of the school winning it UNI
til it is won by another school in
some future contest.
In case of tie the cup will re-
main in each school winning it an
equal period of the school term.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-11-13

Maxim of Experienced Housewife.
A woman who plays bridge has no
right to complain il her husband Joins
two or three lodges.
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For Success In Business Ad-
vertise In THE PROGRESSIVE.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
A Birthday Social

A birthday surprise party was given
Mrs. Martha Simpkins on Thursday the
1lth, that date being her I'D birthday.
A goodly number OF relatives were pres
ent to make the event a most happy re-
union of relatives and to make another
bright day for remembrance.
Those present were her brother, Jacob
Sayers, Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Knox, Bes-
sic Knox and Warren Knox, of Haddon
Heights, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ashley, of
Philadelphia; Mr.. Fred Marada, Mrs.
Verna Fetters, Miss May letters, of Cam
den; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hates, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Norton, Mrs. Thomas Norton,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norton. Jr., Lille
Norton and Helen Enos.
"Aunt'' Martha received some very
pretty presents and a shower OF pots
cards. Many more birthdays were wish.
ed her.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
WoodstOwn Whisperings

The Salem County w. G. T. U. was
largely attended in the M. E. Church
here OH Thursday. All parts of the
County were represented. Mrs. Addie
B. Parsels, Of Philadelphia, made All
interesting address in the evening.
A religious service was held at tie
canning house last Sunday at 3 O'Clock
by members of the M. E. Church for
the benefit of the Italians.
Miss Sue Coles, supervisor of Swedes-
boro schools has been in a Pllilade lphia
hospital to have a tumOr removed.
Bonds having been sold for the pur-
chase of the Riley tract for the much
disputed high school site at Woods
town, legal steps will be taken for the
condemnation of the property, as the
school directors say the owner ask too
much.
Water has been drawn from Avis,
mill pond, at Woodstown, while a new
bridge and waste gates are being con.
structed.
Nh. and Mis-. Isaac Turner and Miss
| Emma Turner attended the reunion OF
the Turner family at George Hillman's
in Elinboro on Saturday. About loo
were present.
Miss Lillian Logan has accepted q
position In a Philadelphia store.
Joel Snelbaker has been on a gun
ming trip after reed birds at Norris
town..
Mr.. and Mrs. Horner Brooks, o.
Philadelphia, were over Sunday visitor,
with Mrs. Henrietta Snilsher.
EMr. and Mrs. William Clawson, Mis-.
Mildred ClawsUn and James Clawsol
spent Friday until Monday at Tom
River, making the trip i'll their auto
mobile.
Mrs. Anna Barr, of Camden, ha
been spending a week with Mr.. an,
Mrs. C. G. Harbinson.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
Produce and Prices

. The glut of tomato es is over. Ii. s
: Justice & Co. resumed buying Oil Dennys'
wharf last Monday for Baltimore Gamers
at IL cents a basket. The price advanced
to Is cents on Tuesday and to II for the
best OH Wednesday,. A few were bought
for from IA to IL cents and taken to the
Pedricktown canneav.
Two weeks ago the last load of 5000
baskets the steamer Denny Bros. took to
Baltimore for Justice & Co. only 1000
could be sold. The other 4, 900 baskets
were thrown into the Chesapeake bay.
Nearly all the good tomatoes will be
gathered this week in this region, because
the vines are nearly dead from loss Of
foliage and the tomatoes ripened much
sooner this year during a shorter period
of time.
The price OF sweet potatoes remained
firm this week at $I.40 to 81. so a barrel.
Wilmington market has glutted with
sweets which sold as low as 25 and 80
cents a basket. AS 3 cents freight, 3
cents commission and II cents carriage is
taken from this the grower gets small
profits. Peppers were l5-1Sc, egg plants
1920, pears 50-65c, apples 25-4O, white
potatoes 4O-50c. Watermelons bring the
best prices from s to 20 cents.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
Borough Council

The fortnightly meeting of the Bor-
ough Council was held tuesday evening.
Councilman dyer presided. The others
present were Naylor, Lummis, and Diver.
Current bills were ordered paid.
Among them was one from Daniel Golf
Co. for five carloads of clay-gravel from
Claysville, N. j., near Millville. The five
carloads consisted of 257.05 tons and cost
20 cents a ton, $51.41. The freight was
so cents a ton, $12S.53. The labor and
hauling cost Of putting on the streets was
$87.67, or nearly So cents a ton, making
a total cost of each ton, about a cubic
yard of gravel, about $l.O5.
James B. Summerill appeared before
the Council and asked that the electric
light line be extended out Maple Avenue
neal the Borough limit. He thought
there should be a light near the turn in
| the road at the white oak. No action
| was taken.
David Bowen appeared before the
Council and entered complaint of bicy-
| clers riding on the sidewalk. On motion
| placards were ordered posted and if the
ordinance is not observed it will be ell
forced.
Henry Griffith appeared before the
Council and asked that all electric light
be erected near his house. No action
was taken.
w. A. Summerill, borough engineer,
reported that the Electric Light Co. had
employed him to show the curb lines fol-
the erection of poles for the electric light
ing line on some OF the streets and not Oh
others. In some cases where stakes wer,
set the poles were set as much as a foo
from the curb when it should have beel
against the curb, thus ~obstructmg tn
sidewalk. In other places where the cur
was not located the poles are near tn
middle of the walk, or outside the cur
line.
S. Rushing Leap appeared before tn
Council in behalf of the Electric Ligl
Co. He thought the Borough should b
lighted with lamps of 100 candle poweI
: As no contract has been made with tn
I Electric Light Company, the Council az
iourned to meet next Tuesday night
consider the contract for lighting.
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
A Surprise Wedding

Charles H. Pyle, son of G. N. Pyle, a
grocer in Wilmington, Del. and Miss
Helen P. Carson, of Penns Grove, were
married September 18th, at noon, at the
parsonage of the M. E. Church, in Elk
ton, Nd, by the Rev. Howard S. Quigg,
pastor of that chnrch.
The bride was a graduate OF the Penns
Grove High School this year. She was
married iu her graduation dress which
was of white silk with pearl and crystal
trimmings. The ring ceremony WAS
used.
Nj. Pyle is associated with the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company and is very
popular in the musical circle of Whining
ton.
Miss Corson and Mr.. Pyle wishing t.
be married quietly, e to Elkton, Nd.
and upon their return surprised boil
relatives aud friends by the announce
ment. They are now in their apart
ments. at 1923 West 9th St., Wilmington
Delaware,
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-09-19
Penns Grove w. c, T. U. Work

At the annual meeting of the mem
bers of Penns Grove Woman's Christian
Temperance Union the annual reports of
the superintendent showed that there
had been much good will and assistance
given to others. The great opportunities
to do good have been met by the beauti-
full Christian spirit in the different de-
partments. The E%vsngelistic department.
and Flower Mission distributed ITO bo-
quets, AZ jars and 2 baskets of fruit, %
glasses of jelly, 2 tons of coal, l bed
quilt, so pieces of clothing and held
eight cottage prayer meetings.
The social and Red Letter Day de-
partment continued to add pleasure. Ten
special meetings were held, So were sent
to the Willard Memorial Fund, $2.61
were spent and Frances Wizards por.
traits tied with white ribbons were given
at one meeting, also ten text cards on
boquets were given.
The distribution of literature was not
reported, but it was no small quantity.
The new meeting room was opened i n
| the Whitaker building, No. 244 Main st.,
where all are invited to come.
OFFICERS
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
President, Mrs. Ella Harris; Vice Pres.
ident, Mrs. Fannie Kidd. st. Paul's: Mrs
w. Stobbe, Emmanuel; Miss Lottie
Sparks, Bethel; Treasurer, Mrs. Title
Smith; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs
Florence Sparks; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Name Petit.
SUPERlNTENDENTS
Anti-N Narcotics, Mrs. Anna E. Biddle
Evangelistic, Mrs. Emily Turner; Flowe
Mission, Miss Nina Smith, Mrs. N. S
Wood, Miss Ether Strengthen.
Franchise, Mrs. w. Stobbe; Literature
Mrs. Name Whitaker; Mothers Meetings
Mrs. Kezia Morris; Social Meetings ant
Red Letter DAYS, Mrs. Parker Locke
Mrs. Edw. Newkirk; Sunday Schools
Mrs Emma Smith.
Mrs. Name Petit was elected a dele
gate to the State Convention to he hel,
! at Millville. October 7th and 9Th.