Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-07-31


town Tuesday shaking hands with many
OF bis friends.
Mrs. Mary Nicely, of Smithton and
Miss Stella Woofter, Of Parkersburg, were
visiting ]. E. Keyser over Sunday.
Misses Greta Doolittle, of Fairmont,
and Nemma Ritter OF Huntington, were
guests of Miss Claudena Trimble last
week.
Last week we failed to get local about
Mr.. G. G. Right, who was attending the
Funeral Directors Association in Clarks-
burg.
| Dr. Pierce left here Sunday to take up
his position again in the navy. He has
spent several days vacation here with
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. G Thompson returned
Yesterday from few days visit in Ravens
wood where they were visiting Mrs.
| Thompson's parents Mr. and Mrs Allen.
| Mrs. f. L. Loving and children left for
their home in Orange, Va, last Tuesday.
| Mrs. Loving has been visiting her brother
| w. b. Huffman, for several days.
| Messrs. I'll N. Barnard, Monael Halter,
and Mr.. Taylor, of Elkins, were business
visitors in Belington Saturday evening.
! Mr.. and Mrs Ben Hobert passed
| through Bellngton Sunday to and from
Beverly, with Mr.. and Mrs A. j Stall
maker
Miss Louise Daniels, of Bridgeport, o.,
| was visiting ut the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Thompson, Thursday, on Pike st.
She also visited few of her many other
friends Friday.
Mr. Luther Miller, of Berkeley county,
| and Miss Icie Griffith of this place were
married at the Hawkins House, PhiIippi,
Friday, July 18th by Rev. w. B. Pimm.
| They will make their future home in
Berkeley county
| Geo. Talbot and wife, OF Coalion, are
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calling on friends and relatives here Thu
week and also looking for dwelling
house in view OF locating here.
Mr. and Mrs. Davy Shaw, Mrs. Perry
| Robinson, OF Philippi, and Mrs, Douthat,
OF Morgantown, came ia Wednesday in
| an automobile for a visit with Mr.. and
| Mra Iobc A Dok;uao.,
Rev w P. Robertson and family left
| for their new home at Ellamore, 'satur-
day Mr.. Robertson will have charge of
the Presby terrain churches at Ellamore
and Coalition.
The two fine press brick houses being
| built by ]. E. Keyser and B. E. Wiimoth
are coming along nicely and it is sure
thing that these venerable families will
| eat dinner in their new homes on Christ
mas eve.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Jones, who have
been at Chautaqua, N. Y and Niagara
Falls returned Saturday Miss Dorothy,
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for few days visit and will return later.
! A large crowd assembled ON Laurel
Hill Sunday and heard some very good
preaching pertaining to the Christian
| church. A number from Elkins, Beling-
ton and the Bend of the River were in
attendance as we'll as the surrounding
neighborhood,
| What might have been serious wreck
occurred here Saturday night when the
south bound w. Nj. passenger train side
swiped some steel cars in the yards just
after leaving the station. The engine
was badly wrecked and the baggage car
was turned to one side, but fortunately
no one was hurt The passenger train
did not get through to Elkins until SUM-
day.
Howard Right was badly cut in several
places about his body bv John England,
Saturday evening. on Pike Street. in
what seemed to he drunken brawi.
England claims that there were two or
three men OH him including Howard
Right and In the SCRAP managed to get
his knife ont of his pocket and opened t
with his teeth, and did the cutting in de-
Tending himself Right claims that he
was getting ont of the buggy while En-
gland was doing the cutting and in go
doing broke one of his thumbs From
the disturbance made during the quiet of
the night it must have been ''scrap"
in which there was no play.
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