Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-09-03

fHlIlppl, WAS III lexington the latter part
of last week on business matters and
made our Office pleasant call Mr..
Moore has .recently been appointed to
this position and from all reports is TAX
ing good care of Uncle Sans interest in
this section
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Hoffman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett, of Philippi, we're the guests
of friends IN Belington Monday.
Mrs. l.. " Lawrence and dau Qhter. OF
Baltimore, Md, who have been at Weav-
er for some time the guest of DR. and Mrs.
Miller, were in Belington Monday even
ing, guests at the Hotel Luzern.
w. d. Baker, Democratic candidate for
clerk of The county court, is out in the
county this week looking after his polit-
ical fences.
Alba Collect and Asa Winner, of Elkins,
have gone to Fairmont, where thew will
participate in the shoot at the gun club OF
that place. They passed thru Belington
Tuesday morning.
Hon. G. I'll. Scott and family, OF Elkins,
passed through our city Tuesday morn
ing, enroute to Grafton and other points.
Carl Custer and sister, Miss .Lethia, of
Burning Springs, W. Va, are here the
guests of Mrs Umbach, at Luzerne Hotel.
Carl will attend school here the coming
session.
John Lantz, one of our progressive
farmers from route 8, was in the city
Monday morning.
Squire Corley, of Laurel, was in Beling-
ton Monday looking after business mat
tiers and circulating among friends.
A. L. Zirkle, of Valley district, one of
our substantial citizens, had business
here Monday.
Commodore and Blackburn Wilmoth, two
highly respected citizens of Valley dis
trict, were circulating among friends here
Monday.
Mrs. W D. Westfall and daughter, of
Valley district, were the guest of friends
in Belington Monday
Andy Stalnaker is now the possessors
OF Ford Auto, having purchased one
this week from the farmers Supply Co.
John J Booth, OF Route 4, was in Bel.
ington Monday.
Miss Carol Thompson. who has been
visiting friends and relatives at Gassaway
for several days, returned home Monday
morning.
Quite number of teachers from Laurel
and Belington are at Philippi this week
attending the institute
T. E. hardwood, manager for the Coff-
man Fisher Co, at this place, was at
Davis Saturday and Sunday. returning
home Monday morning.
Mro Pa., To4o. of TLa.I.-4. L
the guest of relatives
Chas Ridgewav, Of route three, was
IN Belington Monday on business matters
and took advantage of seeing the show.
Mrs Colman Schoonover was the guest
OF friends in Belipgton Monday. Z
Louis N Viquenv, one of the prominent
merchant of Junior, was in Belington
Friday evening last looking after his in
terests.
Dave Cunningham, on of our old time
friends of Hendricks, was in Belington
Friday evening last, having been to
Philippi on business.
VIM. Hill and W. E Fltzwater of this
city, who have the contract for plasturiDg
81 houses for the Davis Collier Company
at their works at Kempton, spent the lat
ter part OF the week in this place with
friends and looking after business inter-
ests. They inform us that the work is
progressing nicely and that they have
quite an amount of other work ON hand
A special car, called the "Oklahoma"
passed through our city Saturday night
enroute to EIkins where they will spend
the week in demonstration work.
The car and demonstrators, under the
direction of j. G. Blunt, is being sent out
by the business mems association of
McAllister, Oklahoma in an effort to get
people in this section to purchase land in
that section which is being sold by the
government, having been taken ever
from the Indians. The price ranges from
" to 30 and does not reduire home
stealing. $50 acres is the highest a.
mount that can be purchased by an in
dividual.
E. A. Barte, one of our progressive
citizens has informed us that he will sell
considerable of his personal property at
his farm next Monday and will in short
time leave for the south where he and
his family will spend the winter.
Dhuicl ollitSJ vi route . is CarrylLg
the mail OF route in the place of Page
Polling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones Wilson spent Sun
day with Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. l.. johnson at Meadowvile.
The traction road Machine is doing
some fine work on the roads here
Thomas Phillips, who has been sick with
typhoid fever is able to be out again.
]. Walter Crisis was at Laurel and
Dartmore Wednesday on business matter.
w. D. Westfall, OF Valley District, who
has charge of a gang of men construction
work at Magnolia, arrived here Wednes-
day night, enroute home, where he will
remain few DAYS
Gordon England and Miss Daisy Belle
Goodwin, were married Wednesday at
the latters home on route 8. The happy
couple have many frients in this section
who wish them much happiness
Charley and Frank Shepherd who
were at Middlebourne last week attend
ing the funeral of their father, returned
home SATURDAY. night,