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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Association Promises
To Be A Success,
Delegates From the Sunday Schools d
the County Here Aug. rs and II.

What promises to be an inter-
esting and instructive meeting is
the 18th annual convention Of the
Barbour county Sunday School
Association which convens in the
M. E. Church in this city, August
26 and q.
Cards have been sent out by
Fred E. Thompson, secretary of
the entertainment committee, to
all the supertendents Of Sunday
Schools in the County, urging
them to at once notify him how
many will attend from his loeali-
ty in order that places can be Sc
cured in the homes of our city.
There will be at leastl25 delegates
present and the committee and
citizens Of city will royalty
entertain them.
The program of the exercises
will be found on another page Of
this issue.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

Without any formality except
that Of church and with all sim
plicity which she desired the fur
neral Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
wife of the President, was held
in the East Room Of the White
House at two o'clock Monday
evening. For the day official
business was banished from ths
executive mansion and Washing
ton and the nation united with
the President in mourning for
his dead.
Immediately after the services
the body was taken to Rome, Ga,
TIE burial place Of Mrs. Wilson'S
parents. At Washington the
simple PRESBYTERIAN services.
without music or singing, was
conducted by Rev. Sylvester
Beach. Of Princeton, N. j.. and
Rev. j. H. Taylor, of Washing
ton.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Depends Upon Metzger

Upon the shoulders of Sol Met
zger, of Bedford. A., will fall the
task of developing a foot ball
team at the University of West
Virginia next fall that will be
called upon the offer opposition
to such teams as Washington &
jefferson, Washington & Lee,
North Carolina A.. & M, Marshall
College and West Virginia Wes-
leyan. Mr.. Metzger was chosen
for this all-important petition by
West Virginia's athletic COM
mittee after a thorough and ex-
hausted search which assumed
country wide proportions, had
been made by Attorney Steve
Jackson Of Clarksburg, assisted
by a score or more of loyal West
Virginia graduates.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

We are informed that the new
bridge viii be completed this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. johnson
spent Sunday at Belington.
Mrs. C. M. Elliott and her
youngest children are visiting re-
latives in Lewis county.
There is singing at the Mead
owvile school house every Tues
day night. Hoy Harsh is the in
Structor.
Delbert Skidmore was working
with the bridge men a few days
last week
Will Jones was in this vicinity
last week, seeing his sister, Mrs.
l.. E. Harris, who is very sick.
Hoy Harsh and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Digman attended
the Sunday School convention at
Union Chapel, in Tucker County,
last Saturday.
Mrs. Jay Ferguson and infant
son, of Brunswick, Nd, are at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Doc Phillips.
The O. S. Baptist Association
will be held at the church near
here, the last Friday, Saturday
and Sunday in this month.
Steve Keller, who has been
working for some time at Mt.
Clair, returned home recently.
Some of the farmers around
here are through harvesting. and
the rest of them seem to be max
ing hay while the sun Shines"
Evert Nestor and family, of
Mountain View, were visiting re-
latives at Tacy a few days ago.
There will likely be a pie social
here for the benefit of the church,
on the last Saturday night in
this month. RAMBLER.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lockhart, Of
Huttonsville were guests ofEnock
Ware hast week.
Benton Talbot, Ricie Thacksr
and Miss Ora Talbot attended
the teachers examination I
Philippi last week.
Miss Winnie Hathaway, of
Buckhannon is spending q few
weeks with her parents at the
home farm.
Cullen Bartlett and Miss Avail
Durrett attended the meeting at
Lovett Sunday.
Postmaster Rohrbough and J..
Walter Criss, of Belington, were
business visitors here last Mon
day,
On Saturday afternoon Aug. Is
a base ball team from Elkins will
play the Talbot team near Tai
bott church.
Refreshment will be served and
treat given the members of the
Talbot Sunday School.
Ellsworth Wilson was doing
some surveying near Middle Fork
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Durrett, Of
Cumberland were here one day
last week the guests Of Grandma
Durrett.
w. H. Stone, Of Preston county
who represents nursery from
Ohio was taking orders for fruit
trees here last week.
H. Markley and wife were at
Philippi Friday. having been call
ed there by the death of VIM.
Outright.
Miss Avail Durrett was at Phil
ippi and Elkins the first of last
week.
| Mrs. Mike Dohan, Of Overhill
is spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Dewitt.
The farmers are usually thru
with their harvest of hay and
oats. The hay crop is very light.
Early oats not tall enough to cut.
Porter Cade was calling on his
Elkins girl Saturday night.
J. O. Hackers family have re-
covered from their accident of last
Sunday week and were able to
be out again Sunday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Mabiie.

Coal mining is rather slack at
present, but very good prospects
Of business picking up.
Henry Yeager is the happiest
man in Mabie, as the Stork recent
ly brought him a baby girl.
]. M. RAIN has employed a
large crew of men to take down
the tall hardwood that grew on
Rich Mountain near the old Bat
tie Ground.
David Rowan and Miss Della
Coontz were out driving in a four
wheeled buggy Sunday after
noon.
Cam. Corley and Geo Fordice
are hauling Rock Oak bark to
Mabie on a road wagon.
D. Rowan was calling on Miss
Vettie Freel last Sunday.
There was quite a large attend
ance at the Christian Endeavor,
at Rowan Chapel Sunday even
ing.
John Coontz and Mrs. Myrtle
Rowan oontz, who were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony
July 4th, are now preparing to
go to housekeeping.
Mrs. Myrtle and Miss Della
Coontz picked and canned seven
teen gallons of blackberries last
Friday.
Chas. Ward, OF Ellamore passed
through here in his recently pur-
chased Auto one day last week.
Mr.. Howard and Miss Blanche
Brooks were the guests of Mr..
Iand Mrs j. A. Corley last Sunday
afternoon.
j. w. Lawton who is very rapid
ly manufacturing lumber for the
Wilson people Of Mill Creek, is
adding to his plant, a lath and
dimension mill, all timber from
four inches in size up will be used.
Mr.. Lawton is expecting to make
dollars and dollars of money.
C0MIcAL SLIM.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
BelingtOn Band
Will Reorganize
Musicians Of the City Determined to Have
Coed Organization.

That the Belington Band is to
be reorganized seems to be an as
sured fact as a number of the
musicians OF the city are deter
mined that a band is a much need
ed necessity in this locality, es-
pecially during this year of cam
paigning and their services will
be in demand by the various poll
teal organizations.
This city used to boast of q
good musical organization and
quite large number of young
men have signified their willing
ness to reorganize and will
probably meet this Friday night
in the Mayors office to perfect
plans. Let US have a band by all
means.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
The Republicans Nominate Bowers For Congress

The usual committees were dis
pensed with, and a resolution per-
uniting the several candidates to
state their claims before the con-
vention carried.
w. I. George, of Barbour county
was the first candidate to address
the convention He declined the
nomination.
Messrs. Bowers, Jeffords, Fore
man, Hartman and Keim stated
their positions in short addresses,
after which balloting for candi-
dates began, with the result that
Bowers received the nomination.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Stork Around

The stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Price Sat-
urday, August 9Th, and left a
punching boy. Howard is now
running Scrimgeour's delivery
wagon at full speed to make up
time to be home early.
Monday noon the stork walked
into the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hoffman on Grim Ave,
and left a baby girl. Walt says
he's lucky and will exchange
nickles any day at the cashiers
window for quarters.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
W. I. ice
NOMINATED

The Democrat . 81 ,tion Tor the 18th
Senatorial district composed Of tie coun-
Ties Of Barbour Pendlston, Randolph
and Upshur convened At philippi this
evening at three o'clock.
Floyd strader, Of Randolph and. Joseph
Bvrer Of Barbour county, were chosen
as permanent chairman and sscrstary,
respectively.
The only name placed before the con-
veniion was that Of ATTY. W. T. Ice. Of
Philippi, who was nominated BY accla-
nation
He declined the nomination Al the
time but later notified the convention
that he would take ten DAYS 70 considsr
the matter and II 10 the esnsrsi opinion
of his intimate friends that he will accept
the nomination.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

At the convention held at Elkins
Wednesday for the purpose Of
nominating a Republican candi-
date for Congress from the Sec
ond District of West Va, George
M. Bowers, of Berkeley county re-
ceived the nomination on the third
ballot.
The convention was called to
order at 1000 a. M, by Charles
N. Finnell, who named Frank
Reynolds, of Mineral county. as
temporary chairman, and Musser,
of Jefferson county, and Reed, OF
Preston county as secretaries.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Belington, Route |.


Doe McCauley. lost fire COW Saturday
nIgnt.
M. ID Corrick was at Phiiippf Sat
urday on business.
The Stork got busy last werk and lett
Mr. and Mrs Perry Hewitt daughter
and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Simpson, son
Dow Kittle moved TO bis farm recently
purchased from Draper England.
John Rucker, Gordon England aud
Henry Moore wers at Pnilippi Monday
on business
ADAM Gum and Sam Ralph went to
Mvntruse one day last week to buy
faro
Four or five boys from Belington were
arraigned before squire Corrick Monday
for petty stealing They were acquitted.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Special Notice

Upon an examination of sub
scription book we find that a
large number Of subscribers are
in arrears. All back subscriptions
must be paid at once or name will
be dropped and amount placed
for collection. From this date
all subscriptions must be paid in
advance. This rule will be en-
forced in all cases. There will be
no favorites.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

II was attacked with dyssntsry alb ,ut
July 18th. and used the doctors medicine
and other remedies with no relief. only
getting worse all the time. was unable
to do anything and nv weight dropped
from las to l25 pounds suffered for
about two months when was advised to
use Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoa Remedy. used two bottles OF
it and it gave me permanent relief"
writes B W Hill. of Snow Hill, N. @
For sale by Grant Graham. AID
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Raises The Levy

The state board of public works
of which Governor H. D. Hatfield
is the head, has raised the state
levy from 6 to 10 cents on every
hundred dollars worth of real or
personal property.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13

/ wish to express my sincere
thanks to my neighbors and kind
friends for their assistance dur
ing the long illness of my husband
Fenelan Howes.
May God bless and reward you
all.
Mrs. Ida Howss
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Constipation Causes sickness

Don't permit Yourself to become con-
sipated, as your system Immediately be-
gins to absorb poison from thu bsckedup
waste matter Zee DIR. Kings Nav Life
Pills and keep we'll. There is no betrer
safeguard against illness Just take one
dose tonight. 25c. at your druggist AID
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
FOR SALE

HOTEL FOR SALE One Of
the best equipped and best pay
ing hotel in northern Pa. If in
terested write for particulares,
address, Box 221, Elkland, Pa.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
How the Trouble Starts

Constipation 10 the cause of many all
ments and disorders that make life mis-
-rable Take Chsmberlain's Tablets,
4 ,ev your bowels regular and you will
avoid these diseases. For sale BY Grant
Graham. Al.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
PROMINENT CITIZEN
PASSES TO BEYOND

Friday evening August 7th,
1914, Fenelen Howes passed away
after an illness OF several months
He died at his home on Brown
Avenue where he spent the last
twenty years of his life. He was
the oldest citizen of Belington.
Born October 18th, 1928, at French
Creek, Upsher Co, (then Lewis
county, and was on of eleven
children of Joseph and Hopsibah
HoVes.
When he was boy of fifteen
his parents moved to a half-clear-
ed farm on the Tgaryts Valley to
what is now Belington and at that
time there was only one house in
sight and that one east side of
the river.
He was married in 1851 to Eliza
Teter and to this union eight
children were born, Francis Mar
an, deceased; Alva, who died
when he was twenty-seven years
old; Worth, Of Akron, o.; Laura,
the wife James Hathaway of Bel
irgton residing just outside of
she corporate limits; the remand
err died when young.
He was superintendent of the
Stanton & Parkerburg Turnpike
until the Civil War; he then be-
came guide for General McClell-
an, later listed as a private in the
Union Army and one week after
ward was elected captain for two
years; in September Of 1864 he
wJs promoted to rank of Major,
and later Lieutenant Colonel for
his meritorous services at Hatck-
er Run fight; he participated in
fifteen regular battles, besides
numerous skirmishes, and was at
Richmond at the time of Lees
surrender, returning home in
June, 1865.
La 1860 he was in the legis-
lature and assisted in making the
code for West Virginia; he was
appointed census-taker in 1870,
i Md again in 1890, and was post
4Haster at Belington under Presi-
cent Harrison. and has been in
ferested in different business en-
terprises of the city.
He was the owner at one time
Of a fine farm on the west side Of
the Tygarts Valley of 300 acres
which is now part of Belington.
His first wife died in the sos
and then he married Miss Ida
Thamaison, daughter OF Richard
S. Thamaison, of old Virginia
Mr.. Howes was a faithful mem
Der of the U. B. Church, and ac-
tive temperance worker and a
liberal contributor to charity.
Jos. Howes, ST., was his grand
father being a native of Mass.
His great-grandfather, Thomas
Howes, came from England. His
father, Jos. Howes. was civil
engineer and lived to ripe old age,
while his mother, Hopsibah Shur-
tleff Howes, died in Goth year. 4
<A Fenelon Howes was a man who
xFas not afraid of any task; when
IA thought a thing was right he
Xaok up the work with whole
heart. The passing of this use
full aged and respected citizen of
Belington is being mourned by
his relatives and many friends
here and afar.
His past private and public re-
cord stands out prominently be-
inc a kind father and husband, a
faithful Servant andl true friend.
Funeral SERVICES were held
from theresidence onBrown Ave.
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Interment took place in the
cemetery on the hill at II 80 a. m.
The widow has the sympathy Of
the community; she was a faith
fahand devoted wife. and a COM
Net during his declining years.
Nat A Good Day Either
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
Summer cuoghs Are Dangerous

Summer colds are dangerous. They
indicate low vitality and often lead to
serious Throat and Lug Troubles, IN
GLIDING Consumption. DIR. Kings New
Discovery viii! relieve the cough or cold
promptly and prevent complications. IT
is soothing and antiseptic and makes you
feel better al once. To delay is dungeons
get bottle OF Dir. Kings New Discov-
cry at once Money back if not Statistic !.
SOC and 81 90 bottles at your druggist AID
Those who do not at ence pay up their
subscription will be dropped from our
list. We are running on cash system.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-13
MeadowyiIle.

We are informed that the new
bridge will be completed this
week.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
EASILY SATISFIED

The Daily Empire of Juneau ln it's issue of November 4th says:
 Members of the democratic or ganization in Juneau are. congratu- lating themselves that the capital city was saved from the wreck. and that Sulzer was given a substan- tial plurality which made his cleo ton possible. They also point with pride to the fact that two of their candidates for the house of rep resentatives carried the town"
 We can understand the jubilation of the Empire over the election of Mr. Sulzer, but why the ecstacy over the fact that two Of the demo- cratic candidates for representative received a few more votes in the capital city, than did the two lowest on the nou-partisan ticket? The at- Iitude of the Daily Empire, how ever, throws additional light upon the cause for Lazarus gratitude to Dives, which has heretofore been somewhat obscure in our mind.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
GOOD NEWS
Many Alaska Headers Have Heard
 It and Profited Thereby

Good news travels fast" and the bad back sufferers in this vicinity are glad to learn where re- lief may be fOCnd. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to DOan's Kidney Pills. Thousands upon thousands Of people are telling the good news Of their experience with this tested remedy. Here is an example worth reading.
 F. H. WieIand, 1OO2 E. 41st St, Los Angeles, Cal, says: For long time l suffered from pain in the small of my back and I could scarcely get around. My kidneys were disordered and the kidney se- cretions were highly colored and irregular in passage. Doan's Kid ney Pills relieved the lameness and weakness and removd all troub- le with the kidneys. have had no return of the complaint"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for 8 kidney remedy
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
EDITORIAL P A G E:

the districts east of the Aegean Sea, the Arabs In the wide strip of Arabia along the east shore of the Red Sea which is Turkish territory and the Bulgars and Greeks in what remains of European Turkey are all restiye and more or less dis loyal.
 The military strength of the Ot- toman Empire lies in about l1'OOO,- 900 Moslems in Asia, and the gov ernment is always poor, always hard pressed to equip and maintain an army in the field, and always sorely in need of the revenue ob- tained by taxing commerce at Turkish ports which will be closed immediately by British, French and Russian ships-the latter proyid- ed that the Czar's fleet in the Black Sea shall prove more than match for the Turkish navy, its best snip being the German battle cruiser Goeben, with her great speed and her German officers and crew. The Breslau, another German cruiser, Of much lighter type but extreme ly fast and efficient, will give a good account of herself, because Germans man the ship.
 In a very short time the already vast theater of War will be enlarged by fighting in Armenia, near the eastern end of the Black Sea, b. battles in or near Egypt, by Brit ish attacks upon Turkish ports on the Persian Gulf, and probably by i savage fighting in the Balkans. The Greeks are likely to attack Turk. ish cities iu Asia Minor, as well as Turkish islands i'll the Aegean Sea. If Russia wins the naval struggle for the control of the Black Sea an attack by sea and land upon Constantinople may come within a few weeks.
 The Sultan and his advisers are playing a desperately hazardous game. If they lose their empire will be wrecked auG the Turks will be driven out of Europe at last.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
THE WAR WIDENING

The widening Of the war which already involves more than half of the population of the earth will not stop with the addition of Turkey to Russia's foes, says the Cleveland Leader. It IS inn possible to limit the spread of hos tilities ut any suen point
 Great Britain and France will certainly be drawn into the war against the ottoman Empire. It is not merely that they are allies Of Russia and bound to stand by the Czar against his latest enemy, but that Germany, the packer and guide of Turkey in this movement upon which the fate of the Turkish Empire is staked, is more de sirous Of striking England than of weakening Russia.
 There would be much less inter- est in Berlin in the action of the Turkish Sultan i2 it were not for the possibility of compelling Great Britain to use for the defense of Egypt troops that might otherwise be added to the armies of the allies in France. Germany has cherished a hope, all along, that trouble for England might be stirred up in British India, and the Sultan, as the head of the largest Moslem sect, may be expected to help arouse Indian Mohammedans.
 The Turks evidently have no doubt that they are to fight all of the powers allied with Russia in the great war. They have begun by attacking a French ship in the harbor of odessa, as well as Rus sian vessels. They will make war upon Servia, as a matter of course.
 With Seryia they will surely have to fight Greece and prob2bly Ru- mania. It is possible that Bulga- ria also will yield to the old re- ligious and racial feeling against Inc Ottoman Empire and make common cause with the Sultan's foes. If that happens the allies will gain more than they will lose and the dowufall of the Turkish Empire will be swift and sure.
 Italy will be sorely tempted now to join the league against Ger many, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. It may seem a necessary step in order to protect ItGlian interests in the final division of the Balkan peninsula, and it will be evident to Italian statesmen that Tripoli could not be held without great cost and difficulty if the Turks were able to seize Egypt and open land route to the newly acquired Italian territory in north ,rn Africa.
 The one certainty in the action Of the Turkish government is the immediate widening of the war and it may draw not less than four more countries into the conflict | The Turks will be able to furnish | several hundred thousand soldiers, l brave and hardy men, patient un- der privations and able to march l and fight on scanty rations. But the Turkish Empire is filled with | disCordant and uneasy elements. The Armenians in Asia Minor, the | Syrian Christians, the Greeks in
The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-10
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

The assessment books of taxable property in the Town of Skagway, (both real and personaD for the year 1914, is now in my hands, and taxes levied upon same are now due and payable.
 Taxes will be received at the office of the Town Treasurer be- tween the hours of g a. ID. and , ?. III.
 All unpaid taxes upon real pro perty, as shown by the revised as sessment book, will be delinquent lat 6 o'clock D. n. on the last day of February next preceding, all unless such taxes are paid prior thereto they will become delinquent, and twenty per cent of the amount thereof will be added thereto, as penalty, and interest charged at the rate of eight per cent per annum from date of delinquency un- til paid.
 All unpaid taxes upon personal property, as shown by the revised assessment book, will become de- linquent on the last day of No vember 1914, and unless such taxes are paid prior thereto, a pen alty of twenty per cent will be added thereto, and interest charg- ed at the rate of eight per cent per annum, from date of delinQuenc until paid:
 And that thereafter if said de linquent personal property taxes, to- gether with the penalty and inter est, are not paid on demand from the Chief of Police, sufficient of the personal property belonging to the person whom the property was assessed, will be immediately seiz- ed and sold to satisfy said taxes, and interest, as provided by Sec. 19. Ordinance No. 69.
 MARTIN CONWAY
 Town Treasurer of
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