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

Bert Teter, of Akron, Ohio, is here the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. b.
Teter.
Luther Boner, was at FairmoDt the lat
ter part of last week taking in the races.
lie reports good time.
b. II. turner, of Valley District was
one among those who attended the races
at Fairmont last week.
S. I. Keller, travelling salesman for a
hardware company in Cincinnati, was
IN our city latter part OF last week with
his family.
Roy Nestor was at Meadowville last
Saturday, attending the funeral OF Mr..
Philips who died last Thursday.
Mrs. Martha England, Of Grafton, IL
here the pleasant guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coffman.
Our friend F. Hoffman, Republican
nominee for re-elertion for county clerk,
took advantage of Robbins Elephant
while in this county and had the pachy-
dermls weighted down under a banner
calling attention to his candidacy. Judg-
ing from the size of the elephant, which
was small one, our friend Hoffman's
vote is most likely to be in proportion.
Like the Republican party, the elephant
has seen better days.
Sheriff A. +. Bennett, of Philippi, was
here on business matters Friday.
]. A. Viquesney, fish and game warden
was down the river the latter part at the
week investigating the streams. Quite
number OF dead fish have recently been
found in the Tygarts Valley and he was
investigating the cause.
Col Robert Stallings, OF Parsons, was
IN Bellngton Saturday enroute to Web
ster Springs where he will Sunday with
Col. Waddell, one of his intimate friends.
Elias Cross, deputy assessor and prin-
cipal of the school at Junior, was IN Bel
ington Saturday and made our office a
pleasant call. He is rock-rbbed Dem
ocrat and is very popular in the county,
even among the enemy-the Republicans.
Mr.. Cross is firm believer in better
schools and has met with much success
along educational lines.
Atty. Arnold, OF Ekins, representing
the Western MARYLAND was in Beington
on legal matters Saturday.
Atty Earl Max well, of Ekins, was in
Belington Saturday enroute home from
Philippi where he had been on legal bus
mess.
Mrs ]. N B. Grim, and Miss Bonnie
Mason, of Philippi, and DIR. and Mrs.
Frank Casteel, OF Washington D. c., spent
Thursday evening lest in Belington, hav-
ing come over from Philippi via auto
Isaac Walters and wife, OF Pennington.
have been spending several days in our
city. Mr.. Walters was former resident
of and s one OF the pioneer newt-
paper man of our city, having been asso-
ciated with Howard McCutcheon in the
publication of the Belington Independent
several years ago.
Born, unto Mr.. aud Mrs John Kelly,
Of near Hoffman on Sugar Creek, Wed.
nesday morning, daughter.
James Harvey Iefe for Dnrbin Wednes-
day and will probably visit points in V1r-
ginis before returning home.
]. @ Rinehart, who il working on a
dairy farm near Elkins, spent Sunday
with his family on SurpelI Ave-
Miss Winford Fenton was here Sunday
between trains, the guest of her sister
Mrs. DR.. Pierce.
Master George Pierce was in Ekins
several days tn week the guest of his
aunt Mrs. Warfeild
R. R. Rumbarger, of Elkins, passed
through the city yesterday enroute to
Grafton and other points.
Mrs. Chas. E Brooks and daughters,
Constance and Thelma June, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Brooks Tuesday
and Wednesday, The Brooks were for
mer residents of this City. Chas. E.
Brooks was formally with the West. Va
Centeral Gas Co, as Supt for several
years.
Mrs. Rose Nestor is visiting relatives at
Moatsvile this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Shockey, .of Long,
Randolph county, who have been visit |
ing relatives in this vicinity returned |
home Tuesday morning.
g. Stalnaker, Deputy Sheriff, was
home for few days the past week.
Floyd Teter was at Philippi Friday on
business.
A. j. Stalnaker and family. Mrs. Eva |
Jones and daughter Dorothy, returnnd |
home Sunday evening from an extensive
trip to Western Pennsylvania.
NJ. III King, of Elkins, who spent a |
day or so at Clarksburg. returned thru
Belington Tuesday night enroute home. |
l.. G. Musgrave and family were at
Philippi Tuesday the guest of friends
Miss Edna Umbach left Friday for the
eastern shore Of Virginia, where she will |
visit friends for a short time, after which |
she will enter st. Joseph's Hospital at |
Baltimore, for training.
Quite number Of our local sportsmen
are out in the woods this week trying
their aim at the squirrels. There will be |
lots of ammunition wasted for the next few
weeks.
Albert Jones, wife and daughter, of
Calhoun, passed through Belington Mon
day enroute to Elkins TO visit friends and |
relatives.
DR.. ]. w. Strother was at Buck hannon |
the latter part of last week on profession
al business.
Mrs Lewis Sturm OF Route g. was taken |
to the hospital at Buckhannon the latter
part of last week. Her many friends |
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