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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-22


j. c. Rinehart, who is employed on
dairy farm near Elkins, spent Sun
day with his family at this place.
j. R. Appleby, of Harrisonburg, Pa.
was here the first of the week on bust
mes matters.
Miss Fannie Holden, of Grafton, was
here the first of the week guest at
Hotel Luzerne.
Miss NJ E. Harris, of Indianapolis,
Ind, was here the first of the week,
demonstrating at the grocery store of
Scrimgeour Bros.
DR.. Robert Durham, of Beemis, was
here Tuesday.
DIR. Rohrbough sold fine mich
COW to G. A. Harris, of Elkins last
Monday
S. j. Kittle is teaching the Laurel
Hill School.
Ora Griffith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas Griffith has typhoid fever.
John Lantz passed through here
with a fine drove of calves one day
last week which he purchased in Ran
dolph county.
Mrs. Ambrose Teter was visiting
Anthony Thornhills the first of the
week
Porter Thorn moved to town one
day last week.
Dow Kittle has moved back to the
city from his farm near Dogtown.
Jim Trahern was ealing on Geo.
Right, of Route l, one day last week.
Miss Matte Hanifan and Mr.. John
Harte, of Elkins, were visiting friends
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Warfeld, of Ell
kins, were in our city Sunday the
guest of relatives.
Miss Katie Arnold, of Elkins, was
in our city last Sunday the guest of
friends.
Henry Price was at Elkins Monday
on bushes matters.
Rutherford Hill who has had a posi-
ton in a restaurant at Grafton re-
turned home Monday.
Belington, Route No. 1.
"Doc." McCauley was at Belington
on Monday.
Wren Kitle killed fine beef last
Monday.
David Cross has moved to Dogtown.
Holt Limbers was visiting Robert
Rinehart Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Kittle were
visit friends Middle Fork Sunday
Jim Trahern was making cider at
Geo. Rights Friday.
Morris Bolton was visiting his
mother Sunday.
The corn grist mill owned by
W. B. Kittle was rugged up last wee
and the first grinding was done on
Saturday. Hereafter the farmers can
have their corn ground without going
so far to mill. Tuesday and Satur-
day of each week will be mill day.
Warren Cade and Lloyd Gross passed
through here Friday
Henry Booth was at Belington Sat
urday.
10y Keiser was carrying the mail
on Route Two one day last week.
James Gaunt was at Belington Sat-
urday on bushes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-22
Chronic Dyspepsia

The following unsolicited testimon-
al should certa My be sufficient to
give hope and courage to persons af-
fiicted with chronic dyspepsia: Il
have been a chronic dyspectic for
years, and OF all the medicine / have
taken, Chamberlain's Tablets have
done me more good than anything
els, !" says VIC Madison, No.7 Sher-
man St., Hornellsville. NY. For sale
by Grant Graham
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-22
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

There will be meeting of the teach
ers of Valley District, October 31st,
at 1870 ?. M, at zebb'sCreek School
House. Officers for the coming year
will be elected. Each teacher is ex-
pected to be present.
A. G. HATHAWAY.
President.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
OF INTEREST TO EVERY CONSUMER OF GAS
 IN BRIDGEPORT Announcement by the Bridgeport Gas
 Light Company
TO THE CONSUMERS OF THE BRIDGEPORT GAS. FIGHT GOa.@9

The Bridgeport Gas Light Company is to establish January 1st 195 schedule of rates based what is considered the most modern gas practice which abso lutely fair equitable both and the owners of the Company.
 It will be readily seen that while the manufactur- ing may nearly uniform for gas made, the cost of distribution and selling will not vary in exactly the proportion the quantity furnished. For example, costs the company much to read the meter and do the clerical work for the using hundred cubic feet month for using thousand times To sell fifty thousand cubic feet to twenty five using 20O0 cubic ft each requires meers 25 street connections 5 monthly readings of the meers the clerical keep the accounts and the collections To sell 5OOOO it. to single consumer only connection, meter reading and is required As these items impor- the total cost of serving the consumer the company adopting this schedule, taking account of the decreased proportional cost of selling various titles to the single consumer The larger the amounts used the less proporonay is this cost to the company and the price charged the should be governed accordingly
 will be noticed that the schedule is worked out cumulative basis so that each consumer the amount for the uantity of and the steps in the schedule fairly within the reach of the moderate
 The maxinun net price to the smallest will be dollar ($10O) per thousand cubic feet at present By net price is price if bill is paid by the 10th cubic feet less discount of 10 cents per thousand for counts will be allowed for quantities used through single meter of ten thousand i0O00) cubic feet month as follows: ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11

Where than one meter is used the dis counts less 25 censper month for each additional meter may be applied to total consumption of single consumer in the. premises The anticipates that the establishment of this schedule will by of the increased of gas mechanical and operations enlarge the of sales that 1t will enable them to make reduction the base rate to the smaller volume of increases to the point where with the greater which be effected in handling larger quantity the cost be sufficiently reduced to justify such reduction.
 This policy gives to all the benefit to be derived from the quantity hoesale business Of the company It will place the of gas within the reach of various mechanical and the Company will benefit the small by making possible 8 reduction in the base rate.
 The e1act time that this price be reduc- ed depends entirely the quantity Based tOdaYs cost of material and labor 1t would qire total annual sale of thousand million cubic feet The selling approximately seven hundred feet annually It is the intention of the gas quality at the lowest possible price of the officers of the that this graduated scale will increase the sales rapidly that reduction goo be made in the very future
 THE BRIDGEPORT GAS LIGHT co.
 DeVer H. Warmer, Pres.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
TOMMY DOWNEY TALKS ON CONSOLIDATION
 AND BENNY KAUFF

The principal topic Of to-day re- garding baseball is the, consolidation of the Federal League with organized baseball. Some of the& big league critics still insist that they will com bine their forces while others remain firm in their opinion that such a thing is possible but yet far from probable. The players who are nak- ing their living "at the expense'' of the Federal League noguls are in a position to know. what the outcome will ultimately be, therefore pay at tention to what Tommy Downey has to say in regard to the league as a whole.
 This is what the BuffaIo Federal said in an interview yesterday: Don't let anybody kid you in regard to a consolidation between o. B. and the Feds It may happen in another wear or two but never this year. Tho Fed packers have tnvestd setupendous sums of money in their venture, yes. and some of them have invested their fortunes in what is merely specu : Iation. The Feds, if they agree tc consolidation, will lose a. pile Of mon- ey. Money which they handed out as bonuses for signing contracts, money which they used in purchasing and constructing baseball diamonds.
 How do account for that?
 tsIf we come to terms with o. B. some of the Fed cities will be dropped from the circuit and their grounds will lie idle and furthermore some of the Federal League magnates will have 'sWhite Elephants" on their hands, namely: An idle ball park. an unrecognized baseball team and worst of all a, handful of useless base ball players that they won't get salt for. That's the situation in nut shell
 Will there be any changes in the Federal League circuit the cordng season 2 S
 eYes. Indianapolis a two-ti1ne
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
ssRARBITs' MEANWHILE, STAR OFt WORLDS
 SERIES, 22 TO-DAY

sYuh needn't lan becuz I'm small jest sbein' biz. sir, isn't all.
 Not by a long shot. An elephant is a wise beast, bat it hasn't anything on There was Napoleon. And George Dixon. And Walter J., alias 'Rab- bits' MaranviIfe The Rabbit will celebrate his twenty second birthday to-day, having been born in Spring field, Mass, Nov. Il, 1892. It is safe to assume that at twenty-two he has attained his full stature, which is just five feet four. The short shortstop of the Braves, the star of the worlds series, lacks seven inches of being as aEitudinous as Honus Wagner, but the Boston and Springeld fans are i already accIaiming him as the legiti-
 mate successor of the Flying Dutch man.
 As for speed=did you ever see a long-eared jackrabbit, looking like a young Jackus, go bounding oyer the | pe-rairie? Let a common cur give ! just to show his contempt for his pur-
 suer. When greyhound gets on the | job, how ever, Brer Rabbit just nat
 uraIly gets down on his four legs and travels! It was a wise guy who first
 wished the name of "Rabbit'' on Mar
 anviIIe, for when it comes to getting from where he is to where he ain't l the Li1liputiaAa shortstop of the belli- 1 cose Braves burns the dust like a l jackrabbit of the western prairies. l And he could make a rifle bullet look slow when he pushes the pill over to
 first.
 Rabbit" is not only about the
 smallest man in the big leagues. but
 he is one of the smoothest in action.
 He has baH-bearipgs in his joints, and
 he is about the easiest to look at of
 any fellow in the business. A fly with
 corns on his toes snealzing gingerly
 across a rubber mat makes just. about
 as much noise as the eaSy-running
 Rabbit in action.
 Maranville is one of a pair of native
 Bay Staters on the payroll of the
 Braves. It is alleged that he has a 1 little French blood in his brains, but
 for the most part he is Irish-glory bel! He started playing baH as a pitcher for a school nine in Spring
 cid, and later joined the Blue Labels,
 a semi-pro outfit.
 l Walters first professional engage
 rnent was with New Bedford, in the New England League He made a great hit with the fans of that city, and the news of the New Bedford l find spread to Boston. A scout sent 1 to give Walter the once over was so 1 impressed that the little player was l asked to append his signature to a Boston contract.
 Maranville joined the Braves in the 1 latter part of the 1912 season, but he didn't show up very strong that year | In 1918 he began to hit it up, and be- fore the season had passed into his- tory he had acquired. a reputation as 1 one of the stellar shortstops of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
DENY SALE OF
 DODGERS TO WARDS

New York. Nov 11-Ed. DcKeever, vice-president of the Brooklyn club, became very indignant yesterday when besteged by corps of reporters who wanted to know whether he and his business partner, Charley E9bbets, in tended to sell the Superbas to the Wards in order to help bring about peace in baseball
 A report was printed from Chicago to the effect that peace would be brought about in the baseball world with the selling of the Cubs to Char ley Weeghn1an and the sale of the Dodgers to the Wards. Tn the ab- sence of the elder Ebbets, McKesver and young Charley SEbbets were com pe1led to do the denying.
 Both men denied the yarn as for cibly as was possible. s'The whole thing is absurd,'s said Vice President McKeever. MT. E5bbets. my brother and I are in the baseball business in Brooklyn and intend to remain in for some tine.'s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11

would be better policy to conduct an educational campaign acquainting the public with the symptoms of rabies in animals and ask that all suspicious cases be reported. He said also that MT. Blackman, who was bitten on one hand about a month ago, has developed no symptoms of infection
 Inspector Dunbar reported that the poultry yard conducted by Stephen Griffin at 306 Lnwood avenue, com p1ained of by neighbors, : has been materially improved along sanitary lines and generally placed in better condition. The chickens are still there and the commissioners feel that they are what the neighbors com plained of. Commissioner Zepp ex- pressed regret over compelling him to give up his hobby but said that there could be no fayoritism and was voted to again direct Griffin to abate the nuisance and to inform him specifically that it means doing away with the poultry and not sim ply cleaning up Of the yards,
 A petition was read complaining of the conditions in the vicinity of Dewey street, alleged to beSdue to the wood trunk sewer. Foul odors are said to be caused by the outlet run ming uncovered across lots to the creek The commissioners decided that it is a condition calling for com mon council action and it was vot ed to refer the petition to that body With a recommendation that there be immediate action taken.
 The Stokes property on Beers street. condemned at a previous meet ing on account of sanitary conditions and 8 lack of city water connections, again came up and no improvement was reported, It was voted to send a second order to have the we'll fill ed in and water connections made within five days or have the matter referred to Prosecuting Attorney De- Laney. The house is occupied by a family in which are eight children. It was said that difficulty. has been ex- perienced by the family in getting another tenement on account of the children.
 Complaints of flooded cellars on Bell street received attention. It was the opinion in the complaints that back water and over-f1ooded cesspoo1s were the cause. The commissioners be- Heved that the cause is the breaskine of pipe line near the houses. the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
BOXING NOTES

Why keep Jess Willard idle d1Ir. Ing the time the prom oters are chas ing about the world trying to find suitable place to hold the proposed match for the title between Jack J Johnson and Jess While every fan who has watched Willard perform knows that he is a big strong fellow With wonderful endurance and al, that, still they would prefer to see him in action against some really good men before sending him to meet Johnson There is a heavy. weight colored fighter named Harry Wills, who halls from New Orleans. who at present is making his home if, San Francisco and gives great prom ise in the fistic line. He has been sent against number of good heavy weights the past year and has made very favorable impression in all his matches He has made all of them back up on the Coast and only last week put Charlie Horn. who recently returned from an Australian tour to sleep in one round. Horn never had 8 1ook-in with Wills. One San Fran match be made between Wills and Sam IAngford to test the younger colored mans ability but why not get Willis and Willard together and give Jess the acid test Jess needs just such match to put him right for crash with Johnson for the championship. If he could win from big fellow like Wills or Sam Lang ford. then the American sporting public would have all the confidence in the world in his ability to beat Johnson.
 New Orleans has turned out some mighty good boxers in the past ana just now it looks as though another star of the bantamweight class is in the making. Ellie Coulon, g. young ster of that city, has come to the front so rapidly of late that his man agers Ren1y Door, can see visions of a championship match with Kid Will Hams of Baltimore. Cou1on, (sane
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
Extra Sporting Page
..OED MAN GRUMP'S'' COLUMN

i winner of the Fed bunting and Kan fsas City will move to parts unknown at the present. Baltimore, Buffalo, and Chicago did make a little change but not any to blow about. St. Louis, Kansas City, Pittsburg and Indianap- olis were a load on our shoulders. 1 Brooklyn struggled along gamely, and now that I have mentioned Brooklyn, let me add that they are the "angeI' of the Federal League
 Penny Kaun 2'' well have this much to say about Benny. The kid twas great drawing card in Buff fa1o the first three months of the sea- son but at the finish he was the laugh ing stock of the circuit. He caIno to Buffalo one afternoon late in Septem- | Der and Russ Ford, the best twirler in the league, was pitted against the Hoosfers- He fed Benny on two slow ones. and you know how Benny lifts up the leg as though he was going to kick the ball instead of hat it, and the runaway colt missed them by mile,
 Russ then fed the kid on 8. straight fast one and the kid being set for an other slow one missed 1t by mile. He then got so mad that he sp1intered the grand stand with a blow from his bat while the audience roared hilar- tously. That was the last of the colt. If the season went another week Benny wouldn't have hit 300. Ford got his number and the boys will all be wise to the Hooaie11kid when next season rolls around"
 Russell Ford, in my opinion, is the best twirler in the Federal League bar none. Russ got a fine kink in his arm down in Bermuda. while train ing with the Yankees two years ago and that accounts for his poor show ing with the Tanks. Anyway he said he, was glad to get away from New York, although he thought the world of Chance, he had no use for the Farrell-Devery syndicate. Ford thinks the world of Keating also and would like to see him with us.''
 We are scheduled to train in Der
 muda next spring but Ford says that he for one will not countenance any such place for spring training, claim ing that it is too damp down there and believe him. Give me Hot Springs .''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11


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 MODERN MIRACLES are daily performed by this new system of healing, Natureopathy, the new meth cd of treating disease. The new methods are fully explained and dem onstrated in the hall.
 These demonstrations an Hall will continue 7 days. beq 1T, IS, 19, 20, 21 and 23.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES


 . 1895 George Godfrey defeated Billy Woods in nine rounds at Baltimore This bout was important only as mark ing the ring farewell of Godfrey, one of the best eoiored men in the his tory Of the boxing game. ssOld Choco- late" was a native of Prince Edward Island, the little Canadian province which has turned out so many classy boxers. He began fighting in 1S79 and he was A years old when he re- tired from the ring in 1895 He died about dozen years ago. If IsOld Chocolate had been a little heavier he might have made the greatest of the heavywedghts sit up and take mo- t1ce. AS it was. many of the big .fel- lows were afraid to meet him, and drew the .tcolor hne.'' Godfrey fought a draw with Jake Kilrain, and chal1eng- ed John L. Sullivan, but turned down a chance to meet the Boston gladiator Later in his career Godfrey was knock cd out by> KiIradn at San Franeisco, by Joe Choynski at Coney Island. and by Peter Maher at Boston.
 1823-Josh Hudson defeated lem Ward in 15 rounds at MouIsey Hurst, 1892 2-Rddie Kefchel Edward wosin- SKID, Polish boxer, born in Grand Rap ids. Mich.
 1sa8.-George Dixon won on foul iron, Dave Sullivan in 10 rounds at New
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11

name as our former lampion-Jo ohm ny Coulon) was considered only a,
 clever lad a year ago, but in his last two fights he has demonstrated his another tough bantam named Johnny Fisse at New Orleans a week or two ago and for twenty rounds he set a pace that Johnny could not follow, thereby winning the decision with plenty to spare. He is a real bantam. making the stipulated 116 pounds ringside, and for a small fellow can hit hard and clean. That is where Williams has it on most of his op-
 ponents-he can hit hard and clean when he does connect with the right spot, it is usually the curtain for the recipient.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11

Tn a contest for the midget honors of the diamond MaranviI1e has few ri- ya.ls, the chief one being Owen Bush, the Tiger shortstop, also five feet four in height
 During the season just closed Mar a.nville set up new record for short stopping by accepting 980 chances. The best previous record was made by Allen, the Philadelphia shortstop of twenty years ago. who in one season accepted 955 chances.
 Walter still calls Springheld his home port. The western Massachu- sets metropolis also claims Leslie Mann, the young Brave outelder, al- though this claim is disputed by Lin coin, Neb.. where Leslie was born.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
WON'T ORDER DOGS MUZZLED, BUT WILL WATCH FOR RABIES Health Board Decides It Is Bet fer To Wage Campaign Of
 Education Health Officer Mcclellan Reports Threatened Epidemics Un-
 der Control

Although three cases of rabieshaye come to the attention of the Health Board within a few weeks condi- tions are not considered sufficiently serious to warrant the issuanee of general dog-muzzling e61ict at pres ent. At last nights meeting of the commissioners a report was made by Dr. E. A. Mcclellan, city health off cer. relating to H. E. Blackman of 65 Vernon street having been bitten bya dog, examination of the animals s head by state officials showing that it was afflicted with the dread dis ease. MT. Blaekman is undergoing the anti-rabies treatment under the care of his family physician. pr. Mcclellan said that he has been in communication with the state au- thorities and it has been decided that, instead of a muzzling edict, it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11

Vocal Trio Morn -Rise'.-RaR. Fockophone-a. s'Harmonious Black smith. = with iations-Handel.
 b. '<InterTnezzo' o'-sousa Duet-ssThe FIsherman''-Gab abussi Trio. Glasses -.iSacred Melod4es''-
 Gntermission.1
 Part 2. Piano Trio (six handso-se March, Wagner. RoclSoph hone-t9 94umoresquea = Dvoranx CWoodl-.tGondoNer r''-PoweM Dcarina Qrom Pompeii) )-stLf fEstudian- tina''-Laco1ne Chimes of an English Parish Church Trio-sfO Belle Mutt CTaIes of Hofr- mann)-Onenbach Rockophone- Airs s''-NationaI Swinging Harps Selection Finale