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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-03
JUNIOR NEWS.

JUNIOR, Nov. 30.-Miss bessie
Gall was visiting her home people,
Mr. and Mrs. John j. Gall, over Sun
day.
The people are panic stricken here
again over the spread Of the small
pox. There has been nine new cases
to this date The authorities think
there will be fifty or sixty cases with
in two weeks. This is a disease to
be dreaded and the town authorities
have closed the schools for period
Of two weeks and placed guards over
the town to see that everyone stays at
home, going out only on special bust
ness.
The teachers are out of job here.
1t will be chance to get some cheap
labor. Anyone wanting work done
better, call and see them early.
DR.. Huff, from Phillip, is in our lit
tie city once again, looking after the
smallpox.
Mr.. Liller is lucky. He has good
position. He says before spring he
can have the sidewalk of Junior in a
passable condition.
Dr. Michael has been on the sick
list for some time. He and his fam
lily are visiting relatives in Hen
bricks.
Frank Shomo is busy. He says he
has job of carpentering.
Mr.. Alva Row and son, Franklin,
have been repairing the sidewalk in
front of their business. Mr. Row
says he can't do business with bad
front.
Some of our youngsters were taken
to Phillip one day last week by the
constable. There being no charge
against them, they returned home.
DR.. Miller, from Weaver, was call
ing Oh the smallpox patients one day
this week
DR.. Perry, of Elkins, was calling
on friends here over Sunday.
Principal Elias Cross has decided
to live the life of Silas Mariner dur
ing his vacation.
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MEADOWvILLE NOTES.

.MEADOWVILLE, Dec. IA pie
social was held at the Corinth school
house last Saturday night.
Troy Johnson spent Thanksgiving
at the home of his uncle, Andy John
son
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs Doc Beck
aer, on Sunday last, a fine boy.
Mrs. John D. Holsburry returned
on Sunday from a visit to her son,
DR.. F. S. Holsberry, of Parsons.
Mrs. Frank Delander's brother and
sister, Mr.. and Miss Marteny, were
her guests a few days ago.
Reed Elliott went to Belington on
Monday evening, where he will be
employed for few days in the Elliott
store there.
Word was received here last week
of the recent death of Mrs. Worth
Johnson, of Julietta, Idaho, caused by
severe attack of pneumonia.
DR.. j. w. Myers and family, of
Hi1iHPl WSAc SuSotS VI tSldIlNSS
here on Sunday.
Norvil Johnson was at Parsons
last Sunday attending the funeral of
his brother-in-law, Tucker Phillips,
who died last Friday of heart disease.
Ira Digman hauled load of goods
to Moatsville, on Monday, for his bro
Their, Fay, who is moving to Grafton.
Rev. Golf began a revival at the
Log church last Sunday. Much inter
est is being manifested and it is
hoped there will be a great revival.
w. H. Stalnaker spent Sunday the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Emery
Polling. His wife, who had spent the
week with Mrs. Polling, accompanied
him home.
Your correspondent stated last
week that Messrs. Weese and God
win had closed their blacksmith shop
here; but luckily for the people they
changed their minds and Mr.. Weese
is still working.
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NEWS OF TACY.

TACY, w. Va, Dec. IA few of
the happenings of this place may be
of interest to some of your readers.
The drouth seems to have come to
an end, for the time being, as we are
having good rains here at this time.
Mr.. Outright, from near Buckhan-
non, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Polling.
A. T. Hershman and ]. H. Marsh
had horse trade this morning. John
Harry says he always keeps them to
swap.
Rayman Stemple has bought the
Halter roller mill at Nesterville and
is repairing the same. He says he
will put it in first class shape and
give satisfaction to his customers
This wiz be convenient Tor the people
.. this section.
i Icie l. and Lottie D. Baughman
spent last week in Clarksburg, visit
+ ing Mrs. Anna Pearl Post They also
stopped in Grafton at Mrs. A. B
Stems, arriving home on Sunday.
/ y Lew Hershman, of this place
\ is sdff ring very much with rheuma-
tisn.
! Squire Melvin Polling 4, building a
new house. 1t has tin roof on and
the CT penter work is progressing
nicely. The squire himself has he>r
kept pretty busy for tn last we
hearing el snce and exaeting justice
on some of the boys that +sl-a toe
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BELINGTON ROUTE 4.

BELINGTON, Dec. THE Laurel
Hill Literary Society met last We'd
nesday night and organized literary
for every Thursday night and elected
the following officers: President, G.
w. Hillyard; Vice President, Austin
McCloud; Secretary, Dottie Ryan;
Treasurer, Martin McCloud; Choris-
ter, S. ]. Kittle; Assistant, ]. M.
McCloud; Moderator, E. A. Wenzell;
Assistant, G. r. Jones. Come out,
one and all and help make our literary
a success.
Miss Lorena Cook, of Belington,
was calling on her relatives near
Laurel Hill last Thursday and Friday.
Ralph and Galford Ryan, were in
town Monday on business.
Mrs. G. w. Hillyard is very i'll at
this writing.
Mrs. May Huntington and her two
daughters, Bly, and Lena, of Ran
dolph County were visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Jones Sun
day.
Mr.. S. J. Kittle was at Dartmoor
last Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Newton Dean was calling on
his best girl Sunday night. He says
he would like to go home but he don't
see how he can leave her.
Mrs. j. A. Ryan and daughter Dot
tie were visiting relatives in Weaver
Saturday.
Miss Lenora Hillyard was calling
on her relatives in Belington Satur-
day and Sunday.
Charles and Willie Jones were call
ing on William Ryan last Sunday.
Mr.. William Hillyard was calling
on his best girl Sunday night. He
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much booze.

much booze.
1t is reported that a number of peo-
pie near Corinth have pink eye.
Also that the Shawkey school has
been closed or account of diphtheria
in that section of country.
G. R. Stalnaker, of Philippi, reports
a thriving business at this place.
We see it stated in some of our
county papers that there was one In
dependent candidate elected to the
National House of Representatives at
the last election. We wonder who
this can be and from what section of
the Union. Can it be Mr.. Charles H.
Randall, party prohibitionist from the
Ninth district of California? Certain
ly it must be.
With the county flooded again with
whiskey advertisements and solicita-
ton for sale of their stuff it don't
look much like our statewide prohibi-
ton will amount to much. Neither the
Webb Kenyon bill, in keeping it from
being shipped from wet states. The
only remedy we can see to prohibit it
is nationwide prohibition with party
behind it that will enforce it. Arise,
you temperance men, and see that the
party you vote with has it in it's next
national platform. If they refuse to
put it in, go to party that will.
Don't be fooled all your life by few
bosses who don't care snap about
you after getting your vote and keep
ing certain parties in power. AS to
what those parties would do for the
morals OF our people and country read,
inform yourselves on all moral and
political issues, then have the back
bone to act as you think would be best
for the majority of our people.
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Glen Hauldeman, travelling sales
man, was calling on merchants here
Monday. s8
Mrs. Paten Stipes returned from
the hospital where she has been for
several days. She is>improving very
nicely.
Misses Veria, Arta and Ruth Not
tingham of Tigheview were in town
Monday shopping.
Mrs. Warren Corley was calling on
Mrs. Bruce Davis Sunday evening.
Miss Ona Corley was the guest of
Mrs. Warren D. Miller Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. Ralph Ryan, who is business
visitor, was in town Saturday and
Sunday evening calling on friends.
Mrs. Howard Stipes went to Beling-
ton the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Corley were
out calling Monday evening.
Miss Holly Ryan was calling on
Miss Winnie Corley Saturday.
Mr.. w. H. Green went to Elkins
Monday on business.
Mr.. Howard Robinson Of Belington
is attending shooting matches at this
place this week.
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very sick at the present time.

very sick at the present time.
Miss Cora Wilson of Sweetwater was
in our town Friday evening on bust
ness.
Bedford Hill and Zion Wilfong took
a load of buckwheat to the Philippi
mill Wednesday last. n.
| J. B. Moore, of the Mountain View
Fruit Farm, was business visitor in
our town Wednesday morning.
Matt Shomo, Bert Teter and John
McCullom of Belington were Wolf
Run visitors Saturday morning.
/ Lee England and Raymon Moore
were visiting at T. w. Keller's Friday
evening.
Albert Rhorbough and Sam "Ami'
passed through our city Saturday
with a drove of cattle.
Willard Right was visiting his
grandmother on Buck Neck Saturday
and Sunday.
Lafayette Right and wife and Mrs.
Mary England attended preaching at
Lambert Chapel Sunday the 10Th.
Zion Wilfong and wife were visit
ing at Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Coonts'
several nights ago.
Chesley England was calling on his
girl in Belington one night last week.
Chesley says two of his brothers are
married, and the other one wants to
get married but he only wants to
get acquainted with the girls.
Rabbit hunting season has opened
for some now. Blunderbusses of
every make and description can be
heard in action after the hare.
Mr.. Granville Jones and Miss Net
tie England of Route were visiting
at Jasper Jones' Sunday last.
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BELINGToN, ROUTE 2.

BELINGTON, Nov. 30.-The road
to ruin in good repair. Our friend,
Henry Moore, is now pushing for
ward the Improvement of the county
roads in this vicinity. Those laboring
on the road under Mr.. Moore are
Greed Day, Ira Booth, Austin Ware
w. L. Douglas, Saul Day, Archibald
Carpenter, H. Edmonds and S. Boner
Skidding logs on public highways does
much damage. This should be
stopped.
Henry Lamb is clearing ten-acre
field for corn the coming spring. He
says if the European war continues il
will not stop corn from growing.
On Thanksgiving day Ernie Coontz
gave a shooting match at his resi-
dence He disposed of fifty-two chick.
ems and a vast number of ducks. The
proceeds amounted to $38.
A. J. Coontz purchased on last
Wednesday, of Cornelius Corley, &
fine Jersey COW. A. ]. has a we'll
filled crib of yellow dent corn anc
for butter the, COW can't be excelled.
E. D. Talbot, on Friday, the goth
Grated 81 head of chickens ready fol
market the following morning, bu
as he was getting ready to start t.
rsar9et he foaad his chickens ha,
gose eweg boss wlio ia e. *
ems should get good watchdog an,
examine carefully their guns, so as t,
be sure they win shoot
Monroe Shomo is victim Of yer,
lame back. He is suffering intensely
D. G. Foy lost fine horse by dealt
last Saturday. A veterinary wa
called, but arrived too late to prolon,
life.
w. L. Douglas, Peter Dewitt AM
myself are still in maid, : melody
fancy free.
The box social at Golf was grestet
by a large attendance. The proceed
amounted to $14 Miss Laura Coont.
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WOLF RUN

WOLF RUN, Dec. Again /
take my quill in hand and proceed to
spill out the happenings of this burg
The health of our community seems
to be fairly good. Toothaches, colds,
rheumatism, and few cases of the
crouch and blues are about the only
ailments that we've been afflicted
with. We're all proud that we are
living in the good old United States;
we're proud of America from the top
of our heads to the end of our big
toes. We have outstripped all the
world in human achievements. We
beat the world on railroads com
merce, inventions, and all kinds of in
dustrial sciences. We have the sharp
est, shrewdest pickpockets, the most
daring burglars, and the most all
around scoundrels that can be found
in any part of the globe. There is no
trickery known that our tricksters
can't pull off. Of course we're not
proud of that particular list, but take
it from top to bottom it places the
United States away ahead in the good
and bad.
Mrs. Mary England was visiting
he~ dna~kt9r Mrs Shelter OF Ra7i~g
tor Moa5ay last
Samp Boner Of Elkins was visiting
old friends in our town Monday.
Miss Lizzie Fitzwater Of Belington
was staying few days last week at
Miss Tacy Balls.
Raymon Moore and Lee England
were in Belington Thursday night on
special business.
German England of Belington was
visiting his parents on Wolf Run Fri
day.
Mrs. Mary England and Mrs. Laura
Right were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Coonts Of Route Wednesday last.
Mr.. Coonts's little son, Brooks, is
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ELLINGTON, ROUTE l.

BELINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Joe Davis
was at Belington Saturday on bust
ness.
Sam George has very sick child.
Gordon England was having some
work done on the road near the Teter
sehoolhouse last week.
Some of the reckless boys of Being
ton broke into a cellar of Mr. Thorpe
and stole some apples. Look out,
boys! There's a town four miles be-
low Grafton not quite filled up yet.
There were six sent down that way
from Junior last week for stealing.
W. L. Kittle and Henry Sewers, of
Belington, were business visitors at
Dogtown one day last week.
There was box supper at the Teter
schoolhouse Saturday night. Quite 3
large crowd attended and everybody
enjoyed a good time. About twenty
dollars was raised for the library
fund.
hiooOo anu w lllHlG oOlpOll, VI
Route a, were visiting their brother,
Morris, last week.
Bill" Kittle made a business trip
to Tullmansville, Upshur county, last
week.
Misses Ethel and Lottie Freeman
were visiting their sister, Mrs. Con-
well Booth, of Belington, Sunday
Mr. Thorpe, of Berryburg, was do
ing some work on his farm, recently
purchased from Mr.. Adam Gum.
The Mayo brothers, of Belington,
we're business visitors on Route / last
week.
DR.. Trahem was attending a sick
child of Sam Georges, Sunday.
Ova Bartlett, who teaches the one
room school at Roaring Creek juno
ton, was at home Thanksgiving.
Miss Lille Tallman is somewhat
better at this writing.
Ed Freeman was butchering hogs
for Charlie Williamson last Thurs
day
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Farms,
Homes and
investments.

In the far-famed Shenandoah Val
ley of Virginia, where profits are
large and investments are safe.
We have good level farms at right
prices, on metal roads, near railroads,
large towns and city markets.
AGO Acre Stock Farm, large 12-room
brick mansion, we'll shaded, good
spring, running water in every field,
large barn, 200 acres blue grass, 65
acres fine timber. One of the best
stock farms in Virginia. Price $4,000
346 Acre Dairy, Stock, Hog and
Grain Farm. SITS of splendid farm
buildings, nicely located, miles to
railways and larg town, store and
school half mile. Price $4,000
153 Acres highly improved, large
brick residence, large barn, large gen
eral merchandise store, miles of rail-
road. Price $500
ITO Acre Fruit and truck farm,
near good towns, good buildings.
Price $4,000.
so Acre Young apple orchard, in
bearing, on railroad, near own. For
sale cheap.
100 Acre Farm, splendid buildings,
z miles of Winchester. Price $500
have farms of all sizes and for all
purposes in the Blue Grass and Orch
ard section of Virginia, alsoColonial
Homes, Bushes Properties, Mills and
Orchards.
Write me what you want, and about
what you wish to invest. Will send
lists to cover your wants. Have many
bargains
W. {. Birmin CHAM,
Winchester, Va.
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THANKSGIVING INCOMING
AT JUNIOR, w. VA.

JUNIOR, Nov 30-The Right
Hoorable Lewis N. Viquesney and his
guide" wife, Annie, joined hands,
heads and hearts to have an incoming
of relatives and friends to partake of
Woodrow Wilson's good things as per
instructions handed down from ma
tional headquarters at the hub
through the state boss, our Mr.. Hat
field, at our hub, that on the 26th day
of November, A. d. 1914, the survi-
vors of the inhabitants of the u S. A.
should gather in their respective
homes or as otherwise arranged, and
partake of the national fowl national
on that day.. So at an early hour in
the forenoon, 1--WE 'uns" began dropping
in from the four cardinal points, hav-
ing partaken only of light break
fast, so as to be in good condition to
do justice to the occasion. 1t was
truly family gathering, consisting
of mothers, mothers-inlaw, uncles,
sisters-in-law, sisters, nephews,
grand nephews, grandmothers, great
grandmothers and great grand uncles
and nieces, grand nieces and great
grand nieces. 1t would require seven
wise men to disentangle the relation
ship represented in the assemblage,
but we were all there, all right. Eager
and anxious for the onslaught on the
national bird. The hour having
"aroveY our host made the first call
for dinner, which did not have to be
repeated. There were six covers
placed, to which we seven-the mis-
tic number-sat down, consisting of
the little three-year-old bright gray
blue-eyed Opal, the embodiment of the
bright gem her name represents, sit
ting on her fathers lap; continuing to
the right, her great grandmother, her
grandmother, great grand uncle,
certain government official, and Mrs
Annie VS. mother, Mrs. Hillyard The
unique feature of this sitting was that
the added ages of the four eldest ag-
gregated 305 years. No spring chicks.
The second call to dinner consisted
of the "gude" host and hostess, Mrs.
]. A. Viquesney and her charming
daughter, Winnie, of Belington; Miss
Virginia Meats and last, but by no
means least, Prince "Allison," in his
magnificent "rotllndity"
Well, we ate and ate and ate of the
national fowl until there appeared the
next morning under the cuticle small
specks which might be one thing or
might be another thing, and we had
to telephone to the county hub for the
health mogul to come and see if it
was pinfeathers or the smallpox
coming out, as the home talent ap-
pear to be in tangle in giving their
opinion.
However, everything passed off
smoothly and everybody appeared sat
isfed and full and perfect enjoyment
was manifest, and all apparently re-
GREETED to leave the feast of fat
things and enjoying each others So
ciety, as with four of US at least, it
is doubtful if ever we meet again on
this side on similar occasion, but
whether we ever do or do not, "All's
well that ends WELL" x.
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CORRESPONDENCE

won the beauty prize, which was q
huge box of candy. All enjoyed the
evening.
j. w. Swick recently murdered 8
hog which weighed $50 pounds. This
is the kind Of swine to grow.
Miss Liddie Talbot was shopping
at Junior one day last week.
Porter Cade is the guest of his
brother, Gordon Cade, of Elkins.
Jasper Coontz recently butchered q
yearling beef which netted him
$3.340.
F. H. White is now at home taking
a few days vacation.
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says it is too far for little boy Ike
him to go after dark by himself.
]. M. McCloud and J. A. Ryan were
calling on w. ]. Phillips at HART Sun
NIT Sunday.
Mr.. Robert Cade was at h hoIka
on Stringtown over Sunday.
Mr.. E. A. Barte is having his cora
husked this week. He is getting
ready to go back to the South TO
spend the winter.
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For it's future growth and develop
ment this country must look largely
to the marriage market.
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Many good politician was spoiled
in the making of poor preacher.
Of course you know all about yotr
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WEAVER ITEMS

Weaver, Dec. 1-On Thanksgiving
day Mine Superintendent Harrison
gave a stag" dinner to few of his
friends of that species, among whom
were Messrs. Fred Cupp, Chester
Klein, E. S. Baker and Uncle Reuben
Harrison.
1t was intended that the menu was
to rival that of the first Thanksgiving
presided over by one VIM. Bradford
of COLONEL times.
Supt. Harrison and Chief Engineer
Cupp were the self appointed MINI
rods to fetch in the wild game.
These worthless sailed forth in
high spirits with their Winchesters
loaded for "b'ar." All went we'll I'M
til they spied bunny asleep in a
bunch of grass. A dispute as to who
should have the honor Of Staying this
wonderful animal arose. Finally it
was agreed that both should shoot at
the same time.
There was a report like the dis
charge of 16-inch gun. When the
smoke cleared away bunny was run
ming for dear life, SO there was no
game at this famous dinner.
he scwa e tt,a saa'lmox is all
the 30 ii az parts Of the eou try os.t
we do not have any cases in our town.
The doctor, who is DR.. W. D. Miller,
demanded both school teachers to
close school for week or ten days,
but we are in hopes this community
will not break out with this horrible
disease.
Messrs. James and Warren Corley
returned Saturday evening from Hot
Springs, Virginia, Were they have
been visiting relatives and hunting
for ten days. They were lucky
enough to kill one deer, two turkeys
and other small game. They report
ed fine trip.
-, Nxs.RzTzHssHal
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neighbours talents, but do you know
your own?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-11

duced some of the cleverest and brain jest ring gIadiators in the history of the game. Tn the opinion of many experts Jackson was the greatest of all fighting machines and George Dix on was assuredly the star among the little fellows. Joe WoIcott, the wei terweight champion, and Joe Gans. who held the lightweight title, rank among the best men in their respec- tive divisions. Whatever else may De said of Johnson--and it is "a plenty - he was certainly a finished boxer, and Sam Langford and Joe Jeanette were not far behind him. Some fight fans think the last two are all in, but if any white boxer wins the title within the next year or two and risks ic against either of them he is likely to get jolt. San and Joe simply can't afford to show all they've got and ek- pect to get anybody to meet them The appearance of the culIud man in pugiIism dates back to more than a. century ago, when "a Virginia negro named Tom Mo1fneux went over to England and challenged Tom Crlbb- the champion It is said that Mol ineux knocked out Crfbb, but that the white man was permitted to recover and continue the fight, and in the end the white race was saved frSm the ignominy of the defeat of It's chosen gladiator by a son of Africa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-11
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

191s-Gunboat Smith defeated George Rodel ih 10 rounds at New York. Although Gunboat had the shade, the Boer warrior assimilated all of the shot and shell the navy man could send and at the end of the 10th round was still fighting strong. Rodel had a lot of experience as fighter be- fore he took to the ring. At the age of twelve he enlisted in the Boer army, running away from home to do so, and with his trusty rifle he added consid7 erabIy to the mortality rate of the British army. While he was fighting he was growing, and at sixteen he had reached an altitude of six feet He was an inch over that when he enter ed the ring about three years ago. He won a score of trophies in amateur tournaments in South Africa, and then went to England and France. where he knocked out number of heavy weights, but was put to sleep by Sam McVey and Bombardier Wells.
 175O-Jack Slack defeated Jack Rroughton in 14 rounds, winning title. at London.
 191O-Tommy Burns defeated Bill Lang in 20 rounds at Sydney.
 191O-Jack Britton and Dummy Decker fought 10-round draw at Sa- vannah.