Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-01
and came here with a good reputa-

to old Virginia, where he will remain
during the winter.
Frank Scott, of Buckbannon,
travelling salesman for the Golden Rio
Coffee people, was here Wednesday.
Geo. Rowan has charge of four men
laboring on the ParEersburg and
Staunton turnpike and has improved
the looks of it Immensely.
Ralph Rhine, of Belington, was the
guest of relatives here last week.
Our school commenced Monday
Sept. 21st inst. Miss Jessie Hartman,
Of Elkins, is teacher. She has been
doing excellent work, and the pupils
are we'll pleased with her as teacher.
This is her first school, and we hope
the patrons will assist her in trying
to get their children interested.
F.. B. Shipman, who is laboring in
the woods near mere, was dong some
work on his farm last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Brady, of Fair
mont, were calling on their friend
Michael King, last week. They drove
through in an automobile. Autos are
killers, but we are vastly pleased to
leatn that Mr.. Brady met with no
accident.
Rev. j. M. Lobdell preached an
interesting sermon at Rowan Chapel
Sunday morning. There was large
attendance
Camden Corlev and Geo. Fordice
recently completed their contract of
hauling rock oak bark to MabIe for
J.. W. Lawton.
e. S. Shipman is the guest Of his
brother, G w. Shipman, of Buckhan-
non.
r. j. Kittle finished Mr.. Kimbell's
barn at Pumpkintown, and has re-
Gently contracted the repairing of
Mrs. e. c. Falls dwelling. T.. J.
is seldom idle.
Our barber, MrS Geo. Weatherholt,
moved to Coalition last week. We are
sorry to see our barber depart from
liable, but our loss is Coalton's gain.
| James O'Connor, track foreman for
| the J. B. Jenkins Coal Co., is now
| taking a two weeks vacation. Jim is
| enjoying good health, and is expect
| ing to kill 4 few squirrels the coming
week.
Benjamin Coontz dug his potatoes
last week One weighed 2 ID OF.
Ben says old mother soil produced
him bumper crop this year.
| Collins Bros, formerly of Durbin
Mabie, of near here, purchased on
VIII are now contractors for Col.
last Saturday of j. A. Corley, a sup
| ply of horse feed.
Howard Hart has quit mining and
| numbering and gone back to the farm.
Hereafter he will give his attention
| to agriculture aDd horticulture, He
is selling apples as big as tin cups
They are fine.
Thieves broke into Capt. Humph-
rey's store, Brady mines, Saturday
night Sept. 18th. They made an en-
| try through a window into the com
pany store, and helped themselves to
the following goods: IS pairs of pants
| eight-day COCK, several sets of
knives and forks bolts of bingham,
percales satins, neck ties, etc. In
exchange for the stolen goods they
left loaded revolver lying by the
safe. No arrests no clue, and 60
effort has been made to find the
thieves.
Martin Madden merchant at this
place, formerly o. Coalition, is a victim
Of hay fever. The gentleman is suf-
fering intensely.
Squirrel killing is light, on an aver
age one and TWO squirrels to the m IN.
However, z. Phi lips killed eleven last
Friday in the Classify hills.
Charles Rowan hauled to Merits
siding $50 oak cross ties for IRA
Shipman during the present week
Henry Bailey Of near Gale, and
H. White. of near Laurel, were the
guests OF Bolivar Phillips We dnesdov.
Sept. 23d. Bolivar has some fine APP
pies and the boys were pleased i
eat them. They reported them to
delicious.
Wellington Rowan is digging
WE'LL 1t is II feet deep now, and yet
no sign of wa.er.
JackFro'' lid us a s'rong visit
Sunday morning. Ills terrific work
did much damage to tender vegetl-
ton.
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