Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-08-27

concession privilege at the Elkins races
next month, passed through Belington
last Saturday enroute to Parkersburg to
secure attractions for the. races and home
coming week
Miss Margaret Bird. Of Elkins, is visit
ling friends at bennington
bob" Robinson, engineer on h e
Western Maryland, running out OF EIkins
was IN Beington Tuesday With bis fami-
by.
"A Simpson and Josiah Cross and Sam
Price, Of Hunters Fork, were in Beiing-
ton Tuesday on business matters.
Floyd Tolbert, auditor for the Coal &
CekeaRy Co, swasin .Belington on bust
ness Tuesday.
+ Chss. Linv1ife,Aof Philippi was; in the
city Monday. " zss a
Daniel Ice, OF Route two was in Bel
ineton Tuesday attending to business
lnapers. "A ~
Miss Flora Wymer, who has been visit,
ing friends here, returned to her home at
Hendricks Tuesday morning.
4 a. Il. hardwood, manager OF Coffmanl-
Fisher Co, at: this place WAS business
visitor in Elkins the latter part OF last
week.
IA III. King, of Elkins. referee in bank
rupcy, was in Belington Saturday, having
been at Philippi on legal matters
Water Poston, Of Elkins, was in the
city for a short time Saturday morning
Darl Rohrbough, Larmy Workman,
Holt and Bernerd Right, and Pen Hatch
are out on camping trip to Century for
couple weeks. They camped all night
at the Junction Monday night.
Lite Miss Edna Darnell who has been
spending the summer months with her
grandmother, Mrs. Jarvis, left for her
home in Columbus, Ohio last week.
Rev. ]. r. Jones' of Mt Morris, Pa,
passed through our city Tuesday enronte
to Parsons where he goes to attend the
conference of the Methodist Protestant
church. Rev. Jones was former pastor
at Beverly and was well known to the
editor.
J. G. Moore, who holds position
with the X. and K Hdw Co., was over
to Weston Saturday and Sunday, circul-
ating among friends.
Atty. w. E. Barker, of Ekins, passed
through Belington Saturday enroute to
Philippi toattend speciallt ofFeeeral
court which was in session
Arch Keller, of Middlebourne, is here
this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. 0. j..
Broadwater.
] w. Stalnaker, of near Philippi, is
visiting in Belington the latter part Of
last week.
G. G. and G. M. Right were out on
Route 4 on business matters.
Floyd Teter, who has been absent from
the city for several days, returned home
Thursday night, coming from Grafton in
his auto, having missed connection with
the passenger train.
Thursday night last was regular date
for the meeting of the city council, but
on account of several members being out
OF the city on business matters, there was
no meeting and the business scheduled
for the night will go over until the LIST
Thursday night in next month.
E. d. Coontz, who has been doing con-
siderable p farming is attending the
teachers institute at Parsons this week.
hurry Hill is building new addition
to his house on Serpel Ave
Kitnrah Rideway was business visi-
tor in our city Saturday.
Mrs. Dellah Wilson, OF Beverly. who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lee
j. cambridge at Meriden Tor about two
week, returned to her home Saturday ,ac-
companied by Mrs. sandridge
E. Clark Ice, formerly of Elkins, but
who is now engaged in the real estate
business at Carksburg, passed through
BelngtcE Sunday night. enroute to Elk
ins on business.
George Coffman, of Elkins, spent Sum
day in our city, the guest Of his parents.
His mother has been indisposed for sew
eral days.
Episco pal servicee were con-
Quoted in the Presby terrain
c h ur h at this place last Sunday
night by r. 9. Motague, lay reader Of
Eakins. He informed the congregation
that there would be no more services
here until the 4th Sunday night in Sept
ember. This occasioned by the fact that
the time for the next services conflicts
with the homecoming week at Elkins
when all loyal sons and daughters of the
county are expected to return for pleas
ant week.
William Burke, formerly of this place,
but not of Swanton, Md, was visitor
here last Friday renewing old accquaint
ance.
A colored boy known as Brownies, dived
off the railroad bridge at Grafton height
Of about 90 feet into three feet of water
and never touched the bottom. He is a
fine diver, but not professional.
Rutherford Hill and I.onzo Phillips
were in Grafton, Fairmont and other
points on business last week returned
home Monday.
Ward Lanham, OF Grafton, was circula-
ting among friends in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Yeager, of Akron Ohio, form
eriy OF this place, accompanied by Mrs
Henry Phillips, Norvel Weese and B.
Stalnaker, of Elkins, came over via auto
last Saturday. We acknowledge a pleas
ant call from Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Yea
ger.
Glen HaIderman, travelling for the Gull
land Clark Grocery Co., of Elklns was in
Belington Friday night with friends.
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