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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02

Mathew is a former resident Of
Barbour county, having emf
grated to Montrose several years
ago and wasn't satisfied there
drove through to Idaho and from
there he went to Virginia. We
are glad to have Mr.. Mathew a.
mong US as he is a man Of good
reputation, having been ac-
quainted with his before he left
this country.
B. G. Biller has purchased a
boiler and engine which he con-
templates bringing home soon to
attach to his mill, which will add
quite a bit of convenience to our
burg and the people surround
ing in the way of grinding feed
and the like.
With best wishes to The Pro-
gressive, / will quit this time.
N. w. N.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
MONTROsE ROUTE /.

The health Of this communi-
ty is fairly good at this time, and
everybody is peaceable and quiet
which is something to be proud
of.
N. VIII ymes was at Mont
rose Saturday on business.
Ed. P. C. Harris attended
the regular Baptist meet
ing at Montrose last Saturday
and Sunday. 81
The people around here are
mostly done shocking corn.
N. w. Hymes, wife and grand
son, Atlee j. Ryan, went to see
John j. Mineare last Sunday,
who was badly hurt by a horse
on Tuesday morning Of last
week. He was going to haul
in some fodder and took the
horses out to hitch them to the
sleG and when swapping the
lines to the bit the near horse
bit him badly on his left arm
tearing the flesh and leaders
front he bone and bit his other
hand and arm pretty badly,
striking at him all the time with
his front feet but didn't happen
to bite him.
Greed Curtis was visiting at
N: w. Hymes' Wednesday night
of lsat week.
Butchering has been the or
der Of the day in our burg for
several days.
Mrs. B r.. Benefits father,
3. 81 Mathew, Of Virginia is in
our burg with his daughter. Mr..
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
CRowFooT BOTTOM.
Well, here / come again.

Well, here | come again.
Ben Mathew, of Virginia is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. B.
F. Bennett.
j. /. Minear received very
painful injury by a horse biting
and tearing the muscle from his
arm.
R. F. Phillips was calling on
j. T.. Minear, Sunday.
B. w. Gamer was on a bust
ness trip to Elkins Friday.
Now uncle Ray, have a new
question for us to debate Resolve
that Geo. Washington deserves
more honor than honest Abe
Lincoln. / uphold honest Abe.
G. G. Johnson made a flying
trip to Belington, Saturday with
his team 0 f oxen.
j. L. Wilmoth made a flying
trip in this vicinity last week.
Well, uncle Ray we want you
to come down to Pleasant Hill
school and help us with our lit
erary. Uncle Bryan says your
feet are welcome under his ia
BILE.
Uncle Ben
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
DARTMOOR NEWS

We are having a snowy time
at this writing.
Miss Verl Wilson, of Adams
ton, is visiting relatives in Jun
ior.
VIM. Cross and wife, of Hun
terfork was visiting Elias Cross
and wife at Junior last week.
Almonta Channel is on the
sick list. She has tonsilitis and
is having to miss school.
The girls at Junior were aw-
fully disappointed because the
boys at Belington did not come
to the festival Saturday night.
We hope that the Belington
boys enjoyed themselves in Dart
moor, Sunday.
AS Dartmoor is not very
large place you will have to ex-
cuse the small amount of news
you get from here.
Blue Bell
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
BELINGTON ROUTE 2.

Chas. Lantz and Everett Golf
spent cauple of days in Balti-
more last week. A pleasant trip
is reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cade, of
Elkins spent couple of days
last week with H. Cade.
The teachers institute for Val
ley District will be held at River
School Saturday afternoon, Dec.
4. A pie supper will be held there
that night.
On last Saturday night pie
supper was held at POISON Hol-
low" school, almost $40 was
raised.
Henry Thorn is working on
his saw mill near Laurel Roads
are in bad condition from hsi
mill to siding near Laurel.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
BELINGToN, ROUTE NO. /.

We are having some winter
at this writing.
v. E. George ordered a car
load of coal and distributed the
same among the farmers last
week.
w. R. Kittle was visiting re-
latives in Upshur county, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Blackman Wilmoth was in
town Saturday.
C. Ross Kidder, Supt. of w.
Va. Central Gas Co., Belington
was inspecting the gas line re-
Gently laid to the dwelling houses
of S. J. Kittle and D. C. Simp-
son, who have installed gas. in
their places and are about to
quit cutting stovewood and
carrying coal oil.
C. C. McCauley, Of Elkins was
a Thanksgiving visitor here.
"Lum" wears a 2 cent smile for
sure now, since ne TOOK unto
himself wife.
The literary at Teter school
house was largely attended Sat-
urday night.
Rev. Crabtree preached at
Concord Sunday afternoon.
Gordon England was in town
Monday.
Warren Kittle was business
visitor at Junior recently.
Taylor George was in Beling-
ton one day last week.
Mrs. Robert Rinehart, Miss
Attic Rinehart, Mrs. Warren
Kittle and Miss Julia Rinehart
stopped in town last week.
Mrs. Charlie Blackwood and
two children, Of Elkins were
visiting relatives here few
DAYS.
Morris Bolton and wife visit
ed Mr.. Bottoms mother, Route
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
NEWS ITEMS FROM DIFFERENT POINTS
BY OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS.

Hillyard were the guests of
Misses Holly and Dottie Ryan,
Sunday evening.
John Booth, of Stringtown
passed thru our burg Sunday,
enroute to Weaver to visit rela-
tives.
Among those that attended
the pie supper at Stringtown
from here were: Messrs. ]. M,
McCloud, Willie Hillyard, Dor
man Booth, Melvel Goodwin, Rus
sell Shreve, Wn. Ryan and
Misses Holy and Dottie Ryan,
They all report a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Jones and
children spent Sunday at the
home of j. M. McCloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hillyard
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Hillyard, Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Booth, Of Weaver
and Mrs. ]. A. Ryan, of Laurel
Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives at Stringtown.
Russell Shreve organized sing
ing at Laurel Hill for every
Sunday night, but fails to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Corley, of
Weaver spent Sunday evening
at the home of J. A. Ryan.
Dorman Booth is busy this
week picking the fists out of his
back and putting new heel plates
on his shoes.
Melvel Goodwin got lost COM
ing from Martin Ices, Saturday
night.
J. A. Ryan spent Sunday with
his son at Belington.
Barton Moore was visiting
his brother. Levi, Sunday.
The Wolf Run writer need
not worry about me, I'm not lost.
Oh! say, / almost forgot to
mention our THANKSGIVING tur-
key, but really we did not have
any. So goodbye.
Welcome
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
BUCK NECK

Well, well, as I have't seen
anything in the paper from this
place for SO long, / will try and
give a little Of the news for this
week.
The health of this community
is fairly good at this writing.
We are having some snow at
the present time, but | don't
think that it will last very long.
The protrated meeting be-
gun at the U. B. Church on SUI
gar Creek last Sunday night.
Last Sunday night as Jacob
Keller was going home from
church, he had to pass the house
Of William Keller had moved
out Of he heard a noise inside OF
it, he decided to find out what
it was, so when he got up almost
to the door, there were two men
ran out of the house and began
shooting at him. They shot five
shots, but he was not hit,he says
he don't know who it was.
Joy Hill, Grover Keller and
RAYMOND Moore seem to be
the only lucky boys on Sugar
Creek for they were the only one
that gotta girl last Sunday night
at meeting.
There seems to be some at
traction out to Valley Bend. for
two of the boys in this vicinity
seem to be going there.
Raw Coontz says he don't
know what the reason that he
can't get a girl like the rest Of
the boys.
/ see that several Of the people
of Laurel Hill are not done
shucking corn vet. | am afraid
you will have cold fingers shuck-
ING from now on.
Thomas Keller, of Elkins was
visiting at William ,Keller's, Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Guss ENGLAND and wife were
visiting at W. R. Keller's last
Sunday.
G. Coontz passed through here
last Sunday evening on his way
to see his girl.
Jacob Keller was in town last
Tuesday after a suit of clothes
that he had ordered.
Ray Coontz was in Belington
on business last Saturday.
Perry Keller was in town on
business one day last week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
NEADOWyILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sammy Elliot
moved into the parsonage here
last week.
Mrs. J. w. Myers and children
of Philippi, spent Thanksgiving
at j. L. Johnson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Boyles,
Of near Olive Hill, were guests at
Andy Stalnaker's, last Sunday.
D. T. Elliott and niece, Miss
Lena Elliott, were Philippi visi-
tors last Friday.
Dennis Polling, who is attend
ing the w. Va, University, was
at home for a few days recently.
Mrs. Rachel Corder, of Davis,
accompanied by her little grand
daughter, Marie Polling, are Wis
iting at J. L. Johnson's.
Misses Minnie and Lenna
Phillips who are attending the
school here, were at their home,
near Clover, from Thursday UNI
til Sunday.
Mrs. Poole and Mrs. Cinda
Matthew, of Mountain View,
were shopping here on Monday.
Rev. Slaughter preached a
fine sermon at Central last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart John
son, of Kirt spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Myra Elliott and
family.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
a. Thanksgiving.

a, Thanksgiving.
A. j. Moore, Grafton visited
his sister, Mrs. L. D. Kittle re-
Gently.
, Willie Hollen, Of Queens, Up
shur county was the guest of j
w. Rinehart, Saturday and Sun
day.
James Marteney, Of Hall was
business visitor in Belington,
one day last week.
Miss Ina Knapp visited her
parents in Elkins a few days
last week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
Laughter Aids Digestion.

Laughter is one of the most health
full exertions; it is of great help to
digestion. A still more effectual
help is dose of Chamberlain's Tab
let's. If you should be troubled with
indigestion give them trial. They
only cost a quarter For sale by
GRANT GRAHAM.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
Bear This In Mind.

Il consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy by far the best medicine in
me market for colds and Group" says
Mrs. Albert Blosser, Lima, Ohio.
Many others are Of the same opinion.
Tor sale by GRANT GRAHAM.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-02
BELINGTON ROUTE 4.

We are having some winter
days at present.
The health of this commune
ty is not very good at this writ
ing.
Singing was largely attended
at Laurel Hill Sunday night.
Misses Sylvia Jones and Ruth
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21

4 decree etIecung relessea Uy oa= sets and otherwise, on an amount az gregating In value more than $100,0of of the liabilities of the defunct Ba II If Rogers was entered of record i2 chancery court here by Chancellor r H. Humphreys, attorneys for all par ties interested in the case assentine to the concessions asked in exchange for the releases. The decree was hied n chancery court on september 1t with the understanding that eXcep tions, if any, should be filed No eX captions were filed and practically al parties interested were represented n court when the decree was made q part Of the record in the case.
 Attorney j. R Duty of Rogers re ported that satisfactory progress had been made 4or other releases and that witnln the next 30 days. | is believed the liabilities of ti q institution will be reduced to an aggregate of less than $100.000. under which circums stances the depositors and other credi tors will agree to wind up the affairs of the bank with remaining assets.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
ALLIED FORCES CROSS
 BULGARIAN FRONTIER
NEWS OF INVADERS IS TOLD IN DISPATCHES RECEIVED FROM
 SACONIKI.

London. The allied army of the Near East has crossed the Bulgarian frontier and is now besieging the Bull garian stronghold of Strumitsa. and the fall of position $ said to be immi, nent. The frontier was crossed just north of the Greek boundary by an invading army composed of British. French and Serbian troops.
 The news of the invasion is told in dispatches received from Saloniki via Athens, by Reuters Telegram Com pany. The message says that the al lied forces from Saloniki have begun operations against the new enemy of the entente with uneXp cted zeal.
 A French expedition. moving from Salomki into Macedonia, has also met the enemy. The advancing army is said to have been attacked near a rail. way bridge at Hudovo Vilandovo, in Macedonia. The attacking party is said to be composed of 40,0V0 troops. The numbers of the French army is not known. Results of the struggle also have not been learned.
 The report of the battle in Mace donia followed shortly after the an- nouncement of a declaration of war on Bulgaria by the French council of ministers. The council met in spe- cial session and followed the course of England in formally announcing state of war between France and Bull garia.
 The struggle between the Serbs and the Austro-Germans continues, as does the advance of the enemy. Stubborn resistance continues to be the part of the Serbs but the retirement con- tinues. The SerbIans are being helped by the weather which is cold and win ter-like. The rains have set in and are impeding the movement of troops and guns, which, at the best, must be slow over what answer for roads in tho Balkan states.
 The Germans, however. claim to have taken the heights south of Bel grade. while along the Danube the army of General von Gallwitz is push ing the Serbians back
 The Bulgarians also lay claim to a rapid advance into Macedonia, al- though the French are already re- ported to be in eonClct with them at Gievgeli, while both the French and British continue to land troops at Sa- lOniki.
 Neither russian nor Italian ad- VanceS has vet dPVelOnqd buf fho Italians have begun more vigorous offensive along their frontier and have completed progress in an important advanced point of the fortified Rva group on Lake Garda This will be of indirect aid to Serbia, preventing as it does the movement of any more Austrian troops from that frontier.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
TREASURER'S BOOKS ARE FOUND CORRECT
MIR. BRuGMAN MAKES REPORT TO GOVERNOR HAYS OF HIS
 FINDINGS.
THIRD AUDIT THIS YEAR
Claims the Balance Found in Treas ury Are Practically the Same as Those Contained in Guar.
 terIy Report.
Little Rock

LllIle All records and books in the office of State Treasurer R. G. McDanlels were in good condition and all ae- counts correct in detail, according to report on the office filed with GOV ernor Hays by Dickson Brugman, who was appointed to make the annual audit. The audit was the third to be made since February. The office was checked by the legislative committee to audit the treasurer S books and by the special legislative investigating committee and Mr Brugman. The bal ances found in the treasury are prac- tically the same as those contained in the quarterly report of the treasurer, issued two weeks ago, as few of the funds have been materially drawn upon.
 The recapitulation of the report fol- lows:
 Currency, $73,634.1S; auditors war rants, S104, ,76306, in state deposi- tories, $S0,000; county scrip, $15399; three per cent funding bonds, $1,250,- 900; funding bond coupons, s525.210; J. S Alphin's note, 5000; interest on ncte, 6,120 Total, $2,052,3S1.23.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
U. $. ID RESUME
 MEXICO RELATIONS
WITH THIS DECISION PAN-AMERI- CAN CONFERENCE ON MEXICAN
 AFFAIRS ADJOURNED.
SAYS CONDITIONS IMPROVED
Claims Thousands of Villa Troops Have Taken Advantage of the Of fer of Amnesty and Have Laid
 Down Their Arms.

Washington. = Diplomatic relations co will be renewed after lapse of two years and eight months by the formal recognition of Venustiano Car ranza, as the chief executive of the de facto government of Mexico.
 Secretary Lansing and the ambas- sadors from Brazil, Chile and Argen- tina and the ministers from Bolivia. Uuruguay and Guatemala, constituting the Pan-Ameriean conference, decided upon the form of recognition, and fixed the time for the act Afterward See retary Lansing made this announce ment:
 The conferees, unaer instruction from their governments, will recog- nize the de facto government of Mex ico, of which General Garranza is the chief executive"
 Each government will address to General Carranza letter or note of recognition. to be delivered to Eliseo arredondo, personal representative of btHei al tdfIdHLd Here. NIT. AfTeuO0- do, who is a first cousin of MT Car ranza will leave to convey the letters
 With the decision, the Pan-Ameri- can conference on Mexican affairs ad- journed.
 Since recognition was agreed upon week ago, official reports show material improvement in Mexico; that railroads and telegraph lines are being rapidly repaired. Thousands of Vil- la troops have taken advantage of the offer of amnesty and have laid down their arms
 Carranza has given assurances that foreigners lives and property will be protected; that claims will be paid that amnesty will be given to political enemies who swear allegiance to the new government, and that there will be no prosecutions of the clergy.
 MT. Arredondo will be either minis ter Of foreign relatl) l)ns or the new Mexican ambassador to the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21

A new chemical, made from pine oil and other products, which has just been compounded by the United States Health Service, is more valuable than carDolic acid and costs less than one tenth as much, according to bulletin received by Dr. c. W. Garrison, state health officer at his office in the capi- tol. According to the bulletin the new product has four times the strength of carbolic acid. will not soil fabrics or corrode metal. The formu- la will be sent to all druggists and drug manufacturers soon, the bulletin said, and the product probably will be on sale within few weeks. The high price of earbolic aeld, caused by the demand created by the European war, was responsible for the government chemists inventing the new formula, the bulletin says.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21

The joint rates contained in the old court tariff of 1907, which Federal Judge Trieber recently ordered put into effect on the Frisco Railroad, will become effective November 1, it de- veloped. when the Arkansas Railroad Commission rescinded an order is- sued requiring the rates to be put in- to effect Monday of this week, and set the case for hearing. Officials of the railroad company complained that the commission was required to give 10 days notice after r.e hearing before putting the new rates into effect. Members of the commission said rates probably will be ordered put into eff feet 10 days after the hearing. The hearing, it is said, will be only for mality.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21

Outstanding state warrants at the close of business October 13 amounted to $111,4S7.53, according to records in the office of State Auditor M. F. Dick inson. he amount is approximately $150,000 less than on the correspond ing date last year. MT Dickinson es- inmates that if the suit to test the governors vetoes, now pending in the Supreme Court, is unsuccessful, there will be enough money in the general revenue fund at this time next year to pay all warrants issued before Jan uary l and that state warrants will never get below par during the year. as the funds coming in after that time will redeem practically all warrants issued.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

A decision on the question whether state property can De condemned for the construction of leyee, desired by the Linwocd and : 3burn Levee Dis trfct against the state. may not be given by the Supreme Court. The case involving the question, set for sub, mission, was settled by agreement more than a week ago, according to information given out by members of the Penitentiary Commission, the de fendants in the suit originally filed in the Lincoln Circuit Court. When Jack Bernhardt. attorney for the district, made motion for submission of the case Chief Justice E. A. McCulloch asked if the case had not been settled out of court.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
COUNTY SEAT Is
 NON BY BIGELOW CLAIMS THAT RECORDS OF PER. RY COUNTY WILL SOON
 BE REMOVED. END OF BITTER STRUGGLE At Election Held More Than Year Ago PerryVlle Defeated 5geow By Large MaIority-Latter
 Town Won By $50.
END OF BITTER STRUGGLE

Bigelow.- The county seat contest in Perry county, which fguratiyely has been hanging in the balance since the coun- ty election commissioners adjourned. was settled when the commission met at Casa and decided in favor of Bige- low The vote, according to the finaI count made by the commissioners, is as follows:
 For removal, 1.264; against removal. 7S7; for Bigelow. lilo; for Perry. S25; total vote cast was 2,O62; pige- lows lead over Perryville, 350.
 This is the secont time that agita- tion has been started for removal of the county seat. In the other cleo ton. more than year ago, PerryYitle defeated Bigelow by a large majority. 1 his has been the most bitter strug- gle of all the contests, but there seems to be a conviction that the contests are over and that pretty soon the rec ords of the county will be moved to the new capital.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21

Joe Hall, sheriff and collector of Poinsett county. is alleged to be $36.- 500 short in his accounts with the va rious drainage districts of that county. according to the report ot the commits sioners of accounts filed in the crimi. nal division c. the Ponsett Circuit Court at Harrisburg This informa= tion was given out in Paragould by prosecuting Attorney NJ. P. Huddle- ston, who returned from Harrisburg. where he has been attending court.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Wire Business Inereases-

New York.-The Western Union the nine months ending September 30, according to its quarterly report is- sued. is double the net income for the same period in 1914 Ihe total reve- nues for the nine months ending Sep tember 30 were S37,653,422, as com pared with 5,4S6,oo9 for the same period in 1914.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Plans For Rural Credits

Washington.-Plans for rural cred it's legation which the administration is expected to include in it's program be discussed at a meeting here No vember of the joint committee named by the Senate and house.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Now a Submarine Reaoer.

San Francisco.=Th kelp crop of the Pacific ocean is to be harvested by a powder company to obtain chlo. ride of potash, an ingredient used in making ammunition for the warning nations of Europe. Contracts for a submarine reaper have been awarded to be completed within fl days
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Guatemala Aqain Shaken,

New Orleans.-Revolutlon has brok- en out in Guatemala and fighting is in progress in the s-ates of San Mar cos, Huehuetenango and Peten, ac- eording to advices received here by the junta of The Revolution Com mittee"
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Reports Quiet in Haiti.

Washington. - Rear Admiral Caper- ton, commanding the American eXpe- ditionary forces in Haiti cabled the Navy Department that detachment sent into the interior to ascertain the conditions in the vicinity of Port Au Prince had found all quiet there
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Bakery Trust lJD.

Jefferson City, Mo.-The custer suit under the ,>nti-trust law against the American Bakery Company of St. Louis was dismissed by the Missouri Supreme Court when the state attor- ney general admitted that prosecu- tion was barred by the statute of limi- tations.
The Monticellonian., 1915-10-21
Exchanae Seat at szo. .nnn.

New York.-Seventy thousand dol lars, the highest price of the year, was paid for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. The previous high price was $6S,500 During the period of suspension lao year seats sold down to $32,500.