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Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
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Misses EdifhsHart and Helen EgSles-. ton were guests ut Charles Whitbeck's, over saturday snd also took in the nloy ies.
 Miss Emily Tailenlay has beena s. guest of her fatlps-s this past week.
 Miss Annah Montague, of Lakeviile. spent the week .endewith Ruth BarnarSi.
 George Barton ssd Salauel Whitbecka of Salisbury, attAnded the pictures, Saturday evening.
 Miss Eva Curtis has been sewing ina Shetiic3 the past week hat was home, fop over sunday.
 Mrs. Edward Smiti, ef Salisbury. was in t0wp over SUaday.
 Na'e arp glad to welcome Mir and Mrs. a. Walter Kingsley to onr village. They are living in Mir. Beal's hoRse.
 Mn H&tmaker ot thos Salisbury 2 market, comes to towN, nuE delivering meat. with his meat cuto.
 Charles Coons is to be the new farmer at Mrs. Havilands bes,inniug April 1.
 ME,. Beat. of PlesasntviMe. N. r., waNs' ju uown on business. this week.
 Ths~Uh ,ltlFen of the,sehOol bad their pictulas lalssn again duriuG the week bN. an out of town photographers
 Mrs. Wallace WriRht,has heen on the sick liJ5 but is now improving.
 Danieb Cpltis has tho oontnSct to put mp a tine courage for Caav, of Hartford, at Twin, Lakes on the Iropersy owned by, Mrs Wheeler for yesrs, om mthe north shore
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
TWO PASSENGER SHIPS
 SUNK; 138 LIVES LOST
Liners Falaba and AguiIa De-
 StrOyed by Submarine.

No fewer than 13S lives were lost by the sinking of German submarines of the African liner Falaba, British boat, and the British steamer Aguila, bound from Liverpool for Lisbon. The esti mate issued by the English admiralty places the total number of lost at IA.
 The Falaba which was tOrpedoed ill St Georges channel, carried crew of ninety-six and 15O passengers. and of this total only 13O were rescued. ac- cording to an official list issued by the ships owners, the Elder Dempter Steamship company.
 The Aguila had crew of forty-two and three passengers, and of these twenty-three of the crew and all the passengers were lost.
 In both cases on sighting the sub marine the captain tried to escape by putting on all speed possible, but the underwater craft overlook the steam CTS, showing that Germany now has some of her most modern submarines engaged ill the blockade operations
 
 against England.
 Another Dutch steamer. the Amstel. of 495 tons, has been blown up by a mine off Flamborough head, but her crew was rescued.
 The Falaba left Liverpool for the west coast of Africa. Her officers state that when the German submarine over ] hauled the liner it whistled thrice as 9 signal for the steamer to prepare her Iifeboats. but that before this could be done a torpedo struck the ship near the engine room.
 Three of the Falaba's lifebOats were swamped. Many of the persons aboard the vessel were thrown into the sea, where they struggled, while the sub marine circled about, offering, accord ing to stories told by those rescued, nc assistance. A fishing boat appeared on the scene and saved 140 of the passen gers and crew.
 Captain Davis of the liner was pick ed up dead Eight other bodies were recovered The survivors were landed at Milford Haven.
 9 Survivors relate that the liner was seventy miles to the southwest of Mil ford Haven when the submarine ap peared. She called to the captain O the FalaDa to heave to, but he ignored the order and promptly started at ful speed ahead. The liner was a fas
 craft, and for half an hour the chas, was kept up before the submarine over
 hauled her and compelled her to stop.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Old English Fines.

In the past if one Englishman called another liar there was something tO pay. The seventeenth century mayor. sheriff and city grandees generally were keen on this point of etiquette. The direct accusation cost Ills. 6d CS2. .76): the subtle hint 6s. Sd. SLIGO. And there was a reduction on repeti tions.
 Swearing. too, was promptly. sup pressed. Tn 1850 a law was passed laying down the penalty for a first offense. The fines were graduated. That for a lord was 30 shillings tS7.20). for an esquire 10 shillings t$2.40l, while all inferior persons" could have q few words" for 3s. 4d. (S0 centsl.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
BURGLARS KILL POLICE CHIEF
He With Detective Shot Dead Entering
 House at Elmira, N. Y.

HOuSe aI Gtn1iTd, N' Ts
 Chief of Police John Finnell and De tective Charles Gradwell of Elmira N. ", were shot dead as they entered q house to capture Edward Wester- welt and John Cramer, two supposed burglars.
 Westervelt broke leg in getting out or the window. He was captured while seeking hiding place near by and was shen in the act of throwing away two empty shells from his gun. He de- ciares that Cramer did the shooting. He later asserted that he lied, and thr name of his companion. who is at large is Jack Penny of Paterson, N. J. It is believed Westervelt did the shooting Company l., national guard, and several thousand citizens joined in the search with the police for the fugitives. Both officers were shot in the head. Wester 1t has confessed that he and Cramer committed series of burglaries in FL mira and Binghamten the past two weeks, shipping part of the plunder to New York.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
CORNWALL

On Eaetsar sunday tlseno wll be a ssecial offsufEg for thss benoat of the War; Children s Relief Ennd,. On Sun day lassi Rev. MT. .NsRles. fIsem New Haven.. pueac5hed for MT. Starr, who had beoD laid up foz ns wees with Il severe caltG The chein sang a "Ho- saRna' zppnOpriate fora Balm Sunday. It wns Jhe tirss day in tho month that WAS nioderateay still.
 Those who notice can, soe' that the grass is Greening istls' and ss soon us this,rainless month iss followed by a fnir sliowar tae greenaless. will be very apH8rnntE.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Recreation and Mental Disease.

The problem of fatigue and its refa' tion to efficiency is DecOming more and more appreciated in our industrial in
 stitutionS. SD much so. indeed. that we may truthfuIly say that. in the United States at least. the art Ot work, is being mustered to a degree little short of perfection Not so much can be said with reference to our mastery. of the art of play Let us not torgel that the art of play presents an i'm portant problem which requires ser1- ous effort for it's solution. Relaxation from the stress and tension of mod
 ern American city life means much for our future physical, mental and morat health and efficiency. This is d tired nation. perhaps the most tired nation on earth New York Medical Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
British Life Guards.

Englands famous life guards were organized just after the restoration. They were recruited from the old cava Hers who fought for Prince Charles Stuart, and in 1861 they were formed into three troops. then known as the Kings Own. the Duke of Yorks anu the Duke of Albemarles. At that time it was always demanded that one troop of the house of Stuart-London Tit Bits
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Horse Sense.

The phrase morse sense" was dis. cussed in class. and the teacher told one of the boys to write sentence containing that phrase. The boy la bored for ten minutes and produced this. My father didn't lock the barn senSe."
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
The Rnnlir,ic rrama.

The Ghost--I could u tale unfold to you whose slightest word would make each particular hair stand on end. Hamlrt-USclcss llhor, old chap; my hairs u"'grally poml' d"W,--Philadel- phia I.edgCr.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
ASK HARVESTER DISSOLUTION
Government Holds That Corporation
 Violates Trust Laws.

Violates Trust Laws.
 In a brief filed in the United States supreme court at Washington by At torney General Gregory on behalf of the government the department of jus tice asks the court 10 order the dissO- IutiOn of the International Harvester company as aE illegal combination and monopoly in restraint of trade in viola tion of the Sherman antitrust law.
 The brief prays that the decision of the United States district court of Min nesota. which held the Information al Harvester company to be an file gal combination in violation of the Sherman law, be affirmed. Oral argu-' ments will be heard by the court in the case on April next.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Peter tha Great.

What Alfred the Great is to early Britain that Peter the Great. in his crude way, is to Russia. If ever a race Ot people found adequate expres- sion in one person that race was the Slavic race in their great czar.-Cen- Jury Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
Hardy Ants.

Ants can stand extremes of heat or cold Forty-elght hours exposure to frost will uOt Kilt them. and one sort Aas been observed to build its nest in the chinks in d DIackSmith's forge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01
One May to Use a PouItiee.

Did that onion pUuItice 1 sent you do you any good?"
 Did me a heap Ot good"
 "These external applications are of ten etficacious."
 Il applied it internally. The onions smelled so good that ate it-"-kansas City Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-04-01

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing. Burns.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

Every town has it's advant-
ages and should make the most
of them. Every town is pecu-
liarly fitted for some one enter
prise more than another, and as
soon as it is ascertained what
would be most conducive to the
growth and prosperity of the
place the citizens should take
hold of the matter and push it
for all there is in it. One man
cannot make town. The news
paper cannot make do it. But
one man or a newspaper with
the help Of the wide-awake men
of the place all pulling together
can make a wide difference in a
place. Every man who succeeds
in a town is a help to it. The
Move money he makes if he
spend it, the better for the com
mnnity. The larger business he
builds up, the more he ADVERT
ses. the more attention is called
TO the town. A man cannot
build I'D an honorable business
in a town. A town cannot build
IN without helninc the country.
Tho interest Of one IS the inter
est Of al. The rivalry that
som atirnee EXISTS between towns
in tho same county is short-sieht
roliov.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
REFORMERS AND POLICE

According to Robert E. Grow,
former states attorney for Ill
inois and recently appointed at
torney for the police trial board
of Chicago, "So-cafled reform
organizations do more harm
than good. They create suspi-
cion and interfere with the CO.
operation which should exist be-
tween police and public" In
other words, a community pays
taxes to maintain a police force.
This organization does it's work
effectively and quietly. 1t does
not aim to be spectacular or to
play to the grand stand. Then
along comes a reformer, and
exposes" something beneath
the nose of the police. He in
dulges in hyperbole for the bene-
fit of the newspaper. Condi-
tions are Shocking" "Vice is
rampant" Morals have gone
to the eternal bow-wows. He
parades his discoveries before
the eyes of the public. He gloats
over the naughtiness he has
found. He revels in it, and is
glad that he, at least, is above
temptation, and can unearth a
cess pool without soiling his
fingers. 1t is an old story to
the police. If vice and crime
did not exist, there would be no
use for the strong arm Of the
law. But where the police might
have death with the situation
nationally, the reformer, nine
times out of ten, merely spills
the beans. The work of the
police is undone. The expose
becomes a nine days wonder,
then is forgotten while the re-
former plans another coup.
meanwhile, however, confd-
encein the police force is lessen
ed. The police, sensing this
lack of confidence, become in
different and don't care. The
reformer has not remedied
things in the least. He has, if
anything, made them worse.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

How many of our readers can
tell US what the stripes on the
barber pole signify? You see
the pole with its stripes and you
know there is a barber shop
back of the pole, but here the
knowledge of the average person
ceases. In the early day bar
bers did the bleeding for the
community and surgeons were
not as plentiful as they are now.
The first thing thought necessa-
ry, way down to the time of
George Washington's death, was
that any patient a few ounces of
blood. Tap him, and take a few
ounces of blood from him, no
matter how weak he might be.
When Washington was at the
last gasp, the fools bled him.
Well, the red ribbon bandages
that BARRIERS bound over the
wounds caused by the bleeding
of people.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

Encourage every home enter
prise. Take an interest in
every industry. invest literally
in the stock of faith and good
will, and distribute it all over
your city, in every factory, every
work shop, every business house.
1t will pay you large dividends,
and will cost very little. 1t can
never depreciate in value. 1t
will always be above par. Buy
home made goods. Ask your
merchants for them. Wear
home made garments. eat home
made articles of food, sleep on
home made beds, read home
made newspapers. In this way
the monev you spend is only
loaned. 1t will come back to
you again with interest. Praise
UP your city-don't run it down.
Stand by your merchants and
manufacturers they ar the
bone and sinew of your munich
pal structure. Stand by your
churches and your schools
they are the hopes of your flu
ture. Stand by your press-it
is the tireless sentinel that
guards your interests.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
BACK TO THE LAND

The Chicago City Gardens
Association has found a practi-
cal help for the "back-to-the-
land" movement through the cul-
tivation Of vacant spaces within
the city limits by the poor and
unemployed. Each year the as
ociation apportions 400 eight
acres farms to as many families
who stand in need Of moral or
financial assistance. A large
number of these amateur farm
ers become attracted to the
work, learn the financial return
to be obtained from right meth
DDS, get some idea of scientific
agriculture, and each year a
large number of graduates"
leave the "baby farms" to en-
gage in the regular work Of
truck farming or farming on a
larger scale. The work in Chi
cago is under the direction of
Laura Dainty Pelham, president
of the association, who has pre-
vailed upon the owners Of large
tracts of land to donate them
for gardening purposes to the
association. She is working up
on the principle that the raw
Italian or Slav immigrant will
not go to the country direct
from Castle Garden, but that
with little training and en-
couragement, he will see the
greater profits possible for him
through farming and eventual
ly will leave the city and go
back to the land.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
COUNTY DIRECTORY

Judge of the Circuit Court, W. B.
Kittle.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, W. d.
Corder.
Prosecuting Attorney, A. G. Jenkins.
Sheriff, A. F. Bennett.
Jailer, Ed. England.
Terms of Court-The first Tuesday
in January; the second Tuesday in
April; and the fourth Tuesday in Sep
TENDER.
Members of the County Court
William Scrimgeour, P. A. Switzer,
and E. A. Waugh.
Clerk of the County Courts. F..
Hoffman.
County Surveyor, Ellsworth Wilson.
County Superintendent of Schools,
E. A. Hunt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
ASBURY-LONG

Last Saturday afternoon Mr.. Dor
sey Frost Asbury and Miss Mary
Gooch Long were quietly married at
the brides home an Dayton Boule-
ward by the Rev. A. M. Crabtree.
The groom is of prominent North
Carolina family, and is employed by
the U. S. Ordnance Co., as their for
eign representative, and makes his
headquarters in Washington and Lon
don.
Mr.. Asbury is the inventor of an
attachment for increasing the fire of
rapid guns used by the government,
and has already received from the
British government a large sum of
money as first payment for this won
derful invention. He was formerly
employed in the U. S. Navy Depart
ment.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
G. H. Long and sister to Mr.. William
S. Long. She is direct descendant
of one of the Royal Governors of
Colonel Virginia.
This happy couple started on the
9:15 train Saturday evening on their
honeymoon" trip for the Great
Lakes, out to the Thousand Isles,
points in Canada, back to some of the
principal cities of the east, and will
be at home to their many friends
here and elsewhere.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
Zirkle- Garfield

Mr.. Lorenza D. Zirkle and Miss
Cressie M. Garfield, were married at
the NJ. E, parsonage by Rev. Crab
tree, Tuesday morning at 1880.
Mr.. Zirkle is one of Valleys best
citizens, and well known in this COM
munity. The bride school teach
er and well liked by her acquaint-
ances.
They went Immediately after the
ceremony to their home where a
sumptuous dinner was spread before
them and their guests.
The Progressive, together with their
many friends, wish them a long and
happy married life together.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
is IMPROVING

Marion Layman, who was struck on
the head with gun in the hands of
W. ?. Zirkle, about a month ago, is
and will recover. Mr.. Lay.
man is about seventy years old and
his recovery was considered doubtful
for some days.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
CONVENTION

The Valley District Sunday School
Convention held at Concord, last Sat
urday was a decided success. A
large crowd was present, and many
able speakers were at their post and
something new and encouraging.
Many of the Valley District folks
are contemplating on going to the
Big Rally to be held at Philippi, Fri
day, Aug. 9Th.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY

The Big Rally scheduled for
Friday at Phi1ippi is being look
ed forward to as a great event
in the Sunday School work of
the county. Every Sunday
School scholar should attend,
and take a part in the parade.
Make this a record-breaking day
for number.
The Sunday School is the
greatest auxiliary of the Chris
tian Churches. A place where
the young are brought up with
a knowledge of the divine.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

Mr.. Willie Proudfoot and Miss
Sadie Mayo were merried Wednes-
day at 1890 at the home of the
bride on Dayton Boulevard, Rev. A.
M. Crabtree officiating. Mr.. Proud
foot is thrifty young man and will
make a good provider. The bride is
daughter of of the late j. G. Mayo;
she has resided in Belington for the
part three years and has acquired
a number of acquaintance, all who
wish them a prosperous and happy
life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
NEXT SUNDAY

Miss Sadie Rexroad has lived
among the wild people of Africa for
five years. She will tell about some
of her experiences at the Methodist
Episcopal Church next Sunday Aug.
9Th, 10:45 A. M. and 500 P. M. She
comes highly recommended by DR..
Carl G. Doney former President of
the w. Va. Wesleyan College.
These lectures are free. Come and
hear her.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN RARR0ITR C0TINTY
German Alliance Insurance Company,
A Corporation. Plaintiff

OeI mdn Aildnce insurance company.
A Corporation, Plaintiff
vs.-In Chancery
w. H. Price, ct al, Defendants (and
three other cases heard Herewith. J
Pursuant to decree of sale entered
by the Circuit Court of Randolph
County, West Virginia, on May II,
1915, in the above entitled causes the
undersigned Special Commissioners
will, on the 9th day of August, 1915,
between the hours of 2 and o'clock
r. M, offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder at the front door OF
the First National Bank, in the City
OF Beiington, in Barbour County, West
Virginia, the following described
property:
"a Is acres of land and lots Nos. 6,
z, 8, 8 and 10, in Blocks, in the w. HI.
Price Addition to the City Of Being
ton, being the same Is acres and part
of the same lots heretofore conveyed
by w. H. Price and wife to j. Walter
Criss, Trustee, by deed dated the 9th
day Of February, 1911, which is duly
recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Court of. Barbour County,
and to which reference is made for a
further description of said 15 acres
of land.
~ Lots Nos. IA, Is and 16, in
Block /, in the Elliott Addition to the
City Of Belington.
(3) Lots Nos. 1, 2, 3, A, 5, and 6, in
Block 10, in the Elliott Addition to
the City Of Belington.
(4) And lot No. 10, Block No. 9, in
the Elliott Addition to the City of
Belington.
These lots are all vacant lots so far
as the Special Commissioners know,
but are very well located and would
make splendid lots for dwellings,, or
several of them purchased together,
where they are lying together, would
make splendid location for resi-
dences with room for gardens and
lawns.
The is acres of land is well locat-
ed and suitable for a suburban small
farm property.
Terms of Sale: One-half of the pur-
chase price cash in hand on day of
sale, and the residue payable in six
months from the date of sale,
purchaser or Pure hasers
to execute interest bearing note
or notes with good personal Sc
curity and the title to the property
will be retained until all of the pur-
chase money is paid.
Given under our hands this 18th
day of July, 1915.
HARRY H. BYRER
A. M. CUNNINGHAM
Special Commissioners.
Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Randolph County, West Virginia:
/, G. N. Wilson, Clerk of the said
Court, do hereby certify that Harry
H. Byrer and A. M. Cunningham, Spe-
cial Commissioners, have executed
bond with good security in the penal
ty prescribed by the decree in the
above entitled causes and conditioned
to law.
Given under my hand this 26 day of
July, 1915.
G. N. WILSON, Clerk.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05

No, the deadest man on earth
is not numbered in Father
Times harvest. You cannot find
his tombstone in the cemetery.
neither does a messy mound
mark his lowly bed. His last
resting place was on a cracker
box in the grocery store and
there he will remain dead to
everything good. dead to all ac-
tivity, dead to friendship and
dead to his home ties until Cab
riel shall awaken him to more
active life in a future world.
Boys, don't get stagnant like
any other cabbage head. Be
something. Make every minute
count. Why, | would much rath-
er be a first-class corpse, with
my body nurturing the green
grass above me and taking no
chances Of developing into the
liveliest kind of an angel "over
there" than to exist in such a
mental fog of stupidity, as if the
undertaken had judged | was not
even worthy of a coffin.