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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25
PINE RIDGE.

Pine Ridge, Feb. 24.-Mr. and Mrs.
F. G. Stalnaker were visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Jesse Booth Saturday
and Sunday.
Bliss, Holsberry of Philippi is work.
ing on his farm this week.
Claude Bennett of Clarksburg was
visiting Henry Lantz Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs P. P. Lake were Wis
iti-'s Jesse Eooth's Sunday
$50 -. .-ps' 10y =, at
~e44sl singing At Corey SUNDAY.
Miss Madge Polling spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home.
Mrs. Edith Lantz has been quite
~ lor the past week.
Singing at Jerusalem next Sun
day at ESQ y. IN.
Miss Elva Bennett who has been
visiting her grandfather, Mr.. Henry
Lantz for more than two weeks re-
turned to her home in Clarksburg
Sunday.
Charles Posten was al Philippi 81
business Saturday.
One of the Sunday School teachers
of Eureka, Mr.. David Lantz, sur
prised the Sunday scholars when he
gave. each of them a nice treat last
Sunday.
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HUFFMAN.

!, Huffman, Feb. 23-The beautiful
weather during the past week has
brought forth the farmers, and they
are busy preparing for a bounteous
harvest. ~
T. w. Goodwin and wife returned
Thursday from weeks visit at Elk
ms.
!, Lee Cross and Dove Delauder were
joined in the holy bonds of matrimony
last Saturday night. Rev. Jacob Val
entine was the officiating minister.
On his way home the Rev. got lost
and had to call upon Williamson De-
lauder for help.
Four new members were taken in
the X. S. P. Saturday night. We have
sixty members and are still growing.
Mrs. and Mr.. G. B. Trimble, Miss
Nettie England and Mrs. Vada and
Camden Coontz were the guests of
T. w. Goodwin and wife Saturday
afternoon.
The protracted meeting is in pro-
gress at Lambert Chapel, large
crowds attend and the best of order
prevails.
Philip England of Keyser was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Coontz
over Sunday.
Raymon Moore and Lee England
were visiting at T. w. Godwin's Sat
urday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Keller were
the guests of Mr.. w. G. Godwin's
Saturday night.
Earl Right and Chesley England
of Wolf Run were at George Cooiitz's
Saturday night.
/ Lafayette Right and wife, Of Wolf
Run, were visiting in this community
Sunday. As M
We are glad to hear that the a.
mendments to the Prohibition law
are more drastic than before. We
don't need liquor in West Virginia,
so let's all pull together to enforce
the laws.-T. w. G.
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at the home of Ira Harris at Kalama-
zoo, Monday night.
Miss Ola Bennett returned to her
home near Belington last week after
an extended visit with her brother,
Floyd Bennett.
Reed Elliott has been clerking. in
G. M. Elliott's store at Belington for
some time. 60. -.
Clifford Holsberry, of Philippi was
the guest of John D. Holsberry and
family few days ago.
Mrs. Golf and children attended
revival at Lambert Chapel Sunday
and Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Bennett re-
Gently moved to Kalamazoo, where
he is employed in the Elliott store at
that place. He formerly had charge
Of that, store before going to Being
ton and later to Elkins.
Okey Moore's daughter, Miss Ethel
has been suHerlng Tor some eliiie
from tunor on her foot. She has
been taking treatment of DR.. Hoff, of
Philippi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Harris expect
to move this week into the house
near Keller Hill, owned by the for
mer's father, Nelson Harris.
Mrs. Ida Polling went to Belington
few days ago to visit her children
at that place. M
Rev. Golf has re-organized the Sun
day School at Central Chapel, and it
is hoped that a great interest will be
taken in it by the people of the COM
munity. It will now be held on Sum
day morning at ten thirty. The pas
tor also expects to organize q League
and Woman's Missionary Society
soon.
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BILLS IN TROUBLE.


V, At the request of many subscribers
we republish the following poem
which appeared originally in the
Denver News.
I've got letter, parson, from my
son away out West,
An my OF heart is heavy as an anvil
in, my breast. lasa f gs
To think the boy whose future / had
once so proudly planned
Should wander from the path of
right an come to SIGH an end.
/ told him when he left us, only
three short years ago,
He'd find himself ploughin' in a
mighty crooked row
He'd miss his fathers counsel, and
his mothers prayers, too,
But he said the farm was hateful, an
he guessed he'd have to go.
know thar's big temptation for a
youngster in the West,
But | believed our Billy had the cour-
age to resist;
An when he left | warned him o. the
ever-waitin' snares,
That lie like hidden sarpents in life's
pathway everywheres.
But Bill he promised faithful to be
keerful, an allowed
He'd build reputation that'd make
US mighty proud;
But it seems as if my counsel sort O
faded from his mind,
And now the boys in trouble of the
very wustest kind. -
His letters come SO seldom that |
somehow sort O. know'd
That Billy was trampin' on a
I mighty rocky road,
But never once imagined he would
bow my head in shame
An in the dust'd waller his old dad
dy's honored name.
He writes from out in Denver, an
1.-The story's mighty short. +
Ijust can't tell his mother, it'd break
her poor Of heart; 8
An, 50 1 reckoned, parson, you might
break the news to her 4
Bills in the legislature; but he does
MT say what fur.
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MEADOWvILLE.

Meadowville, Feb. 23.-Estes Moore
was visiting in Randolph county a
few days ago.
Squire Melvin Polling of near Tacy,
was here last week, attending to
legal business for c. M. Elliott.
Wilson Flick left last week, after
spending some time the guest of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Sallie Smith.
A teachers institute was held at
the Sandridge school house last Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mr.. Gall, travelling salesman for
Kane & Keyser Hdwe. Co., Being
ton, was seeing the merchants here
on Monday.
Rev. Chas Nestor has been con
l.setirg q revival meeting at White
yais fof tic Iasf week.
The small child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. S. Barrett has been quite sick for
few days.
Jay Polling, who is teaching near
Porterwood, spent the week ena at
his home in Kirt.
Rev. Golf is holding meeting at
Lambert Chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strother Harris were
sitting the latter's parents, Mr.. and
sfrs. Ham Strawderman at Philippi
or Sunday.
Arley Vannoy was pleasant caller
at G. M. Elliott's last Sunday.
Hoy Harsh and family were guests
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BELINGTON ROUTE 4. :.

Belington, Feb. 23.-Miss Hattie
Powers, of Elkins was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lera Polling on String
town Sunday. and Monday of this
week.
j. M. McCloud was a business vis-
5itor atsWeayer last Saturday.
M. M. Scott of Mabie was the guest
of his father-in-law, J. A. Ryan Sun
day.
Walton Shurtleff was the guest of
his uncle, C. W. Hillyard Sunday
evening. ~
Holly. Dottie and Ralph Ryan at
tended meeting at Weaver last Fri
day night.
William Hillyard attended the pie
supper at Beaver Creek Saturday
night.
Martin McCloud was in town Mon
day on business.
Some of the people from String
town came up and helped US along in
our Sunday School work Sunday.
We would be glad to have them come
every Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin McCloud and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hillyard were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Booth
at Stringtown,, Sunday evening.
Austin McCloud is over near Harp
ertown this week pruning trees for
Mr.. HINES.
Dane Martin of Weaver was cali
ing on friends near Laurel Hill Fri
day night of last week.
Misses Holly and Dottie Ryan at
tended the pie supper at Beaver
Creek Saturday night.
R.. M. Ryan attended meeting at
Lambert Chapel Saturday and Sun
day nights.
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ODD BITS OF NEWS.

Il Philadelphia, Pa.-B. F. Magnin.
Ninth street and Ridge Ave-, heard
a noise in his back yard. He investi-
gated and found his pet cat in a
fight with a two pound swapping
turtle. The cat was uninjured.
Allentown, Pa.-Because work was
slack, Francis D. Baer, grave digger,
committed suicide by inhaling gas.
Los Angeles, Calif.-A. complete
skeleton of cave bear that is said
to be 100000 years old was found
recently in an excavation near here.
New York.---On board the yacht
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Van
derbilt, who with their two sons, Al
fred and George are on an eight
weeks cruise to California, by way
of the Panama Canal, is COW to
furnish fresh milk for the party and
especially for the two youngsters of
the family.
GRANVILLE, Ill.-A moral wave has
SLTUCk mere anu dS result the girls
in the high school basketball team nc
longer wear boomers, but "make the
baskets in full skirts. The school
board notified the girls they could
not use the name of the school in
their games SO long as they wore
boomers.
4ato. -, The first girl
to arrive in family for four genera
tions or about 120 years was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cunningham.
In each generation for the past cen
fury sons have been born into the
family and carried the name of Gun
bingham into many states, and the
birth of the first girl is an event of
no small importance.
Reading, Pa.-F P. Reiter has just
rounded out 25 years as justice of
the peace in West Rockhill township,
during that time he has issued four
warrants but has never sent a case,
either civil or criminal, to court.
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MONTRosE ROUTE 1.

Montrose, Feb. 23.-Last week
was certainly fine weather for the
farmer. The weather must have
gone back on the grounding.
B. C. Biller was at L. J.. Booths
Saturday on business. 8
Wade Bannett was at his father
Saturday.
Roy Sherman and family of Beling
ton were visiting Mrs. Sherman's
parents again the latter part of last
week. M
Mrs. P. c., Bennett was shopping
at Booths Mill Saturday morning.
Mrs. R. M. Ryan is quite i'll at the
home Of her father.
P. c. Harris was at Kirt Saturday
evening.
Mrs. w. L. England was calling on
her brother, A. j. Harris Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Esther Bennett who has been
at Elkins last fall was calling on her
brother E. B. Bennett Sunday.
Mrs. Bob Smith of Elkins was Wis
iting at L. S. Marteney's Saturday
night and Sunday.
Owen Marteney was calling on
friends in this vicinity Sunday.
P. G. Harris was seeing the sick
at. G. S. Hymes' Sunday. 8
Mrs. ]. w. Harris has been indis-
posed for few days with sore throat
Lee Biller attended the revival at
Lambert Chapel Saturday night.
Mrs. P. C. Bennett and daughter,
Mrs. Roy Sherman were calling at
N. W. Hymes' Sunday evening.
b. F.. Bennett was calling on his
son, E. B. Bennett Sunday evening.
Mrs. P. C. Bennett accompanied her
daughter, Mrs. Roy Sherman home
Monday and while at Belington will
visit her daughter. Mrs. Ivan Moore.
Misses Lille and Maggie Biller
were calling on Attic Ryan Monday
afternoon.
Gusta Bennett was shopping at
Meadowville Monday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1911
COMMON SENSE.

Lonpfellow could take worthless
piece of paper and write poem on
it and make it worth $65, 000-that's
genius. There are some men who
could write a few words on a piece
of paper and make it worth $8,000,-
900 that's capital. The, United
States can take an ounce and quart
er of gold and. make it worth $40
that's money. A mechanic can take
material worth SIS and make it into
watch springs worth $1,000-that's
skill. There is a man in Chicago
who can take fifty. cent piece of
canvas, paint picture on it, and
make it worth $1,000-that's art. A
Greek can take an article worth 75c
and sell it for .$1-that's business.
A woman could purchase hat for
75c.. but prefers one, worth $27-that's
foolishness. A ditch digger handles
several tons of earth for $3.50 day
that's labor. The author of this
can write a check for $4,000, 0OQ, but
it wouldn't be worth a dime that's
rough. There are people who will
tell you that other papers are as good
as this-that's nerve. Take $1.0o
and get years subscription to the
Belington Progressive-that's COM
mon scense.
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HUNTERS FORK

Hunters Fork, Feb. 24.-We are
having some very nice blowing wealth
er at this writing.
The school is progressing NICELY
at this place, in care of A. G nes.
Cecil Mcdonald who is wol at
Dartmoor is at home visiting bis
uncle today. ~
Monroe Moore has put p up >
fine house this winter.
Z Samuel Price is doing his spring
blowing. tx
The news reached here that Willie
Nc Donald and Virginia Meats of
Junior were married the other even
ing. We hope they will enjoy life.
Porter Bennett got excited the
other day. He saw a mink and thot
it was an elephant.
The class meeting at Hunters
Fork is progressing nicely at this writ
ing.
John Biller, the Superintendent
at j., B. Elliott's is building fence
around his farm.
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BELINGToN ROUTE 2.

Belington, Feb. 23.-J. H. Rowan
of Mabie was in this vicinity last
week selling medicine. While the
health of this community is exceed
ingly good, he reports ne sold to al
most every family. In the future
he will visit this section once a
month and will supply the sick with
"get-well-quick" and "get-back-to
your-york" a.e~ *isssss.*-s
:. Mr., John Keyser was the guest of
Miss Goldie Day last Sunday.
Porter Cade was the guest of his
brother, Clark, of Belington, last
Saturday. 20
Mrs. Minnie Lamb and Mrs. Julia
Young were at Elkins last Thursday,
the guests of Mrs. Grace Miller, of
Belington, who is now taking treat
mental the Davis Memorial Hospital.
Fred eSandridge of Upshur-co., was
in this section last week buying beef
cattle.
John Gibson butchered fine beef
last week. He informs US his bust
ness will be permanently located at
Junior in the near future, and will
supply Junior, Weaver and Dartmoor
with beef "A friend said to John,
people will hardly buy steak unless
the mines run steady" swell, then, !"
said John, Il viii stock up with gro
-ceries and will sell the hungry some
thing else to eat until they have an
appetite for steak
William Snodgrass is i'll at pres
ent, DR.. Trahern of Belington is the
attending PHYSICIAN.
Alfred Bond will soon complete his
contract of getting out dye wood for
Hersel Wilson. Mr.. Bond has made
dollars and dollars of money in this
business.
Miss Oyra. .Thacker was the guest
of friends, in this section Saturday.
Mr.. F. H. White attended protract~
ed meeting at Kynette Saturday
night. 40 Is hela
L Abraham Skidmore hauled home
haystack Monday which he purchased
of Henry Lamb. a - q
Hoy Talbot was calling on friends
at Tigheview few days last week.
Mrs. Ivy Talbot, who was very i'll
some tine ago, was. visiting her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. r, Polling of jun
Z Tor Saturday and Sunday.
q Anlarge crown of people from this
neighborboods have been attending
the revival + at Concord which has
been going on for the past three
weeks. Much good has been accom1
plishedw. An old brother said, .the
bad are now good, and the good are
better" ,.ses "
Benton. Talbot, who is teaching
the Rowan School near Mabie was
at home over Sunday.
ANDY Cade was the guest of his
brother Raymond several days last
week. 1e1, IS.
Archibald Carpenter was at Junior.
on business Wednesday.
| i, Roacoe. .Tallman is hauling lumber.
for Absalom Yeager.
H. D. Elbon has not been grinding
out much lumber recently, owing to
the bad weather, bue he expects to
be ready to start his mill soon pro-
vided. the weather remains favorable.
Enoch Ware was at Belipgton one
| day last week on business.
! Benjamin Browning was the guest
of Camden Carpenter Sunday after
noon.
"A. j.. Coontz made his regular
rounds last week at Junior, Foy's Saw
Mill, Bonds Dye Wood job and
Booths Clearing. He reports bust
ness picking up.
], Some of the farmers in this section
are going to crop extensively this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Coontz were
the guests of Mr.; and Mrs. Doc Nc
Cauley last Sunday.
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NOT A "RAzOR-BACK."

q If the northern and western farm
ers, believe that the "razorback" hog
represents the south, the will be en-
titled to one more guess after read
ing the following from the News Of
Leighton, Alabama:
"Mr. G. o. Bowling, of Brick,
claimes the banner of porkers. Mr.
Bowling killed one a few days age
that pulled the scales to $50 pounds
This is the largest hog that has been
reported to US. The Duroc Jersey
Swine is the breed of the above hog
killed"
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SUGAR CREEK.

The order of the day is blowing,
hauling lumber, and going to church
at night. a Ass
Clyde Ramsey was at hopo over
Sunday, and left for his school three
miles west of Belington Monday even
ing. xiis u i'd ;1s
Guy Harris Of Meadowville passed
throug here on his way to Belington
on business Tuesday. ss.0
Nelson Harris stopped at Sugar
Creek while when returning home
from Belington. s
VIM. Corley left Sugar Creek for
Belington after feed.
The four o'clock train passed thru
Sugar Creek, two and one half hours
late, with only two passengers. (The
Meadowville sWagon.) NJ
Mrs. Ella Hill and two children,
Joy and Violet, also Willie Ray Ram
sey, were the guests of Frederick
Hill Tuesday,
John Cross Of Moore's Creek
passed through Sugar Creek on bust
ness, to Huffman one day this week.
William Price of Mt. View attend
ed church at Lambert Chapel Tues
day night.
Dave Digman of Mt View attended
church at Lambert Monday night.
Jake and Harold Coontz of Phil4ppi
were calling on friends on Mud Gut
Sunday.
Marcene Elliott and wife of Mead
fowville attended church at Sugar
Creek Sunday, night. M
J. w. Ramsey left here for Weaver
on business last week.
Me- D,,hx, C1o-+1 - DL:1.rv. 10
visiting her father, C. G. |Coontz, of
Mud Gut.
Ed Pennyroyal from Joseph Chapel
passed through Sugar Creek to Loaf
ler's Glory Wednesday morning, with
Eeggsl and corn. &.
Dave Sturms of Belington was in
Sugar Creek Tuesday night attend
ing, Church. ss
Rob Elliott, johnson Thorn and the
preachers son of Meadowville are at
tending church every night.
Roscoe Sturms is business Wis
itor at Henry Sturms' every night
after church.
Frederick Coontz and wife were
visiting friends one day last week.
Mrs. A. F. Bennett of Philippi has
been visiting her parents for two
weeks and attending church.
Johnny Ramsey of Belington was
a business visitor on Sugar Creek
Monday
Benton Teter was looking after
business on his farm tht first of the
week.
John. McAllen. of Belington is haul
ing potatoes from the Teter farm.
Adam Coonts and Swaze. Ramsey,
passed through our vicinity Wednes-
day..
Martin Coonts of Mud Quit passed
through Sugar Creek on horse with
a hog in front of him ready for
market.
Mrs, William Golden of Belington
ives visiting her parents on account
of sickness this week.
Henry Sturms of Sugar Creek was
a business visitor in Belington Mon
day.
| w. W. Ramsey and wife of String
town were visiting friends and attend
| ing Lambert Chapel Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
| The many friends in Belington and
surrounding country will be sorry to
| hear of the death of Jimason Hill, of
| Little Elm Texas He had a stroke
of paralysis the Goth day of January
and another the 9th of February, and
| was unconscious IN up to the time
of his death, which occurred the 9th
aav Of February He was brother
- 1soI tri1f ~ cpoas. Cod. s 80,
VS. Toxin RaMsey OF Ha'iMgtcr end
Mrs. George Digman of near Mont
rose.
Simon Stemple, Jackson Coontz's
son-in-lay, was at j. ". Ramseys on
! business Wedpesday-R. B. H. n.
| New York Leslie C. Wilder re-
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All Work Guaranteed as
Represented.
Virginia Farms,
Homes and
Investments.

In the far-famed ShenandeaA wax
ley of Virginia, where profits sas
large and investments are sate.
We have good level farms ~ 1i6At
prices, on metal roads, near Iail1sa<s,
large towns and city markets.
46O Acre Stock Farm, large 12-1son
brick mansion, we'll shaded, good
spring, running water in every fslA
large barn, 200 acres blue grass, sO0
acres fine timber. One of the hsss
stock farms in Virginia Price $4,000
s46 Acre Dairy, Stock, Hog sshd
Grain Farm 3 SITS of splendid farm
buildings, nicely located, miles No.
railways and larg town, store and
school half mile. Price II. o0,
l53 Acres highly improved, large
brick residence, large barn, large gsn-
eral merchandise store, miles Of rail-
road. Price AZ .o0
ITO Acre Fruit and truck farm.
near good towns, good buildings.
Price $4,000.
oV acre Young apple orchard, in
heasi''g. on rai-road, nosr own. sser
safe cheap.
loe Acre Farm, splendid buildings,
miles of Winchester. Price $2.500
| have farms of all sizes and for all
purposes in the Blue Grass and Orch
ard section of Virginia, alsoColoniai
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 s,anv
bargains
". I. Birmingham,
Winchester. Va.
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The IIneandid Mary.

The Uneandid Mary.
Nfarv ha { title shoe
ct. III j. core safi
Bat when she went out for walk
Her corns would give her Hail
Columbia.-Cncjnnati Enquirer.
Mary had a little glove;
Now this is on the level.
lt-made her hand look smaii, but, Oh,
1t hurt her like the-mischief.-
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Mary's heaped up mass of hair
Was very largely sham.
1t made her head ache frightfully,
But she didn't care a--whoop.-
New York Sun.
Mary had little watch,
She swallowed it one day.-Delet-
ed lv the censor.
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Gay. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert McQuaiR
moved into the house owned by 7. Z.
Williamson one day last week.
Mrs. Delbert Polling and little son,
Earl, were visiting Mrs. Katherine
Knapp last Saturday.
Mrs. Guy Williamson was in Phil
ippi Saturday doing some shopping.
There will be Sunday School at
Jerusalem next Sunday morning at
1890 a. m. and singing at 2:30 p. M
Mrs. T. B. Lantz and son, Frank
Ain, were visiting at Edmon Lantz's
Tuesday of this week.-C. 7.
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A. friend suggests that the title of
a certain book be changed to "From
the Ball Room to Heaven" He says
the author tells US she really didn't
participate in the fireworks. Sorry
our book was destroyed, we wanted
to look it up!
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25

The Cumberland Daily News wants
to know if bachelor apartments are
merely single rooms. That depends
on what the bachelor has been drink
ing. At 2 G. m. they're often double.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25

New York. Leslie C. Wilder re-
ceived check for s $2250 legacy for
whicf e had been fighting for thir-
teen years. The excitement was 50
great that he dropped dead with the
check in his hand.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25

New York.-Percival G. France,
aged 40, could not stop crying and SO
he ended his life with a bullet.
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When Che Wires AWAY.

First Railroad Man Gin charge of
the baby; examining safety pin) !:
Where does this couplin' pin go, Jim :?
Second Railroad Man: Dunno; I'M
der the bumpers, / guess.-Puck.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-25

A good way to get out of a tight
place is to sober up.
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THE DEVILS CORNER.

This column was put in when the
editor wasn't looking. Give the devil
his due.
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FATHER GOOSE FOR FARMERS.
By Don Allen.

Jack Spratt raised hogs so fat,
Not one of them was lean.
He sent them into market and
He made five thousand clean.
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PHILIPPI ROUTE 8.

Philippi, Feb. 24.-Quite a number
of the people from around here at
tended singing at Corley last Sun
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Jack and Jill went up the hill.
Both were highly elated.
The auto they run is costly on
And it never hesitated.