Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-11
HUNTERS FORK

Hunters Fork, Mar. 9.-Rev. Golf
was calling at Mrs. Mary Benefits
Saturday night.
Dallas and Lee Moore of our burg
attended the meeting at Lambert
Monday night.
K. S. p Lodge will be ready to
build their hail at L. G. Booths store
soon. We hope that they will have
success with their lodge.
Mrs. Mary Bennett of our town was
calling on Mrs. c. B. Trimble Monday
for dinner.
William Delauder was a business
visitor at Dartmoor one day last
week.
Clifford Fitzwater is preparing to
build new house on his father-in-
laws farm. thing Mr.. Fitzwater
will make successful farmer.
Isaac Sturms is erecting a fine
house on his father-in laws farm.
Bertha, the daughter of Laban
Cross, was indisposed Wednesday
morning. She is getting along very
nicely at this writing.
The revival meeting at Lambert
broke Tuesday with seven or eight
| conversions. We hope the ones that
were converted will hold to that
start and be Christians as long as
they live.
Phil Baker, who has been working
for Harry Lawson, cut his foot Tues
Eday and was brought home He was
taken to the Hospital Saturday to
have the wound treated. He will be
able to be at work again in a month
or so.
Carder Wease and muther-in-law
were in Belington Mondey.
Barton Cross and John Moran have
taken a contract to make rails and
posts for Mat Wease.
Jimmy Biller and wife of Clair
were calling at Hunters Fork this
week.
Luther and Monroe Moore are haul
ing lumber for William Parsons.
Samuel Price of this section has
his son Aston, and George Delauder
at work ditching out his corn ground.
Laban Cross has begun his spring
blowing.
Stephen Cross and Mr.. J. B. Elliott
are on land deal.
Cecil Mcdonald who has been work
4 ing at Dartmoor has come home to
stay with his uncle and help him and
will help the school with their ex-
hibition the last day.
Laban Cross was a business visitor
at Huffman last Friday.
Porter Cross was calling at Will
lam Booths Sunday for dinner.
The literary at Hunters Fork was
well attended Friday night The ques-
ton was: Resolved, that the negro
has been more cruelty treated than
the Indian. Affirmative: Porter Ben
nett, Howard Cross, Dallas Moore /;
Negative: Porter R. Cross, Cecil Nc
Donald, See Moore. The decision went
two for the negative, one for the
affirmative. The negative thank the
Judges very much. Judges, Carder
i Wease, Clifford Fitzwater, Estelle
4 FitzWater. They re-organized the
literary with Porter Bennett Presi-
1 dent, Clifford Fitzwater Vice Presi-
| dent, Viola Bennett, Secretary, Estella
Fitzwater, Assistant Secretary, Por-
ter r. Cross, Editor, Cecil McDon-
aid, Associate Editor. There will be
literary every Friday night if it is
! not storming.
Barton Cross was calling on John
! Biller Saturday
ban Cross Saturday morning past.
| Porter Cross was in Huffman Sat
urday on business.
! We Hunters Forkers don't see how
i Wolf Runners get to Belington. Some
mud holes, believe us!
4 Laban Cross attended meeting at
i Meadowville Sunday.-P. R. C.
4 Corder Weese and Porter Bennett
were hauling hay Saturday.
of Mrs. Bennett Friday evening. He
at this place. There are only two
more weeks of school.
i Mrs. Bennett and daughter Mrs.
| Corder were calling on Mrs. Matt
Weese Sunday.
A Samuel Price was pleasant caller
at the school house one day last week.
during this fine weather and prepar-
| ing for large crops this year.
4 Jacob Phillips of Vinegar Ridge
was calling on friends here Saturday.
Virginia, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Corder Weese has been in
i disposed this week but is much bet
ter at this writing.
4 Mr.. Hedrick was a business visitor
at Mrs Benefits Saturday
Joe Yeager was business caller
at Belington one day last week.
| Sam Price is erecting a new dwell
ing house on his farm, near the Hunt
er's Fork school house for his son-in-
4 law, Isaac Sturm. They will move in
to it soon.
! Waltk~ Hedrick is indisnosed at
t!,;e w,.;#i.sr
y r.. Tssl 50 N;saear Ridge was
calling on his brother Absalom Sum
! day.
/ Literary at Hunters Fork school
: house. Friday night. March II. Cues