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New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
DREW ORDERED TO PAY.
Famous SpIinter Must Provide Scpa'
 rate Support for His Wife.

Springfield, Mass, March 1S.-After a brief hearing Judge Charles l.. Long granted support to Mrs. Ethel May Drew, wife of Howard P. Drew, ths famous sprinter, in the sum of s20d down and S7 a week. l. was stated that there was little hope that the money could be collected from Drew. Mrs. Drew was the only witness.She said her husband left for Los Angeles in December, 1914. He sent her S4 a week up to August, 1915, Since then he has ssnt her nothing He was here in April 1925, but it was only for a short time, and he stopped at hotel Mrs. Drew has the GUS tOdy of their two children, David eight, and Barbara, six. Edward A, McClintock is the attorney for Mrs Drew.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Dan
 
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Well have to watch those Chicago White SoX this year" says Foster, of the Red SoX. Their pitchers will hold their strength right up to the very end. And with Jackson, Fournier and Collins to work against the opposing pitchers. Chicago should make a lot of trouble. Yes, l know the Tanks and the Browns have strengthened. but l look for the big improvement in the Chicago club. And of course the Tigers will be there to the very end. They have too much batting strength to be anything but dangerous"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
BRIDGEPORT HATE,5 S25OO.
Secretary Reddy Falls for Salary
 Limit Mark-Red SOx Booked.

Bridgeport, March IS.-Any pro- posal to increase the $500 to S2500 will be opposed by the Bridgeport club, it was announced yesterday. Secretary Hugh Reddy oc Bridgeport says, regarding a story sent abroad from Worcester: Tt looks like fool fsh move for magnates to start on career of extrava gance when all the |other leagues, including the major or |ganizat1Ons, are cutting d0wn expenses. I've don't want to follow the eXa pie |of the New York State Ieagnc, where |aI the gate receipts go for players Salaries and magnates set nothing but Experience. We will oppose $2500 limit at Mondays meeting and under stand Portland will also go against it"
 It was announced yesterday that the Red Sox will open Bridscrort's sea son with exhibitions on Sunday, April |9.I Manager Carrigan will bring his warriors from Hot Springs and has assured the local management that all his stars will be on exhibition. The New York Giants want a Sunday date
 in Bridgeport and will probably ap-
 pear April 16, with Benny Kauff in
 :he outfeld.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

Paddy Baumann, the Tank in fielder. was looking disconsolately cut through inc hotel window. His attitude was one. of utter dejectiOn. When pressed for an interview that might explain his moroScnesS Paddy spoke as follows:
 I read an interview from a French general the other day, and I have Lever been the same since.
 Tn this interview the Frenchnan said what. wonderful lot of hand grenade artists American ball play would make for trench work. If We ever go to war they'll grap us sure Tor this kind of work. For since l read it l have been seeing myself pcSglnS hand grenade at some guy with d gun about twenty yards away. II we declare war I am going 10 have the sorest arm hall player ever knew if l have to cut it off to get results.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
INauf NS. NfagcC.

Benny kauff has rendered an opinion several times to the effect that Ty Cobb must now run second.
 Benny will face Ty at any carly date down in Texas, and he will have a chance to face other pretty fair competition before the season starts when the Giants mix it with the Tanks in a three game melee. For Penny on this occasion will find Lee Magee around to give him a. battle, and the comparative status of the two late Fed stars should be better judged.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
\ Pleasant Discovery,
(ChicagO NeNS.)

An old lady on board a vessel ob- served two sailors pumping up water to wash the deck, and, tho capta in Icing near, she accosted him as fol- lows:
 Well, captain, so we've got a welt aboard eh?"
 'Yes. ma'am, always carry one,- said the polite captain.
 Well, that's clever. 1t's so much better than the nasty sea water, which l always dislike so."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

that call for long, swift or accurate throwing, They have no games that train the throwing arm. In Eng land cricket players are developed for the stiff armed, overland throw, that has nothing of the speed or accuracy of the ball player. Outside of the professional player, the average American is d pretty fair throWcr, for most of them at one time or an ether have taken up baseball when Kids.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Different Game.

In case of war, adopting the Frenchmans tip, our Uncle Samuel to handle tho hand grcnades. And ii will be tougher than usual on the player.
 When some general walks up with an armfu1 of grenades the athlete can no longer counter with this: "Sorry, hut I've got sore arm and can't work today.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
FULTON STOPS FLYNN,

Milwaukee, March 1S.--Frcd Fulton the Rochester, Minn., heavyweight boxer, last night knocked out Fire man Jim Flynn of Pueblo in the scc- ond round of ten-round contest.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
\ Throwing Race.

Leaving all levity or persif1age aside, America would be far in ad- vance of any other nation at hand grenade trench work.
 France and Germany have no sports
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
GIBBONS WINS FROM SMITH

St. Paul, Mfnn., March 1S.-Mike Gibbons, St. Paul middleweight, out pointed and outfought Jeff Smith of Bayonne, N. J., in a ten round bout here last night.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

Gene McCann is banking on little trip to Florida after the Eastern league meeting. He hopes to land a few youngsters from some of the ma jor's training camps.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

Jack Dalton, former Brooklyn out fielder, who jumped to the Feds, can not land a job anywhere, Cincinnati is the latest to turn him down.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

The Pittsburgh National league clut has asked waivers on Infielder James Smith, Catcher Fred Blackwell and Pitcher Douglas. The three are re- cruitS.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

Jack Dell former Springfield out fielder, will play with Scranton this season. Dell has been wintering in a New London machine shop.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-18

Joseph Tinker. manager of the Chicago Nationals. was painfully in- Jured here yesterday when his auto mobile struck a post. He was pitched against the windshield and gashed about the head and face, a glass frag- ment cutting his eyelid. Physicians fear possible injury to the eyebau.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

He give us a navigable river, but it
amt never been navigated by anything
much but bullheads and canoes. He
give us a high hill to shut off the
west wind, but there's some of us that
amt been to the top of it yet. He
give us good soil, but we're keepin'
it more or less of a secret. He give
US a lot of natural advantages, and
quite a bunch of natural loafers, one
of whom / guess / am. which. Fac
is, he give us a darned sight more than
we ever give ourselves. Six days he
lalored and made Hometown; and it
air't never had any next week since"
Of course, it wasn't as bad as that.
Dan Meeker, who had been a tent-boy
VIII Chautauqua last summer, came
he ne to realize that Hometown had
al ut the best people il the world in it
ldustrious in their Wosk, honest in
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

our good soil, and the good power IN|
our river that we amt never Developed
vet. But tell you what think about
Thanksgiving / think we ought to-
give something more besides giving
thanks!
There's young fellah setting down
here that has been secretary of our
committee of arrangements, who has
been Citing off lot of ideas up at our
place about us folks Citing together
and | want to tell you they're sound
| move you that we go into commit.
tee of the whole, or something, and
that, after we git organized, that Dan
Meeker be made secretary Of tn
blamed business, whatever it isl
1t didn't take more than a minute
to make Dan secretary. They wanted
to make April president but he
wouldn't have it. But he would act as
treasurer, so the Methodist minister
turned over the collection.
swat a minute" said April Jones
'you amt through with this here col.
lection yet. Here's this hill west OF
town, that sends half the farmers to
Spragueville with their produce be-
cause it's too hard to haul. How many
men'll give days work with teams
to grade her DOWN."
Fifty hands went up in the air like
bayonets. "Goodl" said April Jones.
That's the first thing we tackle. But
we're going to git power plant at the
old dam, and we're going to pay off the
mortgage on the Methodist church. and
do few more things. And, as for the
mortgage, put me down, Mr.. Sec
tary, for two hundred for starter
There isn't any mortgage on the Cen.
trail nj. e. church at Hometown, and
there is a power plant at the Gam, and
Dan Meeker is working in the bank.
No, April hasn't taken him into part
nership. ,
But June has.
fcouyrisht. 1916. Western Newspaper Union.
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THANKSGIVING PRAISE.

For summers bloom and autumns blight
For bending wheat and blasted maize.
For health and sickness, Lord of light,
And Lord OF darkness, hear our praise
We trace to thee our joys and woes
To thee of causes still the cause
We thank thee that thy hand bestows;
We bless thee that thy love withdraws
We bring no sorrows to thy throne;
We come to thee with no complaint,
In providence thy viii be done,
And that is sacred to the saint.
Here, on this blest Thanksgiving night.
We raise to thee our grateful voice;
For what thou doest. Lord, is right;
and, thus believing, we rejoice.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
No one in Hometown win forget that

No one in Hometown will forget that
Thanksgiving service in the school aT-
ditorium. What singing there was by
that chorus of nearly thirty voicesy
mingling in the best old Methodist
and Baptist and Congregational
hymns How the preachers Wed with
each other in eloquencel And when
the Methodist minister took up col
lection, although nobody knew exactly
what for, everybody laughed right out
But that was April Jones turn to
speak. 81 Cont know whether it's
just regular for me to speak now, after
these good brothers." said April, "or to
speak at all, but / tell you what we
are going to do with this money. Us
folks here in Hometown have got a
lot to be thankful for, but we don't
know it. We ought to give thanks for
these three brothers here, who are pull
ing the weeds in our little vineyard
We ought to give thanks for our good
school. We ought to give thanks for
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month III which he was born. Especial
ly since he had had to go through life
with the nickname ape" a natural
shortening of his longer name, but one
that was not so very complimentary.
Yet April had acquired funds, if he
hadn't made friends. And he had 9th
er riches. Chief among them was
June, daughter, named for her birth
month, like her father. She was well
named, too-for she had roses in her
cheeks, and eyes that were twin
patches of blue sky. Nearly every.
body preferred her to her sister May.
Dan Meeker certainly did-or to any.
one. April, May and June were the
whole Jones family.
AS for Hometown, and the kind OF
town Hometown was, this is the way
Harry Dee described it when he went
down to the city, and they asked:
Hometown is the best little town
the Lord ever made, but there amt
anybody else ever worked at it much
When he quit, everybody else laid off
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Berlin Nov 27-(Rv Wire,


Berlin, Nov. 27.-(By Wire
less to Sayville, N. Y.)-The
war office announced tonight that
the whole line of the Alt River
in Rumania is in the hands of
the Teutonic troops. A sewer
defeat of the Entente forces
northwest of Monastir was al
SO recorded. A great attack
delivered by the Entente troops
along the Macedonian front
from Trnova, northwest of Mon
astir, to Markovo, northwest of
that city, failed, says the an
nouncemnt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
MEN FEEL TIRED. TOO

While much is said about tired wo-
men 1T must be remembered that men
also pay the penalty of overwork.
When the kidneys are weak, inactive
or sluggish, when one feels tired out
and miserable, has the "blues," lacks
energy and ambition, Foley Kidney
Pills are tonic and strengthening.
They act quickly. adv.
GRANT GRAHAM, Belington, W. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
A. WORD FOR MOTHERS

1t is grave mistake for mothers to neg
1ect their aches and pains and suffer in
silence-this only leads to chronic sick
ness and often shortens life.
Ifyour work is firing; if your nerves are
excitable; if you feel languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott S
Emulsion overcomes just such conditions.
1t possesses in concentrated form the
very elements to invigorate the blood,
strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves
and build strength.
Scott's is strengthening thousands of
mothers-and will help you. No alcohol.
Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield. N. ]. q
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
TOOK The HURT OUT OF HER
BACK

Mrs. Anna Byrd, Tuscumbia, Ala,
writes: Il was down with my back so
| could not stand up more than half
the time. Foley Kidney Pills took all
of the hurt out" Rheumatic pains,
swollen ankles, backache,stiff joints
and sleep disturbing bladder ailments
indicate disordered kidneys and blad-
der trouble.
GRANT GRAHAM, Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
SUFFERER FROM INDIGESTION
RELIEVED

Before taking Chamberlain's Tab
let's my husband suffered for several
years from indigestion, causing him
to have pains in the stomach and
distress after eating. Chamberlain
Tablets relieved him of these spells
right away" writes Mrs. Thomas
Casey, Geneva, N. Y. Obtainable ev-
erywhere by all dealers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

The store of ]. B. Shockey at
Swamp Run burned Friday night.
1t was total loss, partly covered
by insurance.
Mr.. Shockey had a good locat-
ION and a very good store for the
country around. It is not known
if he will rebuild.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

Berlin, Nov. %. The Austro-
German forces in Western Roum-
ania are continuing with success
their drive toward Bucharest, the
war office announces. New ope-
rations have been begun and adj
ditional ground has been gained
by the invaders.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

Indianapolis counting of bal.
lots cast at the annual convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union that all old officers had been
reelected.
The president is Miss Anne A. Cor
don, Evanston, ILL.,; secretary, Mrs.
Elizabeth Preston Anderson, Fargo,
N. D.; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret C.l
Munns, Evanston, ILL.,
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their dealings and kind to their neigh
bors. But it hadn't any navigable river,
Harry to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. The old mill dam below, long
out of use since the sawmill was gone,
but still in existence, backed the river
up for mile and bred canoes and bull.
heads.
Three squares day have come SC
easy to most of US here" said Dan to
himself, that we've kind of forgot that
there is anything else"
AS Thanksgiving approached, the
three local pastors began to >thinB
about their Thanksgiving services. The
choirs were rehearsed, and certain
Thanksgiving sermons were busted off
looked over and rewritten. One day
the minister of the Methodist church
said to his wife:
There's April Jones. He has more
to be thankful for than any of us, as
far as this worlds goods go. Wouldn't
it be fine thing to get Ape out to
our Thanksgiving meeting?"
His wife Immediately said it would
I
it might not ultimately have some
effect on her husbands back salary
although it was a worldly thought. So
that very afternoon her husband called
at the bank and invited April Jones.
April Jones said he'd see-and he
was SO decent about 1t that the min.
lister told his wife that April Jones
was q misjudged man. The Baptist
pastor saw them through the bank
window and as May taught in the Bap.
fist Sunday school and June sang in
the choir, he decided that it would be
no more than right to drop in and have
a talk with their father and mention
the Thanksgiving services.
''The absence of our leading citizen
said the pastor, ''would throw cold wa
ter on the whole service"
swell, little cold water amt going
to hurt Baptist, is it?" asked April
with something that approached q
chuckle. And, not quite so pleasantly.
he said he would see.
April Jones was a suspicious per.
son; and that night when Dan asked
him If he wouldn't come to the Con.
gregational service, he roared:
What are you fellows up to?
amt no heather, that you have to start
missionarying mel"
1t took little time to convince him
that there was no conspiracy of cordi.
ality against him. Suddenly the old
fellow got up raised one finger at
arms length above his head, and said !:
Il tell you what I'm going to do:
ata't going to any of 'cn, and I'm go.
ing to 'cm a., :" nd with this para.
l.YA.c,,. .Ec--v,--ec.- ent he stomped off
to bel
Next morning April Jones sent the
cashier to ask the three clergymen to
meet him at the bank.
'I'm much obliged to you all for your
invitations he said, while the Congre-
gationalist looked at him mystified, and
the Methodist and Baptist looked at
each other, ''but l can't be in no three
places at once. . That shows you the
ruinous effect of competition. Now,
I'm going to suggest this: Let's open
up the school auditorium and have one
big, bang-up Thanksgiving service and
invite the whole town.
"And We'll have three choirs get to,
gether up at June's house tomorrow
night" suggested Dan, land practice
each others hymns !"
So one idea suggested another, and
before Thursday arrived the whole
town had been invited, and had agreed
to come.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
POPULATION OF u. S. TO
BE 1O2,S26, 399 JAN. 1ST

Washington, Nov. 24.-Popu-
lation of continental United
States January 1 will be 102,826
300, and, with it's outlying pos
sessions, 113,309,285 the Census
Bureau estimates.
Treasury Department Stats
ticians, using a different method,
estimated the population of con-
tinental United tSates as 1O3,-
100000 on November LIST.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends and relatives for their
help and sympathy through the
death and burial of our little son.
May Gods richest blessings rest
on all.
R. E. Polling and Family.
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Use for a Brick.

When ironing it is a good plan to
get clean brick, white one if pos
sible, as stand. The iron will retain
heat much longer if an open iron stand
be used.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
Teachers Barred from pancin,

Charlotte, N. C.-Dancing, card play.
ing or other forms of dissipation"
that tend to keep young women
teachers up late at night came under
the ban of the City School Commits,
sioners when they sent formal request
to the teachers to discontinue such
practices.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
Teutons To Leave Athens

Observation-Disclosures from Athens
say ministers of the central powers,
ordered by Vice Admiral du Fournet,
OF the allied fleet to leave the Greek
capital had demanded delay, but that
this was refused.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
The Nav With Habits

Joshem-"It's impossible to over
come a bad habit" Easyun-"Why
is it?' Joshem-"Because if you take
away the first three letters the whole
of it remains"
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NOTICE..

There will be a pie supper at
West Junior school, Dec. 5,1916,
commencing at 7:15 Pm. This is
for the benefit of the school lib
rary. Let all come and help.
HI. Cox, teacher.
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RY Deurees.

my dear, isn't this dress q trifle
extreme?" Extreme! Why, l
put this on in order that you may be-
come accustomed to the one l am
having made. Judge.
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Treasure Comes From Alaska.

Seattle, Wash.-The liners Victoria
and Umatilla, the last vessels to leave
Nome, arrived in Seattle with 500 pas
,sengers. $1.000,000 in gold bullion and
shipments Of tin ore and furs.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30
Common FaiIinu,

You can't depend on de friendship
OF de man dat loves fattery,' said
Uncle Fben. so long as he gifts de
fattery he don't care who hands it
to i'm
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-11-30

Belingtcn, WA, Nov.27, 1916.
The following letters remain
uncalled for and will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office on Dec. II,
1917.
Mr.. Squire Brown,
Wesley Cruikshank,
Mr.. G. Gamer,
Mr.. AK. Polling,
Mr.. M. Sherman,
Miss Pearl Stewards,
Miss Icy Toothman.
Anyone calling for the above
please say they were advertised.
BIB. Rohrbough, Pm.
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LOCAL AND RERSONAL
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Robert waters OF ElklnS, was
a visitor here Sunday.
Miss ME-. Clothier and Mr.. and
Mrs. WV. Thomas were Elkins
visitors last Saturday.
Mrs. W.B. Rector was a visitor
in Philippi last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ETA. Rh!nehart,
Mr.. and Mrs. F.P. Rease, and Dr.
A. H. Woodford were PhiIippi visi-
tors last Wednesday.
Misses Mary Robinson and Seva
Wilmoth left this morning for
Pittsburgh.
Dorothy D. Jones, who is at
tending school in Morgantown,
came home last night to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones.
Minniss Rosenberger who has
been working in Fairmont, came
home last week with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Gall, of Mansfield, is here
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
BIB. Rohrabagh.
Miss Fox, who has been here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Rada-
baugh, left Monday afternoon for
her home in Clarksburg.
Mrs. Blaine Kuhn, of Queens,
was taken through here to the
Baltimore hospital last Monday
evening.
Miss Algie Werner was shopp-
ing in Grafton last Saturday.
Miss Rebecca Thompson, who
has been visiting relatives in Gle
veland for the past few weeks re-
turned home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thornhill
were Clarksburg visitors Sunday.
There will be pie social at the
Stone Coal schoolhouse, Deem
Der 9, 1916, beginning at 7o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend.
Miss Kate Eyer and Robert P.
Eyer, Of Montgomery, Pa, are
here the guests of their sister,
Mrs. w. w. Thomas until after
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Clyde Douglas, of Buck
harmon, is here the guest of rela-
tives and friends.
]. L. Jefferys, of Pierce, was
here over Sunday the guest of his
family.
c. H. Dent has received word
that his brother, ]. D. Dent, "a
democrat) of Olathe, Kansas, has
been elected County treasurer by
a nice majority.
CHI. being a Republican, and
having some Anti-Suffrage incli-
nations is wondering how it hap
pened, yet delighted over his bro
theirs election. CHI. might recall
that the women vote in Kansas.
A. w. Corley was in town
Wednesday and brought S. R.
McCamey a fine mess Of venison.
He and his party killed deer on
the head Of Elk a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray McCamey
and two sons Of Eldorado Kansas,
came in Wednesday noon to visit
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. R.
McCamey on High Street. S. R.
McCamey is still sick athis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCamey
Of Eldorado, Kansas, are here
having been called on account of
the illness Of Mr.. McCamey's
father, S. R. McCamey.
Miss Eva Teter was brought
from Huntington to the Elkins
Hospital last Thursday to be ope-
rated upon for appendicitis. She
is reported to be getting along
nicely.