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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
U. B. MEETING CONTINUES

The protracted meeting in the
U B Church is stillin progress.
1t has taken about four weeks Do
see much effect but the meetings
nhw are doing excellent. sThe re-
vival is showing good results
and proves what persistent effort
will do.
Rev. Vanscoy is the pastor and
is being assisted by Rev. Rada-
baugh, Rev, Stoneking, and Rev.
". G. Ware of Salem
Rev. Ware. who has been here
accompanied by Mrs. Ware and
their daughter. Miss Tnelma
since Sunday, preached WeM III
day evening on the sub3Ws
The Reward of the Winner
which he handled in convincing
pue convicting conclusions. :
The meeting will likely contin-
ue throughout the week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
WILLIAMSON-RoWAN:

Mr.. Lloyd Rowan and Miss Vada
Williamson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Williamson, were mar
ried Sunday afternoon at the home
of the bride, Rev. Oliver Stone
king officiating.
The immediate family and a few
friends were present who were
glad to extend the hand of con-
gratulations and best wishes.
The happy couple left Tuesday
afternoon for Wheeling where
they will make their future home.
The Progressive wishes them
the best of married life.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28

that they had spent very pleas
ant evening.
! Those present were: Misses Eva
Teter, Prudence FELTON,, Pauline
Right, Edna Jefferys, Bess Ira
hern, Gail Teter, Mabel Brandon
burg, Dove Boner, Edith Right,
Madelon Blatchford, Dorothy Lee
Jones, Blanche Broadwate-, Car
oil Thompson, Evelyn Thornhill,
Hazel Browne, Adelaide Wood
ford, Dorothy D. Jones, Beaulah
Ballah, Alma Nottingham, Hilda
Parsons, of Cumberland, Lillian
Rinard, of Grafton, Lille Zolling-
er, of Philippi, Alverda OFT, of
Elk Garden, and Vera Noting
ham, of Columbus, O. Messers
Gale Hillyard, Creed Summers,
Verne Broadwater, Clifford Sim
mons, Merrell Gamer, Sherwood
Shinn, Jesse Simmons, William
Hillyard, Writ Cade, Ralph Hal
Ter, Frank Moore, Thorn Rohra-
baugh, Bernard Right, Francois
Shinn, Clarence Dent and Gordon
Right; Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Rohr-
bough, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jones.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
Black Satin Dress With TSe-On
COIIng. n91d Loon ponLoto

Black Satin Dress qOith T5e-On
Colta7. and Loop Pockets.
The gradual frightening of
skirts that has come with the
vogue for straighter lines is no
tlceable in many dresses; but
women, on the whole, have not
taken readily to the longer
skirts, and the short skirt for
street costumes is still favored
by a great many. A long street
skirt is really not graceful in a
tailored suit, and women are not
willing to sacrifice becoming
styles SO readily.
In afternoon and evening
dresses, however, the longer
skirt is not at all ungraceful.
Some afternoon and evening
dresses show slight variations
from the straight lies. The
Turkish trouser effect an d
draped skirt come from Paris as
a departure from the extremely
straight hanging and clinging
effects.
Full overskirts are also much
used for evening, fas stoned of
soft silk voiles, tulles and laces.
Black and white combinations
occur very often in evening
gowns. Black net worked up
with white beads over a white
satin foundation is one of the
striking combinations used by an
expert French designer. A sash
Of black satin forms wide Cir
die, which is weighed at the ends
of heavy black and white bead
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+ SOCIETY NOTES !.

CLUB MEETS:
The Sunshine Club met with
Mrs. Altman Stalnaker, Tuesday,
December 10 tn. The evening was
delightfully."- spent in sewing, but
the greatest feature of the affair
was hunting the Xmas presents
which had been hidden about the
beautifully decorated rooms ar
ranged for the event. The hostess
assisted by her daughter, Edra,
served an elaborate luncheon to
those present.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28

Xmas gifts, after which the hos,
tess, assisted by her sister. Marie,
served delicious refreshments.
Those present were: Misses Al
gle Werner, Edna Jefferys Carol
Thompson, Bernice Price, Hazel
Browne, Iona Robinson, Pauline
Right. Beatrice Price and Mrs.
Owen Right.
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tass4
Bead Embroidery Very Proms-
oooo.4
Bead embroidery is

Bead embroidery is slSngN
rival just now of tie da~T,sd@
stitch embroidery worked IN silk
and worsted. On white back
grounds, white and colcred beads
are used most effectively. The
white chalk beads on dark satins
and silks form very handsome
trimmings. Beads of various
colors arranged in designs to
initiate the popular Paisley eff
feet is one Of the newest devel-
opments in bead work. Other
very attractive color combina-
tions are also seen, such as dull
blue, old rose and brows2 on
light tan backgrounds.
Recent costumes from Paris
also show that machine stitching
lisa very prominent form oftrim-
ming. Rows upon rows ~
stitching are used at the edgesE
coats and on collar and cuffs.
The stitching is often done in
silk of darker shade thanSSSlQ
material it is used on, and some-
times in the same shade.
Pockets Still Persit.
When we consider the tradi-
tional fickleness of Fashion, it
seems as though the life OF the
pocket has been very laQg, in
deed; but the pocket stiN -four
ishes on suits, coats and dresses
and shows not the slightest signs
of becoming extinct. The lates1
development in this line is tho
long, loop-like pocket placed ovA
err the hips and standing away.
from the skirt. The smart af-
ternoon dress of black satin
shown in the sketch illustrates
this type of pocket, also the new
tie-on collar, which CROSSE Mr.
front and ties at the back,
what like the tie-on jumpaY'
The long loop pocket is usually
made of color which contracts
Smart for Sports or Daily Use
with the dress, or else it is of the
same material, but it's presence
is emphasized by some trimming
in bright silk embroidery Or in
beads. Or, if it is made o& the
same material, it is simply lined
with a contrasting color.
The Pinched-Bdck Coat.
Hip-length coats with the
pinched effect at the back and a
straight front are very smart
for the serviceable suit for daily
wear or for the sports suit. The
back is belted with a rather wide
belt stitched down over short
pleats, which produces tn e
pinched effect. With this type
of coat the full box-pleated skift
makes an excellent costume, dn
mannish mixtures and jersey
cloth, these suits are worn for
shopping, sports, and for practi- 4
cal use. The sketch illustrates
one Of these jaunty suitA in
bright green jersey cloth.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
MRS. A. |. DELANEY DEAD

Mrs. A. L. Delaney died Tues
day morning in Elkins hospital
of Cirrhosis of the liver. Funeral
was held in Elkins Wednesday
afternoon and interment took
place at the Maplewood cemetery.
The family has the sympathy. Of
the neighborhood ~
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
ENTERTAINER:

Friday, December twenty-sec-
ond, Miss Mabel Brandenberg en-
tertained the Scilorf Club at her
home in Grim avenue. The house
was tastefully decorated in keep
ing with the Christmas season.
Part of the evening was taken up
in opening the many beautiful
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
DELIGHTFUL EVENT.

One of the most delightful az
fairs of the Yuletide season was
held in the hall of the First Nat
ional Bank building Tuesday when
a number of the young folks as
sembled together to enjoy the
evening. Various games and dan
cling with music furnished by the
victrola were the enjoyments. A
a late hour all departed, feeling
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
COLLECTOR M. D. GAMER CHECKED OUT.

Council Accepts Report Rcrardless of Chimney Corne Vs
Last Thursday evening Finance Committee checke out
NJ D. Gamer Collector and reported to the Common
Mr.. Gamer has been
council but has not been able to arrive at satisfactory settle
the that of the council wanted to no him
for all uncoected tax receipts according to certain Che
Corner laws"
tory ctya cents $0400 of uncoleced taxes
year 1916 while the balance of about $50 O49
represents the uncoed taxes 1911 to 1914 beside several that
were thrown out by previous council The report follows
We the finance committee of the City of Bengton have
gone the accounts of NJ D. Gamer Collector and smbt
the following report and settle mens:
DEBTS
To general tax receipts 1916 turned for
To Sam Rarckv peddler license ................ LOO
tn Sun BROTHERS, show license OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
To w Va Central Gas Co. bill for pipe repair $50
To c. H. L. w. & P. Co, bill for pipe repair $50
tn Canitation Tax collected for 191 6 ..... 1890
To interest collected on overdue taxes ..... ESQ
$1,856.S1
By turned to Treasurer Sl100OO
By 1915 tax receipts returned to State Auditor 3075
By general tax receipts uncolected 1911 to 1915
turned to Finance Committee ............ 4l449
Bv cash to Finance Committee to Finance ..... 311.57
1861
Given hands this 2st day of December 1916
FRED E. THOMPSON, Chairman
LACO. M. JACKSON
Finance Committee.
OK M. D. GAMER, Outgoing Collector.
of Henry Moore it ordered that this report
settlement be accepedA copy from Minutes the regular
J, W. DADIsMAN, Recorder.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28

is the guest of her aunt Mrs. W.
B. Rector.
Mr.. Ralston Manown of Phil |
ippi spent Christmas with Mrs. o. |
A. Rector.
Darl Yoak spent. Christmas ID
Hendricks the guest Of relatives.
Howard Brooks, of Americas,
Ca, was here Christmas the guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Brooks.
Mrs. Mamie Thrall and daught-
err, Gertrude, of Fairmont, are
here visiting Mr.. and Lee Brooks.
VIM. Germany, who isattending
school at Morgantown, was here
Sunday and Monday visiting his
sister, Mrs. Walter Nc Cloud.
Miss LillieZollinger, of Philippi
is spending the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. J.L. Ernest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Drummond
and baby, of Spencer, are here the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Ware.
Miss Lillian RinarG, Of Grafton
is here the guest Of Miss Blanche
Broadwater.
Thomas Phillips, who ID wsrk-
ing in Clarksburg, was here Tues
day theguest of his fathss, Cicero
Phillips.
Mrs. Byrd Moore was a visitor
in Elkins Tuesday.
George Coffman, of Elkins,
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Coffman.
Miss Winifred Cruikshank, and
mother, of Pennington, are here
spending the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Coffman
and children, of Clarksburg, are
here spending the holidays with
relatives.
Charles Simons, of Grafton,
spent Christmas here with J. L.
Ernest and family.
Grover Coontz, of Routed, made
epaying call at this office Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Parsons, of Cumber-
land, is here spending the holidays
with relatives.
John Morris, of near PIT. Marion
Pa, who spent Christmas with
his daughter, Mrs. HI. A. St. Clair
returned home Tuesday accomp-
anied by Rev. and Mrs. st. Clair
and son, John. Mr.. Morris is
fancy apple grower of Monongalia
county and has taken several pri-
yes at the exhibits over the state. /
Misses Ida and Iva Bosley, of
Morgantown, were here Sunday
until Tuesday the guest of Miss
Edna Boyd.
Miss Jessie Campbell spent
Xmas in Clarksburg, and return
ed Tuesday accompanied by her
little neice.
Miss Retta Smith, who is at
tending school in Fairmont, is
mere the guest of Miss Resa
Simmons of the West Side.
Cecil Phillips, of Philippi. was
, visitor here this evening.
Miss Lucille Grim and George
Jonnor, of Philippi, were visitors
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28

Virginia, aged 2 years 8 months
and n days, little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Koontz,A
died December Is, of blood poison
ing. Funeral services and burial
at Lambert Chapel, Barbour
county. Dec, 81.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
Rust Prevention.

To prevent rust gathering on an.
Iron pan that is not often used, give
1t a coat of linseed oil and whiting
mixed together to form caste. This
is easily removed when the pan 10
to be used for cooking purposes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
ENJOYABLE PARTY.

On Christmas evening the Sci
lori Club entertained a few of
their friends by giving a party at
the home of Miss Pauline Right
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Merrell Gamer, who is work
ing in Fairmont, was home for
Christmas.
Miss Mae Moore and Robert
Logan spent Christmas in
Clarksburg, guests of friends.
Thorn Rohrabough returned
home last week from hunting
trip near Huttonsville.
Miss Pearl Post is spending
the week at her home in Buck
harmon.
Sherman Polling left last Fri
day for his home in Philippi to
spend holidays.
Miss Ingebe Cormny, who is
teaching school at Davis, is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter
McCloud.
Miss Nora Dooley, stenograp-
her for C. M Elliott at Meadow
vile, was visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Custer left last Sat-
urday morning for her home in
Burning Springs, w here she will
spend holidays.
Minniss Rosenberger. who has
been i'll with typhoid fever for
the past three weeks, is able to
be about.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clearance Atha,
and little daughter, Virginia, of
Grafton, are here spending the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cain.
Mrs. Frank Phillip, Mrs. John
Griffith and Mrs. Pearl Sparks
attended the funeral of Mrs. A.
L. Delany at Elkins Wednesday.
Dawson Wilson, of Hunting
ton, spent Xmas with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Wilson.
Miss Alverta OFT, of Elk Gar
den, is here visiting Miss Beau
lah Ballah.'
Robert Waters, of Elkins, was
here Sunday the guest of rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoy Harsh of
Philippi were visiting Geo. W.
Harris and family and D. Har-
ris and family, Xmas day.
Miss Vera Nottingha~.-2, of Col
umbus, O., is here visiting her
father, R. L. Nottingham.
DR.. J. w. Strother, who has
been sick for the past week, is
able to be out again.
Cecil Forney, who is working
in Wheeling, is home spending
the holidays.
Mrs. Mary Nicely is here the
guest of her daughters, Mrs. ].
E. Keyser and Mrs. C. HI. Jones.
Miss Hazel Rohrobough was in
Elkins Tuesday between trains.
Harvard Wolf, who is working /;
in Fairmont, is home spending
holidays.
Miss Nina Lane accompanied
by Miss Jessie Phillips left We'd
nesday for Coalition to visit friends
and relatives.
Bertsel Brooks, of Fairmonti !
spent christmas with MS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks.
Miss Ethel Taylor left Tuesday
for Akron to visit rela-
tives.
Fred Rusmissell, of Akron, o.,
uac horo Cbrictrooc tho or,,oc+ of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lane.
Mrs. w. B. Rector spent few
days in Clarksburg and Fairmont
asst week.
Miss Jessie Cambell spent the
week end in Clarksburg.
Miss Maud Billingsley spent
Christmas in Fairmont.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-12-28

PER CAPITA TAX OF WEST VIRGINIA IS $500
sheets of the report of State Tax Commissioner
Blue the per capita Tax for the state TO be $306
small compared with other states Last the
capita $275 The this year due the Aid
ocashoo and permanent improvements otalng increase
of 81 cents.
The per capita cost is distributed as follows:
Buildings
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M. D. GAMER, Outgoing Collector.

"On motion of Henry ordered that this report
settlement acceptedA copy Minutes the regular
occasion held the 21st day of December 1916.
J, w. DADISMAN, Recorder.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
NEWSPAPERS TO DECREASE
 NUMBER OF PAGES
New York Papers So Agree to Relieve
 the News Print Paper Situation,

New York, Aug. 1 - Publishers of daiI newspapers in Great CT New York, at a meeting this afternoon took action which will re- suit in a decrease of the number Of pages in their morning, evening and Sunday issues of 121 pages a week. The reduction of so many pages is a step to relieve the news print paper situation which is regarded by the publishers as very serious. Action was also taken to eliminate returns of unsOld copies.
 Charges that the price of news print paper has been forced up eEorhit9nt- ly by 9 combination of manufac cturars were made by publishers and denied by representatives of the manufactur- CTS at a hearing today which con- Cluded an exhaustive inquiry into the subject by the federal trade commis- sion.
 Frank p. Glass, vice president of the American Newspaper Publishers As sociatiOn, told the commission he was morally convinced" there was COllu- sion among the manufacturers and ex- pected to be able by Oct. 1 to present legal proof of it.
 President Dodge of the International Paper company, declared present high prices were due to an enormous in crease in demand and insisted that the manufacturers were not making a, fair return on their capital.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02

Had that they uaTo been thrown back three times near SnoIarT. Northeast of the kovnl=Hovne railway, Berlin claims another defeat for the Russians near Porsi5, while Vienna says that west and northwest of LtHs1I the Russian attacks have ceased ''obvlous- y owing to the heavy losaes sustain ed"
 in GGi1cia, according to PetreGrad, tho Russians havo crossed the kofOpe1o river iEEar Tehrituydudonka and organ tzed tlcmEclve5 In new petitions, talk ing more than 1000 Auatro- Germans prisoner during the opera tions south west of BurEanov and west of BueaacE there has recon lively fighting. but with no changes in positions reported,
 In tho CauSaaua region the Russians hGvc advanced farther from T1rztnEan toward Sivaa and atEa made progFesH in the direction of Na5ui, The Turks, according u CGHatant:nopte. hava re- captured Antuoi5 a dominating position near Muah. and repuiaed with heavy casualtiea Russian attacks near Has- chkeny. On the Egyptian front Con gta1t!ndplo says tho Turks are gain ing ground westward Btep by step. In sha AuStra~ttatian theatre Aus triaa attacks on tho Italians on Monte Ciasone on the SetQ Ccmmuni pia- tcau and in ho Tofauo sector wore rcDulacd, according to Rome. and a slight advance was made by tho ttal- tGas in the TraviEnolo valley.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02

Violent battles are still being fought by the Russians and the Austro-H Hun- garian and German forces virtually on the entire front from tho Prtpet river narsae5 in Russia southward to the region of BucZac2 In GaHcla-a dis tarcc of about 200 miles.
 Meanwhile comparative calm pre- walls on the front in France, except near Verdun. West and south of tho Thiaumont work a German attack was put down by the French guns, and later south of the work the French made some progress in @ grenade at- tack. The Germans on the Nau%-Cha- pitre- -Chenois line In @ fight took some French first line trenches, but later were driven out.
 The situation in the Somme region has undergone virtually no change since the concerted advance by tho British and French last Sunday and the recapture from the British Mon- day of a narrow front they had taken from the Germans west of FoureauX wood.
 The Russians, who have reached the western bank of the Stokhod river. near StoiysvC and Sno;ary. have been fCrccd to sustain a heavy counter attack by German infantry, which j9clr0grad says was repulsed with heavy casualties. Berlin asserts that in this fighting the Russians are ex- hausring themselves in futile attacks
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02

QEStion d4aeH no wis the time tim
 Boston, Aug. 1.-NeW England members of the Big Four" brother hoods of railroad employees have voted by a considerable mapority in favor of authorizing a strike, if such a measure is necessary to enforce their demands for shorter hours, according to an au- thOritative statement made today when General Chairman of the Brotherhood lodges of this section, left for New
 York to assist in tabulating the vote cast throughout the country. Leaders expect that the official announcement
 of the result of the entire vote of 300.-
 GOO men will be made within a few days.
 The poll in New England includes
 25,000 men, employed 9s engineers, flremen, trainmen and a5nductors, on
 the Boston and Maine, the New York, New Haven and Hartford, Boston and
 Albany, Maine Central and Central Vermont system.
 Only Eastern Votes Are Counted. The ballots counted here today were received from the eastern and south eastern territories and it is expected the ch8irmen of the general adjust ment committees representing work CTS of railroads west of ChicagO and l the Mississippi river will report heres l it was said, not later than next Satur- l day,
 Timothy Shea. assistant president | of the Brotherhood of Locomotive 1 Frimen and Englnemen. who is in l charge of the staff of fifty men count | ing the ballots, said tonight it will 1 take fully five days to count the votes 1 from all territories. About 650 chair
 men will report here, he said, Complete Vote Saturday or Monday. 1 When the complete vote has been l counted, probably on Saturday OF | Monday, Shea said there will be a i meeting here of the National Confer l enee Committee of Railways and the l erheod officials, Negotiations will then be conducted in the hope that a i satisfactory settlement may be reach- ed,
 A strike would be called only if the ! negot tiations failed,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
AUTOS COLLIDE NEAR
 CONN. RIVER BRIDGE
Cause of Accident is Attributed to
 Rays of Sunshine.

New London, Conn, Aug. 1.-WhiIe MT. and Mrs. W. J. Pryor of Scranton, Pa, and Mrs. Pryor's mother, Mrs. TilIie George, were bound from this city to New Haven late this afternoon in an automobile, their car and a de- livery automobile, owned by J. M Brown of Old Lyme, coIlided east of the Connecticut river toll bridge near Halls Corner. All escaped injury wits the exception of Mrs. George, who was attended by Dr. D. K. Dewitt of Old Lyme and the ntaken to the Memorial hospital in this city. Her injuries con- sist of two severe scalp wounds on either side of the head, right ear lac erated and badly shaken up. An ex- animation showed that she has no in ternal injuries. The cause of the ac- cident is attributed to rays of sunlight playing on the windshield of both cars and partially obstructing the views of both drivers.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
BEEN D, JORDAN, DRY
 GOODS MERCHANT, DEAD Tie Was Widely Known as Patron of
 Fine Arts,

A5arehester. Mass, Aug. 1.-Eben D, Jordan, senior member of the firm of Jordan, Mash Company, died tonight at his summer home here aa the result of q paralytic stroke suffered ten days ago.
 Mir. Jordan was widely kaewR as a patron of fine arts, He was president of the Boston Opera. company. which waa largely supported through his generosity and he owned the opera house which taa built especially for the company and which served as it's home until the abandenment of the enterprise twa years ago. He was al= go 3 director Of the Metropolitan Opera company 0f New York. an honorable director of the Royal Opera. London and president of the New England GoRssrYai6ry If ATHsie:
 As head of the department at6Fe bus mess established by his father the late Eben Jordan, he was one of the leading merchants of New England Ife was also a director of the Boston DPygeeds Company and of tha diebe Newspaper Company. publishers af the Boston Glebe.
 ffis wife. a saa. Rahsrt. of Basten Had a daughter. Mrs. Beus5aa Muarae Robinson of New York, survive. fte was 50 years of age.