Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-06-20
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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E. D. Koontz was in Fairmont on
business over Sunday.
Mrs. Beatrice Simpson, of Elkins,
is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs Talbot, of Philippi,
were here over Sunday.
S. T. Keller, of Parkersburg, was
in town Tuesday.
Walter Behen, of Galloway, was in
town first Of the week on business.
j. A. Gaunt, of Valley District,
was in town Monday on business.
j. L. Jefferys, of Bayard, was home
over Sunday the guest of his family.
Fl. H. Coonts, of Valley Bend, was
in town Saturday on business.
Draper England of Valley, was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Hubert Shomo, of Valley,wa a
businesssvisitor in town Wednesday.
Miss M. E. Clothier left Saturday
for a weeks visit at aBltimore.
Mrs. Karl Wagner left last week
for her new home in Grafton.
Miss Bertha Bice, High School
teacher, left today for her home in
Fairmont.
Miss Gertrude Thirty, of Elkins,
was here over Sunday the guest of
Miss Jessie Teter.
Misses Tavern Blatchford and
Edna Summers left Saturday for
Morgantown to attend. school.
w. w. Brewer, who has been in
the South for some time is here the
guest of his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, Hulderman, of
Elkins, were here Sunday visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. 7. Hulderman.
Miss Mary Jane Flint, of Parkers-
burg, was here Sunday visiting her
Uncle, W. 7. Huderman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hankey spent
Saturday and Sunday at Fairmont the
guests of friends.
]. g. Wilson, of Route 4, was here
on business the latter part of the
week.
Miss Viola BergencIind, of the
Memorial Hospital, Elkins, is here
visiting Mrs, Walter McCloud.
John Rucker, one Of Valley Dis
trict's we'll known citizens, is very
i'll at the home of his son at Grafton.
Mr., and Mrs. George McCamey, of
Kentucky, are here visiting Mr.. Nc
Camey's mother, Mrs. S. R. McCamey.
A. T. Thornhill and Henry Eng
land have the Tractor ready to grade
tie road in Valley and will start the
work in few days.
Capt. and Mrs. F. P. Rease, Miss
Adelaide Woodford, and Frank Shep-
herd motored to Beverly last Satur-
day.
Howard Price has accepted posi-
ton at Abbott with the Coal Com
pany, and we understand is making
good.
The familiar face of Graham Ware
rlay be seen among the preachers"
surrounding here at the Conference
t is week.
: Mr.. and Mrs Dewey Ware and Mrs
Myrtle Keller, motored to Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Poling's in Valley Dis
trict Sunday and spent the day.
"Bill' Tucker is wearing $50 cent
grin" all the time-'cause new heir
at his house-Bill came all the way
from Ohio to celebrate.
Mrs Jas. Harvey, of Cumberland,
Md, who visited relatives here for
several days following the funeral of
her husband, has returned to her
home,
Riley Pop" Harris, familiar
character about the Luzerne Hotel,
after several years services as "bill
hop" Office bog and porter has gone
to other quarters.
Ralph Halter, who has been at
Camp Upton, N. Y. for some time,
came home on a furlough the latter
part of the week He returned to
camp Tuesday.
Miss Flora Wymer, of Hambleton,
has accepted position as bookkeeper
at Gains Garage. We understand
that her parents will move here in
the very near future.
The tomato blight is beginning to
make its appearance in the gardens
about town; folks vino know a remedy
for this destructive disease among
vegetables should have same publish
ed in paper.
William and Grover Coontz, Of
Sugar Creek, were here the latter
part of the week selling wool. Grover
Cleveland would probably be urprised
at the fancy price of wool now were
- living and would not feartolook
a sheep in the face.
Mrs. E. D. Koontz and little daugh-
tiers had narrow escape from light
ing Monday evening during an elect