Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-28
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lady friends. Grant Graham.
W. G. Goodwin, Of Route a, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
Nj. L. Haller was a business Wis
itor in Abbott Monday.
w. T. MeVicker, Of the West side
is in Philadelphia on business.
Ira G. Howell, Of Roaring Greek
Jet. spent Sunday in Belington.
Miss Jessie A. Campbell was in
Clarksbur. shopping Saturday.
Geo. Coontz, Of sweetwater left
here Monday morning for Akron,O.
Mrs. Glenn Coontz, Of Ellns, is
visiting relatives on R. 4 this week.
Evert Ice, of the Bend River sec
ton was business visitor here
Monday.
Mrs. Rissie Golden and Mrs. Des
sic Corley were here shopping Sat
urday.
H. C. Wright Blacksmithing shop
adjoining The Belington Handle
Factory.
Geo. Coontz, of Route was
here Friday He reports the rab-
bit crop very good on Sugar Creek.
Bob Johnson, of Kirt was the
guest of M L. Halter at the Luz
zerne Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Ramsey, of R, a was
visiting at w. W. Ramsey's Satur-
day night.
w. S. Lang a prominent citizen
of Glade was here Monday night
the guest of NJ K. Smith.
Deputy Grand Master Greynolds
of Beverly was rere Monday night
visiting the Masonic Lodge No.
1875.
Route 4. Isl reported to have a
large number of cases of Influenza.
The family of ]. L. Ramsey, Jesse
Cross and many others are afflicted.
Dolph Coontz, of Huffman was
here Saturday. Mrs Coontz, who
has been very i'll with Influenza is
Slightly improved at this time.
S. T. Wilson. Isaiah Moore, O.
s. Coontz of R. A, were here among
Belington's large number of bust
ness visitors Saturday.
Morris Bolton, of Valley, who
has just recently recovered from
severe case of Influenza was here
Saturday
W. T McVicker, who has been in
Elkins on business for several days
spent the week end with his family
on the West side.
Isaach Moore, of R. A, received a
message Sunday announcing the
serious illness of his daughter Mrs.
Jas. Right, Of Weston
John Waters, of Valley District
was in town Monday on business.
John thinks the Democratic Party
is not defeated but just on vaca-
tion.
/ W. W. Ramsey, who recently
moved his family from Mud Run
here for the winter-we understand
will teach school at Stone Coal
in Valley District this winter.
Born to Mrs. Camden Coontz on
R. baby boy. The father is in
) Camp Meade-but he won't stay
long when he hears the stork mes
sage
Frank Shelton is wearing a smile
which sticks like "lean tick to
higger's shin" The stork paid his
home a visit few nights ago and
left an an offering Of peace,
baby boy.
Wayne Moore, son of johnson
Moore and formerly of Bills Creek
is reported killed in France. Young
Moore was fine type of physical
manhood and was well known in tbs
section.
S. NJ. Polling, of Bills Creek was
here Saturday. Mr.. Polling reports
a fearful epidemic of Flu in his
section. He states there are up
ward of 100 cases in the neighbor-
hood
The sale of John T. Rogers was
postponed until next Saturday ow-
ing to the fact that a sale at E.
A. Barte's farm was in progress at
the same time. It also had small
attendance.
Questonaires are cotinuing to
arrive and the Advisory Board Is
getting a job whenever they wau
it-most Of these questionairas
are coming to the class Of Ii
cen year Old youths.
n 2 Ramsey the hustling rar-
chant Of Route 4, was here sat1t-
day, Bal is eoducting an exec
business at the old &. G. Ha man
stand which is almost as old as the
settlement itself
Ihe medical survey ga the West
side conducted by Or. e. NJ. Ham
ilton IS about complete. The doc