Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-11

Geo. Cain and daughter went to
Buckhannon Friday p. m. to visit Mr..
Gains little son, who is in the hospi-
tai at that place.
Frank Phillips, who is "whisker
doctor" of no little ability, is assist
ing M. E. Hill to take care Of his
Chautauqua trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Shannon and
children, of Buckhannon, are here the
guests of relatives, and to attend the
Chautauqua.
]. H. Bennett, one of Barbour
County's leading stock dealers and
farmers, was here Saturday on bust
ness.
Henry FELTON,, who is running a
saw mill near Laurel, is here for the
week end with his family.
Fred Coontz and son, Of Mud Run
(Which is on Route A. were here with
produce Friday.
J. C. Logan, who works at Laurel
River and fishes as side line, is here
visiting his family on the West Side.
Mrs. John T. Roger, of Parsons, w.
Va. wife of editor Roger, is here Wis
ting her sister, Mrs Lovett, who con-
tinues very i'll at her home on Pike
Street.
JEFF Coontz, of Route 8, is in town
today. Jeff is a farmer, too old for
soldier except with a hoe. He in
forms us he has just "laid 9 acres of
corn by"
Miss Elva Keller, of the Agricul.
tural Extension Dept, Morgantown,
was here today giving demonstrations
emphasizing the use of wheat and
meat substitutes. The newest dem
onstration being the use of cottage
cheese" as a meat substitute.
The Fern Holt Concert Co. was a
very entertaining group Of players
end our people are proud of the fact
that "The Little Mountain State
furnished a part of the Lincoln Chaut-
auqua program this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks, Miss
Rebecca Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs
Amos Rohrbough and a party from
Clarksburg motored to the top of the
Laurel Hill mountain and took dinner
Sunday.
Rev. H. D. Farmhouse and Kirt
Ware, of Belington, Rev. Ray Shaft
er and Buena Pittman, of Philippi,
delegates to the Twenty third West
! Virginia United Brethren Christian
Endeavor Convention at Parkersburg,
have returned and report one of the
most interesting Conventions in the
history of organisation.
Claudio Boyles, Stanley Hudkins,
Opal Hudkins, Rita Ramsey, Dellet
Polling, Cecil Polling, Della Boyles,
bessie Bennett and Melvina Polling
were calling at Geo. Wilson's the first
of the week-quite a bunch for one
day
Our tent boys" Mr.. Nauman and
Mr.. Phillips stand in Class A /. for
courtesy. Our patrons do not fail to
notice the "ear marks" of a gentle
man and our very best wishes go with
these high class young men when they
leave with the big tent.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Judy, of Cum
berland, Md, have been visiting T.
A. Markwood's for few days. Mr..
Judy will assume the duties Z, i r. r.
Agent at Roaring Creek Junction in
few days.
FredIick Booth, of Route 4, is prob
ably the oldest voter registered in
Barbour county-his age being 90
years. Being asked few years ago
if he thought tobacco had ever injur-
ed him moments meditation he re-
piled that at that time he had used it
for II years
Happy" Shinn is surely lucky
one-Some days ago he lost pocket
book containing a sum of money,
photographs and Chautauqua tickets
after two or three days he went to
the Big Tent and found the whole
works" undamaged and intact.
II G COTTPV At EIKINS