Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-07-04


ron, Ohio, are here visiting relatives
WANTED one-half dozen men tc
help at Chautaqua Grounds.
Mrs. j. M. McVicker is quite il
at her home today.
C. C. Right and family, who have
been visiting in Preston county, have
returned home.
Mrs. Will Corley and sister, Miss
Minnie Hill, of Sugar Creek, were
here Tuesday.
Page Findley, of the Bend of River
was a business visitor here Monday
The Sunshine Club met last even
ing at the home of Mrs. A. P Parrish
on Serpell Ave.
w. B. Rector, who has been in
Wheeling taking Scottish Rite Mason
ry came home Saturday.
Wilson Cain, the little son of Geo.
Cain, Of Bridge St., is i'll at this writ
ing. He was taken to -Buckhannon
hospital yesterday evening.
The Citizens Bank of this place is
having some improvement made on
the third floor of their building for
the use Of Masonic Order here.
Boyd Viquesney was here Monday
The Board of Education deserves
praise for the steps they are taking
in the improvement around the H. S.
building.
The Barker District Board of Ed
ucation composed of J. F. Valentine,
Jasper Bibey and Sam Jones held
their first business meeting here Mon
day.
Children's day exercises at the M.
E. Church, South, Sunday night was
largely attended and an excellent
program was rendered.
Howard Curry and wife, Of Rock
Cave, Upshur county, are here visit
ing relatives and of course the visit
passes for a part of the honeymoon
also
]. L. Ramsey and Bradford Robin
son, of Route four, were here Monday
on business Mr.. Robinson was on
his way to Randolph county, looking
after a saw mill,
Wv. Bosely, of Bills Greek, came
to town Tuesday with 40 gallons of
raspberries. The expense of picking
and caring for them has kept up with
the advance 70 everything else they
are only bringing zoe per gallon this
year
Hugh Shinn, Jim Chenoweth, Frank
Phillips and John E. McCollum ans
wered the "call of the wood" Monday
and hiked it with full fishing equip
ment for Elk. 1t remains to be
known whether they were Fishing
or Fishin'."
W. T. Curry, E. D. Koontz, E. l..
Woodford and Jas. Logan were on a
fishing trip at the head of Cheat last
week. They brought back a good
supply of fish stories and report a
catch of over 500 of the mountain
beauties"
Frank Brandon and Boyd Holbert
registrars in Precinct No. report a
registration of 140 at the Mayors of
flee. E. D. Koontz and W. S. Moore
registrars at No. l Lovett building,
report PAP voters. Howard Teter and
w. B. Baker registrars for West Side
report 279.
Monday nights train had attached
a special coach containing 20 prison
ers from Parkersburg, Clarksburg
and Fairmont on their way to U. S.
Court at Elkins, W. Va. They were
a careful lotof prisoners and did not
seem to care whether school kept or
not
Circumstantial evidence is not al
ways conclusvie-a mans past record
may put him under the eye of sus-
picion but it does not prove his guilt
two young men were put in the
tolls of the law here Monday under
suspicion of connection with the rob-
berry of Felton's store, No evidence
was produced so the young men were
released.
Squire" Cam Corley, of Valley
District. was in The Progressive office
last Friday. Mr.. .Corley is now gett
ing up in years but is active in mind
and body. He was in the Convention
when Abraham Lincoln was nominated
for President He was a federal spy
and scout during the war of the
Rebellion and had many marrow
escapes.
Bill Curry, Jim Logan,E. D. Koont,
and E. L. Woodford who were on tn
head of Cheat last week, report
catch of about 500 specked ones ant
great trip. The true success of
trip to the woods is not measured b
the number of fish you cacth or tn
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