Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-12-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Stemple, Of Elkins, a boy.
+. j. Coontz, of Route A, was
Belington visitor Thursday.
Sam Jones, of Route 3, was bust
ness visitor here Saturday.
|. M. Polling of Route 3, was in
town Wednesday ON business.
Wilson Ridgeway, of Route 3, was
Belington visitor Thursday.
DIR. A. H. Woodford was business
visitor in Philippi Wednesday.
SAINT Wilmoth, of Middle Fork, was
in town Wednesday on business.
E. L. Knight, of Valley District,
was in town Thursday on business.
Albert Saffle and wife of Corley,
were business visitors here Saturday.
Fax Ernest who is in school at
Morgantown, was home over Sunday.
Glib Ayers and wife, of Buckhan-
non. were Belington visitors Monday.
Mrs. Ella M. Hill is in Elkins Wis
ting her daughter, Mrs. B. Simpson.
Frederick Hill and Roscoe Sturms,
OF Route were BUSINESS FlSiIoAo HcAS
Thursday.
X. Beckner Woods, Supt. of Fen
wick was here with his family part
of last week.
Jerry Harvey, the "whisker artist"
of Bayard, was here visiting his mo-
Their Sunday.
NJ. E. Shirtleff, of the B. and 0.
Police force, was here Saturday see
ing his family.
O. D. Trahern who recently pur-
chased the j. C. Right farm of j. L..
Ramsey, was in town Saturday.
Mat Weese, of Cumberland, Md,
was here few days last week visit
ing friends.
Mrs. F. J. Coontz of Route a, was in
Elkins visiting her daughter the first
of the week.
Miss Retta Ramsey, of Route a.,
was here the first of the week visiting
friends
Cleo Swecker, County Road Engin-
eer, of Philippi, was in town Wednes-
day on business.
The NJ. f. Church is bein treated
to new coat of paint. The job is
being done by Elkins painters.
A. J. Sturms, of the Big Field, is
reported to have purchased part of
the Bradford Robinson farm lying
near town.
Mrs. C. C. Right and daughter,
Margaret, spent Thanksgiving and the
week erd visiting relatives in Hen
bricks.
Mrs. Alpheus Moore who has been
in Elkins hospital for sometime, for a
fractured hip, was brought home Wed
nesday.
Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
Will have chicken supper and Ba-
zaar at the bosemena of the nj. E.
Church the 18th.
Sherwood Shinn who attends school
at the w. V. u, Morgantown, spent
the week end here with his parents,
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. B. Shinn.
Pat King, Chief of Police of Ell
kins. died there Thanksgiving. Pat
King was well and favorably known
by many people in this city.
Mr.. Sheldon of the Exponent,
Clarksburg was here Wednesday. He
is not the preacher Sheldon but he
is some talker at that
AZ. n,xuon..,a ,,-bo rooo,,tlx ho,,nbt
a Ford from Tom Williamson has sold
the car at a nice profit and has re-
turned ard purchased another Ford.
:. W Ramsey, of Philippi, Deputy
Assessor of Barbour County was here
a few hours Sunday journeying on to
his old haunts on Sugar Creek.
Sears Roebuck and Company's rec
ord day for business was February 26,
1917. That day their cash in adj
vance orders were $1,625,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Shinnel and
mother, Mrs. NJ. T. Thrall, of Fair
mont, were the guests of her uncle
and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks
for Thanksgiving.
Miss Jessie Terrell who has been
in Waynesburg and Pittsburg, Pa,
visiting relatives and friends during
the Thanksgiving vacation, returned
here the first of the week.
]. L. Harrah Of this city, left here
Thursday for Centralia, w. Va,
where he has accepted position as
mill wright for a big lumber concern
who are putting in big mill at that
place.
D. B. McCauley has resigned his
position as teacher of the Tete1
School near here in Valley, and ths
Beard Of Education is looking fol
another teacher. They pay s75 pea
month for number one.
Poindexter, candidate for nomin
alton for President, appears to want