Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07

ne ROBBERY OF the pOSLOIllCe at FOSey, I
Raleigh county, and the store OF POST
Master Webb. Hillary Raines, who
recently completed a term in the peni-
entiary, who was also one of the rob
,ers, made his escape.
Paw Paw.-Robert NJ. Foley, T.eban-
IN, Pa, was struck and Instantly kill
ed by Baltimore & Ohio passenger
train, near Little Cacapon, few miles
west of here. He was walking with a
along the tracks and failed
TO notice the approach of the train
from the rear. Both men were well
dressed.
Wheeling. -One hundred and twenty
tables in local poolrooms on which
cue artists find recreation,
help support the state OF West Virginia
by yielding exactly S3,95o in revenue.
There are A poolrooms in Wheeling,
the total number of tables being 100.
The state tax is $50 for the first table
and $25 for each one additional.
Morgantown.-Prof A. r. Perry, of
the Federal Forestry Service Bureau
of Plant Industry, is here in coHnec-
ton with his work as inspector Of for
ests and shade trees. His duties on
this trip will relate to shade trees and
he visited Shepherdstown for such
purpose. Professor Perry's work is in
conjunction with the West Virginia
Experiment Station.
Morgantown. Thomas Edward
Hodges, former president of West Vir-
ginia University, died at his home here
following several weeks of Illness from
abdominal trouble. He is survived by
his widow and a son and daughter and
a sister. They are Mrs. O. F. Gibbs, Of
Columbus; Charles Edward Hodges,
Morgantown, and Mrs. L. J. Boram,
Lorentz, w. Va.
Observation-Disclosures 80 years after
the crime Is alleged to have been COM
mitted John Shorn, of Charleston, was
placed under arrest here by the city
police on a warrant which charges
him with having killed Evan Withrow
in a saloon in the village of Poca, in
Putnam county In 1887. The warrant
was sworn out by the son of the MUIR
dered man.
Huntington.-Po of the tri-state
section are searching for an autoist
who ran down buggy on the Pied
mont road, west of the city, and killed
Mrs. Claude Barbour, aged 81, and ia
tally injured her husband Mr.. aud
Mrs. Barbour were driving from Hunt
ington TO Kenova when the machine
struck the buggy glancing blow and
threw 1t into ditch.
on.--Andrew ]. Buchanan,
of French Creek, this county, was kill
ed June 20 while fighting with Amer
lean troops in Siberia, according to
word just sent his father, G. r. Bu-
chanan, by the war department. The
dead soldier was % years old and had
served in the regular army several
years, having been in the Philippines
before This country entered the war.
rtinsburg-While lifting car
with jack during his work at Cumbo.
Mr.. Charles Fisher, of Virginia ave-
nue., had the jack slip from under the
bolster Of the car and fall upon his
hand, decorating the hand a great deal,
but not crushing any bones. He was
fortunate to get off so lucky as the
car weighs a. great deal. He received
medical treatment at the city hospital.
Wheeling. producers threaten
a milk strike unless the city rescinds
the feature of the health ordinance re-
quiring payment Of a So fee for license
to sell milk in Wheeling or to ship milk
into the city. The action was an
nounced by ]. NJ. Atkinson. president
of the milk producers. 1t is indicated
that the dairymen and producers will
engage counsel and fight the milk per-
nit fee in the courts.
Clarksburg. Weston is to have a
government building costing $4,000,
if a bill that Representative Stuart f.
Reed has introduced passes Congress,
the sum proposed to be appropriated
covers the cost of site. The towns
people are greatly interested in hav-
ing this bill passed, and recently sent
committee here, composed of Judge
Lynn Brannon and W. w. Brannon,
to discuss the project with Mr.. Reed.
Wheeiing.-Bridge throughout Ohio
county are in miserable condition. The
Peninsula and Fulton bridges
over Wheeling creek could no.
be in worse shape without falling
down. The floors are worn out and
the boards loose and turned ND The