Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-10

| West Virginia j
News
4 Most Important Events Of Entire State
Y Covered By Our Special Correspondents II
Parkersburg-H NJ Buland, athletic
director of Parkersburg High School, |
has been named commissioner for
West Virginia to the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States.
Charleston.-An automobile being
driven by Rex Tomb, Charleston mer-
chant, dropped over precipice here.
distance of 100 feet, dropping on and
wrecking a house below. The owner
was turning the machine around when
the brakes failed to work. Machine
and no one was hurt.
Martinsburg-Gien b. Ringer, for
mer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad brake
man, charged with stealing merchan-
sentenced to serve one year and day
in the penitentiary when the case was
finally disposed of by Judge A. q.
Dayton, in United States Court al
Parkersburg.
Metz.-The Simon Moor oil well
No. l is now completed, making 10
n ho
the tools 10 No. 2, and are rigging up.
The rig on Laughlin is completed, and
the rig builders are now working on
the Elias Wilson rig on Merser's Run.
These rigs belong to the Eastern Pc
troleum company.
Fairmont.-The rally effort of the
Mt. Zion Baptist church for the pur-
pose of raising means with which to
remodel the present editice on Cleve-
land avenue was very successful. The
goal was set for $1,000, and with the
help of the good friends and well
wishers of the church they were sue
cessful in raising $1,317.41.
aged 81, prominent educator, died at
Mount Glare, this county. Miss Car
aer was a graduate of Fairmont's Nor
mai School, West Virginia University
and Bryn Mawr College. She studied
in France, Spain, Germany and IN
Columbia University, and has taught IN
various colleges and universities.
Martinsburg.-Hen Hogan, aget
10. was instantly killed and his broth
er, Edwin Hogan, and Wayne C. Ken
needy were severely shocked wheI
lightning struck sned on the Kennedy
farm, near Elkins. The boys, VIII,
had been hoeing corn, sought shelter
from the rain. The two boys were
unconscious a half hour, and thu
horses were stunned. Young Hogan
was one of IL children of Mrs. Naom
Hogan.
Wheeling.-The American Legion !
growing in West Virginia and vii
soon be a permanent and very eiIec
i've organization. Wheeling post
solidly established, and McMechel
post is to be organized next week
Capt. Charles McCamic, the state sec
relary, along with Lieut.. Cot Jackso
Arnold, state president, has been AT
thorized TO issue charters to post
throughout the state, without specis
permits from national headquarter
at New York.
Martinsburg.-The jury in the cas-
of Mrs. Flora Shreiner and children
Mildred and Clarence, against the cit
of Hagerstown, returned verdict 9
$4,000 in the circuit court at Wes
minister, Md. Clarence Shreiner, II
.empioye of the Z. V. Telephone Co
was working on a telephone pole d
the corner of West Washington an
Winter streets, in Hagerstown. He wa
electrocuted as the result of tell
phone wire coming in contact with
high tension wire of the city.
Charleston.-Sentenc on Charles
Reid, charged with misappropriatin
funds resulting from the sale of go
ernment property, was suspended unit
the November term of court by Judl
Benjamin F. Keller in federal cour
Reid pleaded guilty to the charge. I'll
defendant had been selling autol
bile accessories at Nitro and lost $4t
of the sales money in poker gam
He has since practically made II
entire sum good and is holding dow
a responsible position at Cabin Cree
Bond for 5000 will be renewed for Ii
appearance on the first day of the me-
term of court.
Charleston.-The will be at lea
$4,000 automobile owners in We
Virginia during the coming licen
year of 1920. That is the predictlt
of Major C. P. Fortney of the sta