Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-11-27


Charleston.-The preliminary exani-
nation of S. T. Workman. charged with
assaulting and cutting his
wife, took place in police court and
resulted in the holding of the defend
ant to the grand jury under bond OF
81 ,000 Mrs Workman, just out OF
the hospital and with a dozen and q
half deep cuts and stabs and as many
minor scratches and bruises about her
body and limbs, appeared against him.
Charleston. - The revised Official
Register Division of the West Virginia
Legislative Hand Book and Manual,
edited by John t. Harris, clerk Of the
state senate, has just been issued from
the press in paper binding and is be-
ing distributed The book contains a
carefully corrected list of all county
officials and boards, attorneys, pollti-
cal committees, newspapers, banks,
district officers and postoffices in the
several counties of the state.
Clarksburg.-The fifth annual state
convention of the West Virginia Lii
brary Association held here steps were
taken to provide needed books for
penal and charitable institutions Of
the state. A committee was named to
draft resolutions for presentation to
the State Legislature, applying for APP
propriate funds for such books The
committee comprises Mrs. henry
Green, Morgantown, Miss Alice Griffin,
Clarksburg, and Miss Ida Nj. Peters.
Parkersburg.
Huntington.--Sore arms are now ep-
idemic among the children of the pub
lie school-this being the result of the
recent vaccination order OF the school
health department. The trouble Is
prevalent in the first grades, especial
ly, and many tots have had to be at
home day or two because Of yaccin-
alton. Among those in school "look at
my arm" is familiar expression and
the interest in the sores Is so general
that some teachers find 1t difficult at
times to keep classes going.
Charleston.-The MoundsviIIe high
school has moved into its new 100000
building and now has an enrolment of
240 Students, according to l.. L. Friend,
state supervisor of high schools, who
has just returned from visit to that
city. He also visited the consolidated
high and graded school at Sherrard.
in Marshall county, where seven wag-
ons are in use this year to transport
the pupils to the school from over
the district. This is the largest mum,
Der of wagons used by any consolida-
ated schools in the state.
Charleston.-Bob McLane, assistant
special agent of the Chesapeake 4
Ohio Railway Company, brought five
| boys from the vicinity of Scary and
| Hurricane into Justice William Field
er's court on charges of trespassing on
railroad property. One of them, Thos.
Lovejoy, was held to the grand jury
on the specific charge OF malicious de-
struction of railroad property. The
others, Frank and Lester LovejOy and
Alfred and Willard Adkins, were each
fined $40 and costs for trespass. All
were committed to the county Jail.
Clarksburg.- Proposed motion pic-
ture laws were chiefly discussed at the
fifteenth annual convention of the
West Virginia Federation of Women
| Clubs which opened here. More dra-
matte state supervision Of films was
strongly urged in an address by Mrs
Guy Blanchard, of Chicago, chairman
of the National Federation Motion
Picture Committee, who declared boys
who used to find criminal promptings
in Nick Carter novels. now get them
by watching blood and thunder movies
DR.. Henry S. Green, of Morgantown
in an address, urged the erection OF
libraries as suitable soldier memorials
brought suit In circuit court against
the Charleston Ice and Storage Com
pany and others, a chancery proceed
ing /; Citizens National Bank of Phil
ippi against Joseph e. Clinton, IL
chancery; Christian Colliery Company
against the American Railway and Elk
press Company, for $1,000 damages
J. NJ. Cottrell against Cora Cottreil
Sarah Burns against Eden Burns, NJ
S. Edens against Olive Edens, the lat
ter three for divorce In common pleas
court, C. r. Marks commenced actor
against the Ohio Fuel Oil Company
and others, to recover $4,000 cam
ages, and a divorce suit was starteS
Hairless.
Charleston. = David Tomblln wal
killed and Charles Sprey was slight!