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


thousand miles more in it for you.
4 (adv.)
Arta F. Shomo, of Valley, Barbour
County's member of the House of
Delegates, was a visitor here Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. j. A. Adams, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Rhoades
Of this city, left for her home in Bal
timore, Md. Friday afternoon.
j. W. Bosely, of Marysville, was
in town Tuesday with load of rasp-
berries and found ready sale for
them.
]. G. Wilson, Sam Jones and Frank
Rowe, the new board of Education for
Barker District, had their initial
meeting of the New Board here Mon
day.
The Elkins aeroplane stunt seems
to have been camoufaged and many
of our local people who wanted to,see
the imam made bird of the clouds"
came back disappointed.
French Coontz, of Luke, Md, was
in town the week end visiting E. D.
Koontz. French is an employee of
the Pulp and Paper Co. at Luke and
states that the strike there has ended
and the mills are again in operation.
Son" Boner, son of j L. Boner, of
Belington's volunteers and veteran
of both the Mexican border trouble
and Flanders fields, arrived in New
port News last Sunday and is expec-
ted home at near date.
Berl Compton, Cleo Swecker and
Arch Hewett, of the engineering force
spent their holiday at Philippi-while
all signs indicated that Morgan Nc
Wicker was going to capture some of
the finny tribe, the Fourth.
\ A. Lazarus, Belington's most pro-
gressive clothing merchant, true to
the spirit of the Fourth of July dec
of the Civil War, Indian Wars and
World War.
The old spirit of strife between the
North and South seems dead-Isiah
Moore of Route 4, an old Union sol
der and Cephas Jones, of Route 8,
one of the grey 81 ad veterans of
Gettysburg were seen walking up
street, side by side on the Fourth.
Rev. John F. Cenan, secretary of
National War Work Council, of Cal
ifornia, is visiting at the home of
Mrs. H. H. Jones. He delivered an
interesting lecture Sunday morning
at the M. E. Church on the Hiawiian
religions and customs
Kelly Brothers can repair automo-
biles, but they won't. Nothing put
Fords-bring yours in. (adv)
Floyd Teter and son, Berne, who
have been at Buckeye Lake, Ohio, for
several days, enjoying the boating
and fishing of that noted resort re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
Ralph Griffith and wife arrived
here Friday night from overseas.
Ralph is the first Belington soldier
to bring back wife from over there
as souvenir.
| Miss Pearl Post who has been in
Buckhannon for some time, was here
visiting Grant Grahams over Sun
day.
Miss Ida Notkin and Miss Sarah
Hershman, of Baltimore, are here the
guests of A. Lazarus-and Louis is all
smiles.
Bill Curry and H. B. Shinn who
have been on the Potomac in quest
of the monsters that infest those wa
tiers are back home They have not
handed in their report to the sporting
editor, but of course they beat all
competitors, as fish bones had pene-
trated their hides until their clothing
had to be cut off
4 o. L. Smith and family, of Middle
town, Ohio drove through from that
place to Belington the week end and
will spend about Is days visiting
here. Oke was at one time a resident
of this city and we are glad to see
him back looking fat and sacuy as
ever.