Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


Mrs. Ross Hill who has been i'll with
Influenza is slightly improved.
Stanley Right of Elyria, Ohio, is
visiting at w. D. Rosenberger's.
Miss Jessie Campbell was Graf
ton visitor Wednesday and Thursday
Sam Price, of Hunters Fork was
here to market Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hankey were
shopping in Elkins Tuesday.
j. L. Ernest was in Elkins We'd
nesday on business.
Geo. Coffman, of Elkins, was here
to see his parents Sunday.
Oscar Hudkins, OF near Meadow
vile, was here to market Saturday
Wilson Ridgeway, of Bills Greek,
was here on business Saturday.
Miss Iona Robinson, of Philippl,
spent Sunday with her parents here.
Jno. t. Roger is helping out on
the Upshur Republican this week and
next.
DR.. and Mrs. M. NJ Hoff, Of Phil
ippi were here Sunday visiting the
family of Floyd Teter
Worth Lowry formerly of Hunters
vile, was here seeing friends and rel
atives Sunday.
J. w. Thornhill who has been in
Petersburg on business returned to
this city Friday.
Miss Rita Ramsey, of Sugar Creek,
was here visiting G. M. Right over
Sunday.
Paul hardwood and wife, of Dart
moor were visiting at Mr.. Markwoods
parents Sunday.
Miss Minnie Hill, of Sugar Greek,
is visiting at NJ. E. Hills in the Right
Addition
Lost somewhere in Belington
small shriner's Pin-Return to this
Office and receive liberal reward.
j. F. Valentine, President Barker
District Borad of Education was here
Saturday attending to business af-
fairs.
Rev. o. E. Thorn, Of PhllIppl preach
ed a very able sermon at the NJ. E.
Church here Sunday.
Porter Ware came home last week
He received his honorable discharge
from the Officers Training School at
Louisville, KY.
John Roger is giving the Band
lessons in his shop at this time what
pity our city has no place in which
such meetings can be held
H. H. Polling, son of S. M. Polling,
of Bills Creek is home for few days
He is located in a naval base Hospital
in Va. and says it is the life.
(, Talbot Cheneworth, of Kerens,
was here seeing friends and relatives
Saturday. He informs US that Lead
ing Greek is having some winter too
o. S. w. J. Ray, G. c and Wood
sCoontz all walked into the city Sat
urday, but Ray decided Ford was
equal to sleigh and jitneyed the
crowd to their homes.
Mrs. Amanda Cheneworth who has
been at E. C. Moores near Kalamazoo
for some weeks arrived here last week
and will spend the remainder of the
winter in Belington.
Boyd Lang, of Kirt was her Mon
day with large porker it looked as
though it weighed about 1000 lbs.
tho of course it was some smaller
but it represeted small fortune.
Isaac Lazarus who has been in
camp in California for several months
came home with his honorable dis
charge Sunday Abe and family
were some tickled and SO was Ike
A proctracted meeting is in prog
ress at the u. B. Church on the West
side-as usual you will always find
some young people attending places
of this kind who do not recognize the
rules of good behavior.
Eliza Fitzwater, of near Dayton,
Ohio is here visiting relatives he will
leave here in few days to visit his
brother in St. George and from there
will go to his sisters in Va.
Since Teddy Roosevelt has died
some of the knockers will probably
trade their hammers for bouquets to
place on his grave. 1t is thus with
many men, their goodness is not rec
ognized until their voice is stilled by
death.
Geo. Talbot who has been clerking
in G. NJ. Elliotts store has resigned
and is succeeded by Miss Frankie
Cheneworth, of near Kerens. Miss
Cheneworth is an excellent young
lady and comes to our city highly
recommended.
Gale Hillyard who recently came
home from camp left here Sunday for
Baltimore where he has accepted a
position on the road with The Strouss