Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-23
West Virginia
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4 Most Important Evs.ts Of Eatirs State
Covered By Our Special csrrespsndents ~
Morgantown.-Dr. f. E. Chichester,
research professor of the Massachu-
sets Bureau of Education, has been |
appointed assistant professor of zool |
Ogy in West Virginia University, to
succeed Prof. H. Il. Hunt, resigned.
Charleston.-Charleston members OF
the West Virginia Fox Hunters Assoc
citation are commencing to get their
packs of hounds ready for the annual
fox chase which win probably take
place this year in Gilmer county. Last
two hunts were held in Fayette and
Greenbrier counties.
Charleston.-Dr Irene B. Billiard,
of Charleston, has been appointed a
member of the state nurses examining
board by Governor Cornwell. 1t was
announced from the executive offices.
DIR. Billiard, who is the second woman
to be made member of this board,
has accepted the appointment.
Charleston.-School attendance is
being increased as the result Of the
new labor law, according to the state
ment of Samuel B. Montgomery, COM
missioner in the state department of
labor. This Is shown by the compare
lively few number of working permits
issued, which children must have who
work during school hours.
Elkins.-David Keplinger, q woods
man from Pendleton county, who has
been employed in the lumber woods
near Cass, is patient In a local hos
pital, recovering from the results of
privation suffered when he was lost
for eleven days in the woods. Keplinger
was found by fellow workman and
rushed to the hospital, where his re-
coyery is expected.
Martinsburg-The Harbison-Walk
Refractories Co., Pittsburg, has pur
chased 1000 acres of land, 5000 feet
wide and seven miles long, on the
west side of the Cacapon Mountain in
Morgan county, from W. G. Cronemey-
er, Pittsburg. 1t contains vast depos-
its of hard CANISTER rock, which will
be used by the company for high heat
fire brick.
Charleston.-K Aurady, doing bust
ness under the name of The Kanawha
Velvet Ice Cream Co., filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States District Court here, giving his
liabilities at $23 1895 and his assets
at S12,238S7 A list containing the
names of so creditors. most of whom
are Charleston concerns, was filed with
the petition.
Wheeling-After having purchased
monument for his own grave, to be
paid for 80 days after his death, Santa
Bandonne of Bellaire, o., is recovering
s from an r IS which three physicians
said wopi, ae fatal. The monument
with a suitable inscription has been
delivered but the time when the dealer
will get his money remains very in
definite.
Frostburg-J. G. Edwards and w.
w. Clemmons, commercial travellers OF
Wheeling, en- route to Piedmont from
this city, were injured by broken glass
when their automobile skidded in max
Ing the sharp curve known as Yates
corner, at GERMANTOWN, and tearing
across the trolley track, rammed q
trolley pole which was broken off
Both right wheels were torn from the
machine and the front crushed.
Charleston.-The United States dis
trict attorneys office here received 9
report that number of fruit dealers
have been allowing fruit to spoil OF
their hands and special agents of the
department began an investigation. Il
was said that when merchants allow
foodstuffs to spoil they are violating
the food control act and are making
themselves liable to criminal prosecu
ton for boarding.
Sistersville-The body Of Slaby
1Ionsiff, Syrian merchant of Jackson
burg, was found in the waters of Fish
Ing creek. A telephone message wa,
received here by Mrs. George Solomon
a niece of the murdered man, to thu
effect that he had evidently been kill
ed during the night and his bod.
dragged to the creek 1t was said tina
the head was frightfully cut ant
bruised, the assault probably having
been committed with a Ratchet.
Bluefield.-k Fizer, Is years old
a machinist in the local shops OF tn,
Norfolk & Western railway, was sho
and killed by Mary Estliff, of Soutl
Charleston, w. va, here. The youni
man died as he was being rushed t.