Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-25
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

County Street Fair at Phlllppl, ocC.
1, 2, 3. +
S. E. Jones, of Hardscrabble, was
here Monday.
w. J.Coontz, of Sugar Creek, was in
town Monday.
A. B. Spencer, of Junior, was here
Wednesday on business.
t. f. Sturms, of Elkins, was IN
town on business Wednesday
NJ. L. Halter has moved into his
new quarters on Grim Ave.
Fred Coontz, of Mud Gut, was a
business visitor here Monday.
Miss Pearl Jones, of Wilmoth, is
here visiting friends this week
II. H Coontz, of East Bend, was
here on business Saturday.
Cephas Jones, of East Bend, was
here Wednesday on business.
Jack Jones, of the Bend River, was
a business visitor here Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Hill, of this city, is in
Parsons visiting relatives this week.
County agent Cooper was here Wed
nesday looking after official business.
Sugar People are getting to the
point where they do not know what
it means.
A. G Hathaway, of Valley District,
was in town Wednesday giving us the
once over.
v. E. George and D. Westfall OF
Valley, were here Monday on bust
ness.
E. A. Barte who has been on the
sick list for several days is able to
be out again.
l.. N Viquesney and son Boyd, of
Junior, were here on business Mon
day.
Prof. Davis, of the w. Va. Ayr.
Dept, was here on business this
week
John Shomo, of Valley, a splendid
citizen and farmer was business WIS.,
itor in town Wednesday.
Broddus seems to have gotten cold
feet" and pulled the foot ball game
with the B. H. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas' Turner, of
Grafton, were in this city visiting
relatives last week.
]. l. Jones, of Clarksburg, was here
visiting his son, C. B. Jones of the
West side, the first of the week.
C. w. Shomo, President of The Mer-
chants & Miners Bank of Junior, was
a business visitor in the city Wednes-
day.
Guy Michael, of Bower, was here
Monday evening on business. He will
leave in few days for the University
of Missouri.
Roy Sinsel and family, of Akron,
Ohio, were here attending the fun
eral of his mother, Mrs Leida Nor
an.
Rev Thos B. Mcconnell (colored)
OF Elkins, was here Saturday in the
interest of the sanitary conditions of
his race.
Sherwood Shinn left here Monday
He ordered the Progressive before
leaving.
Jas. Bennett is still getting the in
surance. His total a few days ago
had reached $104,0OO Lots of people
will be worth more dead than alive.
Writ Cade who has been in the U :.
S. Navy for several months, arrived
here last Thursday and expresses him
III Ill 1o 10 k,o b1roa
Furnace healt will be cheaper than
gas heat thecoming winter. ]. l..
Harrah is now putting in furnaces at
very low prices. Caloric Furnaces
are reliable.
Gene and Ray Brandon, of Philippi
are here this week doing paper hang
ing and painting. They have quite a
few jobs in "tow" and are experts in
this line of business.
Omer Thompson's runabout was toe
tame in color so he has a bran new
red body to his car which makes him
very much the same as if he wore a
red necktie.
E. E. Price, ticket agent for the w
M. R. R., Elkins, was in this section
visiting relatives the past few days
Ed is a native of this section and has
made good in our sister city.
The telephone company is making
preparation for general repair OF
their lines between here and Philippi
1t is a badly needed improvement and
does not come any too soon.
Robert Tallman and wife who have
been in Columbus, Ohio, attending the
G. A. R. Reunion, returned here Wed
nesday evening. Uncle Bob says il
was some ''doins" in Columbus.
"Bub" Trahern's family left here
Monday for Akron, Ohio, where they
will make their future home. "Bub'
formerly lived on StrinptoWn and VIZ