Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-06-26
Chautauqua July a to 9th.
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business visitor at the county seat
Monday.
Miss Hazel Brown, who has been
attending school in Buckhannon IS
home on vacation.
Hugh Thompson, linotypist for the
Philippi Republican, was here seeing
his parents Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Thompson
were Clarksburg visitors Saturday.
Miss Bess Trahern who works in
Fairmont is here at her home>for her
summer vacation.
Gale ,Hillyard and Dock Caste
were business visitors? in Philippi
Monday.
Cleo Swecker, county road engineer,
was in Union district on business the
week end.
Berl Compton, of the Road Engin-
eer force spent Sunday at his home
in Philippi.
4 cloud-burst is reported from
Thomas last week which did consid-
cradle damage.
Andy Stalnaker and Marcine Elliott
of Meadowville, cattle dealers were
here Monday.
Miss Velma Burley and Miss Lola
Wilson, of Hendricks, are here for
the week visiting at E. D. Koontz's.
Jeff Ballah, of Jenningston, was
here the first part Of the week Wis
ting his brother l.. J. Ballah.
John Tyres, of Lillian, was here
the first of the week visiting Floyd
letters.
Miss Jessie Campbell is visiting
the home folks at her former home
in Reynolds, Pa.
Sam Price, of Hunters Fork, was
in town Saturday-and reports cher
ries fairly plentiful in that section.
Grant Rinehart, the Golden Rule
Mayor, of Abbott, was business Wis
itor in the city Saturday.
Master Paul Ream, of Crawfords-
vile, Ind, is here visiting his bro
ther Brewer Ream.
Miss Dorothy D. Jones, of the West
side, who has been in school at the
University is home on vacation.
Fred Thompson and brother, Louie,
of Clarksburg, were here for a few
hours Wednesday evening
NJ. R. Keyser was called to Sharon,
Ohio, last Tuesday on account of the
serious illness of his father.
Rev. John Mckenzie, of this city,
is patient at the Davis Memorial
Hospital-we hope for his speedy re-
eovery.
Bryan J. Gamer, fiddler and buck
ster, is here this week with his violin
attending to business matters as well
as the carnival.
J. F. Robinson, of Route A, was
here Saturday. Mr.. Robinson is one
of the most enthusiastic Good Roads
man in that section.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Smith, of the West side, eleven pound
boy, first of the week. Smith has
been home for several days, presum-
ably taking care of Junior" Smith
The city dads met few nights ago
and granted M. L. Halter hotel Ii
cense for the Luzerne again. Mr..
Halter is much pleased and insists
in a game of checkers it is not his
move.
H. l. Robinson and family, of Ell
kins, were here calling on friends
Sunday. Bob" used to be citizen
of this city and frequently hears the
call "come over and see US" and his
Buick brings him.
Bernie Teter who has been in
France for several months arrived
here Saturday from over-seas-look-
ing just the same, acts just the same
but just the same he likes the U S.
A. the best of any yet.
Miss Velma Dayton, daughter of r
S. Dayton, Road Supervisor, was
taken to the Davis Memorial Hospital
Sunday for an operation for appendi-
citis. Her serious condition required
an immediate operation. Her condi-
ton is reported favorable.
News comes of the dynamiting OF
fish on the Middle Fork-and prob
ably by an oficer-shame on such
''sportsmen" who would take by un
fair means what they could not gee
with hook and line
A number of out of town cars RAJ
over the closed roads between Plan
ming mill and Dartmoor Saturday w
understand warrants were issued fo
them and their numbers are in Tn
possession of the Road Supt. Bias
Ball is no excuse for running tn
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w. P. Ramsey, the thriving mer