Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-06-19

ers. Damages in the sum of $1,000
arec laimsd by the plaintiff.
Wheeling.-When the barn belong
ing to n. J. Smith, of Fairmont pike,
was struck by lightning during the
storm, Silas Fleming, farm hand, was
instantly killed. The bolt set fire to
Athe barn and burned it to the ground,
destroying a lot of valuable farming
araphernalia and killing five pigs.
Wheeling.-Somewhe on the placid
Hosom of the Ohio river floats $1,000
liberty bond, the property of Isaac
Mattock, of Ravenswood, w. Va, who
took it from his pocket to look at it
while on the deck of a steamer. A
gust of wind carried it overheard and
now Mattock wants some one to help
him find it.
Clarksburg.- to alter the
constitution and bylaws and efforts
to have officers elected biennially in
sted of annually, marked the session
here Of the West Virginia Federation
of labor. Accumulated business will
make necessary further meetings of
the body. A street parade in connec-
lion with the convention was held.
Huntington.-MisS Hazel Horsfall,
of Flandreau, South Dakota, arrived
in the city to assume her duties as
temporary assistant to Miss Maude
Warren, county home demonstration
agent She will be employed in this
capacity until July 1, and on that date
is to enter the permanent service of
the state extension department, with
a wider distribution of duties.
Clarksburg.- members of
the West Virginia Gas Consumers As
ISOLATION in session here, formulated
plans to assist the state in defending
the Steptoe gas bill against court ac-
tons entered recently by Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio. The bill provides that
West Virginia consumers must first
be supplied with natural gas before it
Is transported from the state.
Charleston.-The state compensation
commissioner made an award of $50
a month to Mrs Elizabeth Terrell and
children, of Clarksburg, on account of
the death of the husband and father,
Daniel Terrell, who was killed while
working for the Weirton Steel Com
pany. His head was crushed when an
hydraulic. press broke, permitting a
heavy casting to fall on him.
Hinton. - What appears to have
been an entirely unjustifiable homi-
eide occurred in the notorious Kline's
alley, between Second and Third
avenue, when Ralph Dotson, colored,
shot and MORALLY wounded negro
named Edward L. Jones. The fatal
bullet was from a revolver, and enter
ed the side of Jones' head, coming out
the other side. He lived about one
hour after he was shot,.
Wheeling.-There was an average
daily attendance in the Wheeling pub
lie schools last month of 4,516-2,1 ia
absence of POI; Al new pupils were
entered during the month and 159
withdrew during the same period.
These facts and figures were given in
the monthly report for April, submit
ted by DIR. c. E. Citizens, superintend-
ent of schools, to the board of educa-
ton.
Clarksburg-As the result of a
shooting mishap at Smithfield, Earl
|. Edgell, six-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Edgell, of that place, is a
patient in st. Mary's hospital with a
bullet wound in his head said to have
been accidentally inflicted by his uncle,
Roy Edgell. while the latter was shoot
ing sparrows. An operation was per-
formed at the hospital and it is be-
ived that the chances for the lads
recovery are slight.
Wheeling.-In the finding of blood
marks on the shirt sleeve of Harve
Fletcher and discoloration caused by
bruise of the flesh on the opposite
side of the arm, Sherlf w. f. Clay
ton, of Marshall county, is of the opin-
ion that he has found clue that will
lead to the solving of the mystery con-
nected with the murder of Max Kauf-
man, who was shot and killed in his
grocery store in North Benwood. Dep
uty Sheriff Fred Clayton stated that
warrants would be sworn out for
Harve Fletcher and Joe Sulosky,
<f1arging them with first degree muir
der. Both are in Jail.
Charleston.-The state road COM
mission received a shipment of $4,000
license tags for automobiles and mo-
torcycles for use during the next
eighteen months, beginning next July
1. OF these $4,000 tags are for regular