Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07
HUTToNsvILLE ITEMS

Colonel Gatewood died at his home
at Linwood, Pocahontas County,
July 3lst. file was good Christian
a well to do farmer and cattle mer-
chant and was known throughout the
state. He was "Col." in the Con-
federate army.
Sam Hall was killed in Elkins on
July % by an automobile, or truck.
! His remains were inferred in the cem-
etery at Mingo, July 30th after fun
eral by Rev. W. /. Canter. He was
a first rate citizen.
Aunt Margaret Mace is very low at
the home of her son, Wash. She is
SO therefore recovery is doubtful.
matchmaking mile and half Of
pike on the mountain above Mingo is
being pushed as fast as possible UNI
der the foremanship Of Pat. Gillooly.
Attorney Robert Irons of Elkins.
was here Friday
George~Louk is victim Of a badly
gathered hand. He was brave SOL
dier and flag bearer under the grand
General Stonewall Jackson.
Frank Maxwell. cattle king of Ran
dolph County was here Friday.
H. c. Wamsley has opened new
/ general store in town.
Pete Louk is home from Va.
Charley Hamrick is having new
dwelling built
Constable w. H. Conrad has moved
into his pretty new house.
Dolph Leary has new house near
ly completed.
B. W. Moore is having an immense
amount of lime crushed which he ID
using on his farm.
Mrs. Almira Louk' has patch in
pumpkins thirty feet long and six
wide on which are fifty eight nice
pumpkins.
Harry Kun has sold his black
smith tools to Oscar Lambert, leav-
ing no blacksmith in town.
would be pleased to read my
friend w. S. Langs views on the
League of Nations, also woman suf-
frage. | am in favor of woman suf
frage but decline to state reasons at
this writing.
Ben Fretwell got some ribs broken
in an accident.
| Mrs. Rhoda Rush was badly bitten
by dog. DR.. Perry Bosworth at
tended the wound
Flavius Pritt and Caroline Kim
brue were married last week.
The Wilson Lumber Company are
having combined station and dwell
ing put up at Valley Head. Clifford
Scott is carpenter boss.
Eddie Bennett and Martha Gear
We're married the other day.
am distressed at the death of my
old friend Amos Robinson.
A fine boy was lately born to Mr..
and Mrs. Sarl Forinash, DR.. Perry
! Bosworth present.
Dona Cole, of Elkins, was among
uo ldoL week.
Geo. G. Long was a recent guest
of friends in town.
Orion Swecker, returned soldier.
and Isabel Rush were recently mar
ried.
A son was lately born to Wilbur
Lloyd and wife.
Dennis Louk, Of Homecoming, Md,
was in town Sunday
i Lee Kelley's wheat croy amounted
to four hundred and fifty bushels.
Mason Orchard, of Charleston. is
here to see his aged father, Patrick
Orchard.
Il Charles Crouch, our worthy keep
er of the county poor, was in town
Sunday.
Uncle Billy Swecker has been
brought back to his son, Charley.
The old man was Confederate SOL
der and is in bad health
! Prof. Levi Wees was in town Sun
day He is employed as principle of
supper school on Beccas creek He is
one of the county's best.
! am always pleased to read letters
published from Ira Shockey. He is
good and intelligent old gentleman.
What has become of r. L. Tallman.
want to read more of his ideas on
important subjects, especially woman
suffrage.
Yours respectfully for publication