Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-23

Mrs. ]. w. Leister, Miss Anna Bell
Deatrick and II. 5. Cushwa, OF this
.ity, sold tract of 1872 acres to Attor-
ley f. l.. Luetrell. Martinsburg, for
10000.
Charleston.-Contract was let by the
county court Of Greenbrier county for
twenty miles of grading on the Mid
and Trail from Clintonville past Raj
nellie in the Meadow Bluff district and
for five miles of district road construc-
ton between Sam Black Church 10
Smoot, for s1s3,oO0.
Huntington.-Chief Coon stated that
the police department was through is
suing. warrants for traffic violations
and that arrests would begin. Drivers
of all cars running with muffiers open,
no licenses, no lights. either front or
rear, and all speed violations will be
picked up and must appear in court
The next day.
Charleston.-Pro Charles III. Amb-
Ter, of West Virginia University, teach
ing extension classes in American aNd
Modern European history. has total
enrolment of IT'S students in his
classes here, at Huntington, PIT Pleas
ant, Mason City and Parkersburg. OF
these 2 are enrolled in two classes
here, 40 in two classes in Huntington,
20 at Pt. Pleasant, II at Mason City,
and 20 at Parkersburg.
Charleston.-Th Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond has just issued
circular to all banks and trust COM
panies calling attention to the methods
to be followed in converting first and
second Liberty Bonds from the per
cent interest rate to Az. Those of the
second Liberty loan should be present.
ed before November 10, and those of
the first should be presented before
December 10, after detaching the cou-
pons due on those dates.
Charleston.-R. III. Boyce was or
dered committed to the county jail by
Justice G. d. AGREE on account of sew
eral checks he has issued recently on
which collections could not be made.
His commitment followed the with
drawal of Joe Kelly from his bond In
a check case on which he was brought
back from Northfork several days ago,
in which he failed to make good on
his promise to take up the $40 check
which caused his arrest at Northfork.
Fairmont-The Executive Commit
tee Of the West Virginia Education AS
ISOLATION, at a recent meeting here,
went over plans for the program TO be
carried out during the annual state
meeting of the organization here, No
vember 27, % and %. There will be
about 5000 teachers here for the meet
ings. The Executive Committee con-
sists Of DIR. w. Il. Barbe, Morgantown /;
J. G. Saunders, Keyser; III. G. Tooth
man, J. Roser, w. A. Hunstead and o.
G Wilson, Fairmont
Charieston.-Wil Burdette Ma
thews, state director of the Constitu-
ton Day movement, estimates that the
number of persons reached through the
meetings held in the state in one day
at 100000. There were 125 school
meetings held, $50 church meetings,
and so general meetings, or total OF
455. The number Of speeches made
totaled 800, and new spaper columns
published regarding the day, 200 APP.
proximately 25 parades were scheduled
and 1000 pamphlets distributed.
Wheeling.-The high cost of living
came within an ace of taking a big
drop out the pike when truck load
of calves bound for the city skidded
! on the wet road just after making the
turn at Leatherwood bridge and land
ed clear across the tracks of the West
Virginia Traction & Electric Co. Had
| an outbound car been in the imme-
date vicinity at the time, minced veal
| on toast would have been served in the
| Woodsdale district for the next couple
of days.
| Charleston-Anna Wheeler and
Ethel Harmon, runaway girls, aged Il
and Is respectively, from Ashland
| KY, were intercepted here on instruc
tions from relatives. They were sem
| to the Union Mission and held unit
their parents came after them. The
Wheeler girl stated that she ran away
from home because of the actions Of
her stepfather toward her, and tht
Harmon girl because she thought she
was mistreated at home. They were
caught by Special Officer Howard
| Welcher.
Sidney Keeling, Ell
district citizen residing near Blue
creek, was before Justice G. D. Acre'
on charge of violating the West Vir
| pinfa school laws by failing to send hi.