Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-02


opened this fall in building already
constructed.
Huntington. ]. Pancake and
some Ohio people with years of expee-
fence have purchased twenty acres OF
shale on Sixteenth street and announce
that they will begin at once 10 put in
big brick plant. The plant Is TO cost
100000 and will be controlled and
operated by men familiar with the
brick industry.
Huntington.-Fa who attended
the several institutes held in the coun-
ty under the auspices of the Cabeli
County Farm Bureau and the .Exten-
sion Department of the University OF
West Virginia, were urged by j. Il.
Huyette to increase their dairy herds
for the purpose of combating the high
| cost of living. Miss Lena Charter, an
other instructor, urged upon her hear
ers the necessity for rural sanitation.
| Huntington.-On a federal warrant
sworn out by federal officers, w. b.
Cross and ]. NJ. Bransky, DR.. e. j.
| Gerard, of Clifton, w. Va, was ar
rested here as he stepped from the
train, charged with selling morphine
on which no government tax had been
| paid. 1t Is charged that Gerard sold
six grams of the drug to w. A. Smith,
, who was picked UP. By the federal OFF,
GERS on charge of having the drug In
their possession.
Martins Ferry.-Bob Prysock, of this
city, second baseman of the Wheeling
Bauers, was hit above the left eye by
speedy bali pitched by Rae, Denni-
sons pitcher, in the game between the
Bauers and the team of that place.
Bob was at the bat when the accident
occurred and was knocked unconscious
for several minutes. He later resuIn-
ed play and received the plaudits Of
the large crowd present. The Bauers
won, 80.
Huntington. FL. McDevitt.
who recently received his discharge
from the United States army, has ac-
cepted the position of teacher of pub
lie speaking at the Huntington high
school. Harry Wilson, who has held
this position, will devote his principal
attention to his duties as physical
director and coach. His class work
will be in the history department. An
nouncement of these changes was
made by Superintendent of Schools
Clarence L. Wright.
. Logan.-A mothers frantic attempt
to rescue her child from a wire fence
in contact with q high voltage wire re-
suited in the electrocution of both at
; mine near CapIin, w. Va. The baby
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Messing
er, of Caplin, was playing In the yard
/ of their home and swinging on strand
, of wire fence around their house. A
, high tension wire running from near
, by mine fell from it's support and
struck the fence, creating an electrical
contact which killed the child instant
~. Without conscious thought except
! |
J Mrs. Messenger rushed from the house
, and essayed to drag the baby from the
J wire. resulting in her own death.
ton.--Appointments made BY
Colonel jackson Arnold, superintend-
ent of the Public Safety Department
to date are the following: Captains
Captain Grover c. Hippetoe, Charles.
ton, and Captain John Esque, Hunt
ington, formerly officers in the United
States army Lieutenant Captain
James G. Berry, former army officer
+. Sergeant: G. NJ. Jones. Privates
Samuel Taylor, Hugh NJ. Dyer, Charles
H. House, Ernest E. Barb, Francis p
Hughes, William c. Adams, James FL
Halnes, Charles L. Calhoun, Silas r
Jennings. Edwin A Moran, Parker A
! Bogust, L. w. Walker, Harry r. Burr
Waldo R. Noffinger, Robert A. Bailey
John r. Jackson and Dorsey r. Smith
5 Wheeling.-Digging a hole through
: the thirty-inch brick wall Of the Ohio
: county jail here, nine prisoners made
{ their escape. The getaway was dis
: covered half an hour later, and force
| OF deputy sherffs and city police Off
!: GERS Immediately took up the pursuit
; Police Officer James Stanley encoun
tered William Elliott. of Washington
J Pa, one of the escaped prisoners, In
= an alley in the central part of the city
). and when called upon to surrender, he
: made violent resistance, striking the
r officer with heavy belt. Stanley thar
i used his revolver. his first and onl5
; shot generating the head Elliott was
!. taken to the Ohio Valley hospital
4 where is recovery is reported IL
!. doubt.
e Huntington.7-In a meeting held II
t the Board of Education rooms witt
$ six members present the board unani
a | mOuSly voted to approve the levy fol