Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-07-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 400 EN-
ployes of the Grasselli Chemical Co.
plant at Zeising, near here, has Joined
the 500 strikers at the Grasselli plans
in another nearby town. The men re-
fuse to accept reduction of twenty
five cents a day in wages.
Moundsville.-Rev. Father M. ].
Coghlan left for New York to sail for
Ireland The local Catholic church
viii be in charge of Rev. Father Boni-
face, of Wheeling, during Rev Cogh-
lan's absence of two months. Rev.
Coghlan's home is in Tipperary and
he has not visited there for several
years.
McMeechen.-Afike Yencelich has ap-
peared before Squire Riedel charged
with felonious shooting with intent to
kill Mike Vucica and for pistol toting.
The case was carried over, after Ven
celich put up 500 bond. vencelichs
defense is that Yucca was making
slurring remarks about the United
States.
Martinsburg. - Martinsburg's water
system, which already is one of the
best in West Virginia, is to be extend
ed practically over the entire suburb
of Rosemont, in the near future, ac-
cording to a contract to be entered
into between the Rosemont Company
and the city of Martinsburg. Many
thousand feet of pipe are to be laid
and a large number of fire hydrants
are to be installed.
Charleston.-That there is no I. w.
w. plot in West Virginia nor is there
a sufficient number to be a menace is
the opinion Of State Commissioner Of
Labor Samuel B. Montgomery, stated
in a message sent to Walter b. Hilton,
editor of labor paper in Wheeling.
Mr.. Montgomery declares that this
opinion is based upon personal investi-
cation, confidential reports and
knowledge of the state.
Clarksburg.-Large additions to the
plant of the Wierton Steel Company
at Weirton, will be made in the imme-
date future, according to announce
ment made recently by officials Of the
company. Plans provide for an open
hearth steel plant with finishing mills
and three additional iron furnaces.
Contracts are already awarded for an
1S-inch finishing mill to roll slabs,
sheet bars and small billets.
Parkersburg.-The second trial of
Police Chief William e. Hill, of Penns-
boro, charged with the murder of
Thomas Price, has been transferred to
the Wood county court and will likely
be conducted early in the October
term. The case comes from Racine
county where a sufficient number of
jurors could not be qualified Hill
pleads self-defense in that he shot and
killed Price when the latter resisted
arrest on the charge of drunkenness.
Charleston.-Th grand jury in U. S.
District Court concluded its work,
made its report and was discharged by
Judge Benjamin f. Keller. The most
important feature of the report of the
grand jury was the returning of an in
dictment of the United States fuel adj
illustrations coal price regulations.
1t is charged by federal officials that
this company sold coal at higher
prices in SO specific instances than
those by the fuel administrator in the
war period.
citation of Elks lodges, which includes
every lodge in the state, with the sim
gle exception of Morganto II, will hold |
its annual convention at Fairmont Sep
TENDER 1917, and as the REIMBURSEMENT |
period is expected to end by that time
a gala occasion is looked forward to.
The chances are that Elks and their |
ladies will gather here from all of the
important cities of the state and an |
effort is being made to have several
national characters here.
Wheeling.-During a driving rain,
two Studebaker touring cars collided |
at the turn on the National pike, one
hundred yards the other side of Rud-
ler's. Miss Fay Thompson, of 420
Thirty-ffth street, Bellaire, one of the
occupants in the car going east, was
struck by flying glass from the shat
tered wind shield and had her mouth
badly lacerated. Another occupant Of
the car was dazed. Miss Thompson
was removed to the Ohio Valley Cen
eral hospital
Huntington.-"Nof finer body of SOL
diers were ever assembled than the
artillery brigade, the 355th of the
Eightieth Division, comprising West