Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-21
West Virginia
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News *
4 Most Important Events Of Estirs State
Covered By Our Special csrrespondents -
Beckley.-E. H. Carter, a lad of
II, who was employed in the mines at
Lillybrook, as trip runner, met in
slant death when he was electrocuted
by coming in contact with live wire
In the mines.
Martinsbprg- Harry Flood Byrd ard
his -sther, Capt Thomas Boiling Byrd,
of Winchester have purchased the
Kelley orchards, containing about $40
acres, 2S5 acres in trees, situated near
Timberville, Va.
Wheeling.-Pat May, a cast maker
at the Belmont mill, and residing at
Pill Wood street, burned his arms
while at his work at The mill. He was
taken to the Ohio Valley General Hos
pital, where his burns were dressed.
$4,000 to the Boonsboro- Williamsport
road between I.appans and Mill Point,
in Washington county, under recon-
struction was caused by cloudburs-
which swept over the central portion
of that county.
PrincetoD.-Enver Anderson, youth
Of tc
q patient at the Princeton hospital,
suffering with a fractured skull sus-
tanned by horse rearing up and strik-
ing him with his front feet. 1t is
stated at the hospital that he is get
ting along nicely.
Martinsburg.-The blackleg, which
recently made its appearance among
the herds of Congressman George Nj.
Bowers and Bray Silver at Inwood, is
reported to be well in hand. DR.. Mer-
s win S. Langford has vaccinated large
number of young cattle, and believes
1t will nor be long until all danger is
past:
Elm Grove.-The large De Haviland
aeroplane, which has been lying on
the Baird field, near Park View, for
the past few days, left for Detroit,
Mich. 1t attracted much attention
while in the local district and many
persons visited the scene of the dis
abled machine, which was one of the
extra large type.
Princeton.-Robert Mills, colored
confessed in the criminal court here
to shooting Henry Glasco, also color.
ed, and was sentenced by Judge Frank
Maynard to two years in the West
Virginia penitentiary. Mills shot Glas
co in Blueield June 3, on municipal
election day. The two men quarreled
over dollars change.
Martinsburg is believed to be
the highest price yet paid for yellow
Transparent apples was obtained by
the Warrior Mountain Orchard Co. al
Oldtown, Md. Four shipments of Vel
low Transparents made from the War
rior Mountain orchards brought at tht
rate of 5000 a barrel A small ship
ment of extra fancy sold for. 81 bas
ket.
Morgantown.-Viol of the city
ordinance regulation traffic and the
speed of vehicles, will be liable to /
fine of 800 and 10 days in jail, &C
-cording to an amendment to the ordi
nance which has just been approved
by che municipal council. For tht
second offense the violator may b.
sentenced to 80 days in Jail and fine(
$3.50.
Wheeling.-A working committee t.
direct the activities Of the Wheelin,
Improvement Association has beef
named. IL consists of nine representa-
tive business men. The committed
personnel was. completed when Alex
GLASS, Col. Jere A. Miller and Howard
Hazlett met to name six others. The.
j. ]. Holloway, J. C. Brady, II. G. Og
den, w. e. Stone and Otto Schenk.
Wheeling.-The old prison shiI
'"Success" is coming back to Wheeling
The famous British vessel is now a
Pittsburg, and announcement has beer
made that she will soon start the down
river trip. The Success" was anchor
ed between the steel and suspension
bridges here for several weeks, ant
) was taken to Pittsburg by means O
pontoons. 1t is probable that she viii
again have to be lifted out of the wa
ter and put on barges to make thu
downstream trip.
Huntington.-App are the lates
entrants in the III. G. Of L. League o
Ratipns If indications prevalent a
this time may be regarded as indexes
$40 a barrel may be the established