Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-04

resenting the Fairmont Wall Plaster
Co., Of that city, was here calling
on the trade Tuesday.
Miss Wanda Keyser, of the West
side, spent the week end visiting
friends in Charleston. When Wanda
leaves she is missed.
Misses Beulah Ballah, Hazel Brown
and Mabel Brandenburg, are in Ell
kins this week attending teachers
institute.
j.. N. Huffman has sold his prop
erty in the big field and will move
his family near Moatsville in the near
future.
Chas. Hulderman, of Elkins, passed
through here Sunday having been on
the pike visiting his brother, Bill.
Bill is reported as progressing along
the lines Of agriculture.
Otis Rohrbough, of Davis, was
here on business last week and while
here he and his father, c. L. Rohr-
bough purchased the NJ L. Halter
property on Grim Ave.
VIM Germany who has been at w.
G. McClouds for several weeks, left
here Saturday for Thomas where he
has accepted a position in the Thomas
High School.
Sheridan Price, of Akron, Ohio, is
here visiting relatives. Sherd has
mot been in his home county for
long time and his friends are glad
to see him here.
John T. Roger has taken new
lease of life on the Barbour Countian
and will remain at home as a mighty
factor in upholding Democratic prin-
ciples in Barbour County-dividing
honors with the Barbour Democrat.
Mrs. w. A. Blair and Mrs. Meta
Garrison, of Clarksburg, the former
a sister, the latter a niece of S. l..
Brooks, motored to Belington Monday
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks on Brown Ave.
w. B. Rector left here Monday for
Fairmont accompanied by his wife
who has been in Elkins hospital for
some time. We are glad to note that
Mrs Rector is able to be out of the
hospital.
w. I. Curry while in Beverly last
week caught too much of an alter
cation between some women folks on
the street corner of that quiet little
hamlet and as a result got an invi-
tation to attend court.
NJ. L. Halter purchased the Myers
proprty on High Street few days
ago and Immediately disposed of it
to Jas. Fitzwater. Mr.. Myers will
move his family to Akron, Ohio, in a
few days.
Harry Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Brown, who has been overseas
for several months arrived home on
Thursday, looking good, but with
smile that spells he is glad to be
back home again
New millinery every two weeks
from now until the end of the season
at the Style Shop. (adv.)
W. H. Coontz, of Fairmont, made
flying trip up to Belington Sun
day night on her way to the M. E.
conference in Huntington. Bill is
not a preacher but he seems to en-
joy the sensation of mingling with
them
Monday night some one who pre-
sumabely thought he needed the milk
mans raincoat worse than the owner,
.'sneaked" Chas Jones raincoat from
his delivery wagon at this time No
tiding has cume of the borrowed
coat.
Dan Riordan, from everywhere, po-
litical prophet and stump speaker
passed through here Thursday. Dan
always tells you he cant kick"
Reason-he lost both limbs beneath
a train but his head is still sound
and sane.
G. w. Ayers, of High Street, has
sold his property to DR.. J. w. Stroth-
Ell and will move to Buckhannon this
week where he is employed by the
w. Va. Central Gas Co. Sorry to lose.
Glib, but what we lose our sister city
of Buckhannon gains.
Owen Corley who has been over
seas for more than year, arrived
home Friday night. 1t goes without
question that Owen, like all the other
khaki heroes was glad to set foot on
American soil and there was lots of
folks glad to see him safe home
again.
Porter Durham, the tooth doctor"
of Bridgeport, has been here visiting
his sister, Misses Emma and Rhoda,
for several days. While here Frank
Philips gave Porter few lessons in
the art of scientific angling e. how