Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-02
West Virginia
NeDsCuMngs

II An epitome of most important
events trdnspirina in the state
Fairmont.-Don Reese suffered a
broken leg in a slate fall in Wyatt
mine
Bluefieid.-W. b. Motley is suffering
from an infected wound after stepping
on nail.
Wheeling.-City Health Commission
er Marschner reports n casts Of diph-
iberia here.
Blueheld.-Fire Chief Harris reports
some one has been tampering with
fire alarm boxes.
Keyser.--Judge Taylor and three
companions were injured when Tay-
lor's cal went over an embankment.
Fairmont. - Seventy-five Industrial
supervisors listened to an address on
first aid methods by DR.. L. D. How
ard.
Clarksburg.-The remains of Ser
geant John Keefe, drowned while with
the A. e. Il. In France, was brought
here for burial.
Wheeling-Henry Jones, 15, was
sentenced to the reform school at
Pruntytown for robbing the store of
George Fl. Anderson.
Bluefield.--R. H. Williams, of Pear
isburg, Va. near here, has signed a
contract to play ball with the Chicago
White Sox next year.
Princeton.-Alex. Hoch has present
ed to Judge Herndon, of the Circuit
Court, a beautifully carved cane, made
from as walnp maple.
Fairmont.--The body of Joseph /.
Van Glider killed i'll France with the
A. e. F., was brought here and buried
with military honors
Fairmont.-George Ensminger was
brought to a hospital with crushed
foot, result from an accident in the
Antler mine at Smithfield.
To
ciety of the w. f. White school has
got off to flying start, a goodly nest
egg already having been deposited.
Bluefield.-The four-y child
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Bowling was
seriously injured when struck by an
automobile driven by a man named
Kits.
Bluefeld.-An officer standing on
the station platform here picked up
bag left by a N. & W. passenger
1t contained six quarts of fine apple
| brandy.
Bluetield-C. h Hancock has beer
named by the local chamber of com
hmerce to represent Bluefield on the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States
Fairmont.-Claude Metz lost control
of his car and ran into a crowd of
people. Peter Warner, Ellis Werner
and Mamie Warner were injured.
Metz was arrested
| Clarksburg.--Gol White, of New
Fair Grounds, and G. ]. Martin, of
North View, were taken to a hospital
suffering from injuries sustained when
their car went over a 60 foot bank.
| Huntington.-The fifty-sixth annual
communication of the Most Worship
full Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, was
brought to close with a banquet and
the election of officers here. Fairmont
was selected as the convention city
for 1921
Charleston.-T. e. Martin, Chares-
ton Justice of the peace, arrested cleo
| ton day on a charge of attempting to
buy the vote of Joseph Brigode, Sr.,
was given a hearing before United
States Commissioner Joseph n Rudd-
ner, pleaded not guilty and was held
to the grand jury under 81 900 bond.
Williamson.-The battalion of fed
eraI soldiers who have been on duty
In the Mingo county coal fields since
| the strike of miners was called almost
three months ago, has been withdrawn.
I Twenty-Five troopers of the West Vir-
GINA eonstabulary arrived here to
take the places Of the soldiers An ad-
ditional detachment is expected soon.
| Charleston.-Little Alberta, the
three year-old daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. G. Jones, of 1874 Avon street,
was burned very severely, her clothing