Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-12-09
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CULLINGS
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WEST VIRGINIA

III. WEST VIRGINIA
Parkersburg.-Enro In night
schools here has reached 100
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| Bluefeld.--Ducks are reported plen.
tiful on Mud Ford Dam, near here.
i Wheeling.AForty new homes are to
be erected at Birch LYNN. near here.
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| Prineeton.-Maay wells and springs
are reported going dry In this vicinity.
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Wheeling.-Robert Bryan wrecked
a new $1,000 car when he lost con.
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Princeton.-The Bluestone Lumber
Company laid Off number of en-
ployes. @st~.2~n-,~ n
tClarksburg.-M Madge Duncan
has been added to the community
nursing staff. sfes
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| Wheeling-Charles Plat was pain.
fully burned in fire which destroyed
his home at loss OF $4,000. sF'' ~
;Wheeling-The Kiwanis Club lie
formulating plans for turning local
| park into a permanent athletic field.
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| Blue6eld.-An unknown person walk
ed into the Penny Profit Store and
| made away with bag containing $35.
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Observation-Disclosures plans have
been made here for the organization Of
the Mercer County Sunday-school As-
| ISOLATION.
Wheeling.-The Whitaker Gleasner
| Company has purchased for $780, 900,
about 1900 acres Of coal land in Ma
son county. r.s-,.se.sss,4 .vta ~ ~. 4ne
Hustington.-Agric Agent FL.
G. Castrup estimates West Virginia
will have 1,4000O0-pound tobacco
crop this year Tt# " e
Bethany.-The Pittsburg- Cleveland
Coal Company is said to be optioning
hundreds of acres of valuable coal
lands near here.
Wheeling.-Carl Trunk IS, toll
keeper at bridge here and a familiar
| figure to thousands of persons, died
from pneumonia.
Fairmont.-Parcel post business has
| become so heavy here the postoffice
has had to buy second automobile
| truck to handle it.
i Wheeling.-In expectation of coal
shortage, residents of Eastern Ohio
are equipping with oil and coal cook
| ing and heating stoves.
Clarksburg. men taken in
gambling raid forfeited their bonds
of SLIGO each The names given OBJ
viously were fictitious.
|
mite were found by workmen in a pile
of sand at the tipple of the Wilson
Sand and Supply Company.
| Fairmont.-The fourth attempt at
burglars to rob the Fortney Drug store
was a success. Some alcohol and $50
in cash constituted the booty.
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acknowledgement, believed to
| have been amateurs, raided Il number
of places here, including the local
water office, but got no swag.
Bluefield.-G. S. Caldwell, an en-
ploye of the American Coal Company
at McComas, died in hospital here
following injuries in the mine.
| Wheeling.-Autos owned by Percy
Hornbrook and John Royal colided
and both machines were badly dam
aged The drivers were unhurt
| Week.-Mrs.. Ella G. Coe, of Wes-
ton, Grand Worthy State Matron of
the Eastern Star, presented the char.
ter and installed officers of the lodge
here
Mannington.-The Monongahela Val
ley Traction Company announces con
tracts have been let for the construc-
ton Of several big power lines in this
region. s taif.e
Wheeling-The old B. and O. pas
senger depot at Bridgeport, across the
Ohio river has been rented as a dwell
ing house to help relieve the housing
shortage. - ~.
Clarksburg-A thief broke into the