Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-05-06

of Mingo County, was in town last
week
W. G. Goodwin, one of Sugar creeks
prosperous farmers, was in town last
Friday.
Earl Bennett and wife of Route a,
spent Sunday visiting at Delbert
Prices.
w. B. Rector made flying trip to
Cheat club Friday, returning here
Saturday.
Lyman Stemple and wife Of Ell
kins, were visiting relatives on Sugar
Creek Sunday.
j. w. Criss is opening an up-to-
date garage on the first floor of the
Teter Building.
John Cross moved from the Right
addition Monday into his property on
the West side.
Bertsell Moore, of the Right adj
dition, has moved his family to a
farm on Route a.
Bill Scrimgeour, who has been Wis
ting his home folks in Pa, returned
here the week end.
Rufus Hill and family of Grafton,
are here visiting Mr. Hills parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hill.
Ice & Wilson, the real estate deal
ers, have located in nice airy office
rooms in the Teter Building.
Geo Swecker, county road engin-
eer was at Gage Thursday taking up
part of the Barbour Randolph road.
Miss Bice who formerly taught
school here but now of Terra Alta,
spent a few days the week end here.
A. F. Bennett was here Tuesday
combing the hills of Valley. Arthur
has not lost any Of his art of COM
paigning
Old razors will soon be in demand
since the price of shave has adj
vanced to 20 cents. One thing sure
you cannot cut your own hair.
John Right of Cumberland, Md,
was here over Sunday visiting his
son, Harry Right. He was accom-
panied by Howard Lee, of Elkins.
Grant Graham, H. H. Price, Geo.
Wilson, Roy Keller, Thamer Griffith
and M E. Dennis attended the ban
quet at Elkins Monday night.
Andy Stalnaker who has been away
from here for some time, has pur-
chased the Blackman Wilmoth farm
near here and is moving his family
to it.
DR.. W. w. Golden of Elkins, was
here Sunday seeing Mrs. L. L. Ben
nett who has been very i'll. We are
glad to report her condition much
improved.
A son of Frank Gross of String
town was buried at the Stringtown
cemetery Saturday, G. G. Right I'M
dertaker The boy was about nine
years of age and died of dropsy.
The county has received another
Kelley-Springfeld truck from the
government, this making the sixth
truck to arrive for road work in
Barbour County.
M. L. Halter and H. V. Viquesney
were at Nestorville Monday looking
after political interests. Rem says
he will get quite few votes for
squire in Cove.
U. Trahern and Hoy Coffman
composed second company of
Knights of the rod and reel to leave
here Monday and will compete for
honors around the campfire with
Boner, Phillips, Curry and Durham.
Bill Curry, Jim Trahern, Hoy Coff-
man, Porter Dunram and Frank Phil
lips returned from the wilds of Po-
cahontas Tuesday-all of them show
ed the effects of serious frost bites
and carried fish baskets almost empty.
Don Cunningham, promising
young attorney of Elkins, has opened
law offices over the and 10 cent
store in that city. Don is well known
here and his many friends wish him
abundant success.
J. L. Boner left here Friday with
other members of the fishing frater-
nifty for few days sojourn among
the wilds of the G. and |. Luther's
crowd were the. first to break the
city leash and were camped on the
Ground ready for the May day per-
mission to cast the hook for the
speckled beauties.