Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-07

Miss Winnie Viquesney, Mrs.
Cullen Bartlett and Mrs. Stacy
Rowe are teaching in Junior,
commencing school Monday of
this week.
The first frost of the season
Friday nifht was both frost
and a freeze-while it was late
getting here it did a great deal
of damage to late corn and vege-
tables.
Squire Corley of Middle Fork
was in town Tuesday. The
squire is an "out and out" Re
publican and a wide reader. He
predicts an overwhelming vic
tory for Warren G. Harding.
Geo. Hill of Pittsburg, was in
town Wednesday. Mr.. Hill is
connected with the coal COM
pany at Wilmoth and is hust-
ling business man who will make
a success of this enterprise.
H. V. Viquesney, manager of
the Knapps Creek Lumber Co.,
at Minnehaha Springs, was here
Monday accompanied by his
wife. He drove back a new
Ford.
Mrs. H. U. Curry, Mrs. V. L.
Bennett and Miss Doris Curry,
of Rock Cave, who spent a part
of last week visiting at w. t.
Curry's, hape returned to their
homes.
Merl Werner, of Valley, an
nounces the visit of the long
legged stork on Friday the first
piloted. by DR.. ]. w. Strother.
A ten pound boy. A proud ia
Their and a happy little mother.
Properties sold recently-W.
J. Coontz sold a property on
Grim Ave. Perry Sturm sold
his property in Elliott Addition
to a Mrs. Simmons, Geo. Trip
lette sold his property in Eli
oft Addition to Maloria .Weese.
Col. R. L.. Tallman was in
town Wednesday on his way to
the county fair at Philippi. He
is a candidate for County Sur
veyor and will have the full
vote of his party ticket and a
few other good people.
Rev F. G. Radabaugh and
Rev. Allender spent the first of
the week in Weston on business.
Jas. Bennett, the Equitable
man of Elkins, was here on
business the first of the week.
He is moving his family back to
Parkersburg.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church, South, had a pie social
on the Scrimgeour porch Satur-
day night. A large crowd was
in attendance and a successful
sale is reported. The record
price for a pie is reported to
have been about $500.
j. O. Harvey and wife spent
Sunday visiting relatives on
Hunters Fork. Mrs. Harvey's
sister, Miss Hill, who was pain
fully injured a few weeks ago
by being attacked by pet calf,
came home with her sister to
spend a few weeks.
Miss Evelyn ThornhiIl is
starting a class of music pupils
this week. Half hour piano
lessons will be given, at fifty
cents a lesson, but beginners
will also be given some special
class work of music in general
extra.
E. w. S. Kennedy and Cleo
s,wecker, of Philippi, Ishmael
Faddix, of Pleasant. and o. C.
Williams, members OF the Bar.
haur County Court, were al
Gage Tuesday making settle
ments on condemnation of lane
for road right of way.
WANTED-2 Coal and cindel
shovelers at Belington. Hours
6 p. m. till 2 a. m. and IL, mid
night till 8 a. m. Rate of pay
48 cents per hour, good oppor
tunity to get several working
hours at home daily in connec
ton with this position.
Agent B. & o. R. R.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Beckley
and daughter, Mrs. Lena Low
of Chino, California, have beer
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Beckley's daughter, Mrs. A. R
Parrish. The early frost start
ed Mr.. Beckley back toward thu
Golden West Tuesday but Mrs
Beckley and Mrs. Low will re
main here for about two weeks
Don Cunningham, a promin
| ent young attorney of Elkins, il
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