Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06


planning a basket ball league TO con-
sist Of teams from Wheeling, Martins
Ferry, Benalre, steubenvfle and Wells
burg
4 Martinsburg -Golda Mary Splitter,
age 6, WAS shot and killed at her home
here when a gun her brother James
was loading was accidentally dis
charged.
Wheeling. The position Of park
4 superintendent has been discontinued
by the board Of commissioners. Ben
Robinson, formerly police chief, IS out
Of azlueratiye job.
| Martinsburg Twelve gallons of
beer Of tile home brew variety dis
covered reposing III an unused room
at the county court house here, we're
confscated by federal and state au-,
thorities. The beer was in a variety Of
containers An investigation is being
made
.-ift4 tiiNylt -ApdHEDdAi AA#4o II tAttS
city have arranged 10 raise $1,000 for
the Martinsburg club of the Blue Ridge
League before the opening Of the 1921
season. Plans for public benefits for
the team were also discussed.
Wheeling.-E l.. Gilpins, Of this
city, Wabash brakeman, was almost
Instantly killed near Mingo Junction,
Ohio, when a coal chute was acct
dentally lowered as Gilpins train was
passing, knocking him from his hold
on a car.
ST. Albans.-Fire starting from a
shed of l. J.. Barker's store at High
Lawn, in which Mr. Barnes was keep
ing his Overland s. Lap, burned the
store and destroyed the car, at an APP
proximate loss of $1,000
Wheeling DR.. l. G. McCreary, pas
tor of the Second United Presbyte-
rian church, of this city, was released
by the Wheeling Presbytery, to enable
him to accept a call to the pastorate
of the United Presbyterian church az
Aspinwall, Pa.
Morgantown.-J. Richardson, Sis
tersville, w Va, has been appointed
student manager Of the 1921 football
team of West Virginia University. Ira
Rodgers, noted Mountaineer fullback,
has been appointed coach OF the 1921
baseball nine, succeeding Kemper
Shelton, former American Association
star
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Williamson. Striking miners in the
Mineo county coal field who ferImonths
have been living in tents with their
families, are making themselves com
Portable in anticipation of severe
weather and Insist that they. will hold
| out until their demand for recognition
of the union has been granted by the
Williamson Coal Operators AsSocia-
| ton.
Charleston.-A report issued by the
| CITY librarian shows that 5,265 books
were borrowed from the libraries OF
Charleston durin. the month of No
veinber OF This number 1,425 books
were borrowed by children at the main
library, 2,930 borrowed by adults at
the main library. Lincoln branch liz
brary located in Lincoln High School,
| issued 655 books. and Garnett branch,
In Garneft School, loaned 255 books.
| Observation-Disclosures Sponduri al
legged proprietor of the gambling room
that was held up and robbed by mask
| ed bandits here about week ago, has
been held to the Brooke county grand
J jury by Mayor Berry under $500 bond
| fer keeping gambling room. The sew
enteen men who were in the place at
| me time of the hold up and who were
relieved of their money and valuables
amounting to $4,000, were also ar
rested and fined
Charleston-Th state compensa-
| tion commissioner has received from
| the chief of the claim department a re-
port stating that applications for COM
pensation were received during No
vember from 2.14I persons, while N
juries reported numbered 2,04S.
Claims were reported as fellows:
! Less than one week disability, no bills,
| 40S; nOn-fatal claims, paid in full,
2,025; partial payments. 1864; perma-
nent disability, II; fatal cases, IS to-
tai, 1896.
Willamson.-The question of the
use of federal troops on the Kentucky
| side OF the West Eirpinia harfiet In