Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-13

Of here. Fifteen families are withem
homes. Nineteen buildings, including
the post office, a church, store, the
dences, were burned to the ground.
The DANCE is placed between 10000
and $4,000
Wheeling. - James A. Matthews,
prominent Wellsburg contractor, who
erected a number OF glass factories in
England and Cuba, had one OF his
limbs removed at local hospital as
result of his toe becoming infected aft
er pairing corn with razor. Blood
poisoning developed and physicians
ere doubtful if they can save his life.
Morgantown.-A new publication by
the West Virginia geological survey,
at Morgantown, has just been issued
which involves the detailed county
survey Of Webster county together
with many maps OF that section of the
state. The survey is issued under the
name Of D. B. Roger, assistant state
geologist, and is said to contain valua-
BILE informatio
Charleston Laura Dunbar, n,
wife of a teacher in a local business
college, died in local hospital from
a bullet wouna in the left breast fred
by herself earlier in the day with sur
cidal intent The affair occurred in
the residence of S. T. George, at 422
State street, where Professor and Mrs
Dunbar occupied furnished room
that they had moved into only the pre-
vious afternoon.
Wheeling-While walking along side
the barge belonging to the Wheeling
Wall Plaster, FL. A. Roberts, an en-
ploye of the company, fell overheard
and drowned In the Ohio river. Two
employees OF the company dived into
him, but the swift current carried the
unfortunate man beyond their reach.
He was % years of age, and leaves a
wife, a bride Of one week.
Fairmont.-Daisy Vincent, aged Is
years, died from burns received at her
home at Boothsville, when her clothes
ignited from an open CRATE. Her
mother, Mrs. Radford Vincent, is at
the point of death, having been burned
about the head and chest while trying
to save the life of the girl The father
fr.D eli frht Iu ne.d In
lance from the house and heard the
scream Of the mother and daughter,
but it was too late 10 save them.
Charleston Visited in the night by
two unknown men, who entered his
room, two hard blows upon the head
with revolver butt, shot through
his thigh, and a trip to the hospital in
an ambulance, was the experience of
James Stanley, 106 Kanawha street,
after he had retired for a quiet nights
rest. The motive of the assailants is
unknown, as no robbery was underta-
ken, and as Stanley himself claims to
have no idea as to the reason for his
assault.
Huntington A contract involving
the expenditure OF several million dol
lars was secured by the local shops OF
the American Car & Foundry Company
when District Manager John w En-
sign received notice that a deal, which
had been pending for some time with
the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
had been closed and that his shops
had been awarded the contract The
contract calls for the construction Of
1900 all-steel hopper cars of 55-ton
capacity
Charleston.-A suit has been filed
for the Federal Government by the
United States district attorney against
Leonidas f Adkins, U. G. Young and
J. f. Hudson to recover a debt of So
600. The main allegation is that Mr..
Adkins contracted to deliver mail from
the post office to the trains and gave
bond in the sum Of $4,000, with Messrs.
Young and Hudson as sureties. La
ter, it is alleged, he defaulted in, the
conditions and did not carry out his
obligations
Charleston-Th girls of Charleston
high school have received their first
treatment for the goitre. Following