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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Trustees OF the Harrisburg State
o'ciocE noon. September 3. l92i. for ei,era.
tions OF Boiler House furnishing installation
Draft and AutonaatiS Control. also Tor
Electric Wiring OF Building, all on grounds
OF the said hospital In accor dance with draw
ings and spec tions. copies OF which may
be aeen at the hospital The Board OF
trustees OF said hospital reserves the right
10 reject any and all bids.
certified check Of so OF tho amount
Of the bid must accompany each proposal.
Z. NJ. GREEN
Superintendent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22

PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
new experimental shop building. Once Of
the Constructing ouartermaster, Frankford
viii be received here until . p, N. (EasterrI
standard time). August "a 1921. and tben
opened for construction as stated above
Plans and specifications on application,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
PARTNERSHIPS

NOTICE IL HEREBY GIVEN THAT AKRON
shulnian has Withdrawn from the Arm of
the Star Ladies' Tailoring 60. OF 440 Mar.
ket st. This business will hereafter be con-
Quoted hN the remaining partners under the
same name and At NE above add S..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-22
Special Meetings

saSs NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
hS WHARTON BIlLDING AssOCIA-
TION NO.
Special meeting OF the stockholders will
be held at the regular meeting place l6Ou
8, brpsd street, on Wednesday. Ausust "a,
AZ P. NJ, for the purpose OF acting upon
proposed changes In the bylaws OF the
CHARLES b. srAHL. President.
CARL MUHLY Secretary.
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
Church Directory.

BAPTIST CHURCH-S Sunday School
at 9:45 A. M. J. M. Terrell, Supt. Pray
er meeting Wednesday night of each
week.
M. E. CHURCH-Rev D. S. Ham,
mond, pastor. Preaching every Sun
day. Sunday School at $3.50 A. M.
\. L. Ernest, Supt. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening.
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH-Preach-
ing every Sunday, Rev. w. j. Richard
son, pastor. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening, Sunday School at o.
45 a. M, Howard Price, Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -
Preaching services every Sunday
morning at II A. M, Rev. John Nc
Kenzie, pastor. Prayer meeting
each Wednesday evening. Sabbath
School at 5:45 a. M, A. R. Parrish,
Supt.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH
Rev. E. A. Critics, Pastor
Preaching every Sunday at 10:45 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening of each week.-Leader
E. Ware. Sabbath School at 9:45
a. m.-Homer Ball, Superintendent.
M. E. CHURCH, Junior, w. Va
Robt. L. Greynolds, Pastor. Preach
ing 1880 p. m. End and 4th Sundays
II a. m. LIST and 3rd Sunday School.
10 a. m. each Sunday. J. w. Miller,
Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
MAKE CHRISTMAS FIRE
PROOF

Too often the Christmas sea
son, which should be an occasion
of unmixed cheer, becomes a
time of tragedy in many house
holds because of death or ser
ious injury by fire. The high
ly inflamable evergreen trees
and decorations, or the cotton
bard of thinly disguised SAN
IA CLAUS frequently ignite
from lighted candle or match
and serious results ensue.
Safeguards
In the first place Christmas
trees should be set up securely
so that they will not easily
topple over, and should be locat-
ed several feet away from any
heating or lighting fixture.
Metal tinsel with flake asbest-
os and powered mica make ex-
cellent material for snow effects
and will not burn. Cotton and
paper, on the other hand, are
highly dangerous. Christmas
trees should never be illuminat-
ed with candles. There is
enough danger from the widely
sold coIored electric light assem-
blies due to insufficient insulat-
ion and other causes, but the
hazard is small as compared to
the lighted candles.
Ornaments should be of metal
and not of paper or pyroxylin
plastic, commonly known as
celluloid, French ivory and
other trade names, as these are
extremely inflammalbe and will
ignite at a comparatively low
temperature.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
WHEN NERVES
ARE UNSTRUNG
GUIDES PEPTO-MANGAN
BUILDS UP VIGOR
AND STRENGTH

There are times when men and
woman cannot help losing strength.
They try to do too much or they lose
sleep or do not eat enough food that
nourishes. Blood becomes sluggish
because poisons clog it. Faces grow
pale and pasty looking. 1t is not long
before nerves get unstrung.
The best way to start change for
the better is to take course of Guides
Pepto- Mangan. 1t builds the blood.
The weakness from a lack of red cells
in the blood is overcome. Guides
Pepto- Mangan sends fresh supply
of red cells streaming through the
blood. Good blood, pure and free
from poisons, start building vigor
and strength. Sleep is better, appe-
tite keener, so that the body becomes
properly nourished. Druggists have
Guides Pepto-Mangan in both liquid
and tablet form. The name "Gude's
Pepto- Mangan" is on the package.
Advertisement.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
BELINGTON SCHOOLS

DO vour children go to school every
day? How often are they trady.
A few weeks ago we made study
of rettardation in the Belington Grad
ed Schools. This study revealed the
fact that in some grades more than
half of the pupils are one or more
years behind their grade and that
throughout the entire school the num-
Der Of retarded pupils is alarmingly
large. One of the major causes Tor
the pupils failure to complete grade
each year is irregular attendance.
Much of this parents could prevent:
firsts by safeguarding the pupils
health by closer supervision of his
habits of eating, playing, and working
Manv children invite i'll health by I'M
proper habits of eating by unneces-
sary exposure and by lack of regular
hours for sleep: second there is much
NEGLIGENCE and indifference on the
part Of large PERCENTAGE of parents.
They fail to see that the childs alb
sence from school is really serious
matter.
/ Other causes of retardation are
weak eyes, enlarged tonsils and aden-
old growths, all of which could be cor
rected if the parents were sufficient
" interest in the welfare of their
children.
Of the BAT pupils enrolled in grades
one to six inclusive there was an av-
erage daily absence of thirty four
pupils" The attendance in the Junior
High is better than it is in the grades
but far from being what it ought to
! be.
In the senior high the average abb
sence for the second period of six
weeks is, two pupils out of an enroll
n1ent of seventy-one. Perhaps his
7 record is as good as the AVERAGE in
w. Va. Fl :, Schools, but some of this
absence is, we know, due to careless
ness.
The amount of hardness in beth the
Junior and Senior School is inexau-
able. A large number of pupils are
forming habits that viii unfit them
FOR success They should be forming
success habits.
Parents, your active, hearty, and
continuous cooperation to secure re
gular attendance would do much to
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
AFRAID OF santa
Black Tots at African Mission
Make for Place of Safety.
Presents Of Apparel and Sweets Bring
Confidence to the Men, Women
and Riddles.

a N AMUSING story Of how Santa
"A Claus frightened the black chill
dren at mission station when he
first appeared to them a few years
ago, is told by the wife of a mission
airy stationed at Bailunda, Africa.
They had celebrated Christmas at Bal
lunda before, but they never had had
Santa Claus; so Mr.. Slower, the mis-
sionary, dressed up as good Saint Nick.
HE had been padded and powdered
and packed until his own mother
would not have known him." Mrs.
Slower afterward related. Presently
we gave the signal, the door flew open
and in walked Santa Claus. But, dear
me! What CONSERVATION He was
greeted with shrieks and groans and
cries of Let me out 1t is the evil
one. 1t is the day of Judgment
'The urchins, catching the infec-
ton of terror from the older black
people, fled to their bedrooms, fell
down upon their faces, crept under
chairs and tables-anywhere to hide
themselves. Poor old Santa Claus
never had such a greeting before. As
soon as he realized the panic he had
'aused, he tore off his tall hat and
white cotton beard. Then from the
bags on his back he began to throw
gifts right and left and to tell who
he was
treasured once more, everyone
was soon laughing and chatting,
munching the great red breads
(doughnuts), tasting their fruits or
nibbllng at the sweets from the IA
miiar little bags One man wondered
which end up he was to hold the fork
Santa Claus had given him. Another
Immediately tried on his new shirt
The girls arranged their bright-hued
handkerchiefs into turbans, while
others sought to find some place about
their scanty clothing where they could
stow away their bunch of bread, as
well as the paper of needles and cake
of soap given to each.
ut seemed as though everyone tried
to talk louder than his neighbor as
they examined the costume of Santa
Claus, whom they now no longer
feared One man said that he thought
1t was John the Baptist; another that
1t was Elijah returned Yet another
thought it was Satan himself
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
D
THAT NUTTY GAME

The grand-stand at Asylum Park
was filled. All the Nuts were out and
becames Bugs, when the umpire
called, 'Playball": CIGAR was in the
box and had plenty-of smoke, SMALL
POX was catching, HORN was play
ing first base and FIDDLE second.
MOLASSES was sticking at third,
LONG was playing short, and SPID-
Err, CORN and GRASS were in the
field. APPLE started to umpire but
was rotten.
AK came along to bat and chopped
single past second, SONG made a
hit, KNIFE was put out for cutting
first base, SAW-DUST walked and
filled the BAGS, BALLOON went in
to pitch but went up in the air, CAKE
walked, CABBAGE had a good head
and John Drew pass, BOILER went
in to pitch and had the steam, HOR-
NET stung the ball but SPIDER
caught the fly, SUN came up, OR
0AAN lCluoCd W pay WIiSu OROOh
stole home. CORN was canned Right
now playing LEFT, WIND came up
and blew, HAMMER began to knock,
ICE kept cool, until he was cracked
with pitched ball, and then ICE
DREAMED. GRASS was covering
lot of ground, Meat hit sizzling
trifle but was put on the plate.
Everybody kicked. when LIGHT was
put out, BREAD went in to umpire,
but wasn't KNEADED.
PEANUT was roasted through the
whole game, MEASELS broke into
the game in the ninth and the game
was called when the TREES began to
leave, DOOR said that if he had
pitched the whole game, he would have
SHUT them out. There was some
betting on the game and SOAP made
a cleanup, EGG said ''can you BEAT
it,"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

Friends, did you know that $780,
900 persons die every year in this
United States from tuberculosis, and
that $4,000 of that number are child
rem under five years of age? Now,
does that not appall you?
These children did not inherit this
disease, but caught it from a person
having the disease who was not pro-
perly taught and instructed how to
protect other members of the family
Children are very liable to become in
are run down from lack of proper
food and care, and have bad teeth, dis
eased threats and noses, they are still
more liable to contract the disease.
Many persons do not konw that they
have tuberculosis or their children
and imagine that the girl or boy will
outgrow the trouble and this is where
the Public Health Nurse comes in
with her training to search out cases
and have them examined but the only
way that cases can be found is to
have a health survey and have all the
suspected cases examined by an ex-
pert.
tuberculosis is preventable and cur
able in the incipient or beginning
stage if the patient is put under the
proper treatment and that is rest,
fresh air and good nourishing food.
Of course it gees without saying that
a course of treatment is in sanitar-
: ium is highly advantageous if the
patient only stays long enough to
treat himself and what to do to pro-
tect others.
Now we hope by our Christmas
Seal sale this year to raise enough
money in the county to have health
survey of the entire county to try to
locate all the cases of tuberculosis
and all suspects, like under-weight
children, and have them examined by
an expert. All from the upper
part of the county could come to Be-
| lington and all in the lower part of
the county could be examined at Phil
| ippi. In this way many advanced
cases can be helped, many incipient
cases can be cured and ~-e~y many
cases prevented by having the proper
instl uctions given to those who have
it. We can possibly secure the help
/ of Public Health Nurse for limit.
ed time and then the public can see
the benefit of having ore right along
No phas of health work is more i'm
/ portant than this and it is certain
that many precious lives can be saved
by a very small sacrifice on your part
Buy all the Christmas Seals anc
Health Bonds that you can afforc
and $50 of all the money raised will
be used locally in fight against the
Great White Plague.
o. B. WILLIAMS
County Health Officer
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas: 1t has pleased Almighty
God in his infinite Wisdom to remove
from our midst our beloved Sister
Laura E. Hu'derman who has been
a faithful member of our order.
Whereas: By her many deeds of kind
ness she had endeared herself to all,
and will be missed from our meetings.
Whereas The sorrow has fallen
most heavily upon the husband and
brothers. Be it therefore Resolved
That the members Of Delphia Rebek-
ah Lodge No. 81 extend to him our
sympathy.
Resolved, as mark of respect our
charter be draped in mourning for a
period of sixty days and that these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of Delphia Rebekahd Lodge No.
81 l O F. A copy be furnished the
family and be published in the local
paper.
Carrie Mason Basel
= Nora Heed
Laura Hedges, Committee
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
HAS TONIC EFFECT
Christmas Day Pleasures Are of
Benefit to People.
Mental State Does Everybody Good
and Festivity Equals Prescrip.
ton of Physician.

CLOSE observers in the ranks of the
~ medical profession have noted one
very interesting fact concerning the
Christmas season-that it generally
has good tonic effect upon their pa
tients. In explanation of this the
London Lancet says that since Christ
mas has come to be regarded as
time for good cheer, a universal feel
ing of contentment and happiness is
engendered at this time of joyous
ness, routine is for a While relieved
certain freshness is given to the daily
round, differences of opinion are sunk,
and a charitable spirit prevails. Is
it, by the way hoping for too much,
asks the Lancet, that the season of
good fellowship should leave some
lasting effect upon the manners and
methods of all?
1t may not be easy 20 trace exactly
why the sense of eXhilaratiOn and
we'll being comes with the advent of
Christmas, for the psychological fac
tors concerned are not simple. But
the main point is that the mental
state does everybody good, and the
annual festivity is just as excellent an
institution as the prescription of the
physician which gives tone and vigOr
to the struggler in life's race. There
is no need nowadays, thanks to the
good sense of the people and the coun-
sells of their medical advisers, to NOR
alize about the evils of stupid in
diligence in food, alcohol and tobacco
On a festive occasion such as the pres
ent. Practically everybody realizes the
great physiological advantages of be-
ing wise on merry occasion.
Many more persons than formerly
feel where use ends and abuse begins,
and they act sensibly accordingly; and
so far from it being a crime to make
the season festive by enjoying, on
little extended scale perhaps, the
creature comforts of life, some de-
cded good is done to both the mental
and physical health of the individual
The festive season may, therefore.
he welcomed, which brings cheer to
thousands, which induces the generous
and charitable to brace the mental
and physical functions of the commu
nity at large, giving it the opportunity
of relinquishing its business and its
worries for a time to start again re-
freshed and ready for "the trivial
round, the common task. The pre-
scrption "a Merry Christine is sound
so long as the "signature" of good
sense is observed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
Valuable Farm For Sale

80 acre farm mile from county
seat. Has gas well paying $4,000
free gas in dwelling. Cheap set
buildings in fair condition. Good or
chard, fine location, R. F. D., tele-
phone, l IL mile from village, with
church, stores, mill, etc. On new
Macadamized Highway. Priced for
quick sale, s2,50000,-$1 800 90, cash
balance $4,000 per year. M. L.
Trout Realty Co.,-H. v. Atkinson,
A gt.-McArthur, Ohio. 1881
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
SCHOOL NEWS

Most schools are reporting good at
tendance, few are running low on
the account of sickness in the COM
munity. Some districts are reporting
good attendance at the district in
stitutes, while in some districts not
much interest is shown. 1t has been
said that some teachers were never
konwn to attend district institute.
A careful report is made of each in
stitute by the secretary, and at the
close Of the school year we will know
who attends and who noes not.
Teachers are becoming more plenti-
full. and the time will soon be here
when the district Boards can be
little or no interest in the work can
be left out. In fact no teaches can
hope to long remain in the work IT he
or she has no desire to grow profess
sionally.
We think it would help the Boards
to make their selections, if they could
have list of the teachers who attend
Institute and those who do not. Such
list can be supplied at the close OF
school.
MANY teachers of the of the county
were in attendance at the Tygarts
Valley Round table which was held
at Elkins last Friday and Saturday.
The attendance at the Round table
was a little larger this year than US
nal. and a good program was render
ed. We believe all who attended
were benefited.
For the benefit of the SECRETARIES
we will give the names OF those VINO
were in attendance at Round Table:
Chas. D. and Paul Smith, J. M. Nc
Wicker, M D Moore, Mrs Bessie Row,
Dossie D. Bartlett, Mable Branden-
burg. Adelaide Woodford, Mrs. Dora
Shaffer, Katherine Willhide, Beulah
Hunsaker, H. H. Speicher, Supt. John
Mckenzie, Myrtle Anvil, Mrs. Mayme
Adams, Sevva Wilmoth, Nevada Phil
lips, Supt. J. H. Rohrabaugh, Aubrey
E. Boyles, w. L. Boyles, N. E. Cogar,
Denzel Gamer, Aaron O'Brien, Cliff
ford Polling, H. D. Phillips, Wayne
Phillips, Buena j. Pitman, J. M. Reel
Ingle Ridgway, Loren Rinehart, ).
Aldine Shaw, w. A. Street, Benton
Talbot. ]. O. Thacker, Lille A.
White, H. A. Williamson, Audra A.
Gall. Chas. Goodwin, Brooks Goode, A.
G. Hathaway, E. L. Knight, Floyd
Coontz, Jesse D. Lang, D. B. McCau-
ley, Ira McCauley, Effa E. Moore
Lille G. Moore.
If others were in attendance, they
were not enrolled, or at least thler en-
rollment has not been certified to me.
All those whose names are given a
bove are entitled to pay for Friday
December 9th, same as day taught.
Secretaries will take notice of the a
bove list.
The county conference for the
teachers of Barbour will convene at
the Philippi court house, Jan. TIN, for
this conference we plan to have re-
preventative from the state Depart
ment of schools, the Fairmont normal
and the University. We will expect
all teachers of the county present.
unless unavoidably prevented.
Respectfully,
E. A. HUNT, Co. Supt. Schools
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
County Directory.
CIRCUIT COURT

CIRCUIT COURT
Warren B. Kittle, Judge
w. Bruce Talbot, Prosecuting Atty:
w. D. Corder. Clerk.
COUNTY COURT
Ishmael Haddox, President
o. G. Williams,
Delbert Boyles, Commissioner.
John H. Hewitt, Clerk
County Court Convenes
Second Monday in January,
First Monday in April,
Second Monday in June,
First Monday in October.
Joe N. Foreman, Sheriff.
L. N. Viquesney, Deputy Sheriff.
W. Scott Simon, Assessor.
Cleo. Swecker, County Engineer.
R. L. Tallman, County Surveyor.
E. A. Hunt, Supt. Free Schools.
COURT HOUSE Philippi, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
City Directory.

F. G. Radabaugh. :. Mayor
J. w. Dadisman. Recorder
Councilmen:
First Ward, H. A. Mccoy, O.
J. Broadwater.
Second Ward, J. A. Vipuensey
w. T. McVicker
Third Ward, T. E. hardwood,
J. NJ. Terrell.
Fourth Ward, G. L. Ballah, G.
J. Stalnaker.
|. E. Wilson. Chief-of-Poiice
Meeting of the city council
held every first and third Thurs
day evenings of each month.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
Pure,FreShCandy

When you walk up to the
door and SHE answers the
bell - it's lucky you have
the candy. You'd be
speechless otherwise.
You hand it to her with,
"Sweets to the sweet" (if
you have the nerve) and
she opens it. Gee! You're
glad you bought it here
cause you know it's fresh
and pure!
It's pretty small, after you
have won her with sweet
food and sweeter words, to
forget that she likes either
after you're married.
Stop in today and get box OF
chocolates or bon bons.
If there's sickness at your
home-nerves or constipa-
ton, or that run down feel
ing, or heart trouble, take a
package of DR.. Miles Medi-
cines along with the candy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

promote the best interests of the
young people of Belington. The
teacher can't teach an absent child
Already many pupils have been pro-
noted to grades where they are I'M
able to do standard work.
How much are you interested in the
proper development Of your child?
Respectfully,
]. H. ROHRABAUGH
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
Hanging Pictures.

In hanging pictures don't "sky
them" A picture should be hung so
that its center comes just on level
with a person of average height.
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