Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-08

meeting of Monongalia county national
farm loan association.
Charleston-A fine of $40 and costs
was imposed on Mrs. Margaret Dawes,
on d charge of speeding. when she was
arraigned before Magistrate jarrett.
Falrmont-Arthur Carlisle because
so enthusiastic over wedding that he
shot revolver up in the air faom his
porch. He was arrested for promis-
cuous shooting
Huntington--Rotary club donates
silver loving cup for public speaking
contests, following talk by Miss
Elizabeth Bell of the Junior high
teaching staff
New Martinsville-Old buildings
being raised preliminary to construc-
tion Of new postoffice. Buildings being
tornsdown were built about 1850 from
clay excavated on the site.
Falrmont--Jonathan w. Fast civil
war veteran and pioneer resident OF
Farrnont, and son, Carter L.. were in
jured when horse they we're driving
ran asyay and they were thrown from
the buggy.
Charleston-An order was entered
by the public service commission
directing the Norfolk e. Western rail-
road to charge $3.50 for each car Of
coal taken from either Rawl or from
Gates in Mingo county to the power
plant Of the Kentucky-West Virginia
power company at Sprigg.
AIorgantown-Tau Delta Theta fra
ternity sprang into prominence when
its tan English-Boston bull dog
'Prince,' was hauled into police court
ON the charge of fighting in the Streets,
"Prince" was released after an e.
cquent defense by Joe Cottrill and a
severe lecture by Police Magistrate
Alien.
IilJIItcLOll-l HlL Tic StdIt III w
Virginia should own Blennerhassett Is.
land near Parkersburg and should
erect some kind Of memorial as
recognition of its importance in the
states early history Is urged by J. III.
Hickman, assistant superintendent, In
an article in the School Journal and
Educator
Charleston-Before Judge Wertz In
police court, Homer Cooper and Char
lie Johnson, two of the three men that
were arrested the first of the week
ON several charges of breaking and
entering several Charleston homes,
were h./ to the grand jury, and bond
of $1,000 fixed in each case against
them.
Charleston-The request of the
Keener Oil, natural gas and fuel COM
pany for permission to discontinue ser
vice to customers in districts outlying
Weston was refused by the public SER
vice commission. The commission de-
clared the discontinuance of such SER
vice would involve too great extra ex
penditure by the consumers in the
substitution of coal and gas, that it
would work too grea. hardship.
Charleston-A fire wall 80 feet long
has been ordered to be built between
a yard containing 100000 feet Of
lumber and the plant of the Indian re-
fining company al Bluefield. The or
der was issued by Edward Ritz. in
spector for the state fire commissioned,
who on inspecting the premises de-
clared that if ever Il fire broke out
there the whole wholesale district Of
city WOULD be in danger of destruction.
Charleston-In returning ver0ict
of S64,227.41 against the Lake Export
coal corporation, of Huntington, in a
suit for $4,000 brought by the Fay
etteKanawha coal company, the jury
gave the largest verdict on record in
this county in suit of this kind. The
suit was for an alleged breach of con
tract in which, according to Buckner
Clay, attorney for the plaintiff, the
Lake Export corporation had contract
ed to take the output of the Fayette-
Kanawha company's two mines Tor one |
year
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