Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-09-01
West Virginia
M g w 8 Briefs
T- Most Important events
of entire sGafe covered
IL by our correspondents IL


Huntington. The Cabell County in
stitute held a session, with an enroll
ment OF 25G.
Hinton.--A number of old shacks
have been torn down here recently by
an order of the state fire marshal.
Clarksburg. West Virginia county
jails are, As q rule, disgrace" says
group of1trained social Investigators,
Huntington The "closed door poi
ley has been adopted at the local pc,
lice court and audiences are now
barred.
Fairmont.- More than $50 boys in
the 1921 elementary schools took adj
vantage of the manual training course
offered last year.
Morgantown.- stringer has
been arrested OH the, charge of the
murder of John Tudor. He does not
deny OF admit the murder.
Sutton.-Dr. J. w. Woofter was
found dead in his bed at his home
here. Heart trouble is thought to have
been the cause Of his sudden death
Mcrgantown.-- There are more than
100 men taking the six weeks short
course in mining offered free by the
State University, according to officials.
Grafton.-Worl will start imme-
diately on the construction Of repair
ing the Boothsville and Grafton pixies.
William Shimmell will have charge of
the work
Morgantown.-A Morgantown meat
buyer wants to be one of a hundred
men to put up $50 to start a meat mar
ket at that place which is to sellgon a
tel per cent profit.
Bluefield-Every citizen of Bluefield
will be given an opportunity to tender
service to the community by joining
the local Chamber Of Commerce. A
membership drive will be staged here
Sistersvile-Tyier County grand
jury is going after automobile speed
ers. Many witnesses have been called
to testify as to speeding of ears
throughout the county. A number Of
indictments are expected.
Morgantown.-Mo than $500 has
been turned over to the city, derived
from permits to sell tobacco, soft
drinks, etc, as the result of the grant
ing of annual licenses required of vari-
GUS business concerns here.
Hinton.-Pe in Summers Coun-
ty who make needless noises with cut
outs and auto horns are to be pros
ecuted, as the rackets made by auto
lists in that county are declared to be
the worst form of public nuisance"
Clarksburg.- Coffman, clerk
of fhe Circuit Court IF Harrison Coun-
ty, has been named clerk of the Unit
ted States District Court for the North
ern District of West Virginia, it is I'M
derstood, to succeed Thomas Barrett,
who had held that post for some time.
Kingwood.-Dr A. G. Defoe, of
Bfuceton, near here, has been exon
Grated by coroner's jury of any blame
for killing of John Moore at that place
The jury returned the verdict that
Moore had come to his death while
resisting arrest on a charge of bur
glary."
Charleston.-The jury in the trial of
jim Richard, indicted of the killing Of
Magistrate Tom Martin, returned Il
verdict of mot guilty" The jury was
ont about two hours. Richard was at
once taken to Jail where he is held ON
the charge of arson and for which he
will be tried later.
PIT Pleasant.-A movement has beer
launched to replace, by popular sub
scription, the monument over the
graves of John and Nancy Lillard
Bryan, the grandparents of William
Jennings Bryan. TIE original stones
were. destroyed during one of Bryan's
presidential campaigns.