Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-10-13

HERE AND THERE

business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Coontz spent a
part of the week visiting her sis
ter at Moatsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Nicola
and Mr.. Burt Miller, all of
Moatsville were here Sunday.
Mr.. w. w. Brewer and family
have returned from motor trip
to Cheat Club and Staunston Va
Delbert Saffle and wife of Ell
kins spent few days of the past
week visiting relatives near
here.
Greed Watson of Philippi
passed through here Sunday
bound for some where in the
valley.
Many pleased faces are seen
in the M. E. Church circles over
the return of their pastor, DR..
Hammond
Don Dayton and wife spent
the week end here visiting Mrs.
Dayton's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Ballah.
William Hennegin Of Charles
ton is here visiting his mother
in-law Mrs. Cora Stalnaker on
the west side.
Whipping is steadily growing
in disfavor in the schools of the
country and as a rule only teach
ers who lack the art of teaching
resort the law of brute force
Mrs. Grant Graham and Mrs.
Laura Right of this city left
heee Sunday for Huntington
where they went to attend the
Rebakah State Assembly,.
J. Hop Woods of Phillip a
prominent citizens Of this coun-
tv was operated on at Buckhan-
non some days ago and is get
ting along fairly well for a man
Of his age.
Mrs. Monta Kerens and sister
Mrs. Iris Bakely of Cleveland
Ohio were here last week visit
ing their aunt Mrs. E. D. Koontz
they were accompanied by Arm
EFT Coffman and wife of Dart
moor.
The town of Elkins is in the
grip o fanepidemic of diphther-
la it is rumored that there are
quite a number of cases there
and that a great many public
places are behind closed doors.
Let Belington take warning and
guard against the disease.
w. w. Skidmore and wife of
Valley Furnace were visiting
here Tuesday. Mr.. Skidmore
is talking of moving here. Well,
he couldn't find a better town in
which to live. Lots of newcom-
ers already here, and room for
more Ito build).
Out in Idaho they have a law
that requires merchants to lab
ell every pound of butter that is
purchased with the name of the
maker so that every person who
buys a pound of butter knows
whose product they are eating.
This would be law hailed with
applause everywhere.
From the indictments return
ed at the sitting of the Grand
Jury it would appear that the
automobile is the cause Of more
trouble than pleasure. The
court at this term will have Civ
en- over much time to this new
modern vechile and it's operat-
ors.
Some time ago teacher in an
adio'1rning county who, holds a
rnmher / life certificate, was
beard to advance the argument
that the number Of train cor
responds to the number of the
engi-e pulling the train. Of
course the answer to this pro-
blem is not found in the text
book.
r V. Vipuesney is probably
the rroundest Pap in Belington
Saturday the stork descended
unc" his domicile in all its glory
and eft package which when
exam med by Herman proved to
be fine girl baby. Herman is
not Inject to going into paro-
XFrce of Joy but he has not been
acti 2 as if he hadn't all his but
to"~ since the event occurred.
NJ er and babe are doing fine
2 Dr.. Woodford says there is
So hope for the pround" pa
pah"
CONCORD LOCALS
ere was large number Of people