Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-02-24

ClarkSburg.-Health Officer Cooke
estimates there are 300 cases of small
pox here. A pest house is to be estab-
lished.
Martinsburg-H. G. Tanner, former
ly at Baltimore, succeeded H. L. Mar
shall as SUI arintendent of the local
b. & O. shops.
DISQUALIFICATION Thomas, Z, was
brought here from his home at Fly, o.,
for treatment after being severely at
tackled by dog.
Berkeley Springs.-Colonel I. Ell. B.
Dawson, union army veteran and wide
ly known in Morgan county and vi
entity, died here.
Fairmont.-Billy Sunday, noted re-
vivalist, told an audience here that he
received $6S for his first revival. He
figures on $4,000 out of Fairmont.
gton.-High officials of the
international Nickel Company are here
negotiating for new ground on which
to build an extension of the local
factory.
Simpsons Creek.-For the first time
in West Virginia's history burglars
have robbed a church. Yeggs stole
S140 Wilton rug from the Smith
chapel here.
Grifiithsville-J. X. FARRELL, justice of
the peace and prominent here, died in
a hospital at Huntington from blood
poisoning resulting from slight saw
cut on his hand.
Martinsburg.-Rev. DIR. w. f. Gruver
and J. l.. Graves were elected dele
gates te the general conference of the
United Brethren Church to be held in
Indianapolis in May.
Huntington.-C. r. McClung was
held on charge of violating the dry
laws after his restaurant was raided.
He was for many years a member Of
the police force.
Charleston.-The supreme court of
appeals granted peremptory writ of
mandamus in the petition of w. Fl.
Westfall and others against r. s.
Blair, mayor, and other former ofli-
Gals of the town Of Harrisville,
Richie county, ordering the latter to
certify the election of Westfall and
others as members of the town coun-
ell. The case originated, following
criticisms of road work and municipal
improvement done under the direction
of the former officials, who resigned
and later when WestfalI and others
were elected, refused to act to certify
the elections.
Charleston.-West Virginia must en-
force its own prohibitic1 laws when
they are not in conflict with the Fed
eral constitution and statutes and by
SO, doing will aid in the general pur-
pose Of the laws against the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors,
according to an opinion handed down
by the State Supreme Court of APP
peas in reversing and remanding the
decision of the Circuit Court of Han
cock county in the case of the State
against Frank Klosky. The opinion,
according to Walter S. Hallanan, prohi-
bition commissioner, while not grant
ing all of the departments conten-
lions in regard to construction of the
laws, will prove of interest to the pro-
hibition department.
Charleston.-An important confer
ence on child and community welfare
with special reference to rural condi-
lions in West Virginia was held at the
office of the state department of health.
The conference was held for the pur-
pose of forming a plan of visual in
struction through a series of illustrat-
ed charts on various phases of phys-
cal care of children, moral education,
recreation, protection, and the devel-
opment of social influences. By Coop
GRAFTON of several state departments
and number of representative private
state organizations the exhibits will
rotate in accordance with a definite
program through every community and
school in the state. In many instances
special programs will be devised, lee
lures given and demonstrations held.
Clarksburg.-"Het that takes a wife
1.1~ Al n
Franklin, but police allege that George
Jennings took only the wife, leaving
the cares to a local minister George
and Sylvia, his wife, are now in the
city Jail charged with forgery. Ac-
cording to information divulged by POI
lice, the couple secured license, went
to local minister, asking him to unite
them in marriage. After the ceremony
had been performed Jennings is al
legged to have presented a check for