Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-02-24
West Virginia
NeusCuHings
An epitome of most important
eUents trdnspiring in the state

Keyser.-A new 100000 hotel is
being projected here.
Fairmont-The Federal Carbonic
Company is to build plant here.
Fairmont-Joseph Post, %, line
man, dropped dead in a traction sta
ton.
Huntington.-A 15O-room addition Is
to be built to the Hatfield-K essler hos
pital.
Clarksburg.-A new Jewish temple,
to cost approximately $4,000, is to be
erected here.
Newell.-The Kenilworth Tile Plant
here was destroyed by fire. The loss
was $4,000.
$50 for entering house quarantined
with smallpox.
Morgantown.-Th American Legion
Is pushing an aggressive campaign for
new members here.
Sutton.-Herbert Williams, 10, died
from a wound accidentally inflicted by
himself while hunting.
Observation-Disclosures entered the
Glover store, getting few dollars
worth of merchandise.
Clarksburg permits, to
the value of $54,250, have been issued
here so far this year.
Moundsville.-The city council
adopted resolution demanding the
return of five-cent car fares.
Sisterville.-W. e. Hoffman pur-
chased an immense pipe organ to be
installed in his moving picture theater
here
Short Creek-Susan Kroback, aged
y, was III uNh Wy Oil iuCoIloOllCs hC
car was said to have borne an Ohio
license.
Morgantown.-Rev J. c. Ely, Pres
byterian minister, dropped dead on a
train at Oakland, Md, while he was en-
route to Florida.
nt1c-V I'D ny.1 VA
school teacher, was arrested when his
wife complained that he failed to sup
port her and her five children.
Martinsburg.-The West Virginia &
Northern railroad practically suspend
ed operations when workers quit fol-
lowing notice of wage reduction.
Morgantown.-The capital of Nor
gantown Building Association was in
creased from $4,000 to $250,OOO The
purpose is to aid in home building.
Elkins.-H. G. Johnson, who has
been touring the state with the Elkins
High basketball team, was stricken i'll
with ptomaine poisoning and returned
home.
Fairmont. - Lonnie Newberg was
shot and wounded when he tried to es-
cape from an officer who had him I'M
der arrest for alleged completely in a
robbery.
Clarksburg-Two boys, aged and
10, robbed the postoffice of few
handfuls of mail. They were caught
and the mail recovered. Their names
were withheld.
Clarksburg-The pretty little a.
year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary Mills,
of Glen Elk, looked on tearfully as her
mother was led away to jail for violat-
ing the narcotic act
Bluefeld.-Keith Haynes, colored
stuuent at Bluefield Institute, surren-
dered to the police to answer an in
dictment charging him with killing Ed
ward Wright. The latter died follow
ing "hazing" party at the school.
Huntington. = Judge Mathews of
juvenile court, appointed Mrs. Neva
Forest as guardian of 12-year-old Stella
Adkins when it was alleged her father
attempted to force her to marry Jo-
seph Pinkerton, AZ.
Moundsville.-It was announced that
Warden Terrell has dropped his duties
at the prison for the time being and
has personally taken up the hunt for
w. H. Griffith, the escaped convict,
who is believed to have killed Ira
Roushr of Antiquity, o. If it has been
established that Griffith has made his
way back to his lair in the mountains
of BraXton county, Warden Terrell has
indicated his intention of leading a
posse to his hiding place and capture