Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-01-19

Ripley-Marion Lively, 5-year-old
son of Clarence Lively, teacher in the
Huntington schools, was killed here
by the accidental discharge of a gun.
Moundsville-D Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad guarded
the explosive magazine Of the pana-
ma mine following the report that
force of armed men were marching
against 1t Monday.
Huntington-Mrs Rosa Nichols. IS,
bride of few weeks of Clarence Nj
chols, of Salt Rock, drank carbolic
acid and ended her life at the home
of her sister, Mrs. G. M. Childers, here.
There was apparently no cause for the
tragedy.
Internationally music school of
the West Virginia University Is ex-
pected to be the first music school on
rollers il not on wheels in the United
States. 1t is to be moved several hun
dred feet down a steep hill and the
contract requires that electrical an
heating plants win remain connected
during the moving 50 that the classes
may remain in session while the build
ing is being moved.
CharlestGa-The school house at Mt.
Lookout Wilderness district, Nicholas
county was destroyed by fire accord
ing to reports received by State Fire
Marshall Topping. The fire is believed
to be Of incendiary origin. 1t was re-
ported that all fires in the building had
been extinguished the evening before
the fire, but neighbors said they had
seen a dim light in the building about
IL o'clock that night
Charleston-The contract for the
monument and other markers on diff
ferent positions held by West Virginia
troops during the seige Of vicksburg
in the Civil war has been awarded to
the Sears monument company, of
Charleston, according to information
received by II. 0. Sears president of
the company from the Vicksburg
monument commission created by the
legislature this year.
FairmOift-Twelve prisoners in the
county Jail here were given Christmas
pardons by Sheriff Charlton. The for
tunate one were selected from among
the model prisoners. The majority of
the men had served their sentences
and were working out time in lieu of
being unable to pay fines slipped on
together with their Jail sentences
Gun toters, moonshiners and plain
bootleggers were among those draw
ing the lucky slips.
Fairmont.--,Bob Martin, champion
boxer of the a. e. f., was seriously
injured in an automobile accident
which occurred at the west end of the
COrinth bridge which is about three
miles east of Terra Alta, Martins
home town. He was rounding curve
and was travelling fast when his ma
chine went over an embankment about
four feet high, turning over. Martin
was caughs under the car.
Logan.-C. Frank Keeney ana Fred
Mooney, president and secrtary, res
pectiveIy of District No. II, United
Mine Workers Of America, ami VIII
lam Blizzard, coal miner, of Charles
ton, were placed in Jail here. TIey
were then taken into custody by Sher-
tff Don Chain, in Huntington, where
they surrendered. 1t is reported the
men agreed to surrender after recejv-
ing Chains promise that he would
personally take charge Of them after
the arrests. Immediate action was
taken to obtain bail.
Charleston-About 24O school dis
tricts of West Virginia have applied to
the state department of education
approximately $1,25O,000 for state al
to the teachers fund and 5000 for
the maintenance fund. The figures are
now being tabllated by Assistant State
Superintendent Hickman, WHO says
that it will take at least a month to
go over the figures and prepare for the
first allotre which he expects will
be distributed IN binary. rhe appIica-
lions have en- Mas ecr lmcents
ranoing from few do,l.r
70 5. 5000