Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-30
LOCAL NEWS

Floyd Teter was in Elkins Monday.
E. D Koontz has been doing report
ing for The Progressive this week
during the absence of Miss Eva Will
son.
DR.. ]. w. Myers of Philippi was
here on business Monday.
Miss Eva Wilson is away on
short vacation.
R. L. Nottingham is sick at his
home on Pixie Ave.
Mrs. E. D. Koontz and daughters
spent Friday visiting relatives in
Philippi.
Floyd England and wife of Philippi
spent a part of the past week visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
John Ice, the real estate man was
business visitor in Parsons the
first of the week.
j. w. Ramsey and family of Phil
ippi spent part of Sunday the guest
of friends here.
Miss Evelyn Gall is very i'll at her
home on the West Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Simmons Of
Elkins spent Wednesday evening
here.
The main question nowadays is
not does he own his own home, but
does he own an automobile?
j. B. Shroyer of Grafton has
been visiting his sister Mrs. Long
streth.
Mrs. Laura Right who has been
taking radio treatment in Baltimore
has returned home, improved.
Mrs. w. N. Behen returned from
Fairmont last week where she had
been visiting her husband who is
working for the B. & o.
Dir. J. W. Strother who has been
sick for the past two weeks with in
digestion and hay fever is reported
very ill.
The new building in which the Peo-
pies Garage will be housed is now
nearly ready for the roof. 1t is a
2-story concrete block building.
A few cases of typhoid fever have
developed in this vicinity recently.
Watch the wells, springs and reser-
voirs and see that the water is pure.
J. H. Bennett and ]. G. Wilson pro-
minent farmers of Route were Be-
lington visitors Monday, Mr. Ben
nett went on to Elkins on business.
Mrs. 0. NJ Wilson and daughters
Misses Mildred and Lola of Hend-
ricks spent part of the past week
visiting at the home of E. D. Koontz.
o. c. Clark of this city, who has
been at home for several days owing
to an injury received at Grafton, has
returned to work at that place.
Grover G. Strother arrivered here
Wednesday from Mystic Conn, to
spend few days with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. ]. w. Strother.
Miss Kathleen Curry has returned
home from Charleston where she was
guest at house party given by one
of her school friends.
H. " Vifuesney who has been liv-
ing near the Old Steel Plant location
is preparing to move his family to
the west side.
w. H. Coontz and family of Fair
view who have been visiting relatives
IN Barbour County for sometime
have returned to their home.
Mrs. Norma Rohrbough, who has
been visiting relatives with her par
sents in Indiana for several days has
returned to her home in Belington.
Albert Jones and C. G. Dadisman
are among the many who are putting
noticeable improvements to their pro-
perry on Serpell Ave.
Lee OFT and wife of Charleston
spent Sunday here the guest of John
Blatchford of the West Side. Mr..
OFT is the efficient Compensation |
Commissioner of West Virginia.
Fewer wrecks on Barbour County's |
speedway between Junior and Be-
lington are reported since the pre-
sence of Motorcycle cop on this
road
French Koontz and family of West
ernport, Md. are in this vicinity visit
ing relatives. French holds very
responsible position with The Luke
Paper Co. at Luke.
The fellow who said our night po-
lice would not arrest violator is
mistaken, as he actually took a wild
man in tow Saturday night and land
ed him in the Hoose-Gow.
The M. E. South, Church Ladies
Aid reported a very successful sup
per Saturday evening raising fund
of about $4,000.
s. M. Polling who was called to