Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-23
LOCAL NEWS

guest of Miss Eva Wilson.
Leland Boothe spent Sunday with
friends here.
Mrs. Grace Fisher was shopping in
Elkins Monday.
Ira Crawford and family are out
on a vacation this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Blakeslea and
children are home after two weeks
visit with relatives in Pennsylvania.
Miss Kathleen Curry left Monday
for Charleston where she will be
guest at house party.
Miss; Eva Wilson left Thursday
for Clarksburg where she will be the
guest of Miss Grace Harding.
j. L. Ernest has been out of town
for few days visiting in New York
and other eastern cities.
Rev. and Mrs. Oliver Stoneking of
Clarksburg are guests of their
daughter, Mrs. L. E. Gamer.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. X. Zacher and Mr..
and Mrs. William Bumgardner were
shopping in Philppi Tuesday.
Mrs. Grant Graham spent a few
days this week with friends in Buck
harmon.
Miss Isabel Manown and her cou
sin Miss Mary Brown left Tuesday
for a visit to Cheat Club.
Mrs. Ross Kidder, and son Ashton,
formerly of Belington are in town
this week visiting friends.
Mrs. G. S. Rowe was a guest at
the home of her brother, w. B. Gall,
Thursday.
H. E. Steele, Hugh Price, Ted
Thompson, James Simmons and Paul
Bennett, left Tuesday morning by
auto to visit the Luray Caverns,
Washington City, and intermediate
points and expect to return within
week.
Miss Madolyn Blatchford return
ed home here Saturday morning from
Fairmont where she attended the
summer term at Fairmont Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien Staley of Fair
mont spent few days of last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben Boyles of
the West Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terrell and
children of Wellsburg are here visit
ing the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ Terrell of Pike street.
j. E. Drummond and family are
moving to Benwood this week where
Mr.. Drummond will be principal in
the high school,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Garrett and Mr..
Lemley of the Fairmont West Vir-
ginian were here Monday in interest
of the state beauty contest which was
held in Fairmont Tuesday
Miss Kathryn Cain, Miss Roma
Thompson and Miss Marie Brandon
burg drove to Fairmont Tuesday
where Miss Cain represented Miss
Belington in the beauty contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Stalnaker and
children, Miss Reta and Ralph and
Earl Douglas of Canton O., attended
the funeral Of j. W. Stalnaker at
Concord Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Davis of Morgantown is
here with her father, John Batch
ford during the absence of her
mother who is visiting in Pennsyl-
vania.
Dewey Gall, travelling salesman for
the Commercial Candy Co., of Nor
gantown, was calling on his trade in
Belington and Junior, Wednesday and
Thursday.
All the empty houses of Belington
are beginning to be taken up for the
winter Most of the newcomers
are here for the advantage Of our
schools. Rumor has it that the pub
lie school will start Sept. 10TH
R. Frank Payne of the Agricultur-
al College of North Carolina is at
home visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Payne of Spaw Lick. Mr..
Payne's work is with the extension
department.-The Barbour Democrat.
With the closing of the summer
team of Fairmont State Normal the
following students have returned to
their homes here: Miss Madolyn
Blatchford, Miss Edna Roger, Miss
Mable and Marie Brandenburg,
Misses Ruth and Lenora Hillyard,
Miss Irene Eib, Miss Wanda Gamer
and Miss Mildred Kittle.
Capt. Geo. E. Thompson, son of the
late Rev. Jas. D. Thompson, is here
visiting his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Thompson, and sisters, Mrs Chas.
Mclean and Mrs. James Griffith.
Capt. Thompson has been in the U.
S. Army for several years. He has
been recently selling out Army
Camps for the Government but will
soon be located in Philadelphia as