Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-05-03
LOCAL NEWS


Tuesday evening. ss
French Gamer Of Mt. View was
in town Tuesday. !
d. B. Caste and Gale Hillyard OF
saAis city were Buckhannon visitors
Sunday.
Andy Shockey of Swamp Run,was
ia town Monday buying farmers
supplies. ~ s
Walter McCloud is buildingga fine
residence on Sturmer street near 3.
X. Wilmoth's. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Berne gsTeter are
moving into their new home ON Ser
pell Ave-, this week. s
%. H. Latt and wife of Elkins spent
Sunday here the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. Grant Graham. tqa
A R. Parrish who purchased the
C. H. Dent property on Brown Ave-,
moved therein Tuesday. W
Sam Jones of the Pike and Martin
Ice of Stringtown were early Monday
morning visitors to this city.
w. A. Corder one Of Philippi's pro-
minent business men, is very sick at
the home of his son, Stanley.
Gordon Wright, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. A. Right was hurt in an
auto accident Sunday in Fairmont.
H. v. Viquesney who is in Bal
timore hospital with blood-poisoning
is reported to be in a very serious
condition.
Miss Grace Vandervert of Mari
setta, Ohio, who has been visiting l..
D. Cooks for about ten days left
here for her home Monday.
Lon Wilmoth prominent citizen
of Elkins died in Charleston one day
last week, Mr.. WiImoth was well
known citizen in both Randolph and
Barbour Co.
Miss Lena Lazarus who has been
in Baltimore with her father A. Lag
arus returned to her home here last
week, we understand that Mr.. Laz-
arus is improving in health since he
went to that city.
Clyde Erwin who has been in The
Davis Memorial Hospital for sever
al weeks was brought home Sunday
and while he has not entirely recov-
cred from his wound it is reported
that he will recover.
''The most recent way of telling
the news is by saying some certain
person told me so and so."Newspa
pers should adopt that policy to save
trouble of often telling things that
are state secrets.
A few people from this city at
tended the Sparks Circus at Elkins
last Thursday and all reports 'indi-
cate that the Sparks shows are keep
ing up the standard of cleanliness
which has for many years identified
this show as one of the very best on
the road. :.
R. S. Dayton of this place and J.
K. Wamsley of Philippi left here
Sunday for Charleston where they
attended Road letting in the in
terest of Dayton Construction Co.
They were the successful bidders on
an extensive contract at Hinton in
Summers County.
Just few weeks ago some one
carelessly allowed fire to sweep thr-
ough the Right Cemetery doing much
damage, last week the same thing
occurred to the Cemetery on the hill
above town. Graves Stones have
been much damaged by these fires
and people who are careless with fire.
IN this way should be penalized.
Robbins Carnival landed here Mon
day morning early and for hours
trucks went rumbling by with carni-
val parphranalia- Merry Co. Round
and Ferris Wheel-looks like all the
trimmings of real carnival and the
city is in for a week of gayety and
fun 81
A certain Disbursements place in
this city was recently searched for
boose His family Inundated his
home rumaged through by strangers;
his business injured by the tongue
of gossips. Net results-nothing
found, just searched on suspicion by
fellows who have to be kept in fat
state ard government jobs.
The W. M. employees who have to
lay over here from day to day were
a sad looking bunch of rail-roaders
Monday morning as they had to
move from the old homestead, the
! w. M. building where they have
loafed and slept for many years. It
lis understood that Mr.. Dryden of
Abbott mines will occupy this build
ling as an office in the near future.
Much is being said pro and con,
mostly con, about the Be3ington
Schools being reduced from a high
standard to just little less than nil