Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-24
LOCAL NEWS

was in town Wednesday on business.
Sherley Dayton of Hinton, was
here on business Monday
Birdell Whitecotton was bust
ness viitor at Norton this week.
r. c. Evans was an Elkins visi
tor Tuesday
C. C. McCauley Of Valley, was a
business visitor Tuesday.
Mrs Boyd Holbert is very i'll at her
home on Pike street.
Miss Mable Hillyard who has been
very i'll is improving greatly
Mr. Floyd Right of Elkins was in
town Tuesday on business.
Miss G. E. Bobbs spent the week
end at Morgantown.
Kenneth Shinn was in Grafton Sat
urday.
Dove Bonner, who is working at
Grafton was home over Sunday
Sam Jones of Route was among
the business visitors here Saturday.
P. Lee Smith of Philippi, was a
Sunday visitor in town.
G. o. Summers who works in Ell
kins, was here with his family Sun
day.
S. M Polling of Marysville, was
here Wednesday on business for the
Dayton Construction company.
Grover Keller was taken to the Ell
kins hospital Tuesday morning for
appendicitis. ~
O. M. Graham, salesman for the
Star Brand Shoe Company, was here
this week calling on the merchant.
Miss Edra Stalnaker has been ill
at herhome thela7ter part of the
week. i&t15
Edwin Harrah of Middletown, o.,
came home Monday to attend the
funeral of his sister, Jane.
Oleta Bennett taught school at
Junior Thursday and Friday of last
week for Edra Stalnaker
Charles Eib who is working at
Morgantown, is visiting his mother
for few days.
Fury Ross, who is bookkeeper for
Westfall and Bolton, spent Sunday
in Ellins
C. A. Blakeslea of the West side
was business visitor in Thomas the
first of the week.
Miss Ruth Ramsay of Philippi,
spent several days of the past week
here the guest of Mr. E. D. Koontz.
Miss Beulah BaIIah who is teach
ing in Elkins spent Sunay here with
her parents.
W. l. Booth, president of The
Clarksburg Trust Co of Clarksburg
was here last Friday at the funeral
of his father, John Booth.
Last Thursday was a zero day.
The thermometer early in the morn
ing was about below and all thru
the day it lowered around zero.
Mrs M. L. Osborne and son, Dick,
of Elkins, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. o. c. Thompson over Sun
day
Mrs. Lena Hill of Weston, who
has been visiting friends here for
some, time returned to her home the
past week.
James Wilson, o. S. Koontz, ]. H.
Bennett and Henry Koontz of Route
were among the many business Wis
itors here Saturday.
E. A. Barte and S. M. Polling were
in Elkins Tuesday attending direc-
tors meeting Of the Dayton Con-
struction Company.
Robert Chidester of Weston. sec
rotary of West Virginia Manufac-
turer's Association, was a Saturday
passeger on the north bound train.
G. B. Ramsey and family, accom-
panied by Misses Dora George and
Amelia Huff of Philippi, were Sun
day callers at E. D. Koontzs.
R. S. Dayton who has been at Hin
ton in charge of a large contract
there, was a visitor in Belington
part of the past week.
The death of Johnny Booth on
Stringtown, means the loss of one
Of the most prominent citizens in
this part of the county and one who
will be greatly missed.
Mrs. Norma Rohrbough of Serpell
Ave, left here last week for Pitts
burgh to join her husband there, who
has position with the Gulf Rein
ing company.
Sam Grathwell gave a fine lee
ture in the High School building last
night. His lecture was well received
and was one of the best ever given
in Belington. He believes in live PEG
ple-not dead" ones.
The home of Willie Harris on the
west side of the river, at Dartmoor,