Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-11-27
LOCAL NEWS

H.aB. Kramer is having turkey
dinner today.
Smash. go all prices on millinery at
M. E. Clothier's.
Miss Roma Thompson was in Eli
kins Friday on business.
j. l.. Ramsey of Sugar Creek was
here Tuesday on business.
Dir. Campbell and W. S. Brydon
each are eating Thanksgiving turkey
according to the official ax-man
The Elkins Construction Co., re-
ports their job in Pendleton County
complete.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamer and Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. E. Gamer are spending
there Thanksgiving day in Fairmont.
Misses Velma Dayton, Sallle
Thompson. and Dorothy Keyser tour
ed to Elkins in the tin lizzie last
Sumo ~
Millinery must be sold before Dec.
18th. Call and see how M n.
Clothier has her goods reduced.
Mrs. Minnie Rorhbough who has
been visiting her sister Mrs. Anna
Douglas of Buckhannon. for several
DAYS returned here last week.
Shirley Ware who was listening
in on Europe 'tother night caught
some messages by Radio from far-off
Italy.
]. H. Bennett and wife who have
been living in this city for sometime
have moved back to their farm on
Sugar Creek.
Herman Halter and family of Phil
ippi and G. B. Ramsey and family OF
Philippi. were among the Sunday
visitors here.
Charlie (Plunger) Johnson who has
been in Akron for some time IS back
visiting his familiar haunts as we'll
as his old friends here.
Glen Dayton was on Cheat Hunt
ing Tuesday and reports the weather
at about par up there, also reports
some Lear tracks, but did not kill any.
John Ramsey of Philippi spent a
part OF last week visiting friends in
and about Belington, as usual John
took in the Excursin to Washington,
D. G.
Albert Ramsey, son of j. J. Ramsey |
decreased died in Pennsylvania one
day last week. All as he Familiarity |
known in this section was born and
reared near here and was well-known
to many of the people in this section.
Fire came near destroying the
home of E. D. Koontz last Friday,
quick discovery of the blaze in the
bathroom, saving the house, Mrs.
Koontz extinguished the the blaze
which did but little damage. The
fire started from melted lead con-
nection.
Hats for Xmas gifts at nj. E.
Clothier's much reduced. Lyons Silk
velvet
The Good Roads in Valley in spite
of the inclement weather are pro-
crossing nicely, and while they will
be available for travel, it was hoped
to get them completed this season.
The heavy shooting this week in town
is reported to have demolished several
windows in the part of town where
the blasting has been done.
Last Saturday two boys from Ran
dolph County were observed on their
way to the Reform School at Prun-
ty town. One being colored lad
the other white From the way the
boys were hand-cuffed together, It
would seem that our reform school is
more like a penitentiary then re-
formatory. Why change the name
to Industrial School, so as to soft
en- the effect. if boys being taken
to that institution are treated as
hardened criminals?
A truck was abserved going thru
this town one day last week with
three supposed wild turkeys dangl-
ing from the rear of the truck, they
may have been, wild (Tame) turk
eys, but they certainly looked like
barn yard fowls, and if they were of
the mountain breed they certainly had
all the marks of domesticated fowls
and in all probability some Randolph
County farmer is bewailing the loss
NJ threa fine birds