Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-09-03

long illness of complication of all
ments
Huntington--Joseph A. Merritt, 30
years old. of Barboursvile. one of the
Oldest residents of the county. died
at his home after five day illness
of pneumonia.
Bluefeld-Under the shades of
night the remains OF tile late Father
Emil Olivier were exhumed. Later
they were shipped to Wheeling for
interment In the priest cemetery in
that city.
Naturalization of 800 new homes
has been started by the Pond Creek
Pocahontas Coal company ON its
property at BARLEY. The company
has just completed the building of \
large coal tipple.
Wheeling-"The worst thing In
American today is rolled hose" de-
clared Rene Hubert, Gloria Swan
sons Partisan designer. "Modesty,
simplicity, harmony, that should be
the keynote of all fads and styles"
Wheeling fumes w. Steadman.
ST., II, retired general superintend-
ent of the Central Glass works, died
at his home after protracted Ill
ness. He game to Wheeling from
Harpers Ferry when eight years old.
Wheeling-An additional story will
be built to the city library it has been
decided by the school board. The
Improvement will cost the taxpayers
$4,000 The new story will contain
seven class rooms, large cloak rooms.
and supervisors office.
Prisoners in the Ohio
county Jail receive returns from the
National and American League games
over a special wire Installed in the
jail 1t Is located In the recreation
area to which the prisoners have ac-
cess throughout the day.
Clarksburg-Twelve thousand pic
nickers, comprising over 200 fam
lilies of the Hope Natural Gas and
Reserve Gas companies attended
the sixth annual Hope Reserve picnic
at Norwood Park. A complete pro-
gram for the day was carried out.
Clarksburg marriages took
place at the Harrison county court
house In one day. In the morning
Wayman Lee Ashcraft and Miss
Irene Beulah Carrico were married.
In the afternoon Robert Fl. Fox and
Mrs. Amanda S. Cottrill were wed.
Welch-The book entitled Mack
Day, Crusader" will be on sale In
about two weeks, says Rev. William
Purleigh Ct Pocahontas Ii will give
the story Of the life of Mack Day.
a prohibition officer who was slain sew
eral months ago. Proceeds from the
book will be used to erect a monu-
ment to the officer.
Wheeling-Ths Baker street and
Peninsula bridges are to be repaired
They have been unsafe for over =
year. Necessltating the immediate
work was the announcement by the
state highway commission that
Wheeling hill was to be repaved soon.
Traffic will then be direrted over
the East End route to the National
pike.
Buckhannon-In a running battle
with three men, Sheriff Morgan
Bailey, Deputy w. a. Harper and
Kelso Root, prohibition agent cap
tured the trio. Those arrested are
Anvil Shreve, Blaine Wianans and
Cecil Resting, farmers living near
Gawthrop. The men were held for
the county grand jury on charges Of
operating still and carrying fire
arms. No one was injured In the
shooting.
Wheellng-A sudden raid after
days of preparation caught leyear-
old boy, believed either an important
agent. or q tool Of nationwide mar
cot:c distributing organization. on
whom officers said was found bot
tie containing 500 morphine tablets,
which federal officers valued at ~.
500 at bootleg" prices. Edward Nc
FarIand. 10. of South EIm street.
Martins Ferry. was the way the
prironer described himself
St. Mnrys-ArthW Hashman. =
years old, was strangied to death BY
gas fumes In an oil tank near his
home on Schultz Fork. He had gone
to the tank with his Older brother 10
get a bucket OF oil. AS only
small amount of Of. remained In the
tank the boy resolved to climb inside
it. He went dowA the ladder and
was overcome by the fumes. Life
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