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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
MRS C.. f. BALL DIES

Mrs. Katie Ball, wife of c.. f.
doc" Ball died Wednesday morning
in Elkins hospital after a lingering
sickness of about eight weeks or since
the birth of their eight-weeks old
baby She was nearly 81 years old,
a member of the H. b. church, and
is survived by her husband, three
small children, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Griffith, five brothers,
Thamer, Ralph, Arthur, Wilbur and
Theral Griffith and two sisters, Ola
and Amanda Griffith. One sister
died about six months ago. 1t is
sad that death should enter this home
so early The bereaved have the
sympathy of the whole nommunity.
The fueral viii be conducted at the
home Friday and interment made at
Fraternity Cemetery at l P. M
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
TODAY IN WEST VIRGINIA
BY E. f. MEREDITH.

Huntington seems to be establish
ed as the largest city of West Vir-
ginia. The latest census estimate
gives Huntington this honor. Hunt
ington takes in good deal of terri
tory but she has a right to. Wheel
ing has many suburbs which of right
belong in the city. Parkersburg
could well extend its city limits
Morgantown does not take in all the
people who rightfully belong in Nor
gantown, Charleston is really city
of 65,000," says the Charleston GA
zette, Fairmont is inclined to claim
around $4,000, Parkersburg, which
is given one less than $4,000 by the
census estimate, has a great many
people who enjoy it's benefits without
being included in this estimate Of
population
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
AGED PAIR FOUND
DEAD In FIRE RUINS
braxton County Couple Cremated in
Their Own Home-Robbery Be-
fore Fire Suspected

Burnsville, W Va, Oct. 24.--
Sheriff A. M. Bailey and Prosecu-
ting Attorney j. f. Cutlip are
probing the ruins of the home of
Mr. and Mrs. MIN Singleton on
Right Hand Fork about four miles
from here, susnecting that they
were robbed and their home burned
over them tonight.
Fire broke out at the Singleton
home tonight at 1880 and before it
could be extinguished the structure
was left in ruins and the bodies Of
the aged couple, both of whom are
past eighty years of age, were
found on the floor burned to crisp.
The theory that the old folks were
first robbed and then the house set
on fire results from what officers
say were previous attempts at rob-
berry, but which were foiled Mr..
Singleton, who was in earlier life
prosperous farmer, was reputed
to have been wealthy and to have
kept large sums of money in the
house.
Sheriff Bailey with posse went
to the ruins of the Singleton home
and after stationing guard start
ed to follow up clues which they
thought might lead to the appre-
hension of the suspected criminals.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
MAN KILLED, HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Home is Destroyed by Fiends After
Infiicting Wounds Which Prove
Fatal to Claude Smith.

Parkersburg, Oct 2S.-Claude
Smith, %, died at a local hospital
this morning from burns and wounds
inflicted by unknown persons who
after severity wounding Smith and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Walker
Smith, set fire to their home at Har-
ris Ferry.
The father regained consciousne IS
as the home burned and was able to
remove his wife and get the son to a
window from where another son too !.
him from the burning structure.
Mr.. ann Mrs. Smith are in seri-
Gus condition and attending physi-
cias have not ascertained the full
extent of their injuries although it
has been foud that Mr. Smith is suf-
fering from fractures of the skull.
Walker Smith told state police of
ficers who questioned him Tuesday
night that he was struck on the head
while lying in bed on the second floor
of his farm house residence. He
was unconscious for some time bet
regained his faculties in time to re-
move his wife from the burning HON !
He stated that he saw man go thru
on the walls One of several barrels
Of crude oil on the premises was
found to be empty this morning
Another son, Okey Smith, came
home as the house was burning and
assisted his brother from it. He then
arranged for the brother and father
and mother to be brought to Park
ersburg hospital
Investigating officers believe that
sleeper motive than robbery must be
ascribed to the crime. This belief is
substantiated by statement made by
the father who believes that he and
members of his family were attack
ed by someone who wished to harm
them for some reason unknown to
himself. He gave the officers the
name of suspect but they have not
disclosed it and the man is not yet
under arrest.
Gilbert Trimble, S. A. Burt and
Tom Scott, said to be residents of Luz
book, near Parkersburg, were taken
into custody about 4:30 o'clock this
morning when troopers found them
travelling a road some distance from
Harris Ferry in an automobile. Of
fcers say that liquor was found in
the possession of one of the men.
They will be held until they are able
to establish their whereabouts at the
time of the attack to the satisfaction
of the officers
An autopsy which will be held this
afternoon will disclose whether or
not the wound which caused Claud
Smiths death was made with sharp
instrument or by pistol bullet
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
WEST VIRGINIA INVENTORS

The following patents were issued
last week to West Virginia inventors:
Fred w. Montgomery, Weston, =
wire stretcher; Bjarne H.. Schiel-
drop, Charleston; glass melting fur
mace. (Sold.)
Any of our subscribers or readers
may obtain complete copy of any Of
the above patents, including draw
ings, by sending ten cents, the actual
cost, to our correspondents, d. Swift
& Co., Patent Attorneys, Washing
ton, d, C.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
BARKER DISTRICT TEACHERS
INSTITUTE

The teachers of Barker district me-
in the Junior school building, Satur-
day, Oct. II, in their first meeting,
with practically every teasher pres
ent. Due to misunderstanding,
three were absent, who would have
been there otherwise. We feel sure
it will be 1907 present next meeting,
come on teachers make your plans
now We want you all to be pres
ent as we are going to have very
int sting meeting. On very short
mott the Junior school furnished
the following program for our first
me ling, due to the fact that we fail
ed TO get the reading circle books in
time to make assignment for that
day.
/. Song, America.
9. Invocation, Rev Sharpe.
8. Song, He Leadeth Me.
A. Recitation, Christina Cox.
5. Recitation, Leon Lipseomb.
6, Address, Bessie Shepherd.
z. Song, Girls of Eighth grade.
8. Recitation, Ruby Moore.
8. Address, Wanda Gamer
10. Recitation, Dali Lipscomb
IL. Song, Girls of sixth and sew
enth grades.
10. Recitation. Dorothy Montgom-
cry.
10. Recitation, Edna Arbogast.
IA. Halloween playlet, 9th grade.
10. Recitation, Dorothy Mont
gomery
l6. Assignment of topics for next
meeting.
Our next meeting will be held at
the Dartmoor school house, Saturday
Nov. 7th, beginning at 1000 A. M.
promptly Just after the close of the
second month of school. Teachers
we are going to have your drafts at
that meeting if possible. So be sure
and bring your monthly reports with
you instead of sending them to the
secretary as formally. Failure to
bring your report means no check for
you that day.
Teachers who find it absolutely
necessary to be absent should notify
the chairman beforehand and their
drafts will then be mailed them i'm
mediately, providing their reports
are in, otherwise they will be return
ed to the county superintendent.
WARREN PHILLIPS, Pres.
RALPH THORNHILL, Secy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
WILLIE THRAsHER KILLED

1t is with negnet that we have to
mention the tragic death of Willie
Thsasher, son of Chas. Thrasher,,
which resulted from an alteration,
near the home of Charles Henry, on
Hacker last Friday night. The
cause and the particulars of this af-
fair will probably never be known as
news. 1t is stated that the affair
was between the Henry boys and
Thrasher, and it seems that guns
played an awful part in it.
The result was, one dead and two
others, Charles Henry and son
slightly wounded. The matter will
be brought to the attention Of the
courts sometime in the near future
Barbour Democrat
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
CHARLESTON, Oct. = Bari

CHARLESTON, Oct - Barbour
county's fire loss in September was
$4,000, a reduction of 72 per cent
from the same month last year, it
is shown by report of the State
Fire Marshal department
There was one fire and the loss
was entire, with insurance of $500
on the property. The building burn
ed was a frame dwelling and the
fire was of suspicious origin.
For the three months Of the fiscal
year ending September 30, there was
no other fire in Barbour county than
the one in September.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
NORTHWESTERN TURNPIKE is
MOST HISTORIC HIGHWAY
I'm UNITED STATES

Charleston, w Ya.,-The North
western Turnpike, the rebuilding of
which is being rushed, by the West
Virginia State Road Commission,
from Parkersburg on the Ohio river
east across West Virginia to the
Virginia line, is a road of more his
torical interest than any other high
way in the United States Long be-
foreits completion in 1888 it was the
scene of many battles between the
Indians and white men as the latter
pushed westward over the Allegheny
mountains.
1t is said, by historians, that the
first suggestion of the North West
ern Turnpike was recorded by Wash
ington who in 1884 sought a route to
the west located wholly in Virginia
Returning from trip to his western
lands, he crossed the north branch
of the future route of the great Vir-
ginia highway which was first par
tally realized in 1886
The turnpike was planned and
constructed by Virginia from Win
chester, Virginia, which was COM
mercial center at that time, partly as
a result of the rival activities of New
York, Pennsylvania and Maryland to
secure the advantages of transpor-
tation facilities for the trade of the
west, and was especially regarded as
a rival for the National Road opened
from Cumberland to Wheeling in
1918.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
Monument To Crozet

There now stands an old wooden
bridge across Cheat River seven
miles south of Rowlesburg that will
remain as a monument to Colonel
Crozet and his workmen for years to
come. The bridge is still in good
condition and VIII be used after the
road is rebuilt. 1t is built Of poplar
and the arches and general struc
ture is still in good condition not
withstanding the fact that it was
built before 1898. The only change
that viii be made in the old bridge is
to strengthen the floor system in
order to take care Of the modern day
heavy traffic
Colonel Crozet was not burdened
with many plans. When making the
survey anything pertaining to the en-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
BELINGToN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

The Dramatic Club held its second
regular meetings for the year 1926
26 at the home of Mildred Spencer.
Ten new members were taken into the
club and initiated They were:
Abilene Criss, Aza Lee Smith, Mary
Mcclellan, Leora Hevener, John Ro-
senberger, Willie Ramsey, Harold
Dennis, Emma linn, Blair Jones and
Mable Shomo. Other members pres
ent were: Harold Brandenberg, Hugh
Price, Ernestine Hill, Evelyn Gall and
our Coach, Miss Church.
The play "THE BEGGAR AND
THE KING" was read and the meet
, ing adjourned Delightful refresh
ments were served by the hostess
and good time was reported by all.
A pleasant sight was in evidence
in the Junior Room, Wednesday
morning Green and pink ribbons
were everywhere. Blair Jones was
wearing one of the ribbons for neck
tie, with an exquisitela little bow,
and Abilene Crisis also wore SIM
liar ribbon around her head, but not
such a small womanly bow was pre-
emminent elsewhere in the room. up
on inquiring we found that the per-
sons wearing these ribbons were the
new Dramatic Club members. The
Juniors who were taken into this
club were: Abilene Criss, Blair Jones,
John Rosenberger, Aza Lee Smith and
Mable Shomo We desire to see this
Club prosper and hope that these new
dramatists may be heard from soon.
The Junior class takes great plea
sure in announcing the entrance of
a new member james Hutchinson,
formrly of Nicholas County High
School. Mr.. Hutchinson is rapidly
getting into the work and we feel
that the School has in him person
of unlimited ability.
On Monday morning October 26,
1925, the Junior III class rendered
the following program:
Class Yell and Song Class
Devotional Exercises Rev Sharp
Introduction of Jr. III, Troup
Hope Price
Vocal Solo - Hope Price
Recitation Ilene Wilson
Piano Solo Elizabeth Mccoy
THEODORE Roosevelt Adonis Hunt
Old Witch Gladys Wilson
Glass Prophecy Elizabeth Mccoy
The Auditorium was artistically
decorated in the usual Halloween
colons, pumpkins etc, while the pro-
auctions were keeping with Hallow-
cen and Roosevelt Day. The Junior
III's are to be highly complimented
for the talent and originality display
ed in their program. From the yells
and songs given we see that Being
ton High School has real Freshmen
Class, and we can expect great things
from it this year. Two visitors were
with us and we extend cordial in
vitation to all visitors.
The Lyceum Literary Society held
it's second program on Thursday, Oct.
%, the following program was given:
Song, Hail West Virginia, Audience.
Megaphone, Staff
PianoIogue, Food for Gossip, Vada
Elder.
Reading, Lest we Forget, Mary X
Coonts.
Cartoonagrams, Hansel Shomo
Vocal Solo, By the Light of the Stars,
Madge Right.
Essay, National Park for West Vir
ginia, Paul Phillips.
Special Selection, Hotsy-Totsy-Six.
E. H. S. Song, Audience
Two new members, James Hutchin-
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
PIE SUPPER

There will be a pie supper at the
West Junior school house on Nov. Z
at 7:30 P. NJ for the benefit of the
school Everybody invited.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29
Mistake In Location

An act of the Virginia Legislature
in 1927 authorizing subscriptions
with which to construct the turnpike,
made the mistake of arbitrarily To-
eating the route through important
towns that had subscribed to the
building fund, without proper con-
sideration of the physical features
of the country over which it was to
pass As result of this after find
ing its way through Hampshire
county via of Mill Creek Mountain
and pushing on into Preston county
with the intention of going by King
wood the engineers encountered OBJ
stacles that caused the stock to
languish.
The enterprise was saved by an
act Of the Virginia legislature in 1881
which authorized the organization Of
road company with the governor
as its president with power to Dor
row $125,000 on the credit of the
state for the purpose of constructing
turnpike road from Winchester to
point on the Ohio river.
The Chief Engineer was Claudis
Crozet, a French officer of Artillery,
under Napoleon Boneparte, in the
Russian campaign and later profess
sor of engineering at the I. 5. Mill
tary Academy. He was assisted by
George w. Shaw and large number
Of deputies. According to informa
ton obtained by w, S. Downs, the
present division engineer for the
Fourth division Of the state road
commission, from old note books
kept by Colonel Crozet, it is believed
that he spent four years making the
preliminary survey for the turnpike.
There is no doubt in the minds Of the
engineers now employed in rebuild
ing the highway but what Colonel
Crozet was an engineering genius.
In this connection Mr. Downs called
attention to curve located on the
eastern slope Of Chestnut Ridge p
Preston county known as the Big $
curve, which was put in by ColAael
Crozet. Mr. Downs made a special
effort to eliminate this curve. us
engineering staff had advantage Of
up-to-date Typographical sheets aid
ed by these they spent a great deal
Of time and money trying to improve
this curve, but their efforts were
fruitless and they were forced back
on the original survey as made by
Colonel Crozet.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

Here is fine midsummer prob
lem raised by the Hartford Courant
which is losing sleep over this conun-
drum: If baby is born about mid
night, daylight saving time, and later
on daylight saving is abolished every
where, which will be celebrated as
the youngsters birthday ?? Manches-
ter Union.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

An automobile in the hands of a
reckless or drunken driver becomes a
deadly weapon fully as potent for de-
struction of human life as a revolv-
er. If it be good policy to forbid the
carrying of guns by those who are
not qualified TO use them for legiti-
mate purposes, or those who only
carry them to use them for unlawful
purposes, how about restricting the
use Of automobiles to those who can
be trusted to use them properly?
The fool with an automobile is fully
as dangerous as the fool with gun.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

Those who believe in prohibition
should wake up and get busy The
vets must be kept from treacherous-
ly getting back wine and beer and the
fight must be waged to have the laws
enforced. 1t is not prohibition that
is failure but the corrupt politicians
and officers who refuse to enforce the
laws.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

Gloria Swanson's "Stage Struck,
the picture made in part at New Mar
tinsville, viii be exhibited at the Lin
coin theatre in that place Nov 9-10-
IL. It is expected to, draw large
crowds everywhere in West Virginia
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

son and Neal Bolton were taken in.
The Mozart Society will hold it's sec
ond program on Nov. g..
Last Friday was holiday for the
students but the teachers attended
the annual meeting of the Tygarts
Valley Round Table at Elkins. They
report this meeting to be one of the
best in the history of the organiza.
ton.
The Elkins junior high school foot
ball team defeated our team on Fri
day at Elkins The game was played
on the Davis field. The score was q
to co. The Elkins team made three
touchdowns in the first half. A party
was given for the Belington boys anc
all who attended had a good time.
There will be return game Friday
The juniors entertained with hal
low cen party, Monday evening from
seven to nine in the Home Economics
department.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

Mrs. Martha Wilkins, SO, saw a
railroad train for the first time the
other day. She lives at Kinsey's
Ridge, eighteen miles from Moore
field, Hardy county. Moorefield was
honored with visit from her. 1t
was the largest town she had ever
visited. She saw a train and mo-
tor bus for the first time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-10-29

The tendency of the people to drift
from the country to the cities is very
noticeable in West Virginia. Farms
are almost impossible to sell or rent
The owner Of a farm who, for some
reason, can't stay on it finds it diff
fcult to get anyone to look after it
When Joseph Roster, president of the
Fairmont Normal, referred to this at
the Mems Progressive Bible class at
the First M E church at Fairmont,
he asked for all those present who
had been raised out in the country to
hold up their hands Ninety per cent
Of the Sunday school goers at Fair
mont had been raised in the country.
SO the question forces itself; where
would church goers come from if the
country people did not move into the
towns?
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Howard l.. Cunningham, of Shinn-
ston, writes the Clarksburg Tele-
gram just as he is starting for Flor
ida again, to the effect that prices are
about the same in Miami as in
Clarksburg, excepting that rents are
abnormal. Ninety per cent of the
drug stores, all the five and ten cent
stores and most all the cafeterieas
sell sandwiches at ten cents" he says.
The rush to Florida continues. The
people who have little money seem
more anxious to get there than those
having plenty Of coin. The blowing
of tire with no spare and no funds
in the sock, plus twenty miles in the
mountains, is an experience which
many travellers are having 1t is
not unusual for people on their way
to Florida to appeal to local charities
for gasoline Sometime people may
be seen swapping kitchen utensils for
patched up and doubtful inner tube
in order to continue their journey
The State Education Association
meets at Huntington, Nov 81 ard
will be invited to Clarksburg for its
1926 meeting Clarksburg is out
after conventions in earnest. Every
body in this end of the state prefers
conventions at Clarksburg to having
them at Huntington or Charleston or
Wheeling.
The tendency of the people to drift
from the country to the cities is very
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son and Neal Bolton were taken in.
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The Mozart Society will hold it's sec
ond program on Nov. 6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-18
Dedicate New Catholic
Edifce at MOntfOrt

MONTFORT-The new st. Thomas
Catholic church was dedicated here
Wednesday, with an appropriate GER
emory. Large delegations of visitors
were present from Fennimore, Castle
Rock, Highland, Lancaster, Platte
vile and Cobb to witness the impress
sive ceremony of laying the corner
stone conducted by Msgr. Kreamer of
Genoa, assisted by Rev. FIR. Thomas
Doyle of Highland. 1t was through
FIR. Doyles efforts that this church
was built. Rev. Robert B. Condor OF
La Crosse delivered the dedication adj
dress which was listened to by fully
$500 persons. Rev. FIR. Milsna, who
will be the resident pastor, also spoke.
The church occupies a splendid site,
is of red brick and white limestone
trimming and costs without furnish
ings $4,000. Rev. FIR. Kelnhofer, or
Mt Hope, presented the church with
an oil painting of scriptural import.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-18
WINS SECOND
IN DISTRICT FOOTBALL

whistle and the game was on. Fenni-
more downed the kick off on her own
so yard line A try at the line gained
2 yards, another try failed to gain and
Rowden punted to Lancaster mead the
middle of the field. A try at the line
failed to gain, a forward pass was
grounded, another try gained 5 yards
and it was 4th down and still yards
to 60 Edwards punted to Fennimore's
20 yard line and the safety fumbled
the ball. Croft, Lancaster's left end,
who had gone down the field like a
flash, scooped up the ball on the run
and went over for the first touch
down. Edwards place kick for point
went wide and the score was, ain
caster 6, Fennimore 0.
Fennimore kicked off and Lancas-
ter, taking the ball from its own rs
yard line, carried it in five successive
first downs to Fennimore's 10 yard
line where it was lost when forward
pass on fourth down was incomplete.
Rowden carried the ball around Lam
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