Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-05-06
PERSONALS

Blossom time is here, the prettiest
Of the year,
Lloyd Burner, of Philippi, was here
an business today.
J. M. Reel, of Valley district was
mere on business Wednesday.
Geo. Wilson was in Elkins Tues
day on business.
Garden making and measles have
arrived, measles progressing nicely
gardens a little slow.
Now, all sing again, ''Let the Bles.
sed Sunshine In"-we had so little of
i the past winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Hillyard and
children of Buckhannon were here
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bolton and chill
dren, Of White Sulphur, were here
ever Sunday.
Austen Lake, Of Webster, was a
business visitor in the city, Wednes-
day
Mrs Sarah Thompson, widow of
the late James D. C. Thompson, is in
an Elkins hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Laura Right has been visit
ing relatives in Elkins for several
days.
Mrs Minnie Rohrbough and son,
Layne, were recently visiting Clyde
Douglass in Buckhannon.
Miss Lestia Oldaker and Mrs Will
son of Elkins were calling a few days
ago on Mrs. Taylor on Sarpell Ave.
Albert Saffle and family of Phil
ippi spent Saturday night visiting
at E. D. Koontz's.
w. H. Coontz and family of Fair
view wer visiting relatives in Beling
ION Sunday.
J H. Bennett was a business visi-.
Tor in Elkins during the first part
IF the week
E. w. S. Kennedy, cashier of The
First National Bank of PhiIippi,
was in town Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Bess Delhi and children of
Huntington are visiting her parents,
Or. and Mrs John Traherm on the
West side.
The Belington grade schools closed
last Wednesday A report of the
graduates will be found elsewhere in
this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terrell of Phil
iDpi, wre in the city Wednesday.
Mrs. G. D. Griffin is sick at her
home.
Rev. Issac NJ. Polling, now located
at Barracksville, was passenger on
Friday evenings train bound for his
home
Henry Coontz, of Mud Gut who has
been seriously i'll for some time is
in hospital in Baltimore and is re
ported to be in serious condition.
Chas. Wilson near the park is adj
ding quite an improvement to his
place of business in the way of a
poarch and additional room.
G. c. Coontz left the lure of pool
tables and the green cloth long e.
nough to make few casts in the
wild waters of Mill Greek.
Word has been received in Being
ton that NJ E. Dennis of the k. &.
h. force is grandpa and that he is
stepping high, wide and handsome.
jeff. Ballah, who made sojourn
early last fall to the mother state.
Virginia, has returned back home to
Ills residence on Pike Street. Glad to
see him with us again.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Serpell are here
Tor their summer vacation. They ar
rived last week from Florida; both
are enjoying good health, and are re-
ceiving the glad hand of their many
friends.
Misses Eva Wilson and Edra Stain
aker, of Belington, made this Office
& pleasant call last week while in
town. They are both successful
teachers in the Belington school,
Barbour Democrat.
What has become of Barbour
County,s Historian appointed by Gov.
Gore? Other surrounding counties
are actively engaged in gathering the
local history Of their respective coun
lies why not Barbour?
Many of the May fishermen have
returned from their pilgrimages to
the wilds in search of the finny tribe
and like honest fishermen admit that
the biggest fish as well as the most
Of them were caught around the
campfire and not in the streams.
Among Sunday visitors at f. D.
koontz's were j. w. Ramsey and
family Of Philippi, Gerald Ramsey,
J. G. Ferguson and family of Elkins,
g. B. Ramsey and family of Philippi
J. E. Dyer and wife of Clarksburg,
and Albert Saffle and wife of Phil
tppi