West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-05-03


Weaver, Monday morning, q son.
Master Wayne Miller is quite sick
with bilious fever.
Rcvs. w. +. Dean and @. Z.
Bishop are holding a protractcd
meeting in the school kouse.
w. +. Maloney is of on bust
ness trip to Pittsburg.
Messrs. M. Lynch and Benedi let
Cooke, OF Housewife, were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Z. Ken
ny, Sunday.
Master Willie LavelIe is visiting
Muster Halle Hanway at Grafton.
Andy Edmonds has gone to Ell
kins, where he secured position in
hotel.
The venerable Thos. ID. Hawker,
the originator Of the Coxey move
ment, who has been indisposcd for
some time, is able to be out.
Guy NJ. Bonafield spent a pleas
ant Sunday with his townsville
friends.
Harvey Durr has bought the only
and original Texas pony on the
continent. II Harvey can stay in
the saddle for the next two weeks.
he will place him on exhibition.
Our old and esteemed friend, r.
+. HanwaY, who moved his family
to Grafton a few weeks since, was
in town Monday. Mr.. Hanway is
a hustling insurance man, and is in
receipt of a notification from the
home Office that he led all the
agents for the month of March.
Preston always leads.
We had quite a romantic wedding
in town on Sunday. Mr.. james
Cool and Miss Lena Maritime were
married standing on the Gibson
bridge by Rev. w. e. Dean.
DR.. @. p. Taylor is kept quite
busy these days answering sick calls.
The Doctor is a most genial gentle
man and first class physician.
Albert Michael, of Fellowsyille,
was in town Monday en- route to
Beverly. He Is one of Preston's
bright young school teachers.
Barber Samuel Edmonds, whom
there is no man who has the art OF
manipulating the razor and scissors
with greater dexterity, wants tho
fact made known that if his game
rooster, Old Guard, Is q little dis
figured from the last fight, he is
still in the ring growing for other
ROSTERS to conquer. And he also
states that he and Hugh Bouafield
aud Tommy Hawker have the finest
coon dogs, and challenge the coun-
ty to a contest.
If the old calamity bowler, "T.
Jay" will come back to Tunnelton
to-day he will find the old town
booming as it has never doomed be-
fore. We assert, with that modesty
which is Characteristic OF our town,
that IS the liveliest town in the
county. 1t is one Of the few towns
which has had n gradual and per-
manent growth. About twelve
years ago we had about SIX buildings
in the town. TO day we have over
sixty. This will give our sister
towns an idea how we are keeping
up with the procession, If we have
not been INDUCING in the luxury of
puffery. Within the next month
there will be several dwellings built.
Mr.. Wilbur Craig has completed
his dwelling and moved into it.
The store house and dwelling house
which j. A. & j. u. Miller are
building, is nearing completion.
The following gentlemen are con-
iracting to build dwelling houses:
Thomas West, T. e. Kenny, J. A..
Miller, j. s. Hunt and j. l.. Hern-
don. g. w. Beavers and w. j..
Layelle will build additions to their
houses. Samuel and Daniel Man
kins have contracted for the build
ing Of steam grist mill and plan
ing mill. This will be quite an ad
dition to our town and cell long
felt want" This building boom
must not be interpreted by the staid
and motherly Journal Os an indi.
cation OF "hard times" and WOO