West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-11
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Mr Charley Reese mado Grafton n
business caI the past week.
Miners are stlll on strike and every.
thing is very quiet in our towo.
w H. Haryey s adding considerable
improvement 60 his heme aud we learn
will soon erect a nice poruco.
Mrs. Susan MONTY omery we learn
will visit her relatives in Pennsylvania "a
and elsewhere aud remain for quite
awhile
Mr.. Ash Gibson has under coutrpct
the building OF "A house for Mrs JameA
HuHaan that will DC completed soon,
80 our town steadily improves.
Samuel r. nardesty win have Won
drilled on his property soon. The
Judge has IA nice location 10, a home
and the best view in our town and
with the addition OF good well makes
his home very desirable property.
Mr. Hugh BouaGold, who met with
the painful accident that was reported
in your paper, Is gottiug along as
nicely as could be expected and viii
recover with the use OF his arm, MIR
Harvey Durr is filling the vacancy at
the express Office caused by tho acci-
dent, hustling baggage,
one of our prominent offcials
has been 'confned to the house
for tho last day orso with lSchenstein's
Mencngetis, 4 disease that seems TO be
contagious TO some extent in our town
and especially when the representative
of the pure spirits OF fermenti OF elixir
vital of life makes his monthly visit To
our town.
The boys who left our town i'm hopes
of bettering their condition i'm Peunsyl-
vania coal fields, haYe nearly all re-
turned and the latest Information IS
that the remainder are on their WAY
back 90 Tunnelton. guess they
would rather contend with the bone
coal in Tunnelton at present wages
than To beat the black diamond in the
fields OF our sister states. We gladly
welcome the return of the boys and
hope they will learn that when people
| offers free pass TO the densely popu.
lated coal fields OF Pennsylvania, that
their is something rotten in Denmark
Mr. Arthur Beavers has his new
house nearly completed which adds
another elegant Improvement in that
| line in our town. Mcssrs. Miller and
son have constructed same and IN an
efficient manner. They are all around
workmeR and such that we can com.
mend They are at present worfSiue
on the VI. Il. church that was awarded
them by the committee. Everyone
seems TO think the committee ably
performed their duty, and did wolf IN
confcrring the contract on Messrs.
/ Miller aud Bon. The laying OF the
corner stone took place the seven tn
OF this month NJ , p m. Everybody
is cordially, inyite4 TO attend, and il is
earnestly hoped that the citizens oil
our town will take a deep interest in
same and show the appreciation due
| TO The energetic worker in adding 10
our town a church that we can Justly
feel proud Of
Wen, Mr. Editor, we bcliye when we
report again that the wheels OF in
/ dustry will be moving in our town and
the strike will be declared of. The
men haye struck hard THIS time and
with true American spirit an brother
hood have stood firm together and
charity has been extended II is a
self evident fact that tho men who
digs coal in our town earns what ne
gets, and nothing would please the
people better than TO see the men get
the wages asked for One thing.
though, we can be proud OF and chat
is, the miners OF this place are man
aged by as accommodating class Of
men as eyer figured in coal operation.
MIR. Bopafeld, the present Supcrin ten
dent, who needs no comment IN our
county, but has been "a Samaritan 90
the wants and needs Of the citizuus Of
our town and while the hovs are out
we are glad TO note that no reflections
have been made on any managers OF
the mines, but creditable comments
have been made Of the superintendent
and Assistant, Mr.. Cummings. We are
glad TO sec such nanliness displayed
upon the part OF tho miners, and all
the trouble is they want more money
for the amount Oh work they are re-
qured to DO. Two weeks pay has
been extended which adds greatly to
the town, as pay day is welcome
dnY o" nH 1n7 70 RS hoped chat Tie c.t.
izens 0f our town wIll have the pleas
urc 20 witncs, another ono soon.
" this escapes the wastc basEcs rcr-
hnps we viii comc agau Wh best
wishes for the succe.s OF TN Arors.
SIC remain Obedieutly,
U-No.Wuo.
DEER PARK HOTEL. DEER PARR
MARYLAND
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