West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-02
Tunaelton It'd Bits.
Personal Paragraphs Society Gossip
NeUSy Notes aud items OF lntereSt.

kdi i~ta>Ucii saws il Is a little Cooler
in Graf on Than here.
Miss Ella Lvuvh Is visiting her pa
reuts near ueweevine.
Eehcl Snyder. Of Grafton, is tho
guest OF friends in town.
SIN Jackson, OF Maunlngton i Wis
itinS Lee Gillip>jc this week.
Dr. NJ. r Powell was visiting hi.
family in Kiogwood Saturday night.
Charles Houser, a n & -. brakeman.
was at home last week for a few days
Barton Larus saws he would like To
marry hut he Toes not like TO ask her
Pa(uph.)
Mayer Joseph Miller has been sick
the past few days with something like
apoPlcxy.
Well II small pox does not visit town
and drive rs west, we will drop ia
again. sometime.
Edward Cis>eday is suffering with n
very badly frozen finger. Ia saws NO
oae Nose now il hurts.
Fred Rp,ves' fa~ther-in.law. from
Eagland, arrived here las; week and
will reside here in the future.
NJ. NJ. LETTERS, of Virginia. who has
been visiting his many friends here
AND near reilowsyille, returned home
Saturday.
j. Il. Cruise ~ he does not care II
the g,rls do call him a cranky old
bachelor. Never mind johnny, age is
honorable.
Col. ". j. Lavelle was called home
one day last week on aceount of the
sickness of his little daughter Ada.
She is much better at this time.
George Splhr aYs its n lie, he did
not go To see Barnums-what is IL ?
tine COW with her bend where her
tail ought To bel, how about il. Georre.
Miss Mira Gibson. teacher OF West
End school. is getting up IA Bird w. Va.
Vol. Regiment TO wage war on the
liquor traffic. All the school boys and
girls alike have enlisted and march
49, WI " ~ AuuC OF non
The latest In sporting circles is that
Charles jones aud Jockey Call. bantam
weight psCiiists will have a six round
contest at the ''RinkY Dink Club
room on Main street, some time in tho
near future. charley says he can
whip his weight ia wild cats. We will
bet on Gail.
John X. Riley, one of Tunneltons
best yonng men, was very seriously
injured near Austen on last Tuesday
lie vent 10 drink out of "A spring tina,
was dug ont in a solid rock. While
drinking "a large chunL OF ice. vei.b.
ing about fifty pounds, fell from the
elm above, hitting Mr.. Riley on the
mead terribly m%ashing his head and
face. knocking all his front teeth ont
and fractnring his jaws very badly.
Mr.. Riley is doing as we'll as could he
expected SO far.
Ben X. DAVIS, VINO lives near
here, was attracted by his dogs con.
tinnaI barking bout a half mile from
the house. MIR Davis armed himseli
-" 49, hNNNAatA
and started To the dog, surprising 4,
was a squirrel he had freed; but upon
his arrival he found it was a large wild
cat lie shot the animal and brought
II To town 1t measured nine feet and
would have ben "A bad animal TO rur
on TO at night. Frank Il imunds Ina,
been chasing its mate for the last
week but as yet he has not been able
10 capture it.
The Junior Order American KIecban
les had a graad parade and hig rails
ing ON Wishingtons birth div. Thsv
presented a very good appearance and
marched To the school house. acco n
panied by the 1st w. Va. ReginentaI
Band Of this place. William Hanet
addressed the Juniors and was followed
oy Frank Watson, on the progress Of
America from the days OF Washington
up TO ,ho prs-e Mt time. All in all. il
was a very pretty scene and very ap
propriate on the birthday of the fathe,
Of our country.
How does the citizens Of the towr
'"' paying DHb IRON lulrtY 10 fOrt1
dollars every month for board foi
prisoners, like the one now on hans
and a man 10 watch hiio ? Oh. well
The Council does not care as a maiorit,
Of the present Council own but YER,
little property in town and 10 not car,
what the rest Of the citizens think nj
81. Anyhow, this warrant should b,
handed over to the State and lee thet,
deal on justice 10 him and relieve tn,
town Of tnis debt. or put hin or ~,
streets and let bin at least earn hr
gOard.
Walter Snider and s. Messenger ha,
a very narrow escape from death ON,
day last week, by a fall in the mines
They had just gone out for q fow min
utes for some purpose and when th1Y
returned the roof had caved in. mash
ing q car that was IN their room an,
covering their tools up. This is onI,
one accident out Of a hundred. bn
what one Of tie parties would b,
caught. yet there are parties with litti,
cnsu"h sense TO SAY thIt thirty cent.
q ton is enough for a coal divtrr
They should have fifty cents 70 ton as,
mat is % small atnoun when Darcr
with biie risk they ruin and the hard
ships They rave To- undergo. The re-,
brush is full Of mtners though. 70,