West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-20
Turnelton items.

! MISS laura NuSeman Is seriously ill Wit
| typhoid fever
NJ c. Beavers, Of Kugwood. was her
a few hours Tuesday
Howard Summeryille was here Mouda
calling on some Of his many friends
c. W. Wolfe aud Miss Polly West wer
visiting II. Wolfe az Amblcrsbutg SUNDAY
+. c. Nine, of AmblorSburg. was a proml
nent business visitor one day las, week.
r, w. Nine. OF RowlcSburg. was here
Few hours Wednesday looking as Jolly a.
| ever.
G. h BlancY is here again this week do
ing some 6nc painting aud home deco
rating.
a. ]. 30 na6cld is visiting Mrs. Bona6clt
who has Tor some weeks been in a hospita
in Baltimore,
Taylor II. Willard returned SUNDAY even
ing from a two weeks visit to friends ir
Pennsy lvania.
Walter and Frank Hart drove over {,
see their parents. who reside near Evans
willie sunday
Miss Agnes higgins. OF near Evansville
is visiting J. G. Ashby and ether relative.
in and near Function.
The venerable John W. Guscman. OF
Valley district. was the guest OF his son. =
K. GuSeman, over sunday.
Ed NJ. Williams has zone to house
keeping in the a. +. Gibson brick We arc
informed that he will keep few summer
boarderS
{. NJ. Jackson and Ami Beavers. OF
kingwood, were in town a day OF two last
week putting mp some spoutine and doing
some other tin work.
Mrs. May Brennan has had new coat OF
paint put on her residence. which adds
greatly to its appearance aud makes IL one
OF the handsomest houses in town.
lanes G. Gibson returned Thursday from
Buckhannon and reports the Conference
Sc pinary in fine shape and the Com.
mcneement exercises the most successful
IN the history of the school
Ed. DUR and Miss ora Carroll were on,
driving Sunday. II is said they were al
kingwood but that is an unlikely story for
ed knows very well the county clerk does
not keep his office open on Sunday.
Things are getting mixed up hereabouts
lately Some OF the boys are going to
France and some of the girls to Poland.
Now II anybody gets Gross" wen lust
send them West" with Jimmy Gibson.
Born unto Mr.. aud Mrs. w. +. Harvey a
fine girl baby and yer honor, the Mayor.
wears a broad smile. a little white Bear
came to town. too, few days ago. It's the
property OF MIR. and Mrs. Lois Bear. aud is
boy.
Kew. ii. {. Howard, OF Kngwood, was
here Wednesday attending the meeting of
the Camp Meeting Association. The Asso.
citation decided TO build an auditorium and
make some other much needed improve.
ments on the camp grounds. and will hold
camp meeting August 23rd lasting ten
days
Geo. y. Durr is building a fine bakery in
the lower end Of town. We were greatly
In hopes he would have it completed in
time to have strawberry short cake ION
sale. Now then the next thing we need
most is tin shop. y good tuner could do
well here
James W. Hair representing Pittsburg
capitalists. recently purchased outright
5000 acres Of coal land in the vicinity of
Fellowsville, and last week another s.ooo
acres making 10000 acres in all The
state of Reno" will vote To- have the
Court House come to Tunnellon now. with.
out a doubt
Mrs Mary Shaver has opened an ice
cream parlor and bakery in the building
lately vacated by Hood Wotrinr. This
gives us two ice cream parlors. one in each
end OF town aud the boys who don't be.
lieve Ia signs are having a hard time trying
to dodge them these warm evenings
There will be big celebration at the
Camp Ground July dth. There will be a
cllathumpian parade in the morning
picnic and box supper at night The com.
mite composed OF w. -. Williams. John
Gibson and w. q. Miller are hard at work
to make 1t success and to give an enjoy.
able time to all who may attend. Eminent
speakers will be present
The Festival Committee for the Soldiers
Monument will hold a festival the nth and
I2th OF July. We are informed that our
base ball team would like to play a match
game here on the afternoon of the nth
with either Kingwood. Rowlcsburg or New.
burg-the gate receipts to go for the benc.
FIT Of the monument fund Will the mana.
gers of either OF the above teams please
communicate with Capt. Harye DUR
For lack OF space we speak only in gen
cral way concerning our childrcns day
exercises which were conducted in the
NJ +. church SundaJ night last. The
church was beautifully decorated with
ferns and flowers. The program was Of
sufficient length 10 cover the space Of al.
most two hours each part being well rem
dercd 10y the participants. No enc how.
cyer fastidlous could criticize the music
Much credit Is due and should be given TO
those who labofcd so assiduously to make
this happy day one long.to be remembered
in Tunnclton The church was crowded
to its limits.
Mr. licz Miller was in town ono day last
week and told us about killing the first and
largest rattlesnake Of the season He
found his snakcship summing himself on the
pike between his farm and Tunnclton while
driving TO town. and killed 10. IL meas
lred six feet and four inches long and was
nearly hvc inches in diameter At the largest
part 10 wore string Of nineteen rattics
which Me- Miller showed as is proof Of the
truth Of bis story The snake was very
stupid and appeared to have lately de
yourcd a very hearty meal so Mr. Miller
performed a surgical operation on him to
see what rattlesnakcs were feeding on this
spring and found fun grown black SPUR.
rci The squirrel was not quite dead so
be- took IL home and gave 10 small dose Of
apple jack and sweet milk which soon
brought him around all right Mr. Miller
says ihc Little fellow is very tame and seems
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