West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14
Tunnelton Items.

Il tOFfcrbehuchce OF inc Arkues
Your correspondent is so much indisposed
this morning tina; he feels but little like
writing, but having failed last week. will
nerve himself TO the task. As VIC look GU,
Of the window we behold the beautiful
white snowaakes falling in countless mum.
bers, and we can not refrain from wishing
that our hearts nigh, be as pure and white
as they.
+. c. Walker and John Haskell are crit
ally i'll at this writing.
The grip still holds high revel in this
| community, and our doctors arc kept very
busy caring for those affected.
Frank and Win Lakel are rapidly reeov.
ering from seige of the typhoid fever and
arc now considered out of danger.
Sunday night quite number of young
people joined the League. Miss May Cum.
miugs was the leader for that evening, and
distinguished herself by marked executive
ability and enterprise.
Our Sunday School aud Epworth League
are in most aourishing condition. The
attendance at Sunday School last Sunday
broke the record for some months past
There are many patents in Function, how
ever, who seem to care but little whether
their children attend the Sabbath School or
not. This should not be. The responsible.
iiy is upon the parents. Let them come.
We regret TO learn that w. IL. Eaton,
Superintendent of the Merchants Coal Com
pany here is likely to leave us In the near
future. lie has accepted position in the
Company's Office in Baltimore. Mr.. Eaton
has won by ahable and courteous treatment,
the respect aud esteem of all classes of the
Company's employees. His successor will
have to "dusl himself" to supplant him in
every particular.
Blu, little is occurring in political or mu-
nicipal circles. Council met some evenings
ago aud elected our Mayor to the office of
Town Sergeant. His resignation as Mayor,
we learn, will follow soon. II is rumored
tina, either JOS. A. Miller or w. III. Harvey
will be appointed to fill the vacancy. We
hope our ''city dads" will see to Il that the
levy Is laid high enough TO put sufficient
funds in the treasury to complete our side.
walks, and cause the removal to safe dis.
lance OF something near million of old
tin cans aud other rubbish that are now
scattered all over the town
Mrs. Nancy Johnson, wife OF James John.
son. died Sunday morning of dropsy, after
weeks of patient suffering. II can he truth
fully said of her that she was good woman,
having for many years lived a life of shining
christanity--the influence of which will
long live after her. We can not help but
think that all who Intimately knew her have
been elevated by the beauty of the christian
graees that have shown forth in her career.
The sympathy of the whole community go
out TO the bereaved husband in this hour of
sorrow. Her remains were Inferred Monday
IN the burying ground near Camp Chapel
The funeral ceremonies were conducted by
Rev. {. IL. Lakin. a large mum Der Of
friends aud relatives followed the remains
TO their last resting place.
Yesterday monday the b. 81 o. tracks at
this place were blockaded for several hours
on account of a wreck in Kingwood Tunnel.
II appears that through some neglect of the
operator at West End, an east bound freigh,
was allowed TO enter the tunnel before the
helper of The preceding train had backed
out. In doing so, it backed into the train
following. James Dulin. Jr. of NewbuIg
was engineer Of the helping engine and es-
capped with slight injuries. The fireman.
whose name we have not learned, also Of
Newburg, had two ribs broken along with
| some other slight injuries. This is all the
casualties so far as personal injury to any
one is concerned. Looking at the demol-
shed engine however, il is great wonder
how either of these injured ones esca ped
with their lives