West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
Tunnelton ltems.

Correspondence OF Tho Argus.
Mrs. Shay aud children were in Fellows.
vile over Sunday.
Hon. n. J. For,ney was here last Thurs
day few hours.
Mrs. w. ]. Lavelle is spending a week
with friends in Cumberland.
John Graham, of Newburg. was the CUES,
OF relatives in town Thursday.
Mrs. U. N. Orr aud two children arc here
visiting Mrs. S. b, Montgomery.
ID. l.. Watson made flying trip to King.
wood aud Masontown Thursday.
Aleek Zeek, the plumber. of Grafton, was
a business caller here Wednesday.
W. c. Cruise, train dispatcher from
~raftou, was in town over Sunday.
IL. II. Bants, Jr., of Baltimore, was here
last week calling on his many friends aud
customers.
Judge Raymond aud four children OF
Fs'rmont, are here visiting Mrs. Cruise on
Tunnel IIill.
J. n. Monroe and force of surveyors
are here surveying the streets and making n
map of the town.
pr' and Mrs. Sivey came in from Mt.
Lake Monday and are spend ny few days
at the Guseman House.
]. $. Miller was in parkersburp several
days last week on business connected with
his vas, lumber interests.
Lloyd $. Shaaer of Pit,sburg, and pearre
Miller, of Wheeling, were two of our popu.
lar commercial callers last week.
oran.Ashby lost fine horse Monday. He
had been driving the horse on a long trim
aud Il was overcome by the heat and died
Just as he got into town.
Bert T. Gibson was in Grafton Thursday.
aud completed the arrangements for the
building of the new school house. They
arc ready TO advertise for bids on Il now.
The young folks of the Guseman House
gave another one of their pleasant select
dances Friday evening. About ten couples
were present, and they all had good time.
Mr.. Thomas Barnard was in Cumberland
Sunday, and let out the contract for a fine
new house. We are very much afraid that
we are going to lose Mr.. Barnard from
Iunnelton.
MIR. and Mrs. Nelson Riley aud children
of Fairmont, were here few DAYS last week.
visiting Will West aud other relatives. Mr..
Riley returned Friday evening, but Mrs.
Nley will remain here few DAYS longer.
James &. Gibson was out OF town Sunday.
but so far we have been unable TO locate
him. We think he was up on Tunnel I'm
looking for his singing snake, as he saws he
has received several good offers from
museums for IL IL he can catch IL alive.
Mr. Warner, State organizer of the
United Mine Workers was here Thursday
and Friday cheering the boys up. The
local union has made arrangements to give
a grand picnic here on Labor Day, Monday,
september and. Quite large sum has
already been subscribed for the benefit of
the picnic and Il is intended to make the
biggest day In the history of Function.
There was big picnic and festival at
'Denver" the new town out the pike,
Thursday for the benefit of the new u. Il.
Church. Judge Samuel B. Montgomery
'Doolittle" was the orator Of the day, and
made BIG hit as usual. In the afternoon
he made an address TO the Sunday school
children. You just want to keep your
weather eye on the "boy orator of the
Coal Center" for when he gets down 10
Charleston in the next Legislature those
old fossils will imagine that Patrick Henry
or w. ]. Bryan has come TO life once more.
Now, my dear ARGUS, I can't refrain
from saying that II is delightful thing to
be correspondent for such royal good
paper ms yours To be called "Col. Bill
Swade" and Gen. Joe Muggins" makes us
feel greatly elaied Then there are so
many people come TO us with information
with request ''not TO publish" that really
all the best part of our correspondence Is
omitted. There Is our old friend Squire
Melee of Independencc-he came up TO
see us Tor somebody else) the other day.
lie was asking about things in general and
the widows in particular. We furnished
him whole lot of valuable information and
almost persuaded him to take THE ARGUS.
which, on second thought, I'm sure he will
do. SWAMI & MuccIss