West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11
TUNNELr0N TIDINGS.
News and Notes aud Personal Paragraphs
from the Great Coal Center.


were here short time Monday
w. II. Cruise was the guest of home folks
on the hill here over the Fourth.
Thomas Barnard spent the Fourth at
tros'burg' Md, with his parents.
Harry Hays went to Buekhannon to stay
day OF two, Wednesday morning.
Miss Kate Edwards is the guest of friends
in Bayard and Hendricks this week
wv. Bona6eld, of Grafton. was here
Sunday the guest of \. ]. Bona6eld.
Miss May Guseman is visiting her friend.
Mrs Mary Johnson, of Woodstock, Va.
James p. Bolyard, one of Reno's pros.
porous farmers, was here one day last week.
Mrs James Jay Thomas and son, Lcwellyn,
are visiting relatives in Monongah this week.
ID. ~ Helmiek returned here Monday.
after spending few days at home in Fair
mont
Presiding Elder Cotton and daughter
spent few hours here Friday with Rev.
Lakin.
Mrs. Mack Shay, of Fellowsvlle, was
here Monday. visiting Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il.
Shay.
). x. Guseman and daughter. Laura,
were calling ON relatives at Rcedsville
Sunday
Daddy" Ed. linn was the guest of some
Of Gra'ton's prominent business men las,
Saturday.
The Misses Harrington, of Newburg, were
the guests OF Mrs. Friday Morris here,
Thursday.
Miss Della Howell. of independence, was
the guest of Mrs. Claud Liason few DAYS
last week.
James Cephas Gibson and Roy uardesy
spent the Glorious Fourth with lady friends
in Masontown.
J. NJ. CASTOR, of CASTOR, Lewis county.
was here Monday with shoe line, calling
ON Gibson Bros.
Mrs /. {. Lynch, Of Newburg, was here
several days last week, assisting Mr. Lynch
in his paper hanging.
DIR. J. NJ. King and children, Of Terra
Alta, were here over the Fourth, the CUES,
of Rev. c. IL. Lakin.
Miss lnel Showalter and little Miss Helen
Candy were in town few hours Monday,
calling ON Miss Lou Hart.
Harrison Zinn, of Reno, and VIM. fen.
nings, of Lyon, members of the County
Court, were here Monday.
John T. Pierce and his son, Capt. c. {.
Pierce, of Rowlesburg, passed through town
Monday, en- route for Kngwood.
d. r. Henry, of Brooke county, returned
TO his home Monday, after spending some
time visiting his brother at Irona.
Thos. ID. Hart is laid up with very sore
hand, and is threatened with blood poison.
Some days ago, he got one finger severely
mashed on a moving machine, but continued
TO work until few days ago.
Bill Swade and a special friend of his
was out in the country Sunday afternoon,
visiting both of their special friends. They
said il was cherries they were after. but
some of the boys say it was peaches.
DIR. Bone, who used to practice here with
Dr. sivey, was in town a few days the first
OF the week calling on friends. Rumor
says he is going to buy DIR. Siyey's drug
store and perhaps locate here to practice
again
Uncle John Lloyd wants you to send him
IIiE ARGUS, for year. So send it along
at once, and don't tell him that said that
Mrs Lakel said that she would pay half the
subscription price If he brings it around
each week and lets her read it,
Mcssrs. Ellis p. DUR. J. L. Erwin and
Benz. Menear left the first of the week TO
so fishing down on Cheat. Uncle Emery
took with him some kind of LIQUID that
Tom McAvay sells, which is guaranteed to
bring success, provided you don't use too
much Of it,.
The many friends of J. Alfred Thomas,
assistant engineer for the Coal Company,
will be sorry to learn that the company has
transferred him to another one of their
plants lie left here Wednesday morning
to take charge Of his new position in Central
Pennsylvania
Engineer J. Jay Thomas is erecting
reservoir above the power house, that will
hold enough water to supply most Of the
town in case Of fire. The wall is being
built OF cut stone, and when completed, will
be one Of the finest works Of the kind in this
part Of the State.
Since Cecil Montgomery, our fashionable
tonsoral artist, took up his residence
among u.s. it is almost impossible for the
three BIG livery barns to keep rigs enough
20 supply the demand. Even then ne some.
times pays extra transportation charges, so
us said, but your Housewife correspondent
will likely report this
We noticed j. Ami Martin. former.
y Of this county and who was once President
Of the Teaketue & Fairchancc railroad
extending from this city 10 a little village
out here in the country about ten miles
called Kingwood, and which never had a
fair chance, on our streets shaking hands
with The people ia general Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward NJ. Icermaps
passed through town Monday en- route for
home, after spending week visiting parents
and friends In Kingwood I'd now lives
At Warrington and is The husuing editor Of
the Advocate. by the way, he is fast win.
ming distinction as poet and in our own
opinion, is at least two lengths in advance
Of Henry Reed now, and he is much
younger man