West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-22
Turnelton Items


Correspondence OF The Argus
Prot viii West was at the county seat
Wednesday
Jos. = Miller was at Cumberland. Md.
ON business Monday
Miss Mary l.. Denham. OF Clatksburg. is
visiting Mrs. w. ]. Lavcllc.
David Z. Hileman made a business trip
up IN Reno one day last week
Judge Montgomery was on the sick
list for few days last week
Geo. =. Durr has worthy son OF Ham
assisting him in the livery business.
Miss Fannie Whiting. OF Washington. -.
c. is visiting Miss Mary Cummings
J. Ed Kildow was here few hours
Tuesday. renewing old acquaintanccs.
Misses Ethlynd Bonaheld and. Caroline
bantS are visiting in Kingwood to day
Postmaster w s. Taylor was here
Tuesday, looking after the boys little
Cot G. w. Wolfe has purchased Henry
Riley's brand new residence on Main
street
Cecil Montgomery OF Kiugwood was here
Tuesday closing up some business
matters.
\ happygo lucky crowd Of our best
looking youngsters took in Evansville
sunday
Wade Sapp is visiting the parental roof.
near Gladesvillc, this week. recruiting
his health
Mr. and Mrs. T.. NJ Williams were visit.
ing friends in Kingwood from Saturday
until Monday
Operator Tom Kenny is OF on his vaca-
l., 10
did not learn his destinations
The Bishop House and the Guseman
House are usually crowded A new hotel
would be a good investment here =
+ L. Lanham was at Mountain Lake
Thursday, looking after some business
interests Says lac wants to be a Miller.
Miss Kate Edwards returned to her
home mere last week. after spending two
months visiting friends along the w. Va.
Central
Miss Lima Mcnifcc has returned to her
home in Ncwburg after spending few
days here the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs - T..
Watson
Born unto MIR. aud Mrs Ierndon OF the
Reno Side. Sunday night, bouncing boy
baby Or. Bone was the attending
physician.
a. NJ Moore has been rendered by the
Herb Medicine Co. Of Springfield. Ohio. the
position OF Manager Of a branch house
which they hope to establish in Cuba in
the near future.
Function is still improving in all lines.
Lewis Bear, Jno, Whitaker, Geo Coombs.
Scott Turner and Z. +. Strahan arc all
building new residences.
Miss Julia Bonaded arrived in town
Saturday direct from Foo Chow China. and
is now located in a cottage on the Camp
Ground with her mother.
Teachers wishing orders for special
rates on b. O. X. r. to Terra Alta
account Teachers Institute. may get same
by calling on NJ b. Cobun.
Thursday was Hobson day al Mt. Lake
Park. We noticed lots Of the Kingwood
girls going over there to get kissed The
Function girls wouldn't 60.
We arc Informed by Supi Jos X. Miller
that az the ratio Of the present output of
coal here the supply would not become
exhausted for more than forty years.
Jno. ). Cummings has accepted n posi-
ton with the Monongah Coal & Coke Co.
az Monongah. Marion county. We much
regret To sec Johnny leave Tunnelton.
Mrs. Carroll and daughter. ora and
Mrs Frank Bump returned 70 their home
Ice Seattle. Washington. Monday. after
spending the summer here with relatives
Or. Bone has about ten cases of typhoid
fever ON hand now. mostly out in the
country SO lar wc have only had ono or
two severe cases Of IL in town this season.
The many friends Of w Scott Garner
who has been so dangerously 800 with
typhoid fever for several weeks. will be
glad 60 learn that las condition IS much
improved now and DR.. Bone, his physician
informed as that hc was in a fair way 10
speedy recovery
The big festival last Tuesday night for
the benefit 81 the Soldiers Monument
Fund was great success socially aud
financially But in our opinion Miles
Cobun and Taylor willard had Moore"
Fun than any one else for when il comes
10 displaying the nerve necessary To- have
a good time. Miles is fmilcs ahead Of any
one we know o. and the rest ~ us didn't
Try 10 keep mp with the pace he set The
prize cake In the beauty contest brought
s835. and was won by Miss Carrie Frantz
she having - votes more than her
closest rival
The Mine Workers Picnic az this place
on Labor Day September will Ic big
success ~ all the plans now laid out are
carried through The Kiugwood Band
has been engaged Tor the day and g
monster street parade is being arranged
Tor Addresses will be made by Mr. VIM
Warner 81 Ciarksburg. General Organizer
Of The y ". W a.. aud Judge Samuel -
Montgomery and several other prominent
orators have promised Co be present
Everybody is invited 60 come and enjoy
the day with the miners
Eugene McGinuis Jimmy Johnson. g. T..
Lauham. a. NJ Moore. lanes Gibson
Arthur Halbrucr and VIII West are an
said 20 be- Loo che market Tor wives. Me-
Ginuis says the widows arc 60 be- pre-
fcrrcd johnson says tbc old maids. Moore
thc country girls Lanham the sweet
sixteens Gibson says De solicits core
spondcnts from all sections and will
answer the same In diplomatic Ian
guagc and with surprising degree of
promptncss. Girls uy bin. % ANYBODY
else wants TO belong 60 ibis club 90 10
viii cost him five dollars
Miss Bonahcid brought with Ter
Chinese GIRL To- years old who will finish
Ter education in tb.s county The Young
lady speaks. reads and writes English
hucuuy having finished thc course Boo her
native schools and Vul now take four
years course in college 40 Iudnuols
Iowa. She Brought with her great many
Chinese trinkcts. and cudosiiics which
She expect Co sell to assist in paying her
expenses while attending school Miss