West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-30
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calling ON ficnds Tuesday.
lion. ". G.. Wo,l,y VA, one of oa
prominent business visitors las, week.
Miles d. Cobun was calling ON some par
"eola' friends la Ncwburg over Sunday.
, John Alfred Thomas is in PENNSYLVANIA,
visiting his mother and some Other fellow,
sister.
Misses Ida IIanaway and Lizzie Cox arc
here sewing IN u. t. Wa,sous millinery
pa,lors.
Mis- $. X. Guscmau is in baltimore
taking medical treatment a, Johns Hopkins
Hospital.
John @. Edwards is building new porch
10 his handsome residence in the lower end
of town.
Miss Olive Knots, Of Newburg. was the
guest OF Mrs. II. +, Watson, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Gibson were attending
'ng quarterly meeting at Suyder's Chapel
from Saturday until Monday.
Master Ralph Graham. of Terra Alta.
was in town the guest OF his friend. Willie
Bremen, few days last week.
Deputy sherias SchaeHcr and Harvey
were here pay day rustline up the tail end
OF ihe'' tax collections for this place
Tom llossan was in town the end repre-
senting Juo. ]. Stump y Co., aud some of
OUT boys have been having Jolly time ever
since
Miss Lille West closed her spring term of
school here and returned to her home at
Evansville, Wednesday. Miss Yves, will he
greatly missed 10y all Of our young people.
Mr., and Mrs. Ben Pratt gave dance to
merry party of their young friends Thurs.
day night They Glanced all nigh, till
broad day light aud everybody present
had good time
Charles IL. Wolfe, Grand Chancellor of
w. Va, X. OF P's, spent Tuesday here.
calling ON the members of his order aud
looking after the organization of new
lodge at this place
Judge Edmund Messenger was in town a
few hours Wednesday, ON his way home
from ClarkshurE. The Judge told us he
was thinking of establishing branch
hospital i'm Ningwood in the near future.
We missed handsome Jamie Gibson's
smiling couutenanoc on our streets Sunday.
and so Ear have been unable to locate him
for sure, hut suspect that the Masontown
correspondent can give us some information
as tn his whereabouts
Roy Ilardcsty was here ON his regular
bl-weekly pleasure and business TIP. Friday.
Since Roy sold his store here and moved to
Rowlesburg, be is strongly in favor Of having
pay day twice a week instead of twice a
month, as we now have it.
Notices have hcen posted up about the
m'nes here by the Merchants Coal Company
that after this month they will only pay
once month instead of every two weeks.
Some of the men arc Kicking about il, but
we guess they will have to take their
medicine.
For some time VIII West has had line
new tent set by his restaurant for sale.
Last week some william with malice afore-
thought cut the tent full Of holes, literally
running it, On Monday evening Constable
Duy,dl arrested Martin Casscday ON a war.
RAM sworn out by a miner named Rowe.
charging him with the crime lie was
given a preliminary hearing before Squire
Montgomery, Tuesday, and after trial
lasting most Of the day, he was dismissed
for lack Of sufficient evidence 10 hold hun.
On Friday evening "Mother" Jones, Of
Scranton, Pa, was here aud addressed
her "boys' Gas She calls the United Mine
Workers. in Browns Hal. She and the
late Father Philips distinguished them
selves as leaders in The great anthracite coal
strike last year. Mrs Jonc, spoke for over
two hours and had The big audience with
her all she time. Her apt description of
some bosses the had known, and the
lrnkcuon detectives, brough, down the
house several times The meeting was
held under the auspices Of the local
union OF homeworkcr, and was presided
over by Mr.. Harry Poland, their hus,linr
young president.
War broke out in the Dapo camp ON the
sidc.irack, in east end Of town, abou, 7 pm
Saturday, and for a slime things were pretty
warm in that quarter As near as we can
learn, the trouble started between two Of our
young men Who had good deal too much
booze on board, and some Dagos in SINH
lar condition. The Italians began to shoot
into the crowd with reyolycrs. and in few
minutes quite q number Of miners we're ON
The scene with shot guns. rcvolycrs and all
| other Kinds Of weapons. About 2y or 90
shots were fired, but so far as wc can learn
only two men were hit, both Italians. One
OF them got q load Of shot in the face, and
| will lose an eye Constable Duyal and
/ Policeman Turner hurried 20 the scene Of
the riot aud arrested seventeen Of the Dagos.
| all that they could catch and as many as the
lock. mp would hold u was guarded an
night by special Off crs 60 keep their friends
from rescuiog them and ON Sunday States
Attorney Forincy came up from Kingwood
20 see The law enforced.
90. MONDAY.
/ Ihctrial Of the Italian rioters was held
before Justice Montgomery yesterday. Bic
/ Pete, The cook was held under 500 bond
90 appear before the mex, term of court. To
answer and indictment and, failing To- give
bond, was cntto jal. Six Of The others
were given fines ranging from ST. go and
/ costs fY g. 90 and costs. ali ,f tb, ,,tt,,.