West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-25
NeMburg News.
rrespondence OF The Argus.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
Hon. n Baker Of Evansville, was here
wednesday last TO meet William Frederick
Foster of England, who is in this country
looking after the real estate interests of the
Sir Richard Johnson Real Estate Co. They
went to Braxton county to look after their
holding there. Mr.. Baker has been their
representative in this county for number Of
years. Iie-informs your correspondent, tha,
he had sold all their belonging in this county.
The Is. * o. X. X. Co.'s water station
camp is located here extending their pen
stock lines above the cut, east of town. put.
ting In ra-ineh mains. They will also cree,
automatic pen-stock. The new dams the
Company built above the NJ. p. Church las,
summer Is now full of water and running
over. They contain between three and
four million gallons of water aud cos, nearly
ten thousand dollars.
since the mines have been opened up on
the kaccoon Valley X. r.. the water has
become so contaminated with sulphur in
ksccoon creek that IL became necessary 10
make other arrangements to supply The
shops with better water.
On last Monday thieves invaded our
town. They gained an entrance to Gid.
oaughs restaurant and Dr. Powell's drug
store by breaking window In each build |.
ing Their losses were rot very much.
The supposition is they wanted something
10 eat and drink. The same night Mrs.
Barretts boarding house was entered on.
| Railroad CT and N 81
a lew other article were taken. Some of
the family heard them but supposed IL to
be the caller after some of the men. They
also tried to enter II. l.. Sicotts and VIM
kimmels residences. but was frightened
away. III our city fathers would give us
lew street lights these things might be
prevented The city would not be al the
expense OF building a lookup. which was
set on IRE and destroyed. during the early
winter. thereby causing loss OF some
FIVE hundred dollars.
On Friday morning last at about 4 o clock
In the morning two men entered the teIe.
graph Office on Brains curve, where
young man by the name OF Hoover was
operating. and caught and relived him OF
his watch and a small amount of cash he
had on his person. To accomplish their
purpose they made pretext that they
wanted to make him drink some whiskey
and in this way got hold Of him. While
one held him the other one took his valu.
ables aud searched the Office No clue to
the perpetrators.
Preparations are being made for Christ
mas service at the Methodist Episcopal
aud Lutheran churches on Christmas eve.
The Methodist will also hold a festival IN
the X. of p. Hall on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday nights.
The Hamelton Coal & Coke Co. have
token hold OF their works here and they
seem to mean business. They have part
CT the coke ovens fred and expect 10 make
extensive Improvements the coming season.
K. M. Barb, who shook the dirt off his
feet and left us last August for Terra Alta
has returned and located at his old home.
Col Henry Marshall Grimes has been in
town several days stopping at the St. lanes
Hotel and looking after the interests of the
Despard Coal Co. Rumor has 1t that a
sale has been made Of their coal lying east
OF Three Fork in this county
+. ]. Jackson, who was book-keeper for
Wheeler & Kern has resignedland takes a
Pasition as manager of the Orr Coal &
Coke Cos. new store at Hiorra.
Our schools are progressing very nicely
under the principal ship of County Supt..
elect. a. w. Carrico.
Jennie GRAY