West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-03
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Correspondence Of The Argus.
Col. ]. W. Davis Of E,am, was shaking
hands with his friends here Tuesday.
Ralph Kelly Of Uniontown. Pa, an old
Preston county citizen, is here this week,
v,slslag friends aud relatives.
Femme fakin returned to the Seminary a,
Beckharnen, Tuesday. During his vaea.
ton he e'eFked 40 - big department store
Of oaet Lakin at Terra Alta.
csrle,oa {. Pierce was e town Saturday.
The Captain, as he is called b, his in,ima,es,
was here on strictly professional business,
aud he would not discuss politics
Lynch \ Son, the best known painters
and decorators in the county, are here this
week, working on the magni6oep, bank
building which is being occupied this week
10y the runnelton Bank and the West Viz.
ginia Northern Railroad Co. Theodore
Lynch is an intelligent workman, and that
is the kind of man you want when you have
particular piece of work.
The teachers arrived home from Institute
warm admirers Of the 'grea, Copeland
Otherwise none Of the teachers went wild
over the welcome they received at Terra
Alta, or the benefits received from the Ins,i-
,u,c week Il would seem that good
majority of the teachers like the "Commecial
pace well enough TO want to 60 back from
year TO year, but that is because they have
no, been up agains, week Of the hospitali.
~ dished out 10y the ''Coal Center"
As we predicted, Reese Cummings came
home for Camp Meeting a true Tunnel
tonian cannot resist the temptation lie
left Sunday evening on S. in company with
Arthur Woiring, who has accepted posi-.
ton with the coal company a, Piney Fork.
We are losing two of our best young men,
but from what the boys told us, we believe
tina, they will be in great demand in the
Piney Fork Valley. where buNom lassies are
in erea, proiusion and likely ''caiehes"
very scarce
The threatening weather did not hurt the
attendance at Camp Netting las, Sunday.
The excursion train, ran by the manage
ment Of the meeting arrived from Grafton
on time, the country people turned out, and,
in the afternoon, the weather man did the
right thing by allowing old Sol in all his
power TO make the day one of pleasing
memory. The services were well attended
during the day and at night several re.
quesied the prayers of all Christian people
and others were at the altar great re-
vival is anticipated.
The teachers of Reno believe that in
union there is strength. They also believe
in keeping your powder dry. The Union
Label also looks good to them as guarantee
OF honest Workmanship, regular hours and
decent wages, and so they held a meeting
up at Terra Alta and decided that they
would not work in the school room this
winter unless the Board Of Education held
another meeting and decided TO pay living
wages for the hardest kind of work. The
demands made of the District is Just. The
action Of the teachers OF Reno is endorsed
10y the entire county and we hope the mem.
bers OF the Board will meet and grant the
increase
Ross Knots, an epilepiie son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Alpheus Knots, wandered away from
home lastSaturday morning. A, first no alarm
was felt for the boys safety, as he had gone
away before and came home all right, but
as the darkness of night approached, the
mother became alarmed and searching
party was formed. About 8 p. m. n fearful
hail storm came up and the family was
almost erazed with grief. Searching parties
kept going until Monday without success.
In the aftetooon the corporation authorities
offered reward of sas for the recovery of
the body. About nine O'Clock Monday
night after dilligent effort the little fellow
wss found in the big pond on Tunnel Hill.
The boy bad evidently had a Fl, while
standing on the bank aud fell in. The
funeral occurred Tuesday at Shay's Chapel,
Rev. c. II. Lakin officiating.