West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-03-26
Tunnelton.
Correspondence. Of The Argus.

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here the cues, OF the Watkins House.
Miss Nixon OF bennington. is the trimmer
In Mrs. Brenuan's new millinery store.
Squire Eugene MeGinnis was In Kcyser
the past week looking up some contracting.
Chip" Shaaer and L. X. Sell OF Aurora.
were the guests OF landlord Williams Tues.
day.
Editor Hughes OF tho Republican. was
here calling on friends a short time Tues.
day.
Albert r. Jones went to Rowlesburg on
MondaS to nurse VIII carrieo for few
days
Mrs. Il. r Bone and baby are spending a
Few days at Fairmont. visiting her relatives
aud friends
Squire sam Is. Montgomery was bust.
ness visitor to Grafton Monday aud King.
wood Tuesday.
Mrs. Rachel Bishop went to Terra Alta
Saturday to visit her son Merchant win
Bishop OF that place.
Miss Mary l.. Mstliek OF Cecil. w. Va. Is
new book'keeper aud stcnorrapher in
| Gibson Bros big department store.
VIII Lewis is building a new house on
| Warner st. This Street will soon be one
OF the best residence streets In town
l.. T. Stafford will move to Keyser In the
near future. lie will open a FIRST class
| barber shop there, about the first OF June.
Mayor Montgomery aud {. W. Wolfe
went to Haywood Tuesday evening to
| attend a meeting OF Brown Lodge X. OF p.
Major Baird. is here again after weeks
visit to his family at Renova. Pa. He is
pushing the work on the new Bank building
now.
Scott Shahan the junior member OF the
popular mercantile firm of Adams s Com.
pany speu, few days in Moundsville the
FIRST OF this week.
| The friends OF win Carrico who has
been IN with typhoid fever at RowIesburg
for several weeks, will be glad TO know he
is improving rapidly now,
| The brick works for the vault In the
bank building Is completed up TO the second
story. The management hopes to have the
bank open for business by July rst or
| sooner.
Mrs. Mae " Brennon has purchased
Squire Jos a. Millers house here In town
and the Squire has moved his family TO
Atlantic. We are informed that the con.
sideration was sr.aoo
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Sharell of West
End Monday, son. DR. Bone was the
physician 10 charge aud mother and child
are doing well. while VIII is expected to
pull through with careful treatment
| Fitz and Webster's "A Breezy Time"
entertained our people AT the opera house
Wednesday night. Any kind OF an old
show can get good house In Tunneiton.
but this one is always good and deserves
the liberal patronage II gets.
Mayor S. Is. Montgomery new house on
Warner street Is nearing completion aud
when finished will be one OF the hand.
soonest In the city. The house will have
seven rooms electric lighted throughout,
and thoroughly modern AL oyer.
| Mckinley Lodge X. OF r. conferred the
chiyaiic rank of knight on Walter Williams
at their regular convention Monday night.
| Walter is made OF the right kind OF metal.
aud won his knightly spurs. after short
but strenuous tussc with the Pythian
goat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hardesty of Terra
| Alta. have leased the Bishop House Of
| Mrs. Rachel Bishop. who retires from the
business on account OF her health. Mr..
and Mrs Hardcsty are both experienced
hotel people and will keep this popular
house up to its past reputation.
John w Whitaker of the Keyser
Bottliug Works. spent Sunday here with
his family He and Harry Pugh. another
old Tunnelton boy. are the owners OF this
business and are making huge success
OF IL. Their Ironbrcw and "rootbeer"
Is sold in nearly ever store and restaurant
in Northern West Virginia.
Mr.. Henry Harvey Sirswscr and ona
| Herndon. were married last Wednesday
| evening March 70. at the home OF the bride
near here. 10y Rev. Lakin OF this place
The bride is one OF our best young ladies
and Mr.. Strawser Is popular B. 90
| fireman. Their many friends wish them
happy aud prosperous married life. They
| viii go TO housekeeping in Cumberland In
the near future.
Supt. Warner is arranging to organize a
first class Base Ball club Of which he will
be captain. He will have new grounds
cleared on the south side near the center
| OF the town, almost level. And will have
some OF the best ball players In the county
here II Is safe TO say Mr.. Warmers club
will be all stars. lie is also organizing
brass band among his men. Next week we
hope TO be able TO give full particulars OF
both organizations
Elder Harrison linn received Monday
from dealer In Ohio the finest lot OF game
| chickens ever brought into the county. He
Is now ready TO meet all corners. and Is
willing to back his cocks with good money.
Chas. w. Hardesty OF this place, has
some fancy game cocks too. and one or
two other parties have some fairly good
ones. 50 that cocksghting may become
quite the fad up here In the near future.
Mayor Montgomery has posted notices
calling on our people TO clean up the their
premises before the opening OF Spring In
the interest Of the health Of the town
Many outbuidings and back yards are
IN bad condition and the Mayors notice
Is very timely one. for unless something
along this line Is done at once we may be
W Tor scourge Of typhoid. as soon as
watm weather comes. a force Of men
have been al work on the streets for
several days opening up the bitches and
sewers