West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-05-07
Tunnelton.
Correspondence OF The Argus.
Mother Fsirwesther IL here.

Correspondents OF The Argus.
Mother Fsirwesther Is here.
Miss Sophia Cummings Is on, and going
20 school again after weeks illness.
Contractor j. a.. Baird has been on a
business trip in Pennsylvania Cor some
time.
Several patients have come to our splen.
did hospital Tor treatment within the past
few days
An operation was performed on Mrs o.
w linn at the hospital Monday. She is
now rapidly improving
J. Frank Cassidy. one of our best Young
men. left us few days ago for Ohio. lie
will spend the summer at Evansville.
Mrs. Rachel Bishop is again In charge OF
the Bishop House. having bought out PRO.
prietor hardesty for a handsome sum
John NJ. Herndon has resigned his posi-.
ton as clerk Tor the runnelton Supply Co.
Frank West will take his place. so we learn.
Walter Hart. who has been on the sick
list tor the past two weeks. Is back at his
post again as salesman for the Tunnolton
Supply Co.
T. NJ. Williams has begun the erection Of
handsome new residence on Gibson
street II will be built of brick. and will
be one of the fines, buildings In the city.
L. Nj. Williams, proprietor Of the Wat.
kins Hotel, has sold out to w. p. Bell, who
took charge on the 4th. Mr.. Bell is a prac.
teal hotel man. and will doubtless see that
his guests are well cared for
Some Improvements are being made in
the town by way OF putting in new sewers
aud repairing the bad places in our streets
and by extending some OF the sidewalks.
Now let all lhe people heed the Mayors
proclamation and clean up about their
premises without delay.
ID. e. Watson. President OF the Epworth
League. was the leader Sunday night. the
regularly appointed leader. Mrs. Bert Glib.
son, being absent ID. T.. can certainly i'm.
provisc program on as short notice as
any OF them. and at the same time have II
interesting and enjoyable. After League
Rev. &. II. Lakin preached one OF his best
sermons. HIS dscourses are ALL good and
ALWAYS good.
Base BALI Why, yes. Tunnelton will be
right In IL. Our splendid team as recently
organized is as follows:
Hugh Miller, Captain, p; John Douglas. c.
c. Hysell, Ib; Harry Porter. alb; Tim Walk.
er, IS; John Shook, sb: Bert Miller ~;
Jockey Wolfe, CT; Reese Cummings. r.i
Douglas fills a long felt want In the back.
stop department The addition OF Wolfe.
Porter and Shook will greatly strengthen
the team. Miller is in great shape. and In
Douglas he has q side partner who will do
the catching for the greatest pitcher in
West Virginia
Tunnelton Lodge No 7s7 United Mine
Workers Of America. pursuant to a call of
their Committee, held meeting In Browns
Hall, Tuesday night for the purpose OF
considering scale OF wages submitted by
the Merchants Coal Co. The meeting was
called TO order by Dennis Watkins. Presi.
dent Thomas Hagerty. organizer and
member OF the National Board, made few
remarks explaining what they had accom-.
plished and what they desired TO accom-
plish Tor the miner Mr.. Springer. national
organizer. was also present. Little time
was taken up by speech. making. II was
clearly business meeting. The scale as
submitted by the Merchants Coal Co. was
read by the Secretary. On motion IL was
agreed to consider and pass upon 1t section
by section.
The hrst section allowing 90 cents per
ton for pick work passed without opposition,
The second section allowing s3J< cents
per ton Tor loading after the machines.
with an additional two cents on each ton
oil coal loaded for the slate handled.
brought forth strong protests. The consld-
Grafton OF this section was finally post.
poned until after the other sections we're
taken up. The section allowing the ma
chine men eents'per ton for cutting was
adopted. Here we were obliged to leave
the meeting. Drivers were to get a Is
aud tipple me1 81 90 per day. o,her la
borers were to receive an advance Of
IS per cent.
However. we do not know IL these sec.
lions were adopted. but from the temper
OF the meeting which was full OF good feel.
ing towards the Company, we think they
were. Mr. IIagertY stated that the MorJ
chants Coal Co. II the present scale was
adopted, would be paying The best wages
oil any Company that we know OF In West
Virginia Everything at Function between
the men and the Company appears to be
as nearly satisfactory as could be ex.
pccted considering surrounding conditions