West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-22
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Correspondence of The Argus.
Born, unto Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Robinson.
handsome. brigh,-eyed rosy-ehceked little
g'rl. Mother and baby doing we'll. Dn.
Bone and Smith.
Wilbur Craig Of Gibson street. has opened
a city grocery in the Boaaheld Bank Build.
ing. He carries complete line Of staple
and fancy goods.
Hon James w. Flynn aud w. II. Nc
Daniels stopped over on their way to WASH
ingtcn last Saturday aud shook hands with
friends here. Mr.. Flynn is exceedingly
well liked in the Coal Center. in fact. there
Is nothing too good for Tunne,,on's idol
and VIC are glad this is his Gibrai,er.
Reese Cummings and Arthur Z. wotrinc
have decided that the Coal Center is plenty
good enough for any hus,ling West Virginia
lad, and 50 they have come hack here to
stay. Reese is working in the Office of The
Merchants Coal Company. and Arthur will
locate here as assistant to the postmaster, n
position he is emincn,ly able to ill.
Chas- +. Messenger and Mayor Mont
gomery were at Fairmont Tuesday TO see
their friend, James X. Sheets. Dn. Nc.
Donald & Jamison performed an operation
on Mr.. Sheets and discovered that the
spinal cord was practically severed. This
viii be sad news to the coal mining fraterni.
~ OF Preston county, as there is no hope of a
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saddest accidents that ever occurred In the
Preston county coal field. We have been
very unfortunate here the last six months
and serious accidents are occurring ut an
alarming rate. Last week Noble Mont
gomery, assistant electrician, was caugh, in
squeeze in the mines, and, as result, Is
using pair Of crutehes.
Speaking Of city without a depot, re-.
minds us that No. arrives here about five
O'Clock in the morning. Last Tuesday a
strange woman with four small children got
of at this station. The morning air was
cold and bitter, especially after leaving n
warm room. This woman was alone and
defenseless. j. & o. man inform ed her
that there was no depot where she and the
children would be protected from the cold !;
the public buildings were all locked and
the lady was in despair. Jus, at this time
kind-hearted citizen, Prof win West, who
was seeing some friends off on that tram,
noticed the sad plight Of the helpless woman
and he generously tc,k her and the children
into his home and warm fire. Now, sup
pose the thermometer registered below zero.
frequent occurrence in this country, and
the snow was ~ inches deep, and il is very
seldom anyone meets that train and IL would
DC luck indeed IL they lived in few yards
OF the place where passengers must get of
OF the train under such conditions. What
would woman with a baby and several
small children do Just such things will
happen many times this winter. Sometimes
Il will be an old man and then an old
woman. BE that as Il win, stranger in a
strange town feels uncsnny when he steps
off of train in the dark and has no place
to protect himself from the bitter winds.
This is a serious question, not only to our
people but the public at large. When a
man hands his loved ones over 10 a trans
porta'ion company and gives them the
amount of money required, he justly feels
that they are entitled TO the protection of
that company, and If they are not protected
they should appeal to the protection of the
law.