West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-12

corrospondcnee OF The ArEus.
Major J. h. Baird was at Grafton
saturday.
Mrs. r. A. Orr of Kingwood. was a
caller here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. X Monroe were guests
OF the Bishop House Thursday.
Born. unto Mt and Mrs, French Ashby.
/ Sunday evening. ine girl baby.
Mai. y. n. Orr OF Kingwood. was a
prominent heure on our streets Saturday.
Geo. w, Rodeheaver of Oakland. Is here
visiting his son. w. G. Rodeheaver. the
jcweller.
Eliza Hawkins Of Haywood. was greeting
his friends in the Coal Center Thursday
aud Friday.
DR. NJ. II. Proudfoot OF Rowlesburg. and
DR.. Smith Of Haywood were professional
callers Saturday.
5, X. Guseman returned Friday from
ten days trip out along the Short liue X.
r., where he was visiting relatives.
Wesley Miller has purchased hne lot
on Gibson ST., of Jas. w. Robinson and
will erect dwelling on u In the Spring.
1 IL WIZ ~ ANUh OF NcNnutkt anu
Attorney c. p. Guard Of Grafton. we're In
town on business day or two last week
Or. II, A. Jarrett and Lawyer u. r.
Bailey OF Grafton. were here Saturday on
legal business before Squire Montgomery's
court.
Commissioners Menear. Forman and
Dixon were In town Saturday and went ON
4 10 a., E..l
some changes In road near there.
DR.. d. F. Bone Is seriously M at home
here. and his cousin. DIR. w. L. Bone OF
this place, and DIR. Proudfoot OF Rowles'
burg. are looking after his practice.
Col. Chas. II. Wilcox went to Belington
Friday TO look after the Prudential agency
at that place. Mr.. Wilcox was here over
two weeks and made many friends among
our people.
Charles W. Davis has been employed by
the town council as Sergeant for the next
year at salary OF SO per month. We
trust that Mr., Davis will make a faithful
and efficient officer.
| Uncle Her Miller was In town Monday
with his arms in sling, and looking so
badly used up that we supposed he had
been spending Sunday at Atlantic. Hove
ever Uncle HeI assured us IT was only
rheumatism.
John L. Gibson has bought out the
Robinson X Wolf livery stable and now
owns the most Of the livery business In the
town. Mr.. Wolfe will move to Fellows.
Vile, where he has bought the Stafford
hotel property.
Noah MCGEE. who was so seriously hurt
In the mines here Monday died In the
Miners Hospital at Falrmoni Thursday
morning. The remains were brought back
here Friday and the burial was In the
family burial ground near Etam Saturday.
Supt. ]. NJ Orr of Hiorra. was here a
short time Saturday. Ills company will
enlarge their plant, put up 100 coke ovens
and build number of houses at once.
They also contemplate putting In an cleo.
trio haulage system and mining machines.
Oscar w. zinn. our poplar young mer-
chant and politician was married to Miss
Emma Jackson al the residence OF ID. c.
linn In Gladcsvlle. Sunday afternoon.
Rev, Z. r. Cruikshank was the officiating
minister The many Tunnclton friends Of
Nj. and Mrs. zinn unite in wishing them a
long happy and prosperous journey over
the matrimonial sea
Mr.. ]. {. Stokes Of Atlantic, takes cx
ceptions 10 our statement in the Tunncllon
letter last week that he had been arrested,
charged with counterfeitlng. We got our
information from U. S. Deputy Marshal ID.
X Jackson who was here and made the
| arrest aud took him 10 CiaTksburg for q
hearing before the u. s Commissioner.
! who committed his partner to Jail and
released Mr. Stokes on bail Mayor s. B.
! Montgomery accompanied Mr.. Jackson as
Special Deputy and also Informed us OF the
matter on bis return so we thought We had
| IL straight. but we do not want to do Mr..
| Stokes any injustice az he may not be
| guilty. IL seems they had made some lead
| pieces TO az the nickel-in-theslot machines
and were just beating them.
The usual Sunday matinee was held at
Atlantic last Sunday evening
VIM. Rhodes and Geo. Morrison were at
Grafton and returned in the evening
loaded for bear. and started a rough house.
In the melee both used knives and Morri.
son cut ter rible cash in Rhodes right
| check. Justice Montgomery sent Charles
| Freeze and G. y. Messenger down TO arrest
the parties and they were locked up for
! trial, which came of Monday afternoon In
| Browns Hall. After hearing all evidence
| In the case the Court fined each fifteen
| dollars and cost and ordered them re.
| leased soon as they can produce the need.
ful Attorney Guard OF Grafton. was
| present at the trial and assisted In quest.
lonlng the Witnesses. He brought out the
fact that there Is more fight In Grafton
liquor than any other kind.
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