West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-23
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Correspondence Of The Argus.
w. IL. Hemdon, Superintendent u A. I.
Bcnafelds mines at Piedmont. w. Va, is
home visiting his mother over Sunday.
Many miners Of late are leaving the Coal
Center aud repairing to other places where
better and fairer remuneration is offered.
Miss Berthe Frsnkhouser, of West End.
went to Mountain Lake Park Monday to
see sister who is reported to be very low
with fever.
The Misses Maggie Broaderick and Stella
Rush Of Oakland, Nd, arc visiting Miss
Lille Tahill, handsome and popular
young lady of the Coal Center.
Messrs. Nelson and John Riley Of Fair
mont. who have been visiting friends and
relatives Of the Coal Center the pas, week,
have returned to their homes.
John W. Brown, who has been visitin,
his daughter, Mrs. A. r. Gibson of Nor
ganiown, the pas, month. returned to the
home Of his son. Geo. I. Brown, Tuesday.
Fred Fiehtner. who has been in the en-.
ploy of Gibson Bros. the past two years, is
now conducting aourishing business for
OUT popular young merchant. Oscar w.
Zinu.
Chas w. Wolfe of kingwood, was a
prominent visitor at the Coal Center several
days last week. Come again, Charlie. We
are always glad to see your smiling face,
be your visit ever so short.
Sunday evening Daniel Herndon and
Frank Cassidy, who have been employed
as painters at GAINESVILLE, o., arrived on
train No. s on a visi, to their parents. Mr..
Cassidy returned the same evening on
train No. S.. Mr. Herndon will remain
for a week.
Our Base Ball Team No. went to New
burg Saturday where they played the
frs, nine of that place, losing the game by
two score. This is better showing than
our Firs, Nine have been known to make.
Have courage, boys, you may yet carry the
laurels for Function.
The Edison Kinetosoope Co, No. gave
fairly good reproduction of moving picture
series at the NJ. f. Church Saturday even.
ing in the interests Of the Epworlh League
Society, in the representing Of the beautiful
story Of Cinderella aud the Glass Slipper,
with that Of Ben Hur were freaks of marvel.
Everyone seemed TO enjoy themselves i'm.
mensely and there were no signs of dis.
satisfaction exhibited.
Las, Thursday Eugene MeGinnis, an old
and respected citizen, was appointed by the
Court as Justice OF the Peace for Kingwood
district, to hll the uneNpired term made
vacant by the resignation of S. Il. Mont.
gomery. MIR. MeGinnis is a s,auueh Demo
crat and won the appointment over his
Republican opponent purely upon his
merits. Your correspondent, although a
Republican. wishes and predicts for "Uncle
Gene" an unobstrueled and successful dis
charge of ,ae duties that will be involved.
July has broken the record for sickness
and deaths in and around Tunnelton. NJ.
NJ Taylor, undertaken, has recorded nine
deaths so far There were -four the pas,
week. They are as follows, Geo. Andrews
of Independence, who died at the Hospital
of appendicitis; VIM. Spangler of near St.
George, who died of fux at the home OF
his cousin, Daniel Spangler, near town
Mr.. Spangler came here on n visit some
three weeks previous and was taken sick
almos, Immediately upon arrival. lie was
about ~ years of age; the infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burdelt died early
Saturday morning OF summer complaint
prevailing among children, and that Of
Mrs. Betsy Conner of near the Atlantic
Mines, an old and respected lady. who died
late Saturday evening.