West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-20
COAL CENTER CHATS.
CURSOR Comments on Common Occur.
renceS, Including the Cream
Of Current Events

Dr.. Stalnaker was in Wheeling on business
the 6rs, Of this week.
A photographer named Gibson, from El.
kins, was in town last week but did no,
tarry long
Adams 4 Co. arc having the from, Of thei,
large store on Boswell street reprinted and
ornamented
George W. Beavers, Of Bona6eld.s bir
store, spent Sunday last with his sons a,
Terra Alta.
Mrs James Elliott of the Dale. was here
from Friday until Tuesday, visiting her
bro'he's T. X. and G. l.. Shay.
Ernest Garner was a, Kingwood on busi.
ness last Thursday. lie has charge of the
home farm for the coming summer.
Charles w Wolf was in town last week
assessing personal property and collecting
that almighty dollar as eapi,a,ion tax.
Mis-. Ben Shaver, who has been seriously
Ill for several weeks, is greatly improved in
the last fe" days. De- Trask is her physi.
clan.
| ". II. PurkeI who was committed To iail
last week for selling whisky is resident
Of Atlantic and no, of runnehon, as stated
in the papers.
| We suppose that snowstorn aud freeze on
Sunday and Sunday night was the robin
siCrm-robbin' us Of the cherry aud apple
crop for 1905
Assessor Shaher began doing" the indie.
pendent state of Reno at the same time aud
place, taking care not to let the civil war
veteran escape.
We ace informed that Mrs. G.. w. Hart.
man. who formerly resided near the Camp
Ground is lying dangerously i'll a, her
home in Terra Alta.
Bert A. Garner the timer, aud hts family
left TunneIon for Blain e, Mineral county, ON
Monday last, having sold their property here
to Fletcher Dawson.
Tax Commissioner Orr was also In Tun.
melton last week, Assessing the machinery
fixtures and general equipment Of the Mer.
chants Coal company.
John L. Gibson has converted the lot
between his residence aud his livery stable
INTO poultry yard, and has it surrounded
by high wire netting.
We understand that the family If Bejamin
Miller near Housewife are suffering from
smallpox, Mr. Miller himself having an
unusually severe attack.
James a. Lenhart passed through the city
last week on an extended trip to Barbour
aud Randolph counties in the interest Of
Jim Lakin for Congress"
A. +. Gibson aud w. S. Taylor Of Morgan.
town, we're here form Friday until Monday
evening. Mr.. Gibson spent Sunday with
w. a. Watson Of Fellowsville.
The "TunneIIon Tigers" gave good &C.
count of their section Of the Jungle at Terra
Alta last Saturday, and will be ON hand with
reinforcement at Keyser on the goth.
d. II. Jackson and Marcelus Pell were in
town luesday--Ihe former on his way to
Ciarksburg to attend Federal court and the
latter bound for Grafton on business.
Two Of our Tunnelton tigers had about
eighty dollars worth of fun in the iungles of
Grafton last Saturday night. We wont say
a word more, boys but don't let it happen
again.
]. Miller departed last Saturday for
his old home at Broadford, Va, having
received a telegram announcing the serious
illness of a brother who resided at the old
home.
w. Parrack delivered two large cases
Of fruit trees and evergreens here on Mon
day last. The stock was from the well.
known nurseries Of Southern & Sons Of
Clarksburg.
Born, to No aud Mrs. Scott w. Shahan.
on Wednesday, April II, 1905, a bouncing
big daughter. SCOTS head is up among
the clouds now, AMI he is not caring about
the price Of groceries.
The beamiug countenance of Joe V. Glib.
son again Eliminates the streets Of TUnnel.
ton, after a long seige Of sickness at Buck.
harmon, where Joe had gone to visit his
sister and other friends
Simon p. hester, jewler and silversmilh,
spent Sunday at his home in Amblcrsburg
His brother Samuel returned with him ON
Monday morning and is now working for
the Merchants Coal company
On Tuesday Of last week the slork wsiied
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.. Adams !
aud left hgree basket containing two fine |
daughters. Huua for the twinsl Carry the !
news TO Teddy! Luther says 'Ihey are fine
as silk"
George Loughry, held by Justice Craig
for the grand jury as noted last week, was
permitted to go 10 Mildred to secure bonds
men, and finding it easier 20 give leg bail
than the other kind, he departed for regions
unknown
Married, on Friday, April "a, 1905, by the
Rev Charles X. Shackelford, at the resi-. |
dence Of r. X. Shay Mr.. ~. G. Miller, |
formerly resident Of Webster county, and !
Mrs Margret Williams, nee Cross, who
recently came to the Coal Center.
The anniversary sermon Of Coal Center
Lodge, No. as, T. o. o. r., will be preach.
ed on sunday evening, April go, by The
Rev. G. K. Shaokelford, who is himself an
ancient Odd Fellow. The general public is
cordially invited 10 attend this service.
The special Easter service Of the VI. r.
sundayschOol here will be held in the church
ON Sunday evening, commencing at z.3o
O'Clock. The Pastor will preach in the
morning ON "rhe RsasonabIeness OF the
Christian Doctrine Of the Resurrection"