West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-21
COAL CENTER CHAss.
Tidbits OF Tatile aud Town Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.


this week.
A. NJ. Moore was laid up last week with
lnmbago.
Briee Manning is now working at the car.
penter trade in Irona
The Southside school will have Christ.
mas tree on Friday afternoon.
Junior Lavelle was Cumberland visitor
Tor couple Of days last week.
Will some one kindly tell us whether
Madge Braham has blue Eyes ?"
II. {. Myers. n. 4 o. agent at Rowles.
burg, was in town last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Leslie Rowe. nee Bolyard. is here
visiting her sister Mrs. ]. w. Halbritter.
A Miss Wolfe from Ambiersburg. has
been visiting Miss Polly West this week.
Miss Lillian FrSnts was visiting her sister
Mrs. Allen Lsrew a, Newburg last week.
DR.. NJ. b. West was at the commercial
Center on professional business Monday.
Arnold McGinnis OF Anderson. had a
shooting match for chickens last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs, lanes Watkins OF the East
End we're shopping in Grafton on Gay last
week.
Joke" Douglas was badly hurt in the
mines here Monday evening by tall OF
state.
Ora Bucklew. who works In the mines
here. Sundayed at his home near Indepen.
dence.
Cashier John !. McKone OF the Function
bank is distributing a handsome calander
for 1906.
Wayne Miller recently OF Maynard. Ohio,
is now running machine in the mines at
Atlantic.
Misses Carrie aud Gussie Miller have
positions as nurse in the Miners hospital at
Fairmoni
Messrs. Cross, Grant and McCrobie from
Bloomington, Md. spent Sunday at the
Coal Center.
Mrs. Vernie Davis and her sister Miss
Edith Miller we're shopping in Grafton one
day last week
Mrs. Ernest Watson aud son Paul. from
Feliowsville. are here visiting Mrs. Wat
sons sister, Mrs. Franz West
Mrs. w. ]. Lsvelle aud sister Mrs. Scott
Turner spent last Wednesday at Grafton
shopping and calling on friends
Mckinley Lodge. No r3s K. OF r.. took
In four new members last Monday night
and INDUCED in banquet afterward.
George Cooke manager OF the Rosemont
Supply Co. in Taylor county. was out at
Howesville over sunday visiting his mother.
There will be no vacation OF the Tunnel.
on Graded school on account OF the holi.
days. except Christmas aud New Years
Day
ID. r.. Watson has the finest display OF
fancy china for Christmas presents that
was ever seen in Tunnelton Cali and
inspect them.
Noble Montgomery was over at Councils.
Vile, Pa, last week looking after some ma
chinery that had been ordered blythe Mer.
chants Coal Co.
Brakeman o. r. Pell. vino was Instantly
killed on the grade near Roda ners on Sun
day morning Of last week. was buried at
Newburg on Tuesday.
Claude l.. GaUjot. a French gentleman
from Williamson. w, Va. was here several
days last week, investigating coal property
and INSPECTING the mines.
A little son OF Ed. Layton had the mis-
fortune to have a thumb cut of while play
Ing with feed cutter at his home near An.
derson one day last week.
Mrs. VIM NJ. scheHer and daughter. &C.
companied by Mrs Copeman and Miss Nc
Daniels. we're here from Kingwood last
Saturday. on their way to Grafton.
Miss Tia Watson daughter Of w. A Wat.
son Of Fellowsvlle. returned from the IVES
leyan University at Buckhannon on Monday
last, to spend the Christmas vacation az
home.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. T..
church will meet no more until the FIRST
Wednesday IN January 1906, when Il will
convene at the home OF les president. Mrs.
A. !. Bona6eld.
Henry Grim says your correspondent was
mistaken about the date Of the big dinner
az his house-that Il will be on New Years
instead OF Christmas He took home the
turkey last week.
Up IN Connecticut. 1.-The land Of steady
habits" the public school pupils are being
taught the waltz and two step under the
supervision Of a physical instructor paid
from the school fund.
Joseph S. Miller will 20 to his old home
at Broadway Va the latter part Of this
week to spend the holiday season with his
daughters and old neighbors returning to
To nnelton about January 1.
The snow was not deep nor the shedding
good, but u was the first we have had this
season and there were a great many sleds
and sleighs In from the country last Salur.
day-mostly filed with shoppers.
Misses Carrie and Nellie orr. accompa.
MED by Miss Agnes Ford drove up from
Kingwood last Sunday The former re-.
NAMED here while the two latter returned
to the county capital the same evening
Manager Martin Of Weldenbamer's big
department store has gone to housekeeping
IN the upper story Of the TGnnelion Phsr.
macy building. The lower story Is taking
a much needed vacation. with everything
Ia u under execution
Prof Jasper Dumire formerly OF Tucker
county. but now Of Terra Alta. is teaching
= singing school az Denver one mile south
west Of Tunnelton. The school Is IN session
every night, and Is now 10 US second week
Of successfut operation.
Miss Lizzie Edwards won out In the con.
test for full set Of Siverwsre awarded by
the medicine people. with over g. 600 votes.
Frank West got The silver pitcher IN the
bean guessing contest. and John w Brown
also secured a fine piece Of silvewaro.
The Preston County Medical Society will
hold Us next regular meeting IN Function