West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-30
coal CENTER CHATS.
ridbits or Tattle and Town Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

- J. NNete MADE uiing trip 10 tue
River City on Monday
The Black Diamond Clut gave ball at
the Opera House last Monday night.
Senator Montgomery went TO Washing
ton On Monday on important business.
Washington city contains 5000 negroes
more than Function OF any other city IN
the world
The long distance telephone camp moved
on Tuesday from Tunnel Hiu TO near Eel
louisville
Richard Craig. wife aud daughter from
Rowlesburg. were visiting friends here last
Thursday.
Ed. Stewart has just built himself a coal
house and otherwise improved his property
on Bona6eid Street
L. l., Adams will engage in the Merchau-
tile business at Rowlesburg, beginning the
FIRST Of the New Year
We found Marcellus Ieaerys in the ditch
the other day busily engaged in draining
some OF his marsh lands
Dock Erwin has recently moved from the
the Ben ConleY farm TO one OF NJ & Glib.
sons houses in the East End.
| Gilbert Hoffman is now at watkinsville,
California, engaged in picking prunes and
grapes and working in nursery.
&. B. Dumire OF Fairmont IS spending
| this week with the family OF his uncle.
| Thomas 4. Clark In East Tunnelton.
Mrs. Letitia Hoffman Of Kiugwood spent
several days last week with the family OF
James A. Hoffman in South Tunuelton.
The Atlantic Coal Il Coke Co. have
force OF men repairing the pipe line to their
pumping station on Prnges run this week.
w 6. Miller has his new house near the
Camp Ground about ready to occupy. aud
will move into the new structure in few
| days.
Considerable trouble has rec emily devel
oped IN the Southsidc school. aud some of
the pupils are liable to be expelled we un
derstand.
Mrs. Lima Henderson aud two children
from Fairmont. are visiting Mrs Hender
sons parent, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Zirn
this week
Jesse NJ. Johnson and wife from Manown
spent last Saturday aud Sunday with Jas
w Johnson here, returning to their home
on Monday.
The firm is now Robert + Grim wife
and daughter, end the two senior members
are as proud as boy with his FIRST pair OF
red.top boots.
More petroleum was produced last wear
west OF the Mississippi river than in the
eastern states. The outlook is for In.
creased production
]. Willis Halbriiter is preparing to open
restaurant in the basement OF the bank
building. Frank Edmonds is to be chief
cook and bottle washer.
We understand Lee Miller Is about TO
open repair shop in Uncle Jimmie John.
sons building, where he will doctor all
kinds OF clocks. watches and guns
The infant child Of masMackey. mine
boss al Atlantic died on Monday morning
OF last week and was buried on Tuesday
at the Catholic cemetery near TOWNSVILLE.
ID. $ Helmick Of Fairmont has been Wis.
iting at Mir. Bonafeld's this week and as.
sisting on taking the invoice necessary be.
fore the transfer OF the big store to it new
proprietor.
George i Shay is now engaged in the
butchering business at Rowlesburg. aud is
furnishing fresh beef TO the contractors on
the new railroad as well as supplying the
town people.
DR.. J. =. Hartley was before his honor.
| Justice Craig last Saturday. charged with
threatening his family The Doctor con
tessed TO the charge and gave peace bond
for one year.
Calvin Pyles recently had hearing be
fore Squire Craig here regarding his con
nection with the trouble that occurred with
the Foriney boys aud the charge against
him was dismissed
Mrs. OliyelStang Of Jacksonville. Md,
near Washington city. with her two child
rem who have been visiting friends In this
section for the last six weeks. returned
home last Saturday.
The license OIL. ~ Tetrlck Of the run.
Melton Pharmacy was revoked by the town
council on Tuesday Of last week because
drugs we're being dispensed there without
licensed pharmacist in attendance.
The Norwegisns decided by vote to have
a King instead OF a President. Il makes
little difference except In name. Modern
constitutional monarchies are freer in some
| respects than modern republics. II is
wealth that rules in either case.
Standard oil stock paid $50 90 per share
IN dividends this year as against s36.oo
| last year Rockefellow seems TO be still
gathering in the rocks and giving his at.
tention 10 higher dividends while he ad
vises young men to give theirs to higher
thoughts.
| President McCurdy and his son. OF the
/ Mutual Life Insurance Co. manage 10
draw out between them. more money every
/ year than IS paid as salary to all the gov
efnors OF the hftyo states and territories
Of this country. Some more expressive
word than graft must be devised to III
cases like this.
| J Bona6eld has sold his entire stock
Of general merchandise to {. D. Weiden
hamer OF Clarksbufg, who assumed charge
OF the business on Wednesday morning Of
this week J. U, Martin Of West Union
will be general manager under the new
ownership. We understand the present
clerical force will be retained
When you get on train AZ Grafton 10
accompany two ladies' east and want 10
make sure that some other fellow is not
shadowing you. you want TO 60 farther east
than Kowiesburg Or Terra Alta. While
tie may not be "ln the Baggage Coach
Ahead. he is likely TO be IN the baggage
coach behind And thereby hangs tale
Silver has greatly increased in price re-.
Gently supposed TO be due 20 the large in.
crease in the production Of gold. rendering
10 relatively OF great value. on this account