West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-14

Il
DIR. w. NJ. Sivey OF Morgsntown. was
here on Wednesday OF last week attending
to business matters.
A not box a, the power house OF the Mer,
chants Coal Co. stopped one engine for
awhile on Sunday last
The boys were coastiug on the sidewalks
last Sunday. which is a against the rule. "
and must be stopped.
NJ. G. Gibson has recently had solid stone
corners built under his warehouse adjoln
ing the b, & o. railroad.
Mrs. Charles Neither OF Newburs. spent
Tuesday OF last week in Tunneltou. shop.
ping and calling on friends.
The freight depot here was moved about
thirty feet east last week. TO make room for
the new brick passenger station.
{ b. Harrington from Oakland. was in
town last Saturday. taking orders foi bot
tied refreshments for the holidays.
Miss Lou Zinn OF Gainesville. is visiting
her sister. Mrs U. S. Sapp. and her brother.
.. W. linn, In TunueIton this week
Mrs. Henrietta Kimmell OF Grafton spent
last week in Tunnelton. visiting at George
Kercheval's and other friends here.
The last Barbour county grand jury in.
dtcted number OF express agents In that
| county for handling & .. ID. whiskey
sixly-6ve miners are digging coal at the
Atlantic mines this week. aud twenty one
men are engaged in outside work there.
DR.. NJ II. Proudfoot OF Rowlesbmg was
here last week in consultation over the
case Of WIN. Phillips, who is still very low
There was spelling bee at No. 10 Reno
district. last Friday night. and we under
stand the youngsters from Striptown car.
ried off the honors.
Leader Shaw and Deacon Brown we're
both In Function between trains last Fri.
day. but strangely enough neither called up
at the captains Office.
Thomas T.. Clark moved into the George
Neville property on Roswell street last
week. Amos Wright will occupy the house
vacated by Mr.. Clark.
Tom Msckey. late mine boss at Atlantic.
moved back TO Piedmont this week. Ton,
is red hot Republican. and one OF the
political leaders of Mineral county.
Miss Blanche Smith, a teacher from Clear
field, Pa. was here from Thursday until
Monday. TO visit her Rance. William Phil.
lips. who is very ~ with typhoid fever.
MatrimonY is one OF the United States
that has never been placed on the map. and
many man who has emigrated there has
found that he made a mistake in his Ioca.
| ton.
Her Tunnelton friends were sorry to
learn OF the injuries sustained by MRS. John
]. Cooke last Friday night when she fell
down stairs at her Howesyille home and
| fractured her shoulder.
Bliss Camphor the odoriierous porter at
the Bishop House, has shaken the mud OF
| Tunnelton from his eastern sandals and
pre- empted claim In that popular region
called parts unknown.
young man who calls on his girl IN East
Tunnelton about three time a week is talk
Ing OF renting the front parlor for their
special use, so that he WIZ not have to sit
IN the kitchen when there is other company
On Monday there was a SUIT before Jus-
tice Craig between Gibson Brothers and
Walter Hart, et ais. to determine the title
OF piano that has been in dispute for
some time. Judgment was rendered In
favor Of Hart
Rufus Rodeheaver. with a small force Of
men IS engaged in quarrying rock az the
new dam Of the Atlantic Coal & Coke Co.
on Pringle's Run. The stone will be used
20 Gil the log cribs OF the dam. Which will
then be completed
n Sanford. tie new mine foreman al
the Atlantic mines. Is native Of Mounds
vile and has created favorable impress.
sion among the men here tie is said TO
greatly resemble Judge Edmund Messen.
ger In appearance
For more than thirty-fye years NJ. c..
Gibson has worn chin whlskers. and last
week he had Them removed. It's ten to one
that Mrs. Gibson will require an introduc.
ton when she returns from her western
trip about the holidays
Some miscreant threw stone through
the window Of the sleeping room attached
TO Gibsons livery stable one night last
week. The room was occupied by Bob Hart
a. the time but no one is able to even guess
At the motive that prompted the act.
Through the courtesy Of Postmaster
Hooton Of Rowiesburg we have al last Sc.
cured q copy Of the Rowlesburg RECORD.
Vol O.. No. 3, dated December 9, 1905. We
may possibly live to write the history Of
newspaperdom IN this county and are aux.
ious to keep posted
Here is one on w. G.. J.. whatever those
letters may mean. The young lawyer had
been calling on his best girl. and about
eleven o'clock arose to go. ~ wonder what
you would do IL we're 20 kiss you be said
WHY not make a test case Of 10. was the
reply And they say Katy did
Arthur Martin lost tt3 10 cash when Dali,
house burned down last week. beside All
his household goods and clothing. His two
small children were alone 10 the house
when The fire started. and Il Is The opinion
Of neigibors that they we're PLAYING with
the ERE and started the oonasgrsuon.
The Leaders Function correspondent
seems 20 think that black people inside o.,
outsido-are interested in books on chicken
culture. We don't see why anyone WHO
can raise" from two TO twenty. four chick
ems in a single night should wsnt 10 learr
any more about the business they are al
ready experts IN the profession.
Charley McGinnis. boss bumper al IN,
Atlantic mines. was summoned 10 Ringwoot
last Saturday on account OF the Illness oil