West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-24
COAL CENTER CHATS.
ridbils Of Tattle aud Town Talk To.
gether With Tales Tersely Told.


Correspondence OF The Argus
An our teachers are at Terra Alta this
week
The runneIon Camp Meeting Tor 1905 has
passed into history
We understand Mack Castle contemplates
opening a blacksmith shop at Herring.
Charles h. Riley was al home over sun.
day from his work out near Masontown.
Judge Harrison zinu returned on Mon.
day from ten days visit to Washington
City
Scott Shahan aud family recently re.
turned from trip to Washington and Bal
timorc
Born unto Nit aud Mrs Elmer Goa ON
saturday last daughter. DR. Trash was
in attendance.
Rev George w. White was in town
Tuesday on his way home from attending
Camp Meeting.
Christopher Columbus Bolyard is this
week hauling in carload OF fine rcd oak
lumber that he sold to |. s. Miller.
u :. Sapp OF the Function steam mills
received another carload OF hay Saturday
and car OF western corn Monday.
NJ. o parrack OF Terra Alta. was in
town Saturday and Sunday visiting his
brothers r. +. and +. w. Parrack.
J w. Britton removed on Tuesday from
No. o. Monkey Row, to the old Watkins
house on the railroad above the steam
mill.
J. III Cover the excursion agent of
TOWNSVILLE, was IN function TUESDAY.
making arrangements Tor an excursion to
the Clarksburg Fair
VIM. w. Teets OF near Monongah. aud
Henry reets and wife OF Rawlings. Md.
We're visiting Err ree,s aud attending
Camp Meeting last weSk
Prof G II. Martin aud family left on Sat.
urday to visit friends at Kingwood and
went on from there to Terra Alta on Mon.
day to attend the Teachers Institute.
Gilbert uua OF a Addison street. East
Grafton. aud late popular night clerk al
Painters restaurant In that city. was in
lunncltou and At the Camp Ground last
saturday.
] w Stevenson returned last Saturday
from q two weeks trip to Clarksburg aud
Harrison county In the interest OF the Royal
Union Association for which he is dis.
trict deputy
q. G. Neville dealer in groceries and
soft drinks on Railroad street. recently
had a number Of Cue hams stolen from his
store. We advise George to invest In
good shotgun
r. NJ. Garrett who has had typhoid
fever for two weeks is much worse Little
hope ior his recovery Is entertained We
have heard OF one new case. that OF Miss
Lydia shahan
Arthur w. IIalbritter, late member OF
the firm OF Adams & Co who lost their
business la the recent fire here. is now
chief clerk in Bona6elds clothing store in
the bank building
The firm Of Gibson Bros will be dis.
solved In a few days and they will be sue.
ceeded In business by NJ. G. Gibson s. Co.
We understand that Bert T. Gibson will
engage In business at Reedsville
As pred cted last week Sunday was the
big day at the Tunnclton Camp Ground,
the crowds far surprising those OF the pre-.
vious sunday Notwithstanding the threat.
ening weather OF the early morning.
Robert Kay,Ganer. who is attending the
Teacher S Institute at Terra Alta this week.
has been selected as the principal OF the
public schools Of Austen for the coming
term Of six months. lie holds a No : cert.
hcaie. good for FIVE years.
Hebron Harshbarger Of Cincinnati. OHIO.
accompanied by his wife and brother.in.
law, has been visiting his boyhoods home
at And srson for the last ten days aud Incl
dentally taking in the Camp Meeting Heb
is as big and as jolly as Of yore.
Miss Myrtle Stewart Of Morganrown. who
has been visiting here aud near Kingwood
Tor some time, departed for Oakland on
Monday last. where she will attend the
ChautaLqua exercises until their close next
TUESDAY when she will return to Morgan.
town
Miss Adsh J Cobun had the misfortune
to lose a parcel containing a brown silk
oversktt with tucked front. at the Camp
Ground last Sunday night Any one finding
It and returning II to her at the residence
OF John J.. Gibson in Function. will be
Literally rewarded
10 our last letter we inadvertently omitted
to mention the return Of Mr.. and Mrs. a. /.
Bona6eld from the city Of Baltimore. where
Mr. Bonafeld had been taking treatment
from an eminent specialist named Riley.
lie is much improved and has again been
attending TO business
The big mass meeting at Flynns Grove
last Saturday was a grand success John
Nugent President Of the United Mine
Workers Of West Virginia and the clio.
qucnt w. ". Morgan Of Ohio delivered adj.
| dresses. Tom Haggerty Of Pennsylvania
was also on the grounds but did not speak
Only FIVE old soldiers took part in the
campfire exercises az the Camp Ground
last Thursday afternoon Rev George w
| White the leader and Capt. !. r.. Murdoch
| a. Z. Scott John W. Bntton and Rev.
Charles II Shackleford OF these four
/ served IN the Federal and one in the Con.
tederate Army
Everybody whom we have heard discuss
the matter unite in the opinion that there
were fewer old soldiers az the Tunnclton
| Camp Ground on G. Ar. Day this year
/ than ever before. a few more years and
80 a. K Day will disappear from pro
/ grams forever and the Grand Army" will
| be known only ir history
mot ict it to local jobbers who have no
facilities 10 assist you in a general way. "
| eh, Pshaw The local jobber has facilities
and uses them right along f5r publishing
/ more local news from this one town than
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