West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-07-13
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tiabits Of Tattle ana Tswn talk To-
gether With Tales Tsrssly Tsld.

ously III Of typhoid fever.
Born to Mr and Mrs. Jasper r. Watkins.
one day last week, 6ne girl baby
William Amman. the Newburs druggist.
was a Iunnelton visitor on Monday.
]. Wesley Miller is confined to the house
with well-developed case OF smallpox.
Iud woieo,t, now OF Cleveland, Ohio.
SundaYed in town. renewing old acquaint.
anccS
Miss Margaret Cakes OF Baltimore. is
visiting her mother now Mrs. n. r. Slime.
on Quality Hil
Miss Carrie orr has resumed her duties
IN the Function postofhce after three
weeks vacation.
Stewart Bona6eld treated the town to a
moonlight serenade from Bona6eld Heights
on Monday evening
X. NJ. Garrett has Just had hts residence
reprinted. The color is a delicate yellow.
trimmed in brown
w. +. Noel aud three sons spent from
Monday until Sunday last with Frostburr
friends and relatives
The Atlantic mines are doing better this
week. Plenty OF cars aud everything NOV
ing along smoothly, we are told
Louis Baer, who is now employed al his
trade In Thomas, was in town several days
after the 4th visiting his family
a. II. Halbritter has just returned from
a trip TO Fairmont aud Wheeling. during
which he was combining business with
pleasure.
Mrs NJ. &. Gibson. accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Bessie. was visiting her
sons. lanes &. and Joe " at Masontown
over Sunday
CoHman's bargain store is closed this
week while an invoice is being taken TO de.
lermine its exact status. II will open again
Tor business on July I4th,
Chief Of Police Williams was az Fairmont
over sunday, visiting his daughter. who
holds an important position in the Central
telephone Office OF that city.
Z. + Chichester glass worker from Fair.
mont has moved his family into the Craig
cottage at Tunnelton Camp ground. where
they will rusticate for some months.
Mrs. Emma whetseil Of Morgantown.
who came over to attend her sisters wed
ding and has since been visiting her par.
enis at Anderson, returned to her home
city on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon =. Hartman have re.
turned from their bridal trip in the east.
and are now busy feathering their nest az
Anderson. where they will be home TO
friends after July 18th
LLOYD Stemplc of Eglon. came no from
Kingwood with Robert Garner on Friday
evening and went on to Grafton Saturday.
where he will visit friends and attend to
some business matters
superintendent Phillips Of the Merchants
Coal Co. accompanied by his two sons.
David and William, are camping and fish.
ing on the Cheat. near the Northwestern
bridge above Rowlesburg.
The biggest gas well in West Virginia
was struck last Thursday six miles from
Clarksburg-bigger than the Big Moses
OF Tyler county. In fact, they were unable
to control or measure II at all
Senator MONTGOMERY aud his brother.in.
law Clarence Orr. lef on No. Tuesday
morning tor Berkeley Springs. where they
will drink the mineral water and rusticate
and recuperate Tor some time.
The Tunnelton Campmeeting Authori.
ties held session here on Monday OF this
week. aud fixed the time for the forthcom-
irg camp meeting from August ~ to August
40. both inclusive. Get ready
Rufus Rodeheavor has recently been
playing in a new role-that OF legal adviser
and attorney at law. We learn lac has
graduated from the County Court and en-.
tered the Circuit Court with his cases.
On Saturday last. between 10 and n
O'Clock in the forenoon. some one entered
the residence OF George Hart on Gibson
street. and stole about $ss in cash. Pecu-
liar circumstances surround this robbery.
u. S Marshal Hupp was here on Monday
and took away with him one w. II. Purkey
OF Atlantic mines. who is charged with sell.
ing drugs or whatever its latest name is.
without having the necessary papers
therefor
Miss Elsie Fleming, daughter OF Prof u.
). Fleming OF Parkersburg. with Miss Inez
Shields and Mr.. Edwin Stalnaker Of Faii.
mont we're here visiting DR.. Sialnaker last
week On Friday this trio. accompanied
by Junior Layelle drove over to the county
capital
Court began in Tunnelton as we'll as at
Kingwood on Monday OF this week. The
hrst case to be tried was Hamilton vs. lin
Plum. assault and battery After trial
lasting all the afternoon and we'll into the
night Justice Craig dismissed the case al
plaintiffs cost
{. ~. Martin Is now putting the finishing
touches on Gibsons big store building.
and already has the contract for painting
the Watkins drug store When Cyrus is
not teaching he is painting and when he is
not painting he is teaching and he scores
a success IN both vOcalions.
Joel - Stspleton, who has been absent
for five months. on account OF injuries re.
cei7ed returned from Baltimore and re.
sumed his duties July as chief larryman
az the Company's coallng station in tie
East End. His many friends gladly wei
come Mr.. Stspleion back to the Coal Center
We arc panied to record the death Of
little Mary Leda Stewart. infant daughter
Of W. =. and Lima Stewart. which oc.
cured on Saturday last. The child was
only sixteen months old and was buried on
Sunday at the Rhodes graveyard. beside
her mother who died only two months ago
Farmers are complaining that the wet
weather has caused their work TO be fur.
ther behind this season than Tor many
years Wheat harvest got mixed up with
corn hoeing and buckwhest sowing got
tangled up with hay harvest. and they arc
all trotting along together when the sun
shines