West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-10
COAL CENTER CHATS.
TidbitS Of Tattle aud Town Talk To.
gether With Local Tales Tersely
Told.

Correspondence Of The Argus
An infant child OF A J. Johnson was
/ buried on Monday OF last week
The runnelton Bank has a new sign in
/ fancy lettering on its front door.
Born to Mt. aud Mrs. Jacob Murray on
Thursday OF last week big Sirl baby.
A 6Ucen.year old daughter OF samuel
Adams OF the West End has typhoid fever.
A new two inch oak sidewalk was built in
front Of Watkins brothers store last Fri
day.
Miss Docia" MAY Of Maryland, has been
visiting relatives near here Tor week or
two.
Mrs John a. Lyons Of Terra Alta. was
visiting the family of A. Hoffman last
week
new sidewalk was built on Tuesday be.
tween d. Is. wa,sons store aud the NJ. T..
Church
Miss Georgia Ruckles who has been sui.
terinS from a severe case OF typhoid fever
IS now convacscent
Willis Halbritter was out on the home
farm last week harvesting for his mother.
Mrs. L. w. Halbrittcr
Charley May 20 to Wilson's as much as
he likes, but George HarddyGes ty 90 to
Matlieks again, understand
George w Brown has Just built new
gate and laid new stone walk in front OF
his residence on Gibson street.
u. $. Sapp received a car load OF western
oats last Friday. and George Miller & son
received car load OF brick the same day.
We understand that Lee Miller contem.
plates opening a shop IN Function for the
repair OF clocks, watches guns aud
revoNers.
J c. Federer has opened barber shop
az Newburg. and FOLLY Stafford succeeds
him as partner in MT +. A. Harris touso.
rial parlor here
Clarence higgins OF Pleasant Valley has
just moved his saw mill from Frog Hollow
TO the John Shaver farm. where he will saw
up fine tract Of timber.
John Hatfield OF Piedmont. one Of the
best miners In Mineral county, was az the
Coal Center on Tuesday on his way to visit
a brother Of his at Irona
The young people Of the NJ ethodist
Protestant church at Indepe ndence will
give festival in 1. o. o. +. Hall there on
Saturday evening August Iath.
+ p. Gale Of the Camp ground. left on
Tuesday morning for Barbour and Ran.
dolph counties, to finish up his phosphate
trade for the season in that section OF the
State
William Phillips has been visiting Day
Zinn during the last two weeks. while Day
was at home spending his vacation. lie
returned to his work in Nicholas county
this week
A handsome double monument was re.
Gently erected al the Campgrouud cemetery
over the graves Of Robert T. and Willie -
Hoffman children OF lanes a and Eliza.
beth a. Hoffman.
Two Polish families. Peter and Mary
Smith and Staley Zuchowsh and wife. have
recently removed from Howesville and
located at Atlantic where the men are now
working in the mines
NJ. G. Gibson Is receiving this week fine
lot OF new furniture. and will we under.
stand open a big furniture store in the
rooms formerly occupied by l.. b Hartman,
over the general store
Two new cases Of typhoid fever in town
Lloyd Haney and daughter Of samuel
Wolf have the disease. and we hear OF two
or three other cases out in the country
Clean up, fumigate, diSinfect.
Sandford Moore was arrested on Mon
day last in the Snyder settlement and taken
20 Rowlesburg by officer Thomas Riggs. to
answer some kind Of a charge brought 10y
merchant Shoch Of that town
a. Bona6eld whose illness We noted
last week. went to Baltimore on Friday.
accompanied by Mrs. Bona6eld, to consult
a specialist and has been spending some
days In that city under treatment
The Town Sergeant and a number Of our
citizens are engaged this week in repairing
the sidewalks aud trimming up the streets
a little. preparatory to camp. meeting week
The good work Should be encouraged.
Miss Neue Hoffman left Function on
Thursday Of last week for Colorado
Springs, Col. TO take care Of Mrs. Wills
Taylor who Is now stopping at the springs
in hopes ofrecovering her shattered health.
Gilbert Hoffman who left here last Octo
Der is now at Tuscarora Nevada. after
travelling through Ohio. Kentucky. Ala.
bama, Florida, Colorado and Utah. This
is travelling some Tor boy who is only
nineteen years old.
a tramp sign painter named McAbee
from Pittsburg struck the town last week
and the Tuuuclton Hardware store. the
Iunnelton Pharmacy and Hartman's furni
ture store show fine specimens Of his
handiwork for he was an artist in his line
Judge linn seems 10 make money selling
bees We understand his regular price is
twenty dollars stand and that they 20
right along az that price which Is more
than Err Jeets could ever get when he kept
bees We can give reference il required.
Frank West who accompanied Leslie
Halbritter TO the hospital al Washington
returned on Sunday last and reports that
young Habrtter IS doing we'll since the
operation. Ills brother Arthur Halbrtier
Is still with him in the city OF magni6ccnts
distances
Mrs. ID. K. Phillips wife Of Superintcnd.
ent Phillips Of the Merchants Coal Co.
with her friend Mrs Neia and son David.
spent sunday last boz the country at the
hosptable home ofHarrison linn Senator
Montgomery and Mrs. Montgomery we're
also guests Of Judge zinn the same dsy
George Myers Of Rowlesburr. has So
cured The contract Tor the excavation and
stone work on the foundation Of Col. w. J..
| Lavellcs new house the first TO be rebuilt
in the burnt district. and he and his brother