West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-28
COAL CENTER CHATS.
fidbits or Tattle and Town Talk To.
gether With Tales Tersely Told.


Ire c. Hileman teaches at No 90 in Reno
district next winter.
Robert Gamers school at Austen will
begin on October aud
The sunday School at No. closed ON
sunday last after languid existence of
six months
Two Italians from Farmout have opened
a fruit store IA the Edwards property on
Boswell street
John J. Mck,ne. the popular cashier OF
the Function bank is back at his desk
after pleasant vacation
Braham Trowbridgc we're threshiur
ior the farmers out on Walnut Hul during
the FIRST days OF this week.
John w. Stevenson is spending this week
up in the Clarksburg region in the interest
Of the Royal Union Association.
Miss Lula Young Of Corinth. and Mrs
Celia Miller OF Function were visiting at
Elri leets's out on Cheat hill over sunday
!. A. Hiscock has traded his wcll.boring
machine to Claud Mankins, who drilled his
hrst well for ! Nelson Baker at Evansville
last week
The slate roof was put on w l. Laveue's
new house last week, and MIR. Blaney and
his force OF carpenters are rushing the
other work to completion as rapidly as
possible
Henry Alden Cool the merchant aud
postmaster at Anderson is about to dispose
Of his business there and will move to Graf.
ton In month OF two. where he will again
engage In business on larger scale. We
wish him success.
ID. +. Watsons fall millinery opening oc.
Cured on Monday. Tuesday aud wednes.
day OF this week This exhibit was the
finest display OF hcadgear ever seen in
Function aud would have done credit to
city OF ten thousand people
Thomas 7. Boswell president Of the
Merchants Coal Company. was here Thurs
day last, showing party Of gentlemen over
the company's coal lands. la is the gen.
tleman for whom Boswell street was named
at the suggestion OF Joseph A. Miller
Rev. C. X. Shackleford preac his fare.
well sermon for this conference year al the
Nj. T.. Church in runnelton on Sunday even.
ing next October 1. lie will start Tor Nor.
gantown on Monday where the annual con.
ference convenes October g. Mr.. Shackel.
ford is we'll liked and our people hope he
will be returned to this charge.
II has leaked out that one of the lady
teachers who attended the examination
here had her pocket book stolen from her
sachel while she was down town at dinner.
Can 1t be that there was a sneak thief
among the teachers who came up Tor the
examinations Such one would be unit
to teach la any community We understand
that none but teachers were in the build.
ing.
George Cummings ST.. is a sly old fox.
Last week while he was supposed to be
resting up from the onerous duties OF his
Official position in Pennsylvania and when
no one was dreaming Of his matrimonial In.
tentions. the gay old gentleman was quietly
married on Thursday afternoon to Miss
Lou b. Brown and the happy couple quick.
~ sped away on bridal tour to the east.
Our best wishes 90 with them. even to the
end Of the earth.
On September 70. 1905 our fellow citizen.
X. A. Renshaw. was granted a patent, No.
8oo,oIs, on an Improvement on frogless
switches. which may vet make him an indie.
pendent fortune. For a number Of years
Mr.. Renshaw has been Interested in this
problem Of practical frogless switch for
steam railways, and after much thought
and many experiments has evolved a switch
that seems TO answer every demand that
can be made upon il In practical use a
model OF his invention is now In the patent
Office az Washington. where it has been ex.
amined with interest and appreciation by
many who have been working along the
same lines. Al effort will be made we un.
derstand 20 have the -. & O. authorities
test the invention by putting this frogless
switch In operation al Tunnelton. under the
direct supervision Of the inventor and there
IS no reason to doubt It's entire success.
We congratulate Mr. Renshaw. and trust
his fondest hopes may be realized Along
with the wireless telegraph and the horse.
less carriage should come the frogless
switch. 10 will prevent untold accidents
save many lives and avoid The distraction
Of millions OF property. EAGLE EYE