West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-28

A. w. Cauieo. county suerintenJen,, was
in town last Friday aud visited the South.
side schools.
Arden Halbritter, n son of ]. Willis Hal.
britter, has been i'll from bilious troubles
for some days.
Dr. w. S. Trash was away from Saturday
antl Tuesday, visiting home folks down
about Piedmont.
There is a report that VIM. w. Teets, a
son of EN- Teels, was recently married GU,
about Monongah.
Mrs. l.. +. Stafford went to Keyser on
Wednesday to visit relatives and will 90 on
from there to Parsons.
Messrs. Hughes and Conley, two legal
lights from the county capital. we're on our
streets las, Wednesday.
Walter Flynn from the wild and wooily
west was in Tunnelton Chri stmas morning,
on his way to Kingwood.
A number of our farmers are getting the
Southern fever again--ihink the winters arc
too long in West Virginia.
Mrs. Mary West, one of the grand old
ladies Of Evansville, was here over Christmas
visiting at ID. f. walsons
Mrs. Ethelynd Hutton of HuttonsviIle, is
here to spend the holidays with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. A. J. Bonafeld.
Robert Latham, express clerk here, has
been laLfnu his h,t,da- .,...,g.. -. - -
home in the Valley of Virginia.
w. B. Cruise, the Grafton insurance
agent. was in town several days last week,
presumably to see his new neice.
Willie v. Brennon is at home from Rock
Hill College near Baltimore for the holiday
vacation lie will return January 3.
George HsrdesiY will hereafter go to the
country on Sunday nights we understand,
aud will have no occasion to move his trunk.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Polling last
Thursday fine boy baby--a live Christmas
gift as IL were. De- Smith played Santa
Claus.
Joseph A. Miller aud wife, Pit boss San.
ford. and Clerk Gordon Garner of the Mil.
dred Supply Co, went to Falrmont TO spend
Christmas.
Mrs. Jane Wilson and daughter DOVE
from the independent state of Reno, were in
town shopping last week---brought in fine
lot of turkeys.
Elias Myers aud wife from Maryland,
came up to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Myers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Shaver
near Anderson.
Foster Zeigler gave his school at M 7,
hingwoOd district, an oid.fashioned caudy
treat last Friday afternoon, aud a mid winter
vacation until January 4.
Miss Mary Tuhll is at home this week
from her work as muse at the SuickIer hos.
PiIal in Kingwood, spending the holidays
with parents and friends
During all last week the streets of Tunnel.
ton greatly resembled the Ohio river in a
right dry season--ihey we're little too deep
to wade and not quite deep enough to ferry.
The wash-house at Mrs. Elizabeth Ashby's
boarding house caught ire one day last
week, aud the mining clothes Of Day Z,nn
aud Ola BuekIew wer destroyed. No other
damage.
We are pleased to learn that Will Phillips,
who has had long and serious siege Of ty-
phoid fever, Is now on the highway to
health, with every prospect OF complete
restoration.
Joe V. Gibson Of the Law department Of
the State University, who has won consider
able fame on the gfidiron and got his skull
cracked in the effort, Is q, home for the hol.
idsY vacation.
The town election will occur in Tunnel.
ton on Thursday, January 4,h, 1906, aud a
mass meeting is called a, Squire Craig's Of.
fee for Thursday evening Of this week to
nominate a ticket.
The friends q Miss Sophia Cummings.
who was seriously threatened with append.
eitis, arc pleased TO know that the danger is
pas, and she is once more able to be on the
streets and about the home.
HAi a"A WIS j. - Eeaeref OF MeWDufn,
came up to the Coal Center to spend Christ.
mas with friends here. and Mr.. FeIsrer As.
sisted with the music al the Sunday School
entertainment, IN the evening.
Nc Robert A. Lear. president Of the
Ameucan Mutual Reformefs, was in town
one day LAST week IN the interest Of his new
organization. There will likely be q branch
organized here IN the near future.
Dr.. Cay Fairiax and wife we're here one
day las, week. We presume the Doctor val
looking after bis interest in the merchan.
dising business Of NJ. {. Gibson & Co o.
which 6rm he is the silent partner.
The first quarterly meeting for the present
conference year was held IN the NJ r Chuscd
here on last Saturday and sunday. Psssid
ing Elder w Robinson Of Grafton, We,
present and preached Saturday evening and
sunday morning.
Christmas passed of quietly a. the Coal
Center, with no accident to mar and M
special event 10 mark its joyous advent, be.
yono the usual amount q holiday visiting
add TIE ordinary number Of family reunion,