West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-10-05
COAL CENTER CHATS.
ridbits OF Tattle and Town Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

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gether With Tales Tersely Told.
G. G. Neville has moved his fam ily to the
farm Tor the winter.
\. T.. Reushaw is the new cond ucior on
Bona6eids delivery wagon.
Geo. : Hartman the carpenter and con.
tractor. was in town tins week
Born to MI. aud Mrs ]. a. Hiseock on
September a. a 6ne biz girl baby
Our farmers are done sowing whea, and
have their corn and buckwheat cut.
Five OF the ten houses in Monkey Row
had their roofs reprinted last week.
Florence MILES. a daughter OF Daniel
Wt'es is the latest victim Of I, phoid fever.
Oren w huffman and Miss Della Goa
were married on "Wednesday Of las, week.
Miss Nellie FraniI will teach the Hal.
6ri',er school next term beginning Oct 9th
@. NJ. Castle who is now blaeksmithine
al Herring spent SUNDAY ,u town with his
family.
The only place n Function to get school
N'' - ~ J - A'""A > iAc httpN lull
supply
The chestnut crop 5 unusually light in
this section this fal. They are selling at
seven cents per pound.
Mrs. Hannah Sheer OF Independence.
speu, last week In Function visiting hcr
sister Mrs J. w Johnson
The FIRST frost OF the season in this vicin.
ity visited us on Wednesday morning OF
last week. 40 damage done
Mrs. d = Watson is spending this week
out at Evansville. visiting her parents and
other relatives in that locality
The Atlantic mines are running every day
now, and Superintendent Sandridge says
he has room Tor few more good miners
We are sarry to chronicle the fact that
Uncle sam Edmunds is seriously 90 at his
home near town with a dropsical affection.
Miss Minnie Miller left on saturday last
Tor FaiImont where she will take three
months course in music at the State Nor.
NAL
Three new members were admitted into
Local Iunnelton OF the Socialist party at
their regular meeting on Thursday evening
Of last week
Thomas West IT,, the cook at Gibson
lumber camp near Reedsvile. was IN town
in town over sunday visiting Mrs West
and the kids
Twins were born to L $ Plum and wife
the aSth ult and now both parents are
down with typhoid fever. Verify. troubles
never come singly.
Ed. Cross aud Miss Matte Ruckles were
married at the NJ. f.. parsonage here on
Tuesday evening az o o'clock. by the Rev
&. r. Shackelford
Mrs. Sabina Beavers Parker, a former
Preston county girl, born aud reared near
Rowlesburg. died recently at her home in
Southern California.
William Adams aud wife Of Crelleu. Md.
and Miss Carrie Adams Of Hutton. Md
we're visiting Luther l. Adams from Sstur.
day until Monday last
J. 5. Miller has shipped hail dozen cars
OF lumber from as many different points
this week. aud gets around so fast that we
cannot keep track OF him.
John Higgins. NINE foreman Of the Ka.
nawha mines in Marion county. and Willie
Higgins OF the same place, were here Sat
urday and sunday visiting +. D Hart.
Mrs. G.. w Beavers gave a reception to
her Sunday School class, composed OF girls
from u TO - years Of age, at her home on
Gibson street on Thursday OF last week
The building hereioford occupied by
Iaylor's undertaking establishment is be.
ing ceiled and otherwise improved. aud
will be used as a fruit store we understand
John Cummings came home this week
from his work in Arkansas where lie has
been suffering from malarial fever. and
will spend some time in rest and recreation.
The Southside school in Tunnelton will
open for business on Monday morning next
with Mrs. Fields from Kingwood and Miss
Ada Jackson from Gainesville, as teachers
His friends here were shocked to learn
OF the death Of Justice John w. Carrico at
his home ia Rowlesburg on Sunday fast A
number Of our people attended the funeral
on Tuesday
Mrs. Eugcnus Michaels died at her home
near the Camp Ground on Friday last aud
was buried az Camp Ground cemetery on
Saturday. Rev. & r. Shackelford onciat.
ed at the funeral
Leslie Halbrittcr returned from Wash.
Ingtou on Tuesday evening where he has
been in the hospital for two or three
months. We understand he Is greatly i'm.
proved In health.
There is rumor in the air that the coal
lands and works OF the Merchants Coal
Company here are about 10 be sold 10 the
II G. Frick Company Of Pennsylvania.
Nothing definite can be learned al present
The Bishop House, which has been ua.
occupied for severa weeks. is once more
an applicant for public patronage under the
management Of Mrs. Rachel Bishop who
assumed charge Monday morning Of this
week
Guard McCalister and wife Of Braddock.
Pa, we're here last week visiting George W.
Beavers and family Mr. McCalister has
served as policeman 30 Braddock for a
number Of years. Ills wife is sister to
| Mrs Beavers.
Alonzo q Shumaker and family arrived
| home on Saturday last from their month
outing boz the magnificent vest and report
having had a grand and glorious time Ma