West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-15
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tidbits or rattle and Town Talk To.
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

MISS NaShel wolfe OF Amblcrsburg, was
visiting Miss Polly West last week.
5 w, Shahsu has just placed new
Kaleidoscope sign in front OF his store.
Another medicine show is holding down
the boards at the opera house ,h,s week
Mrs Frank Stuck OF Dobbln, was visiting
relatives here and at Ncwburg during the
past week.
A man may lose his usefulness at sixty
years OF sge, but fortunately that's not the
case with joke.
The protractod meeting at Concord is
becoming very interesting and will be con.
tinued all this week
Out In Missouri they say the cows are
taking the ague and arc giving milk shakes.
Ask O. +, Morton about this.
Charles Davis, who was hurt in the mines
here more than two months ago went to
work again last Monday night
Watman T. Garner passed through the
Coal Center last week, on his way out TO
the Dale to complete a timber deal
Miss oue West will teach subscription
school here, beginning March 40 one week
after the close OF the graded school.
Cephas a. Dodge aud wife from Acct.
dent Md, arrived here last Saturday and
Will visit among relatives for some time.
The snow on Tuesday, which was deeper
than any we had during the winter. rather
knocked out the weather prophets again.
Mt. and Mrs Grant Rinehar, came in
from Randolph county this week. and
Grant has gone to work in the mines here.
Mir and Mrs Frank Osborn have return.
cd from their visit to the Old Dominion aud
Frank is once more at his desk in the
freight Office
Look at the date after your name on this
paper, and II your subscription has expired
send the editor love letter wrapped
around a one dollar bill
The Clarion job printing office is moving
this week from the Miller building INFO
larger and more commodious quarters on
Gibson street opposite the NJ parson.
age.
II. II. Polling who will represent Local
Union No. 237 u. NJ. w, A., left Tor Indian
apolis Ind, on Tuesday to attend the
special miners convention in that CITY
March IS
julius X Monroe. a surveyor and civil
engineer who has already won distinction
in his chosen profession. was here on
Saturday, returning from business trip to
the River city.
w s. Squires the popular lumber manu-.
iacturer shipped car load OF wagon stuff
to South Rend, Ind this week. and NJ. G.
Gibson loaded several cars Of mine props
Tor the Fairmont regions
Don't forget about the Tunnelton Chau
tauqua. Think about II. talk about IL. plan
Tor Il. An annual Chautauqur AZ Tunnelton
campground would be the best thing that
ever happened in Northern West Virginia
Some people say we don't write enough
Others say we write too much. so we'll inst
keep right along writing what we please as
long as we write atall. II you like that
program. buy your tickets at once. Tie
lighting may strike you next time.
a mecting OF the officers and teachers of
the NJ. i. Sunday school was held on
wednesday evening OF this week at the
home Of the Superintendent. ID T.. Watson.
Tor the purpose OF considering matters
pertaining to the general welfare and sue
cess OF the school.
II is announced officially that the annual
convention Of OF the United Mine Workers
for this sub district whose date has been
changed twice already will positively be
held IN the opera house here on March 10.
The miners state convention meets at
Charleston March a7d
Andy Edmonds gave a splendid dinner
to bis white iolk' friends last Sunday.
About twenty-five Of the boys we're in at.
tendance aud all OF them speak in the
highest terms OF Audys anabHity and
generosity. They had declarations and
music to enliyen the occasion
The infant child Of Frank Sandridge.
engineer OF the power house al Atlantic.
was found dead m bed on Tuesday morn.
Ing OF this week. 1t had been we'll as usCal
and laughed and played the evening before.
The remains were taken to Mt. Oliyet. near
Philippi for burial on Wednesday.
We are sorry to hear OF the continued
Illness Of w. a. Watson the well known
Fellowsville merchant He seems to be
suffering from general breakdown. caused
10y too close application to business. His
hosts Of friends here and elsewhere hope
he may soon recover his former health
The miners are circulating petitions ask.
ing Governor Dawson to call the legislature
In special session TO amend the mining laws
Of West Virginia. our information IS to
the effect that the movement is general all
over the state. Petitions are also out i'm
favor Of the two. cent rate in this state. the
same as has been made the legal rate in
Ohio
on last Friday night vicious dogs attacked
two yearling calves belonging to VIII West
on the hiIl south OF town. and killed one
OF them and injured the other until it was
thought Tor time thatit would die. n
about ninetentbs Of the dogs In Function
/ and Preston county were treated To- a feast
| Of Clipped lead the town aud the county
would be better Of
On Tuesday night house No. 50 Of tho
! Weaver Coal e Coke co. an Atlantic wa,
| destroyed by FIRE. 10 was occupied Al th,
time by Daddy Ovens % we'll known
character among The co'ored population
When the fire was FIRST seen from Tunnel
ton the report spread that the Atlantic
power house was burning BUTT proved ia
be untrue The building was insured Ton
about twothIrds Of its value
AS the season for scturd warm weather
approaches it would be we'll Tor su opr
people TO pay greater attention TO kcepIn,
their premises clean aud free from hIth. re
fuse matter and garbage ofcgery kind ",
are now happily free from typhoid fever
but only The strictcN care and absolut,
cleanliness all over town can insure th.
continuance OF ibis desirable state %
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