West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-01
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tidbits or Tattle aud Town Talk To.
gether With Tales Terselr Told.

4 NNNf'hk AesA WIEN
Miss Pearl Salisbury OF oriole. was here
last week visiting friends.
II you don't like these letters, vote 10
stop them, Il can be done.
ID. T. Watson Is RECEIVING a large stock
OF new millinery goods this week.
Tom Edwards from Morgantown, was
here for short time on Monday.
Many a mans good reputation depends
on what is not found out about him.
MISS Belle Steele OF Austen. was a bust.
ness visitor in town during the week,
The Howard Gather Oil Co, is engaged
in sinking test well near Pruntytown.
The Austen Coal & Coke Co. is building
two new houses near its store In that town
Mauimony is paying institutional
least Tor the ministers and divorce lawyers
The Elite Entertainers gave perfor
nance at the opera house here Monday
night.
Grant Rinehart and wife returned TO their
home at Montrose. Randolph county. on
Friday.
Mrs. George Glenn aud daughter Mary.
L
last week
Jared L. Hagans. formerly OF Brandon.
| Vile. died at his home in Thornton on
February IS.
Clyde Hovatter Of Austen. who has had a
serious siege OF throat trouble IS reported
much better.
The man with plenty OF push Is usually
successful. but he Is not In Il with the man
who has a pull.
| The ancient Romans smoked something
very like the modern cigarette. aud now
they are all dead.
| Phil. l.. Wilson. clerk at the Bishop
house was at Oakland several days this
week on business.
The girl who learns how TO cook beef
steak properly will not have to bestow her
affections on pug dog.
You probably know some people who re.
pay kindness by dirt. and people who pre-.
tend to be somebody too.
The elite OF Tunnelton INDUCED In
another grand ball at the opera house on
| "Wednesday night OF last week,
John Devall attended church one day last
week. The circumstance is so rare that Il
seems to deserve local mention.
The reason why lighting never strikes
twice In the same place Is because the
place isn't there after the first strike.
Tuesday morning brought us a sample OF
old 'fsshioned winter, but we didn't like Il
well enough to order any large quantity.
Scott Shahan has just placed fine
Mosler patent safe In his new counting
room adjoining the store on Boswell street.
Councilman Frank Hart and bride have
gone to housekeeping In rooms over DR..
Stalnaker's drug store and are very costly
fixed.
X. {. Phillips was recently promoted TO
be night foreman In the mines here, and
Senator Sheets was made night timber
boss
George Edwards has gone TO Morgan.
town to 90 to school and Edward Edwards
will 90 to that city this week to work In the
glass factory.
The public school near Rowiesburg.
taught by Miss Jessie Pell. has been closed
for week or two on account OF sickness
among the pupils.
We understand that Harry Moon. late OF
the White Star livery stables here, IS now
general utility man at the New Exchange
hotel in KIngwood
Ten Bernard, late engineer on the b. &
o. railroad has moved his family to
Morgantown. where he now has position
as engineer on the NJ. & X,
Joseph Vincent has quit Housekeeping
and stored his goods for the summer. Mrs
Vincent will visit relatives for awhile. and
Toe will seek work elsewhere.
w. g. Lavele spent from Thursday until
Monday at Cumberland and other large
towns In the east Will thinks the sun rises
at some point IN the east or northeast.
Mrs. Ezri Teets had the misfortune to
fall and seriously injure her right arm on
Friday at her home near here Dr. Smith
was called and gave the necessary atten.
tIon.
The annual convention OF the United
Mine Workers OF America for this sub.
district has been postponed from March 8.
to March "a. II will be held az the Opera
house here.
John Nugent. president Of District ~.
and John Springer and b. M. Flahery,
National organizers. addressed the miners
here al Browns Hall on Tuesday evening
OF last week
The entertainment by the pupils OF the
graded school. which was postponed last
week on account Of the revival services,
will be given on Wednesday evening Of this
week at Browns hall.
Miss Ollie v. West spen, Sunday with
her sister Mrs !. {. Federer. at Newburg.
IL Is rumored that there are also other at.
fractions Tor Miss Otue in that old burg
which calls itself New.
Manager J. " Martin OF Weidenbamer's
big department store moved on Monday
from the Tunnelton Pharmacy building into
the w. b. Cruise roperty on Gibson street
opposite the NJ. r. church.
John Alexander Dowie claims to be
Elijah No ?. There isl remarkable re.
semblance between them-Elijah was fed
by the ravens and John seems to be kept
In comfortable circumstances by the Jays
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osborn left Tuesday
morning for two weeks visit 10 their old
home 10 Virginia. Mr.. Osborn Is assistant
railroad agent here and we understand
Frank West will take his place while he is
away.
A. NJ. Moore has been laid Of from the
clerical force Of NJ. G. Gibson & CO., on &C.
count NJ dull trade. and will likely 20 on
the road again. Ash ~ fine salesman and
his services are valuable wherever he Is
engaged.
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