West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-08-30
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tiabits Of Tattls ana Town Talk t..
gsthcr With Tales Tsrsely Toli.

Born to Mr. and Mrs Harry shrout. O
Atlantic. on Tuesday. a boy
The new Easolene engine was installed Al
L, : Sapp's steam mill las, week.
1Dr A. w Hoyt Of Austen was her,
Tuesday to have Or. Smith operate on hin
| for an abscess in his neck.
New board walks have been constructed
on Kingwood street above Gibson's store
and the property Of the Shaaer heirs
A fine day. good speeches aud bis
erowdwere the leading features Of Labor
Day at the Camp ground on Tuesday
George Hart moved last week from the
Johnson property on Gibson street to one
OF James y Hunts houses on 1unrei Hin,
Thomas West Ir., came back from Glib.
sons lumber camp near Reedsvile last
week. where he has served as camp cook
tor more than year. aud will hereafter re.
side in Tunneltou. The mill has been
moved TO new location. where the men
can secure board, aud the camp has been
abandoned TommYs many friends wei.
come him back TO the Coal Center lie is
a, present working in the freight office in
place Of Frank Osborne.
rhorns store on Railroad street was
broken into last Wednesday night aud a
lot Of watetmelons and about three dollars
in change was taken.
Will Teets, wife and baby from Bridge.
port, accompanied by Cecil Teets and Miss
Goldie Freeman. we're visiting Err Teeis
and taking in the Camp.meeting last Satur.
day and Sunday
The Sites Stock Co which was billed for
the opera house here three nights this
week blew into the town on Saturday. gave
an eXtemporiEed bum performance Satur.
day night and blew out again toward Terra
Alta before Monday night came,
Jacob Greaser, son OF Henry Greaser.
living near Housewife. was taken TO the
Miners Hospital at Falrmont last Friday.
where it was found necessary to ampuiate
the les that was recently broken in the
mines The operation was performed Sat.
urday, we understand and the young man
was doing as we'll as could be expected.
His father went down again on Tuesday
morning to see him.
John hester. from Amblersburg. was here
from Friday until Monday morning. visiting
his brother. 5. r. hester the jeweler and
attending Camp meeting.
The crowd at the Camp ground last sun.
day Was enoTmous-one o. the largest ever
assembled on the grounds. II was con
servatively estimated at FIVE thousand. II
the weather be good next Sunday. will wit
ness still larger assembly. Ever, body
with his wife and family will be there.
Mrs Frank Hamilton OF East Tunnelton,
had the misfortune to fall and fracture her
leg one day last week DIR. Smith was called
and rendered surgical assistance,
William Myers went TO Eairmout on
Monday morning. where he will visit rela.
lives for several days. and may then 90 on
10 central Illinois, where he has brother
in business.
Master Robert Hunt had the misfortune
TO run a rusty nail into his foot while at
play the other day. A physician was called
who dressed the wound, and II is hoped no
serious injury will result
John DAVIS, OF Sinclair, received a new
patent cider mill on Tuesday. and as ap
pies are plenty up in that locality, will have
barrels OF cider on tap
David Philips and sister. Miss Elizabeth,
Of Simpson, Taylor county. where their
father ID. X Phillips, is now superinten-
dent Of mines came down Monday to
spend this week attending the special ser.
vices at the Camp ground
Thomas Russian, one Of Grafton's most
popular young men especially among the
fair sex. spent last Sunday here with Miss
Anne Kenny. Hushan don't say a word
about this 10 PAT Moran.
Miss Fanny Robinson. Of Fairmont. who
had been here visiting her aunt. Mrs a. /
Bonafeld, for the last fortnight departed
Tor home last Thursday
Mrs Benjamin Mausby OF West Union
was here visiting her friend Mrs. Joseph
Martin from Wednesday until Monday
Mrs. Luther Miller and two children OF
East Tunueton left Tor Rinard last Satur.
day where they will spend a week visiting
her parents
William Bernard Cruise. the Grafton real
estate aud insurance man, was here visit.
ing his sister. Mrs. J. S Hunt last Monday.
Joseph Mstlick. OF Cecil. Taylor county.
was visiting his old home near function
last week. and wrote an article for the
Grafton Sentinel over his uom de plume OF
Uncle Joe" in regard 10 old times in this
section.
Mrs. Charles Williams. Miss Mary Glib
son. Mrs Homer King and MISS Griffin
made up jolly crowd OF ladies who came
over from Terra Alta last Wednesday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs Ira e. Gibson for few
hours. The two first mentioned are sisters
to Mr.. Gibson and the Kings are his
| cousins.
The family Of Mrs. Rachel Bishop had a
kind Of family reunion here last Sunday.
| Those present we're Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bernard and children Of Morgautown, Mr.
and Mrs. WIN. Bishop and children Of
Terra Alta, Mrs. Mae v Bremen and son
OF Kingwood Mrs. Rae Oracle OF Tunnel.
ton, Mrs. Jane Thomas OF Kingwood and
Mrs. Jane Hanway Of Grafton They all
drove out to the Camp ground except Mrs
Bishop herself
n. S. Barlow. the welLknown Grafton
attorney. was in town Tuesday on his wav
to Howesville Tor few days rest and
| recreation
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