West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-26

was the elder Watson's FIRST outing sine,
his reoelt severe illness, and his friend,
were greatly pleased 10 see him out anl
about once more,
Mrs. Lotion Hartman OF GAINESVILLE neai
| Fairmont was visiting her SiStcriulsw
Mrs. Sell Stone near Haywood over Easter
| On her return home last TUESDAY she wa,
accompanied by Mrs. &. n, wotring o.
Iunnelton, who spent week VISITING
friends there and az Monongah ON het
return she spent day in Grafton. callirg
on Mrs. Cal Barb.
An adjourned session OF the miners con.
vention for sub.district No. will be held
m the Opera house here on Thursday even
ing OF tins week, aud on Friday night con
ference meeting will be held at the same
place. To this conference the representa-
tives OF the Merchants Coal Co. will be-
invited and II is hoped such action will be
taken as will prevent strike at these
mines.
Three Italian miners at Corinth-named
Dominick Carucci. Peter Carucci and Toe
DeVi,o-were terribly burned by the OK,
plosion OF keg OF giant powder on FRIDAY
last aud were taken TO the Miners hospital
at Fairmont the same day. The FIRST named
was seriously aud the other two painfully
injured. The accident occurred while the
three men were engaged in dividing the
powder among themselves, aud was caused
by spark falling into the powder from a
pipe that one OF them was smoking.
Thursday OF last week was phosphate
day again in runnelton. when h. T. Stone
OF Fellowsville distributed three carloads
OF the acknowledgements Cos standard
grade OF fertilizers. An day long the
farmers wagons went rolling through the
streets like circus parade. and the air
was perfumed stronger than primrose
garden at shutdown. The independent
state OF Reno was we'll represented In the
parade, and the fact that these farmers
continue to buy this brand OF goods year
after year speaks volumes for its agri.
cultural value.
Edward Shrout miner employed by the
Merchants Coal Co. here. met with a fatal
accident in the mines last FRIDAY morning.
when heavy TAIL OF bone coal and slate
broNe his back, completely SevetinG the
spinal cord aud injuring him internally.
Although Il was practically certain that he
must die he was taken to the Miners hos.
pital a, Fairmont the same day. where he
died az eleven o'clock that night. The
remains were. brought back to, Tunnelton
on Sunday morning and interment made a,
Camp Ground cemetery on Monday. lie
was about thirty years OF age aud leaves a
wife and one child.
On last Friday morning about four clock
an eastbound freight train pitched over the
grade at Anderson with such speed that Il
jumped the track at the stonecrusher.
sidewping westernbound train with such
force as to knock eight cars over the EN-.
bankment into Cheat river and deraII four.
teen others, Fortunately no one was hurt.
The track was damaged so badly that the
last expresses had to be detoured. Nos. 4
and going around past Bealine ton and No.
) past Connellsville. One of the wrecked
cars was loaded with curtain poles. which
served as souvenirs for the big crowd az.
tracted by the accident.
As noted IN these Chats last week. Il. NJ.
Williams sent to Moundsyille for Morrison $
blood hounds to run down the thieves who
had looted the old Pharmacy building on
the railroad. The hounds arrived on No.
Wednesday night and were immediately
given the trail. They reformed their work
in a satisfactory manner, tracing the mean.
behring's OF the thieves-there were at least
three and may have been five concerned in
the said-in a manner that demonstrated
the dogs ability and intelligence. No
arrests have yet been made. and very little
is given out regarding the performances OF
the hounds, but some additional evidence
IS being secured and before long there will
probably be denoument in the case.
sunday school was recognized at No. ?
on last Sunday. by the election OF Simon S
Hartman as superintendent. Err Teets as
assistant superintendent. Robert Garner
secretary. Julia Hartman treasures and
Gordon Garner librarian. They set the
time for 10 80 a. m. but we suppose the
time will be seesawed around from morn.
ing TO afternoon and from afternoon 10
morning again like II has been for several
years, so that no one can tell what hour
Sunday school will be held there unless tie
carries calendar around with him and
makes weekly calculations as II foretellins
an eclipse, And 1t does not take a prophet
to fortell an early eclipse Of interest in the
school this policy Is again pursued. II
the Sunday school is a foot ball or play
thing to be tossed around at any ones con
yenience. small wonder that people fail tc
| respect II or attend IT, In our opinion II
| ought TO run on rs own schedule. on its owr
track, and its invariabie time Of arrva
ought to be two o'clock. p M In the
afternoon"