West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19

Miss Aane NJ. Kenny aud Frank Peterson.
who compose the Efficient clerical force Of
the West Virginia Northern railroad at the
headqua tiers In runueltou. spent Easter
Sunds sttheir respective homes In Grafton
aud Weston.
Mrs ]. j. MeKone, it,, and son Vernon
spent last week visiting relatives at
Westernport, Md. where they were Joined
6r Mt Mekone on Saturday evening and
remained over Easter. They returned this
week accompanied 10y Mir McKone's
mother who is now visiting in Tunnelton.
AT the last meeting OF the town council
Joke Douglas was unanimously elected
town sergeant II is our private Onion
publicly expressed that the boys want to
carry themselves pretty toletably straight
hereafter They will End that Douglas is
no Joke II the people do call him by that
| name
+. Nj. Williams has sold the drugs aud
| medicines In the Tunnelton Pharmacy to
DIT. Smith Of Tunnelton aud DR.. Strickler
OF kingwood. II is rumored that DR.
Suickler also purchases the fixtures OF the
Pharmacy Tor his drug store in Kingwood
n
started in the old Pharmacy building. n
So we hope 1t will not have a dispensary
annex
Gordon Garner, who had not missed a day
from his work on account OF sickness dur.
Ing the fourteen months he has been clerk.
ing in the Companys store at Atlantic. was
OIL duty the FIRST OF this week with a case OF
what is thought TO be whooping cough.
The disease was brought INTO the neighbor.
hood 10y visitor TO Lipsco mb's sale two or
three weeks ago.
The II. 4. O. railroad has iuaugurated a
policy here deserves commentator. This
policy is TO employ local men on their local
improvements. George Wilson aud lanes
Wiles went to Cumberland Monday where
they successfully passed the carpenters
examination and are now worSng on the
new depot building here.
J. II. Bradley whose home is az Drum.
mondville, Ontario. Canada. but who Is
now engaged In putting In lock aud dam
on the Ohio river at PaIkersburg. was here
last week. visiting Joseph w Castle aud
his mother on the farm lie was ae.
companied by Mrs. Lovila. J. Castle OF
Grafton, widow Of John +. Castle. former
resident OF this section.
There is a distinct rumor In the air re.
garding a new democratic paper in Preston |
county. Since the Republicans have four |
papers in the county perhaps II is only fair |
that the Democrats have two. And as |
kingwood, Terra Alta and Rowlesburs are |
already supplied. we move that the new
venture be anchored at Tunnelton. DO we |
hear any second to the notion
The Hon. A. @. Hughes. one OF the legal
lights OF Kingwood, was here on Friday |
last. This gentleman has had taste OF |
legislative honors. and we feel that he |
could ably represent the Second Con.
greSsional district in the National congress |
at Washington. We fear. however, that |
his striking resemblance to "Huckleberry
Jim might prove a hoodoo and caused him
to become a victim OF his friends.
The bazar given by the Ladies Aid So
cieiy in the basement of the Tunnelton
bank building last week was pronounced
success. In addition to reircShments OF all |
kinds their tables contained many articles |
OF substantial value aud considerable |
amount OF unique fancy goods. notions and
novelties not found IN the ordinary village
store. Everybody had good time aud the
society realized between fifty and sixty
dollars for use in their charitable work.
a large delegation OF local Knights OF
PyIhias left here last Thursday on a special
train over the West Virginia Northern rail.
road for Kingwood. where they make con.
necilons with the NJ & X. road and pro
ceeded to Masontown At Masontown
these knights. assisted by members OF
Brown Lodge OF Kngwood. Instituted
Deckers Valley Lodge, No I6s comforting
the degrees on about twenty candidates for
Knighthood The installation was con.
Quoted by Grand Outer Guard Samuel 70.
Montgomery Of the Grand Lodge OF West
Virginia.
On Saturday night last special officer
Samuel Albright made a visit to the tinshop
conducted by Lew Weaver and A.
Garner to see IL anything was doing. This
establishment has been under suspicion for
some time, and the officer found a solid
foundation for these suspicious upon enter.
ing. as number OF players together with
cards. money and teer were found In evi.
dence. He at once arrested the two
proprietors and on Monday evening, after
full hearing. his honor Mayor Cross fined
each FIVE dollars and costs. with a warning
that If they appeared before him again on a
like charge the maximum amount allowed
by law would be assessed
a substantial new board walk has lust
been completed on Bonafeld street be.
tween Shay's store and the junction Of Rail.
road street THIS walk passes in front Of
Mrs. Gillispies property. and her SON. the
versatile genius known as Rufus Rodeheayer
entered a vigorous protest by bodily lifting
the walk and tossing IL into the middle Of
the street, and beginning the erection Of
fence on the location Of the walk lie
Justified this action by claim that the
town was trespassing on his mothers lot.
but when acting mayor West put In his ap.
pearance Rufus replaced the walk and
moved his "claim" about two feet further
south. where the climate 3, somewhat
milder and storms are not so liable TO
occur.
The saddest news that has reached Ton.
Melton for many weeks was that announc-
Ing the accident death Of John 4. Cruise
the well-known and popular telegraph
operator. al Shell. w. Va on the w. w.,
Central railroad. on Sunday nigh, last.
Mr.. Cruise was employed there as night
operator. and on Sunday evening took his
lunch basket and started to his work lie
had to cross the river on foot bridge and
next morning his body was found in tie
river with his basket still on his arm. The
remains we're taken 10 Cumberland where
they were prepared for burial and forward
ed TO Tunneliou on Tuesday The funersl
took place At Howesville on Wednesday
| The deceased was son Of the late Thomas