West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-05
COAL CENTER CHATS.
1fdblts Of Tattle and Town Talk To.
gether with Tales Tersely Told.

Joseph Frank lost valuable horse on
Thursday OF last week.
man is apt to slip up even ona pave
ment Of good intentions
It's wise father nowadays who knows
as much as his own son.
Dennis Watkins shipped carload OF
mine props on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. l. Walsh were visiting at
Henry Grim'S last week
The Function ChautSuqua- only dream
now but destined TO be a reality.
Let II so on record that March was by
tar the worst winter month we had.
As ceremony creeps in at one end Of a
church. piety backs out at the other.
Guy Grim was calling on friends at
Rowelsburg last Saturday and SUNDAY.
Some people are like hens-can never
hnd ANYTHING where they laid II yesterday.
The frs, robin appeared in runnelton
March 30. and the FIRST butterfly was seen
ApriLs.
Mrs. Vim. X. Spangler OF Austen. who
has been seriously ~ for some time. Is
slowly improving.
William a. Watson OF Felowsville who
has been sick tor some time is reported
much better this week.
ID. +. Watson's millinery opening. which
Is always an event IN Tunnelton, is set for
April 9, and nth.
s. p. Nester OF Amblersburg. the genial
watch doctor. was in town few hours on
Thursday Of last week.
Andrew Hovatter OF Austen moved TO
Fairmont April I. aud viii Pell is talking of
going about the middle OF the month
lin reets LETT Austen last Tuesday morn
iug for New Mexico. where he goes to try
his fortune la the wild and woolly west.
AGrafton firm is ad vertising as follows
"Gravestones and monuments cheap to
close up an estate-now is the time to die 4"
Mr.. and Mrs. :. II. Hanway OF near
Evansville were visiting at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. ID. +. Watson on Sunday OF last
week
{, III, Martin aud Ora Hleman went TO
Fairmont last week. where they will take a
special course in the Normal school this
spring
Asbury c. Stevenson formerly Of the
Coal Center is now located at Silica, Ran.
dolph county, where he is engaged in
numbering
You can't see faith but Faith is the grea,.
est power on earth, except Love, Faith
can create the Tunnelton Chautauqua-
and II will.
Mrs. Beckwith Shrout died at her home
near town on Friday night OF last week,
and was buried at Camp Ground cemetery
on Sunday following.
Mrs, Bertha Myers from Maryland and
Mrs. Lille Root from the Davis Road. were
visiting under the parental roof near
Anderson, last week
Charles Simpson. clerk in the company $
store at Austen. will resign his position
and devote himself to agricultural pursuits
during the coming summer on his home
farm near Evansville.
Mi. Shell who resides on the old Trow.
bridge farm above the ferry is talking OF
selling out this spring and going back to
Germany. lie says this county is getting
worse than the old country for poor man
The coal situation IS still unsettled at
this writing. II the scale OF teo3 is not
restored there will be a strike here. seems
TO be the general opinion OF well-informed
miners. In few days the whole matter
will be setded-probably before this gets
into print.
Robert Garner was at Rowlesburg on
business for few days after his school
closed at Austen, and since then has been
at home sick with a severe attack OF tonsil.
tits. His brother Harold is also down W IA
the same disease.
Some months ago Samuel w. Shaver
then living near Anderson went into
bankruptcy, and now !. T.. Laton and lanes
A. Cool OF the same place have followed
his example. Seems to us i, would be
cheaper to schedule II they can not pay
their debts
News was received here early last week
Of the death Of Mrs. w s. Taylor al
Phoenix, Arizona. Among those from here
who attended her funeral at Morgantown
on Monday Of this week were Mrs. Grant
Wolf Mrs. Charles Shaw. Mrs. Frank
Shahan. Marshall Taylor and vile.
1t begins TO look as II spring had come.
The alders have swung their banners on
the outer walls. the frog sings his cheerful
anthem in the distant swamp. the voice OF
the turtle is heard in the the land. while
the bulrushes forth at the suns caress and
that tired feeling resumes its vefnal reign
in the latitude OF Function
On Monday OF last week Mrs. Maggie
Forst who is a daughter OF Rev. CIR
Shackeliord. was taken from her home IN
Fayette county this state. to hospital In
Baltimore, where she underwent severe
surgical operation. Rev. Shackelford weni
down from TunDeltOn to see her. and re
ports that she stood the operation we'll aud
is doing nicely.
Jacob Weaver cried Bill Libscomb's sale
near Anderson last week. az which horses
brought all the way for s7.5 to ts.oo head
and one mule was knocked down for g. 90
but II got up again. Mr.. Weaver had just
returned from fox hunt in Monongais
and Taylor counties, and was we'll supplied
with fox tales which he generously dis
tributed free to the bidders
a Mr.. Phillips from Monongaiia count,
and Mrs Shahan OF Boswell street. Tunnel
ton. departed for the county capital OF
| Tuesday morning Of last week. with tht
avowed purpose OF committing mstrlmony
| 1hey made handsome and mature lookini
couple as they stood together on the plat
form ard their friends showered them will
enough rice TO satisfy even younger people
John r. X. Watkins wellknown cluzei
residing on the bill above Rowlesburg. diet
on Sunday last after lingering illness
lie was civil war veteran. having serve,
in Co r. 9Th, W. Va. infantry His funera
| occurred on Tuesday Of this week, thl