West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-26
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Ti6hits 81 Tattle ana Town Talk Ts-
ssther With Tales Tsrssly Teld.

This is bad weather for harvesting
County Superintendent Csrrico was IN
town las, "Wednesday
Henry Riley has just purchased a new
buggy.
Mrs. u, Z Watson is SpendinS this week
at felowsvlle with relatives aud friends &,
Joseph =. Miller left last Thursday on
hrs annual trip to Nisgrs Falls aud Canada.
Miss Bessie Watts from Fatrmont was
visiting the family OF Earl reets several
days last week.
Mrs. FOLLY stafford returned last week
from months visit with trends aud rela'
tives along the W. Va, Central
r. Spencer has been appointed mine
foreman at Irona TO relieve <. W. Sanridse
who will hereafter devote all his time TO
the Atlantic mines
Y. =. Sapp received another car load OF
western corn last "Wednesday. aud NJ. {
Gibson 4 Co got car load OF artificial ice
on Thursday
Mis-. Mary Jenkins was taken TO a Fair
mont hospital last saturday. where she
will undergo an operation this week.
A fishing party consisting Of John Devali,
Claude Manklns Lew Weaver, and a. b.
Garner started Tor Cheat river Tuesday
morning,
|. l. ShTout is once more at work on the
bridge across Prinsles run, on the new
county road that passes through the vii
lage at Atlantic mires.
m. lspuvnrsh 4 ,ayna seams "a,
be in a very prosperous condition. Nine
teen new members were taken in at one
time last Sunday week
Senator $ h. Montgomery's residence
has just been Tepainted In fine style.
Walter Flynn was the artist who manipu'
lated the brush.
Mrs RAYMOND Brown has opened a
private boarding house at the head OF
south street, where furnished rooms and
table board may be secured.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Buck of IT. Louis
are here visiting the father and sister OF
Mrs. Buck. 4. Cobun near Tunuelton
and Mrs. Carrie CStceil above Rowles,
burg
a new IS ton engine TO be known as No
Q, was received from Baltimore on Monday
OF tins week aud will hereafter do duty on
the road between Iunnelion and King
wood
Grant Watson, the coal and timber man
from Masontown. was here on Thursday
aud Friday Of last week looking after bust.
ness aud calling on old friends aud rela
lives
Joseph Henry Fitchett prominent lum
herman Of Amblersbnrg, was here Monday,
ret turning from hasty business trip TO the
county capital. lie informs us that Mrs.
Fitchett has been dangerously IN for the
last week, but is now better
Among the twenty odd who went from
function on the Baltimore excursion last
Saturday night, were Arthur Halbrltter,
VIM. 6. Lsyelle. Frank West, Arthur Mil.
Ter. George and Floyd Shaver, William and
Charles Myers and Tacker Taylor.
Mrs. Grace Montgomery our effcienl
postmaster went to Philadelphia on
Thursday Of this week to consult special.
Isl in regard to her health, which has not
been robust for some time. She has
number OF relatives in that city aud may
remain for some time
On Friday July I3--an Ill starredFriday
and the unlucky 18th, mind you--Unole
Sam Hardesty slipped aud badly sprained
his right ankle, which he insists was the
wrong one. and has been unable to walk
on 1t ever since lie has kept at work at
his shoe bench, however. coming down on
crutches every day and pesging away like
a white head
After a gallant fght for nomination 10
the State Senate from this district, Col. a.
X. Stallings gracefully accepted defeat
and went home to Tucker county only TO
find that his friends and neighbors there
were determined to send him to the House
ofDelegates from thatcounty So the Colonel
IS likely to be a member OF the next legis
lature any how, and one that will be heard
from in the future.