West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-18
COAL CENTER CHATS.
ridbits or rattle and Town Talk To.
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

The BLACK Diamond Club gave a dance
on Monday night.
Miss Annie Kenny spent Sunday with her
parents m Grafton.
Merchant Will Watson from Fellowsvi lille
was a business caller Friday.
Engineer. WIN. Frazier has been a ire
9Hent visitor here during the last week.
John b. Ford proprietor Of the Hotel
Gordon. Haywood. was here Thursday.
Mrs. Kate Dorsey OF Grafton. spent
Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. I. $ Hunt.
d. 4. Gibson aud family OF Reedsville. are
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. {.
Gibson.
Mrs. Ethelynd h. Hutton and son Elihu
we're at Newburs Wednesday. visiting Mrs.
John Graham.
Born TO MIR. aud Mrs. Samuel Spears. IL.
OF Birds Creek, on Tuesday girl. DR..
rrask in attendance.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. X. NJ. Miller. on
Wednesday last a boy baby. DIR. w. I.
rrask was in attendance.
farm Tor the past two weeks left Tuesday
morning Tor Cumberland.
James Cross OF Bloomington. Md. spent
Sunday with his mother and brother, the
Mayor.elect OF Tunnelton. N
The stockholders OF the Tunuelton Bank
met on Tuesday and reelected the officers
OF last year, without exception.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Arnold Hartman.
on Tuesday OF last week. baby boy Or.
{. I. Smith was in attendance.
Wood" some one kindly define the com.
pound word "bootlegger" Tor u.s. We
hear 1t used a good deal lately.
Justice Cool OF Newburs. was here on
Tuesday. but we failed to learn whether his
visit was ministerial or judicial.
Miss Minnie Miller left Saturday for
Fairmout, where she goes to resume her
musical studies in the Normal School.
w. Scott Garner is still at Kingwood
working on the Jour nal. while the job office
on Bonaheld street has a deserted appear
ance.
Col. Bob Hollis was on our streets last
Monday. Wonder IL the Colonel isn't get.
ting his forces In line for the coming sher.
iGalty fight,
Charles Davis was painfully squeezed on
Friday by fall OF slate In the mines. Just
how serious his injuries are we are unable
to ascertain.
MISS Edna Poland returned from Bloom
ington on Monday morning. She had been
staying with her sister. Mrs. Fazenbaker.
Tor the last two months.
The eagle is no longer the National bird
Under the new regime. introduced by
Theodore the Strenuous the Siork occu.
pies that exalted position.
Mrs. NJ. {. Gibson and daughter Miss
Bess who have been visiting friends In the
west Tor the last three months. returned to
the Coal Center last Friday morning.
Hon. VIM. u Brown was here Friday
shaking hands with his many friends and
admirers Some people here are anxious
TO see Junior run for Congress this fall
Prof Clyde Reppert of KIngwood accom-.
panied by his little sister Ethel. was here
on Saturday, Miss Ethel is the child won.
der when 1t comes to PLAYING the oornet.
Miss Daisy wilkins of Independence. was
the guest Of Mrs. Ethelynd Hutton on Sat
urday She returned home in the evening.
and Mrs. Hutton also left that evening for
her home at Huttonsville,
Mrs. j. " Martin. who has been quite ~
for some time is. we are glad TO know.
somewhat improved, but IL is thought an
operation will be necessary before her com.
nIpfe rPgtOraltn, IN. haaIfh
Mr.. and Mrs a. j. Bonafeld returned
asst Saturday from Fairmont, where Mr.
Bonaheld had been under treatment for
two weeks in Cooks hospital lie returns
with increased strength and greatly i'm
proved in general health.
Z. b. Blaney went to Grafton Friday eve
ming to witness the performance OF THE
Primrose Chick Just why he should
leave town for such purpose we are IN
able to tell. as he can easily be supplied
with chic Primrose right here.
On Friday morning the following teach
ers went to Kingwood to attend the District
Institute; Prof e. II. Martin. Mrs Lou
Hart. Misses Otta West Cora Pyles and
Jennie Harshbarger. and Burtus Millert
Ora Hileman and Miss May Pyles also ac'
companed the party.
Harry Polling left Sunday evening Tor In
dlanapolis, Ind. where he will represent
the local union at the annual United Mine
Workers Convention. At this convention
an effort will be made by the miners and
operators to agree on a scale. II the effort
fails there will probably be a strike April T.
Prof II. f.. Flesher. Of the Kingwood
Graded school. was here on Saturday
looking after repairs for the heater. which
seems to have given the teachers Of that
town a lot OF trouble. Luckily the piece
came in on Saturday evening, and livery.
man Gibson started for Kingwood with II
about . m. EAGLE Eye