West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-04
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tidbits OF Tattle and Town Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
Wait Bolyard-Ruhe McGee--December
az 1905
w. Scott Garner Is az KIngwood this week
working on the Journal.
Mrs. Shackelford has teen sick for some
time but Is reported better.
Guy Grim was calling on his best girl las,
Sunday evening. Harra for Guy
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Grim and Gladys
scent Christmas at Rowlesburg.
Mrs. Ethel Lewis has recently opened a
dress'making parlor on Bona6eld Street.
A piece OF new sidewalk has recently
been laid on Boswell street. In front OF the
burnt district"
| I'd. Reese and wife have both been con.
hned TO the house for some days past with
severe attack OF pneumonia.
| w. A. Watson and daughter lila Of Eel.
louisville. were visiting at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. ID. K. Watson on Tuesday.
Miss Moille Shahan spent New Years
day at the pleasant home OF her friend
Miss Jennie Harshbarger at Anderson.
Robert Garner OF the Austen public
schools came up and spent Sunday and
New Years day with home folks on the
| farm.
Samuel Mcvicker from Rowlesburg has
this week opened new meat market In the
building adjoining Scott Shahan's store on
Boswell street.
Wendell Phillips. who bears an illustrious
name and manages a general store at Row.
lesburg. was at the Coal Center for his
Sunday dinner
The case Of Mitter VS.. Hovatter was be.
fore Squire Craig last Thursday. and he
rendered judgment In favor OF Mitter Tor
borrowing money.
Master Junior Hanway who Is staying
with ID. f. Watson and going to school
here. spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents out near Evansville.
We hear rumors OF a terrible battle which
II Is said was fought on the headwaters of
Frog Eye creek last Friday. Jim Watkins
We understand was the dove that restored
peace.
Col w. j. Lavelle didn't get into his new
house to eat his Christmas dinner, but he
enjoyed II at home all the same. The fam.
lily now expects to get into the new castle
about January IS.
w. III. Myers returned last Monday from
weeks visit to Morgantown. where he
had been calling on his three sons. one of
whom Is engaged in the drug business In
the Athens OF West Virginia.
Lon linn and Miss Martin from near
Giadesville eloped to Oakland last Sunday
evening taking train No. "a at function
In that modern Gretna Green they were
quietly married and returned to Preston
county onMondsy
Mrs. Mae Bremen OF the Watkins hotel
will sell all her hoteIeand kitchen furnish. |
ings at public auction on Monday of next
week. We understand she has purchased |
the Exchange hotel In Kingwood and will |
move to the county capital at once
The Tunnelton Epworth League held Its
annual election OF officers on January L. and |
the following were elected for 1906: Presi.
dent, ]. f. Craig; first Vice President, Mrs.
Maggie Miller; second v. p. Mrs. Lou f.
Hart; third V.P c II. Martin: fourth V.P.
Miss Mollie Shahan; Secretary. Arthur
watkins: Treasurer. Mrs. Annie Cummings.
A few TunneltonIans seem to appreciate
the work OF Eagle Eye has been doing. as
several substantial holiday gifts were found
la his moccasin. Prominent among those
who thus remembered him we're lanes s.
Hunt, DR.. A. g. Stalnsker. d. e. Watson
and w. G. Lavelle. Let us assure YOU tina,
your kind remembrance was appreciated.
Henry Grim had a grand dinner at his
house on New Years day all right All the
Children were at home and many other
friends were present. In the afternoon the
young people were entertained with music.
but that wedding did not materiali.e.
Never mind boys. keep your COW bells and
tin horns ready-we hear faint rumors Of a
double wedding there before long
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
at Function reorganIred on January Ist
Tor the coming year by electing the follow.
Ing officers: Observation-Disclosures f.
watson; Asst. Supt Mrs. Annie Slime
Secretary-J. Frank Craig; Treasurer -
Mrs. Matte F. Watson; Librarians-Cra
Hlleman and David Phillips; OrganIst-
Ada Louise Layelle; Asst Organist--ErceI
Ashby: Preceptress-Mrs. Lou +. Hart.
The school starts the new year with bright
prospects. and Is a model perennial.
We respectfully invite the attention of
President Monroe and Vice President
Brown OF the telephone company to the
condition OF the instruments in the Tunnel.
ton telephone Office II appears that the
switchboard, which was inherited from
Masontown, has reached thar state OF d..
iapidstion which entities II to be retired /
on pension and that about everything
else In the Office needs regeneration also.
For nearly week now II has been impossI.
bic to get message to or from the Coal
Center by telephone. and the line Is still
silent as the grave-which Is q grave draw
back on business.
At the mass meeting last Thursday night
the following ticket was nominated aud will |
undoubtedly be elected on Thursday Of |
this week
FOR MAYOR.
III. II. Cross.
FOR RECORDER.
NJ. b. West
FOR coUNcILMEN.
v. S. Sapp.
Frank Hart.
George Kerchval.
A. II. Shumaker
John w. Combs.
The Breakfast Food Pad.
Many of the breakfast, foods are adyeris.
ed as having an especially high nuirliivs
value. II the statements often made IN
advertising these could be believed they
would have some nutruye properly no,