West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
coal CENTER CHATS.
ridbits OF Tattie and Tow. Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

A. H. Shumsker is lndisposed with a
severe attack OF quinEy.
A number Of cases 81 whoopiug cough are
said to exist in Tunuelton,
Master Willie Brennan has resumed his
studies at Rock Hin College.
We are glad to state that Mrs L. d.
Hartman Is greatly improved.
Alva Taylor OF Anderson, moved last
week to house in East Tunnelton.
Mine foreman VIM Edwards is laid up
with a severe attack OF rheumatism.
| o.. w. zlnn was business caller In
kinswood from Saturday until Monday
| Thomas Poland has been re elected by
the mtners'un'on as their check weighmsn.
Sebastian Walters. ore OF Grafton's hus
Ting business msn was on our streets last
| Friday.
| ]. Slidell Brown. OF THs ARGUS spent
Monday night in town. returning from
Romney.
Robert Latham. express clerk here. spent
the holidays with his sister in the "vale OF
Shenandoah"
Dr.. A. O. Stalnsker was visited on sun.
dsy by Charles Martin of the Grafton Drug
aud Chemical Co
| A. ]. Bousheld Is still at the hospital in
Fairmont where he underwent an opera.
ton some ten days ago
Earl Haney the popular presser aud
cleaner OF Kingwood, was the guest OF his
uncle Andrew Frants the past week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bernard.
Tuesday morning OF this week. bouncing
baby girl. Dr. Z. T. Smith was in attend.
ane.
John MCGEE wants us to inform the gen.
eral public that he came back from Richie
county without wife, aud is stnl In the
market
Edward Whitaker spent Sunday in
Bloomington with friends Some say he
went as tar as Poland, but tos ibis we can.
not vouch.
Grandma Snyder and daughter. Miss
Gladys. formerly OF the Coal Center but
now Of Fairmont visited friends here from
Thursday until Saturday.
The town election in Klngwood last week
was so quiet that citizen OF the Goal Cen
ter who happened to be there at the time
never found out that anything unusual was
going OF.
On Monday last Mrs. Mae Brennan sold
her household goods at auction. and will
60 TO kingwood at once to take charge OF
the Exchange hotel A. K. Loar was the
| auctioneer.
Alter the votes were counted last week
the election oficers-A. 4. Renshaw. !. |.
Gibson. T.. 4. Ashby. Frank West and w.
q, Lavelle-were treated TO a banquet by
the Mayor elect
On Tuesday Miss lila Watson departed
Tor Buckhannon TO resume her studies In
the Wesleyan University. Her brother,
Ernest Watson, came In with her from
Fellowsvllle on Monday.
The municipal election here on Thurs.
day OF last week passed on quietly. the
ticket nominated by the mass meeting on
the previous Thursday being elected by
majoriiies averaging about SO.
A. II. HaIbritter aud Miss MolIie Shahan
drove TO Gladesville on Sunday. where
Miss Shahan remained, the guests OF
friends while Arthur drove back alone.
We feel Tor him. but somehow cannot reach
him.
The Atlantic Coal & Coke Co. has Just
completed private bridge across Pringle's
Run near the old "lim barn" ford and
county bridge, which lessons the distance
trayersed IN hauling coal to their pumping
station,
william Douglass and wife OF Lonacon.
ing. Md. are visiting John Douglas. who
IL
the mines here. rhe latter is rapidly i'm
proving and will soon be able to attend the
Local again.
Abe Conner Is. & o. employee living at
Anderson, was struck by the work tram IN
kingwood tunnel on Saturday afternoon
last, and pretty badly injured. hole was
cut In the back OF his head, which rendered
him deIrious for time.
w. T. w. Garner was in town or Mon.
day. returning from a weeks visit to the
old homestead out at the Dale. Wallis
one OF Uncle Sans postal clerks. running
between Fairmont where lie resides, 10
Redwood. Nicholas county
The dam at the pumping station OF the
Atlantic Coal Coke Co. on Prngle's Run
needs completing or mending or patching
or repairing or something OF that kind, as II
now turns the water out OF the creek bed
Into the public road. and renders the bridge
across Pringle inaccessible.
On last Saturday Uncle Billy Hart was
seventJ.hve years old. and 10 commemo.
rate the occasion his nine children assem-.
bIed In family reunion at the home OF
Thomas Hart where, on Sunday. they had
grand dinner. and afterward had their
collective photograph made by Losr from
Grafton. Uncle Johnny Lloyd, who for
thirty.hve years has been Uncle Billy's sec
ond self, stood al his side as best man.
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