West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-05
COAL CENTER CHATS.
IiSeits Of Tattle ana Tcwn Talk Te-
gstheT With Tales Tsrsely Told.

MISS Carrie Herndon returned from
Piedmont last Saturday.
Charlie FELTON, OF Etam. was at the Coal
Center last Friday attending to business.
Fine solid boardwalk has Just been com.
pleted in front OF Coaman's store on south
street
Geo. II hester from Amblersburs. was a
Function visitor last Saturday and sun.
day.
Frank Sterling aud his sister Miss Viz.
ginia from the county capital were visiting
friends here last week
William !. Myers was out:ou the streets
tor the FIRST time last Saturday. after a two.
weeks illness at Tom Clarks
L. NJ. Zinn will be candidate Tor re.
election as a member OF the board Of edu
cation in Reno district
Miss Anne Nj Kenny, the efficient stenoy.
Srapher m the Offices OF the Weaver com.
panN here, is of on two weeks vacation
Fred Evans Of Howesyille. has been made
mine foreman at the Atlantic mines. vice
j. IL, Ritter who resigned last week.
Lumber Joe Miller returned on Monday
evening from a weeks TIP to Philadelphia.
Atlantic City and his old home az Broad
way Va
Clarence Piier, one OF Rand lph countys
| successful school teachers. spent last week
In lunnelton visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Rachel Bishop
Miss Louise Hagans the Coal Center
accompanied mnsc teacher. spent the
glourions fourth ,at Kingwood visiting
relaIyes aud friends
Miss Kate Shahan resumed her work as
clerk IN Gibson's store this week after a
two'weeks vacation spent in visiting friends
at Gainesville and other points
Earl Miller aud his handsome young wife
| young wife returned to their home IN Key.
ser last Friday after a week OF ten DAYS
spent III visiting relatives and friends here.
Uncle sam Hsrdesty has moved his shoe
shop into the vacant room adjoining the
| post office. aud Mr.. Renshaw will occupy
the room vacated by Mir. Hsrdesty.
II Senator Montgomery spoke at all the
| places he was advertised tor on Iuly g. he
must have looped the loop 10y the airship
route, or else be developed something very
much akin to ubiguty.
The wreck train and crew from Rowles
| burg, were called here last Thursday to
repair damages done by some runaway cars
on the branch road leading to the loading
tipple Of the Merchants Coal Co.
Edmund Messenger candidate Tor
county commissioner in Kngwood district
was here last week shaking hands, selling
phosphate and mending fences preparatory
to the big show down on July -.
Among those from Atlantic who went on
the excursion 70 Haywood last Sunday
| Chester Reed Andrew Ridcnour Gordon
| Garner, Roy White Andrew Brown aud
LonneY Brown
The firm OF Geo. Miller q sons has re
Gently taken IN a new partner in the person
OF Charles J. Miller ana will hereafter
handle all kinds Of feed aud building ma
teral, retail aud wholesale.
Two car loads Of young people from the
| Independence and Newburg Sunday
Schools, passed through here last Thurs
| day on their way to Nh. Lake Park for a
days outing
j
popular cashier OF the Iunnelton bank is
detained at his old home in westernport
Md, taking treatment for a poIypus in the
nose from DR. Fechtig a German specialist
in such diseases.
Miss Lillian Fran,i Of Pitisburg. who
came here to attend the funeral Of her
sister aud remained to visit fiends. return
ed to the Smoky CITY on Wednesday Of
last week, where she IS making her home
with an aunt
On Sunday last James 5. Hunt. William
w Lavelle and William Z. MaIoney from
Tunnelton and Vincent T.. Cooke fr ON
Howesyilie, went to Piedmont to attend
installation ceremonies held by the Knights
Of Columbus In that city.
These be strenuous times on the farm
because Of the continued wet weathe :
Farmers are just getting their corn laid
by and preparing Tor wheat harvest
which is already upon them before they,
are ready
Margaret Cakes daughter Of Mrs r..
+. Slime and teacher IN the city schools
of Baltimore, arrived in Tunnelton last
week to spend the summer among the hills.
Miss Cakes spent last summer here also,
and made many friends who gladly vel.
come her return this season
In memory Of the old times. we want to
Congratulate Major McGrew upon his nom
ination for the legislature ~ Monongalia
county and to express our firm faith that
he will be elected and render distinguished
service to his people.
The Reno board Of education at their
meeting last Monday increased the school
term 10 six months and placed teachers
salary so for No certificate, $3s for
No and $40 for No. The principal Of
the Rowlesburg school was allowed S7s
with eight months term. The levy was
laid al 40 cents for teachers fund and IS
cents for building fund
Geo. Miller Of Tunnclton and ! L. Nc
Kneue Of HowcsyIlle. will be candidates
tor member Of the board Of education in
Kiugwood district az the Republican pr
mary July "a Both are good men and both
will probably be nominated as there are
two vacancies TO oil this year With one
member each from Kingwood townsville
and Tunnelton the board would seem to
be very fairly distributed
AS noted last week the miners here had
unanimously resolved TO quit work on sat
urday u the order for a reduction in wages
was not recinded About noon. after load.
ing their coal and facing up their rooms
the miners began coming from the mines
with their tools on their shoulders They
came out quietly Jy twos and thrccs aud
wen; slowly home without excitement or
any discussion on The streets. bat each
wearing determined look which plainly
showed that they meant what they we're
doing Ere long the streets we're fu,l OF
men carrying mining tools and the seen,