West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-06-07
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tiabits Of Tattle ana Town Talk To
ssther With Tales Tersely Teld.
COrtespondenl Of nc Arsu,

- aNoi was recently paced over the
broad platform in front OF CofImau's store
on South street.
Silence gives consent an right but it
never pops the question
Il is only among those who are never
happy unless supremely miserable that the
long face is fashionable.
The roof on the Clarion Printery. oppo.
site the NJ. L. parsonage on Gibson street.
was repaired and repainted on Monday last
by Thomas ID. and George {. Edwards
On Sunday morning last an engine shift
ing cars m the freishI yard hers ran car
on the track in front OF the freight Office
and completely wrecked the two express
trucks and platform scales that stood IN
| the yard
David EverlY and family formerly OF Am.
bersburg, are now living near TOWNSVILLE
at the steam saw mill operated by James
Tanner.
Mrs A. &, Harshbarger departed last
Tuesday morning Tor Cincinnati where she
will visit her son. l. II. Harshbarger. for a
couple OF weeks.
DIR, A. Leo Franklin. the eminent Cum.
berland surgeon. was here in consultation
with Dr.. Smith in the complicated case OF
| Junior Lavelle on Wednesday OF last week.
The residence OF a. h. Garner ad joining
the Bishop House was treated to a coat OF
paint this week.
Councilman Frank Hart moved Monday
from the Tunnelton Drug Store building
into one OF George Miller's houses on Glib.
son street.
Mrs. Tom Bernard OF Morgantown. has
been spending a couple Of weeks here with
her mother, Mrs. Rachel Bishop visiting
and rocuperating from the effects Of her
| iniuTies1n the recent accident on the w.
Va. y. railroad
Rev. aud Mrs &. II Lakin, now OF Bridge
port Harrison county, were in town Friday
and Saturday last calling on friends
4. w Hartman and vile spent Sunday
last at the home OF Mrs. Hartmans parents
In the Independent State Of Reno.
Mrs. Margaret WEIGH ana son Robert Of
Cumberland spent Saturday and Sunday
with her cousin. Mrs w j. Lavelle.
Miss Mary Lavelle OF Fairmont came up
| on Tuesday to take care OF her nephew,
| JUNIOR Layelle, who is still confined to his
bed with inhammaiory rheumatism.
Mrs. Scott Turner went to Petersburg
on Friday last where she will remain for
month or SIX weeks
Uncle Sam Hardesty has started a shoe
shop in the little building recently vacated
by Everett Maier and seems TO have
plenty Of work to keep him busy.
S p. Nester spent saturday aud Sunday
at his old home at Amblersburg.
Morgantown is soon to have new city
directory
Monongalia county will hold her Repub.
lican primaries on the last day OF June
| a. NJ Moore has quit the Gibson store
and once more becomes the travelling rep.
resentatiye Of the Herb Medicine Co. Of
Buckhannou. Ash will not be a candidate
for the Legislature this year.
The electric lights aud the old fashioned
silver moon, working in conjunction every
night, have kept the streets OF Function
we'll Illuminated this week.
a. e. Carrico OF Rowlesburg was at Nor.
gantown this week and was accompanied
|
HardeSty, who will spend some weeks al
the RIVER City.
George {. Sturgiss is a candidate for
Congress all right but there are others
who are also mentioned" with considera.
bic emphasis.
Everett Maier now occupies the new bar.
Der shop adjoining the old Pharmacy build
ing.
w 5. Cross and Harry Poland we're each
advanced TO the dignity Of Pythian knight.
hood last Monday night We understand
the order is in hourishing condition here.
Cephas A. Dodge is once more in Tunnel
ton after an absence Of several weeks In
visiting elsewhere.
Special Chidren's Day services will be
held at the ". T.. Church here next Sunday
evening at o'clock An elaborate pro
gram is being prepared, for which the chill
dren have been in training for the last ten
days. and will be rendered under the di.
rection OF Superintendent ID. T.. Watson.
| ] he pastor, Rev. {. X. Shackelford and
Senator $. Is. Montgomery will also de
liver addresses.
The new feed store OF George Miller &
Son is now fully equipped and ready for
business. There you can get oats. corn.
hay and feed Of all kinds. including some.
thing Tor your pigs and chickens
The two.hour speech Of Guy y. Miller. a
metal miner from Telluride. Col at the
function Opera House last Sunday even.
ing was the ablcst and iairest presentation
Of Socialism tina: has ever been made in
Preston county. When he began speaking
not more than fifty voters were in the hall.
but the audience was doubled before he
was hall done. and everybody paid strict
attention to his mssterful address He has
been speaking In West Virginia for more
than Two weeks. and went from here 20
Maryland. where he will speak day and
evening Tor the next fortnight and then
tour the Keystone State The Wheeling
Register speaks highly Of his oratory in
that city. lie presents the facts upon
which Socialism is founded in language
that can offend no one.
The town Of Tunnelion has recently come
into possession Of the LOT upon which the
tinshop Of Weaver & Garner is located
and we understand that the town auihori.
ties will proceed TO erect a two.story build.
ing thereon. the lower story 70 be used as a
town lookup and the upper story as a coun.
Gil chamber 10 which the municipal legis
lsture will sit.
There IS talk here Of resurecting the
local Council Of the Junior order Of United
American Mechanics. which II not dead
has At least been sleeping profoundly for
several moons.
a new motor for use In the mines Of the
| Mefchanis Goal Co arflncd lasi uneck and