West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-15
COAL CENTER CHATS.
Tidbits or rattle and Town Talk TO-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
There Is talk OF establishing a regular
news bureau at Tunnelton
Mrs. U. $. Sapp spent Sunday at Indie
pendenee with her parents.
Mrs. Florence Hudson OF irona. has re
Gently removed to Grafton
John Alexander Fortney OF Victoria. wa,
In town several days last week.
John II. Brown aud T. J. Bowermaster
were in town Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Alden Cool. the Grafton merchant
was in town Tuesday on business.
John Lynch the artistic painter and
decorator ives in town last Friday.
| Senator Montgomery was at ParkerseurS
last week on some political mission.
Grant Plum is Offering his residence aud
about thirteen acres OF land for sale.
William Cool shipped load of car stua
to eastern PennsS lvana last Saturday
Mrs. William evils and son Harry were
visiting at ]. A.Hoffman's over Sunday.
Sheriff Scheaer was in town last Sunday.
and Major j. w. Flynn was here Monday.
Earl Teets has sixty sacks OF phosphate
for sale at Mack Castle blacksmith shop.
The Black Diamond Club gave it's fort.
nightly dance at Browns Hall on Monday
night.
Walter Herndon. wife and son, OF Pied.
mont are here visiting MIR. Herndon's
mother.
Protracied meetings are In progress at
Function. Austen, Shsy's Chapel and
Newburg.
Mr.. Sstter6eld Of Fairmout. was visiting
Andrew Hovatler and family OF Austen all
last week.
The boys around Anderson had skating
party at the big pond in that town on last
Saturday night
Miss Mary A. Lavelle OF Fairmout. is Wis
iting the family OF her brother. w l. La
velle this week.
George z. Durr OF Grafton, was here
over Sunday visiting his daughter. Mrs
James r. Sheets.
Rev. Wesley Engle who has been help.
ing in the revival services at Hiorra. was
In town last Tuesday.
II is said that oren Ashby has sold his
interest in the White Line livery stable to
his father, T.. Z. Ashby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kercbeyal and the
children went 20 Grafton last Sunday TO
visit relatives aud friends
The Atlantic mines were shut down four
DAYS last week for want OF cars. but are
now running full time again.
Frank Stewart. one of the guatds at the
Reform School in Pruntytown, was here
calling on friends last Sunday.
Roy Hardesiy. who holds position In a
Bank at Fairmont. was calling on his feml.
nine friends here last Sunday.
Mrs. A. r. Nine OF near town. Is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Letitia Hoffman. and other
friends at Kingwood this week.
Frank Peterson spent from Sunday until
Monday at Weston, visiting his grand
father. l.. r. Fisher. who - very H.
w. s. Squires has again started up his
steam saw mill near town aud Is once more
manufacturing lumber Tor the market.
e. l.. Reed aud wife. formerly OF King.
wood, were here Monday. going to Fair
mont, where they will hereafter reside.
Joseph s. Miller. who has been knocked
out by the grip for the last week. is once
more on the go and attending to business.
Master Newton Montgomery spent Sun.
day with his grandparents. Major and Mrs.
u. N. Orr, at Kingwood- the trip
alone.
Frank Sherron has quit mining and went
TO Cumberland on Tuesday TO begin firing
an engine on the Third division Of the b. &
q. railroad.
]. III. Combs is our street commissioner
and Dr. NJ. Is. West building Inspector,
neither to receive pay except for time act.
ualiy employed.
Rev. X NJ, Ramsey OF the Kingwood
Presbyterian church. preached to a large
audienc at the Austen school. house on
Tuesday evening last.
Joseph Silva bought twenty-five acres Of
land adjoining his home farm on Monday OF
this week from Mack Shay. paying twelve
dollars per acre for the surface.
Charley Fry met with an accident last
Sunday which temporarily laid him on the
shelf horse lac was riding reared and
fell over on him, bruisiug him considerably.
An effort Is being made TO prevent the
boys from Jumping on freight trains at this
point Three have already been arrested
and fined, and others will be similarly dealt
with.
Within sixty days unless some unlocked
for intervention shall prevent. every union
miner in the United States will lay down
i
history OF the world will be on.
Robert Garner. Principal OF the public
schools al Austen. was in town Saturday
but did not have time to go out to the farm
We understand Bob has been made Super.
intendent Of the Sunday school at Austen
and IS getting along nicely.
Married, at Anderson. w. Va, on Tues.
day. February 49, 1905. by Rev. e. r..
ShsckeIford and Rev. John Wesley Rngle.
Mr. William Pyles and Miss Emma Runner
Some sweet day we may explain why II took
two preachers to tie the knot.
There was some disturbance at the Tim
Sheets festival last Saturday night, and
Walter Taylor. William Phillips and Bum
Layton we're arrested. Al police court on
Monday evening they we're fined tsoo and
costs. amounting to ESQ each.
Homer Gibson. formerly Of the Coal
Center but now Of Fsirmont. was married
on Tuesday Of last week TO Miss Eta
Herndou az Albrightsville and will 90 to
housekeeping al Fairmont. where Mr.. Glib.
son las position IN the Helmick foundry
George Polling and Frank Titchenell had
6sticuf argument In the mines here On
Tuesday afternoon. and the superintendent
discharged Titchenel lie now propose,
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