West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-05-24
COAL CENTER Crafts.
Tiaeits Of Tattle ana Tewn Talk To.
gether With Tales Tsrssly Teld.

| lunnelton dtdn I send its usual dClcga.
ton TO attend circuit court. whY1
muchneeded new platform has Just
been erected in front Of the postofiee.
Conservative men are like paper weights
they hold things down but seldom move.
The indications now are that mules will
soon be put to work in the Atlantic mines
Charley Smith returned from the Fair.
mont hospital last week greatly improved.
The best way in the world to make people
have confidence in fellow is to always tell
the truth.
j. Wesley Lowry the nurseryman from
McComber was in town on business last
Monday.
grandson was born TO Mrs. lane Hoover
on Saturday last-carry the news TO the
W,lds OF Reno.
Everett Maier will be proprietor Of the
new barber shop in the Pharmacy building
on the railroad,
A substantial new sidewalk and platform
has this week been built In front OF the NJ.
T. church here
Uncle Jimmie Johnson has just had new
erty on Gibson street
Miss Eta Teets is away this week visit.
ing her brother VIM. w. Teets near Bridge.
port Harrison county.
new walk In front OF Shay's store on
Bonaheld street adds to the convenience OF
things In that locality.
good reputation is hard to earn and
harder to keep, but bad one is easily car.
ned and will keep itself.
]. Wesley Realty OF Amblersburg was
here on Monday bound for the county CAPT.
tai to attend court this week
Samuel G. hester ofAmblersburg. was
here visiting his brother. =. y. hester, the
jeweler on Sunday and Monday.
Mrs +. f. Slime returned from Baltimore
last week, where she has been taking medi.
cal treatment Tor the last three months.
VIM Myers and his sister accompanied
by I'D Clark went to Farmont last Satur
day where they are visiting relatives and
friends.
Don't worry-the same power that
developed the world before you came into
Il can take care OF II after you leave-also
while YOU are here.
Frost was reported from Anderson last
sunday morning aud around Tunneton on
Monday morning, but no damage was done
by these light touches.
No rain in this section since last Satur-
day week, and the ground is very dry and
already cracking In places. Tell Peter K
Smith to send us a shower.
slate roof instead OF metal was placed
on the new depot building last week. aud a
force OF men are now engaged in making
the cement floor and finishing up the inside
George w. Beavers has severed his con
nection with the business now known as
Weidenhamer big department store after
faithful service OF more than a quarter Of
century.
An Italian whose name we failed to learn
fell sixty feet from high ledge OF rocks at
the stone crusher near Buckhorn last Sat
urday morning and was badly II not fatally
injured
We understand that number OF the
friends OF Hon. w. H. Glover OF Terra
Alta are endeavoring to persuade him to
become candidate for the legislature from
the East Side.
George A. Brock the Singer Sewing
Machine man from Grafton was here look
Ing after business last week. Ask George
to tell you his. humorous story OF how Rhods
went 10 church.
We understand the trouble at HowesyilIe
was amIcably settled by the miners and
superintendent mutually agreeing on Fred
Evans rs weighmasier at the mines there,
and operations we're resumed May ~
a. NJ. Lane. the former popular general
superintendent OF the w, Va. N. railroad,
has returned to West Virginia and is now
acting as general superintendent OF all the
Weaver Coal Co.'S Operations in this state
Eli s. Moore OF the Snyder settlement
has recently received a new gasoline engine
which he uses to cut and grind feed lie
says he can grind sheai oats and ear corn
together on his mill. and that II makes ex.
cellent chop
DR.. Smith went to Fairmont on Tuesday
with the son Of w. F.. Stewart who some
time ago cut his leg with his pocket knife,
The wound is not healing as IL should and
IL was thought necessary to take the boy 10
the hospital.
Thomas II. Shahan came m from seeing
his best girl up in Reno late Sunday night
and pulled out for Clarksburg early Mon.
day morning TO take In the big circus
Haven't heard whether he saw the red
devil at Clarksburg or not but supposed
he did
Twenty carloads OF cinders are being
1 g..
the b. & O railroad authorities. where they
ditched the road last summer to prevent
drainage TO the tunnel The Ashby's have
the contract for unloading and hauling the
cinders.
The way corn was dropped and drilled
Into the ground during the closing days Of
last week and the first days Of this week
was probably never before cqualed IN Pres.
ton county II would almost match the
rapdity with which buckwheat was sown
here after the June frost Of 1850
a rumor reaches function TO the effect
that two colored men are under arrest at
| Piedmont. charged on strong circumstantial
evidence with the murder OF Walter Wat.
kins. an account Of whose death near Luke
we gave two weeks ago Nothing positive
Is known here In regard to the matter at
this writing
Last week Dr. a. @ Stalnsker sold a
controlling Interest 90 the Tunnelton Drug
Co. 70 Ira &. Gibson late Of Kingwood and
Mr.. Gibson has assumed charge Of the
business The Doctor who has been suffer.
ing with rheumatism for the last month.
| left on Monday morning tor a eoiourn AZ
Berkeley Springs. where he hopes to re.
cover his usual good health.