West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-01
coat CENTER CHATS.
Tidblts or rattie and Town Talk To-
gether With Tales Tersely Told.
Correspondence of The Argus.

Harold Career was over at Crellen. Md.
on business las, Saturday.
Merchant J. $ Hunt made business
visit to the county capital Tuesday
Reuben Phillips returned from the CITY
hospital at Fairmont on Wednesday.
Prof {. II. Martin had charge OF the
League services last Sunda, evening
Arthur II. Watkins is now assistant clerk
in the otiice OF the Merchants Coal Co.
The Black Diamond Club gave another
hop at Browns Hall on Monday right.
Owen Taylor OF Brunswick. Md. was
here last week visiting friends and relatives
c. b. Riley has quit the Gibson lumber
camp for time. and is now digging coat at
Atlantic.
w, Z. Maloney who was sick for some
time, is once more at his post OF duty IN
the tower
Charles +. Teter, the victim OF the ere.
dental committee at Wheeling. was in town
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. e. Watson spent 1ues.
day night at Fellowsvilie. returning Wed.
nesday morning.
The FIRST train on the new Coal x Coke
RAILROAD came through from Charleston to
Elkins last week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Loyal Campbell Of Browns
vile. Pa. are visiting Mrs. Campb.us sis
ter Mrs. Walter Hart.
There appears to be an epidemic Of scar.
letina IN town We hear OF numerous
cases. but none serious,
And now comes Ground Hog Day You'll
no; be kicking about the warm weather
after he gets In his work.
James G. Gibson and wife from Mason.
town were here visiting Mr.. Gibson's par
ents Sunday aud Monday.
]. s Miller was at Terra ,Alta loading
lumber on Monday. and at Cumberland on
Tuesday. lie must have exercise.
Richard Shahan died at his home near
Dent four miles from Evansville, Friday.
January I9. 1900. at an advanced age.
]. Willis Smith was In town Monday
having recently returned from an extended
trip through Taylor and Monongalia coun.
ties.
Scott Shahan is building an addition to
his store on Boswell street The new
structure will be used as an Office and
wareroom.
Ernest Garner. who is going to school at
No 7. now wears the belt as a 'possum
hunter ASK him about "details. and learn
how he manages it,
Judging from the reports OF the weather
prophets. we are inclined to the belief that
the coming summer will be even warmer
than the present winter.
We understand a. NJ. Moore is now in |
dustriously engaged in splitting rails with |
which to erect political fence around one |
OF the county Offices this fall
John II. Myers Of Rowlesburg. was at the |
Coal Center on Monday. lie reports the |
Mannheim Cement Works as sui idle, with |
no date set for again starting up.
Albert Weaver is offering his real estate |
for sale. II consists OF a house aud five |
acres OF land near Howesville. and his resi-. |
dence and store room in Tunnelton.
Thomas West, IT, is expected home on |
Saturday from the Gibson lumber camp |
near ReedsvilIe-the first time Tommy has |
seen his wife and babies since Christmas
"a
Mrs. Shahan's home on Boswell street last |
Friday night IN honor OF the eighteenth |
birthday OF her daughter the popular Miss |
Kate.
Did some one say w. d. Arthur for |
House Of Delegates this fall Sure enough |
LET Peasant district furnish the candi
date once in a long lifetime. Hurra for
Arthur
Nelson A. Riley from Fairmont. accom-.
panied by his daughter, Agnes Grace was
at the Coal Center over Sunday visiting
George w Browns and Mrs. West his
mother In law.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Grant
Price on Thursday last daughter DIR. |
Smith was In attendance. Mr.. Price Is the
well known veterinary surgeon for the Mer-
chants Coal co.
Rufus Rodeheaver. the alliterative. versa.
tile lightning change artist. has struck a
new lead He has imported font Of rub.
Der type and will start job printing Office |
at his home in Midway.
Miss Amanda v. Miller. OF Broadway, |
Va. is here visiting her brother. Joseph s. |
Miller and will 20 from here TO Fairmont |
and Pittsburg to visit relatives before re.
turning to the Old Dominion
Chester Buoklew. former porter for the |
hotel. returned to the Coal Center |
on Thursday from the Miners hospital al |
Fairmont. where he had been undergoing |
treatment for a crushed foot
Will Phillips. who has had an unusually |
protracted case OF typhoid fever. was out
on the streets fOr the FIRST time on Monday
OF last week. His down town friends we're
glad to meet aud greet him again
John McGee left on Thursday for Harris.
vile. Richie county--summoned by teIe.
gram to the bedside OF his brother. Eph
rain McGee-who Is dying OF consumption.
the dreaded white plague OF this climate.
Charles Smith and Bernard Layton we're
re-arrested here on Monday by officers
Harvey and Devall. on old charges that
were understood to be settled. Can IL be
that our officers are getting behind the
procession
There are now r73 miners employed in
the mines OF the Merchants Coal Co. here.
and the works run day and night Beside
the miners there are ffs other men EN-.
ployed about the mines making zss now on
the pay rolls.
Ten cents one drink. ten drinks one
drunk one drunk ten days is the ariihme.
tic they teach 10 some towns-but not IN
TBhneiton. Here they somehow manage TO
tunnel through the last part Of it. and come
out into daylight on the other side.
Through the cooperative courtesy OF
AnmaLnr ELkLna and ennaLnr Alnna..-.-a-... .