West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-12-12
COUNTY Correspondence.
Interesting Letters from a Host Of
Argus Writers.
SOMETHING DOING IN THG COUNTRY
Bright Bits CT News ara Gossip About
Yeu and Your Ne!ghbor-The
Events Of 4 Week.
TunneIton.

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tom Edwards and Mrs. Smith
we'e married at Oakllud last. week
Nj. +. Martin, of Terra Alta. was
wishing Miss Maude Weaver last
Sunday.
Ferd Feather. OF Terra Alta, has
been visiting Mrs. Margaret Miller
the last few days.
Harry Miller met the misfortune
Of having a knee dislocated last
Thursday while coasung.
Miss Jesse Sherren has stopped
attending school to teach a room
over on the Reno district side.
Mrs. ID. &. Zinn went to Glades
vile last Sunday, where she will
visit relltives for several days.
Two of our school teachers Miss
Ed~iua Frantz and Miss Boardman,
have been i'll during the past week.
X. \. Loar, of independence, is
thinking of starting store at this
place. Nr Loar is one of Preston
coun'y's brightest young men.
Uncle Billy Hart is very angry
because Uncle Johnny Lloyd started
to sell post cards without first con
sulung him. Uncle Billy says lie
will get revenge, though
A donation party was given TO
Rev. A. Bailey on the night of
December :. After meeting st
Gibson s store the crowd assembled
the hill to Mr.. Bailey's home. About
thirty persons were present.
The Tunnelton school is progress
ing very nicely. EVERYBODY seems
to Learn something, and then the
high school has organized a senate,
which passes bulls better than those
passed. by the legislature Of West
Virginia.
Sherman Hamilton, wh) has a
positlon as street car conductor in
Pitisburg, is home for a visit of a
week. He says he likes Pttsburg
very well. Mr.. Hamilton is an en-
terprising young man, and bids fair
10 reach useful manhood.
DeImsr f.. Brown, young Imam
engaged in the coal business at
Volgo, w. Va, was In Tunnelton a
few hours Monday afternoon, visits
ing his mother, Mrs. George Cum
mings, ST. Mr.. Brown is superin-
tendent of the mines at Volgo.
Ii might be Interesting to The
ARGUS readers to know that Uncle
JohnnyIdoyd has already sold one
thousand post cards. Neither has
he cdnvassed the whole town yet.
When he gets through here he will
Canvass the state of Pennsylvania.
Many people of Tunnelton went
to the scene of the mine disaster At
MJnOngah. Among others who
went were John Cummings, Edward
Clark, Charles Dancer, Russell
Garrei, Charles Wiles, Ike CDnn,
Charles Watkins, Charles Stra user,
Charles Miller Arthur Miller,
Arthur HaIbritter, Frank West,
Leslie Halbriter George Newell,
David Edwards, Harry Watkins,
aud Harmen Hardes,y
Prof Barbe's address IN The
Methodist church on "The Sc hool
and Community" was the KIND that
arotses eveLy one. Prof. BlIbe has
the. happy faculty Of instuc,ing and
amusing at the same lime He
made The state ment that ne pubic
school system S The III Ists guificsht
fec IN American b.stoTt; h.si, b.
cause II all sc,ools were closed for
three generations the pe.ulr would
be semi bIr barians; second. because
The public school system makes
possible the realization Of he
Declaration of independence; hi,d,
because the typ,osi Americans come
from where the public school system
IS best developed; fourth, because
e little distance FROM his HDmc,
when bpN, was a sc1oolhouse where
he received his FIST instruction.
Inen he defined what ought TO be
The attitude OF children, parents,
> d patrons tDvald the schools.
He said the child should rccoeuizc
the importance Of education, that
parents should see that their children
attend school, and that patrons
should recognize the innuenc.
teacher exerts over a child. Also,
that teachers have professional
rights which should he respected.
He said that there are two mystcr.
ious forces which transform ,he
world. One, business, Transforms
material matter, the other, the
school system. transforms The raw
material OF intellect into character
and usefulnessr--=