West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-07-23
Interesting letters from a Host Of
Argus Writers.
SOMETHING DOING IN THG COUNTRY
Bright Bits Of News aud Gossip About
You and Your Neighber-The
Events Of a Week.
Function.

Tie 'hat VIII look before him must
also look behind.
DIR. ! l.. Offuer was visitor AZ
Moundsville las, week.
A J. Bonafield was business
VISITOR IN Grafton last week.
Joseph Pugh, of Grafton, was a
business visitor in town last Friday.
Senator s. b. Montgomery be.
lIeves new occasions teach nes du
ties.
Miss Mary Lavelle. OF Fairmon,,
is visiting Mrs. w. J. Lwele this
week.
William Watson is the guest of
his brother. David l.. Watson, this
week.
Mrs. HsgAns was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. ]. McKone, las,
week.
Tolly Stafford is having the stone
wall in front Of his dwelling re
paired.
Frank p. Gale. the popular farm.
er Demociat, was in town last week
on business.
Mrs. J. ]. McKone and two small
children have returned from visit
to relatives in Westernport.
MIR. aud Mrs. John Werlich have
moved to the Camp Ground, where
they Will reside until after camp
meeting.
The b * .. ticket Office Of this
place was entered by thieves last
Sunday night who got away with 40
or SO cents.
Mrs. Walker Herndon and daugh-
ter Catherine returned to their home
in Piedmont Wednesday after a visit
To relatives in this city.
DR.. NJ. b. West, who has been
eng aged in dental work here for the
past month, returned TO his home IN
Wood county last week.
About fifteen persons from here
took advantage of the excursion to
Cumberland last Sunday, all of
them reporting a good time.
L. Nj. Williams arrived in Tun-
Deiton Thursday from Denver, " here
he attended the Democratic con-
vention as an assistant sergeant at.
arms.
The Tunnelton camp meeting will
begin August IL with fne program
and improved grounds. 1t is ex-
pected that this year will exceed all
Others in point OF attendance.
Dora, the little year old daugh-
ter of Daniel Mankins, died Sunday
evening of nux and was buried Mon
day afternoon. Undertaken J.. B.
Hartman was in charge Of the fu-
neral arrangements.
On Tunnel Hill last Sunday at 4
p. m. about five hundred people
gathered around the pond TO witness
the administering of baptism to four
candidates by Rev. Frank Sinclair.
Of the u. b. church.
Oh mol Newburg Journal CORE
spondent, our town has not gone
back to plain, old Tunnelton. II
she had she could have furnished
you with that old time No. 8 slipper
you we're hunting for awhile in our
midst.
Tuesday morning came the an
uouncement of the death of another
daughter of Daniel Mankins. The
little girl was years old aud died
OF the same disease as her sister.
Mr.. and Mis-. Mankins have the
sympathy of the community in their
great trouble.
The Baptist Sunday school held
an enjoyable outing and picnic at
Anderson last Tuesday. On Satur-
day the M. +. Sunday school had
picnic in Bonaheld's grove. Sena
tors Dick and Montgomery ad-
dressed the people, while the Tun.
melton band furnished music. All
report fine time.
The contents OF the storeroom OF
S. w. Shahan, who made an assign
ment few weeks ago, were sold to
the highest bidder last Friday for
the sum of $I,425, his mother being
the purchaser. He is now doing
business at the old stand. His
dwelling and store building will be
4 rxslI 4.