West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-17
TERRA ALTA.

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TERRA ALTA.
have established my headquarters al
Terra Alta for IA week or two. This even
ing was seized with an uncomfortable
| desire 10 write a communication TO your
paper from this furnishing town of Terra
blr Alta -iule.
The r edsvllle correspondent, 90 U.
Know" who, wants TO make friends with
me. l would like to grasp hts hand. but
he will have to wait till the correspond
| ents hold their convention before he can
get acquainted with me. When we meet
in convention we will build a throne and
place Toe Rambler" on 4 and clotbe
him in purple and fne linen; and he shall
be king over Us all. And the Scribes and
Pharisees shall come mp and bow down
before his Royal HghDess, etc, ETC.
From the number Of people in town we
would infer that business lie pretty brisk
with our merchants.
G. w. Mayer & Son have enlarged and
otherwise improved their store room.
Squire L. ID Benson is building an ad-
ditirn to his residence.
DR.. j, b. Fogle is erecting fine office.
John Mason has purchased nice lot
from JnO, 4. Jones, and has coZy dwell
ing house on Il nearly com oleted. Uncle
John says he is going 10 be BIB b big
bug, since he got Isis pension.
NJ. Spindler has built buggy shop here
and is TURNING out somelc xcellent buggies
aud wagons.
The Methodist and Presbyterian church
es are undergoing repairs.
was passing along State Street a few
evenings AGO and heard an uuearthly
noise in coal house. My first thought
vas to get out Of that locality as sUon as
possible, for thought the "shebang" was
haunted; but on second thought (and they
say that second thoughts are always bcstl
decided to investigate the matter.
carefully opened the door and looked in.
There lay "Topsy" across HE mothers
knee aud she was applying a single in
| pretty vigorous mauner. asked her why
shc was chastising The chill. "B cause he
has been writing to the Journal and put
ting his own name in the paper; do think
it's Ridiculous, said she. the paiter Of the
sbige continued. At last pursuaded the
old lady to have little mercy on the
child, and she let him go. gave him
some candy aud peanuts and be was soon
playing about the street ~ usual.
"Writin' for the papers must be healthy
profession" said an old lady to me the
other day as she laid her paper across her
knee and wiped her eyeglasses With her
bingham apron.
"Wba; makes you think soY' in.
quired.
"Weli, you fell TVS that write for tho
papers always look so fresh and healthy;
and besides see tba, the writers who
used TO have pieces IN the papers when /
was girl are s'ili living aud writing away
the same ~ ever; they mus, be verJ old
who are tbeY7' asked,
oven. there is 'v,tef for ore. and
Anon and 'Vsr,as.' and 'Oie Who
Knows, and Pro Bono Publico.' and
Taxpayer, and x x > and X Y. H.
and many others J sec some Of their
names every day, and do declare IL the
sight Of EN- don't bring back the old
school days"
Then The old lady goz d m"di'qtcdly oui
At The open window and I went on on the
back porch % indulge in a quiet laugh OF
70 myself "sicb" is life.
ID You koow- xcuse mr. for initiating
His Majesty. The Rsmbltr.) but did you
know that the gossips have It reported that
we are 10 have skating rink.
Gosh But would Ike 10 embrace
that Ok Grove correspondent. She is
faner then q spcckled punet and sweeter
than yankee dough-nui friedtn sorghum
mOlaeses.
A grand hop woa given horc on ,be 4 b
The Browning & Dewitt string bard ,ur
nished The music. A large number Of
persons we're present and tipped The light
fantastic until the clock Informed
them That Sunday approached.
Tcua Alta hes young gentleman who