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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22
TERRA ALTA.

Correspondence Of the Argus
Col. John d. Rigg is in Philadelphia
this week.
Chas r. Crawford is attending the
session ci l. @. o, +. at uarpcrs Ferry
this week
w. g. Conley, of Parsons, was calling
on friends in town last week
Mrs Emma Mayer visited the Lodge
OF l. O. q. r. at Aurora Friday evening.
Thos- B. Jackson, OF Parsons. has
bought fnrm near town and expects
TO move on IL soon.
DR.. $. NJ Scots is having a slate roof
put on his dwelling.
Thos. l.. Rigg and family moved into
their handsome new residence opposite
the Wooden Mills, on Tuesday
Mrs. c. A. Hardcsty died last week
from an attack Of typhoid malaria.
She leaves a husband and two children
10 mourn their loss
Rev. Hit. Presiding Elder, OF The &.
Il. church, preached quite an interest
ing sermon in the baptist church at
this place, Wednesday night
Mary A. Benson and Thomas CasteeI
were granted pensions last week.
Martin l.. Crane ami family, Of
LonoX, moved into their property,
The Crane Building" last week
A new time table went into effect ON
the Il. & O. K. Il. Sunday Terra Alta
has nine mails daily now
The dancing platform in Cashier L.
p. Whites grove near here VIII lie
turned into Union church about tho
first Of January About $500 will be
used in making the change.
The Terra Alta Schools opened Mon
day last with H. $. Whctscll principal
Jno o. Jenkins, first assistant: Miss
Winnie Wel.h, second assistant; Miss
Matte Castcel, third Assistant The
enrolment has reached to $50 The
school is too large for four teachers.
An enterprise that will result in do
has been inauyurated by the Lake
Terra Alta Improvement Company.
This company which is composed Of
such men as Hon. j. T.. Jones. Col Jno
ID. Rigg, Cashier l.. i. White, Hon
VIM. G. Brown, Hon. VIM. NJ O. Daw-
son AMI others have recently secured
an option on four hundred acres of land
about one mile from town which they
will lay off into cottage and villa sites
and offer for sale at low prices TO per-
sons who Will build on them and spend
their summers here. On this land is a
Lake covering % acres, stocked with
beautiful mountain trout. No more
desirable Tor a summer resort is To be
found along the line OF the y. & o. Il. r.
SANTA Rosa"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

Correspondence OF the Argus.
After quitean absence, aud having re-
covered from the shock winch the re-
turus from the election gave us, we
will again try aud note few items
from our busy little town.
Mrs. Lougherv and family have
moved 10 lrondale.
Mrs X. 5. Welch. who has been sick
for quite while, we are glad to note.
is better.
Our school is progressing nicely with
Miss Maud Brown as teacher.
Nathaniel Street has been quite sick
the last week with fever
The Junior Order and Daughters OF
America will raise flag and present
Bible to the school here and at
Browns on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 20
There will be good speaking. All
members of the order are invited To be
present and take part in the exercises.
There will also be festival here on
Thanksgiving night
The Touring mills here arc doing lots
of work now grinding bucbwhcat
Freeman Kelley, Edw. Brown aud
VIM Buoy have gone to Randolph
county on hunting expedition.
James Il. Anderson, of Ncwburg, is
in town this week.
Joseph Guseman and jeff Weaver are
the champion turnip raisers, each hav-
ing about 800 bushels.
Quite IA number went from here TO
Herring last week To help institute "A
Camp of Sons OF Veterans. NJ. IL.
Snodgrass was instituting officer.
TECUMsEh
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rIII.LEtsSIsoHr.
Corresnondenee Of the Arms.

NNtANNhehNNlcc OF the Argus
1t is a wonder % us that our profes-
sional kicl<ers do not kick about our
muddy roads enough TO hide the Re-
publican road surveyors under LAYER
of mud But then, the said lxicllers are
all Republicans aud can't see each
others shortcomings
Notice is hereby given To all men out
OF work, that since there is no longer
any doubt OF Daytou's election and the
good times coming, ample work will
be furnished To all sufferers who are
willing To work on the roads for moth
ing and find themselves
MIR Thomas Doleu. who has been
under tho weather for some time, is
quite III at present
There will be q joint tarifr debate be.
tween John a. Sterling and some no.
table colleague and j. H. y Barlow and
colleague at the Garlitz school House,
No. II, on Friday evening, Nov. 3oth,
next evening after Thanksgiving. An
are invited to bc present, and n good
time is assured. Debate To begin at
: o'clock.
The small boy is now going to school
10 exchange some OF his mischievous
inherent inspirations FOR some OF the
teachers smartness
DEMoCRAr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22
TUNNEsI.TUN.
'spondonce Of the Argus.

Correspondence OF the Argus.
Miss Matte Mlnear, OF Kingwood.
was "a welcome visitor TO our town last
week
Miss Virgie Shaffer, Of Moundsvillc.
paid her many friends visit here,
last week
Mrs. win Frazier. OF Newbure, was
the guest of friends in town last week.
Restored Confdencel"
Superlatively happy are they who
voted thus
And the tariff is tax" in Preston
which our good Sheriff Shaw has ex-
planned 10 us in vigorous langu tge that
the blasted foreigner will not pay
for us. This, alone with restored con-
fl ience," should make us inexprcs-
sively happy
while the Democrats are returning
from Salt River.
Restored conf lcnce' has struck
Tuunelton in way which even our
Republican laboringmen cannot re-
jOice over, and the most ludicrous sur
vival OF primitive human Ignorance is
the explanation OF the Republican pol
iticians Another objective lesson in
protection % American labor" which,
let us hope, will add 90 the hilarity OF
our Democrats who voted for Dayton
and Protection 20
The secret which has so long tantal-
ne and bafiis1 the Republican pol
itician why ID ,mocrats could not adopt
the principles Of Republication has az
last been solved by the recent election.
And 10 is charming 90 observe with
what simplicity the deliclte and gentle
genius Of the Repu 5lican politician has
gr1pple with this iucompatiblitv be-
tween the old tenets Of the Democrats
politics and the modern discoveries
which they have EN- Jraccd that "tnc
foreigner pays the tariff which is
even AN exploded theory among en-
ligntcnel Republicans Bat sucl are
Che preplexit.cs OF The disappointed
Oiiirc-sceker
Orr colOred friends gave "a festival i'm
the Town Hall on last Thursday night
which was largely attended and thor.
ou9hly enjoyed BY those present
Quite % delegation from KiugwooI.
NcwOurg and Grafton was present
The most enjoyable feature. and quite
a novelty to our people, was the "CalSe
Walk" The white folks were the first
To lead OF in the cake walk none Of
whom had ever participated in one be-
fore. This walk was known as the
flag walk and was won by w. j.
Lavellc and Mrs S r. Gusoman. The
second walk was by the white folks
and was known as the most graceful
which was won by Mr. Morris and Miss
Mintic Martin. The third contest was
the most graceful walk" and was par
ticipatel in by the col Ircd folks. This
was won by NJ. Newman AMI Miss
1crriL The fourth contest was for the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

fastest walker" and was won by Mr.
Willis Ruggles, who fairly distanced
his competitors Goo. w. Brown. Ell.
Shrout, Frank Bailey and w J. La
velle The judges were DR. w. = Sim
ontou, Geo. T. burr. T. T.. Ashby, r..
+. Santce ana samuel Edmunds Ev.
erybody was So we'll pleased with tho
festival that IL is safe TO say that it the
colorod people conclude Co give another
festival that it will be well patronized.
fHE ARGUS is authorized TO thank those
who patronized them on Thursday
night.
The gentleman in this town who has
taken such umbrage at little political
talk during the late campaign is some
what mysterious q? Since it's a fact
which admits OF no controversy that
there is not man in the county who
indulges in more political talk against
his political opponents than the gen.
tlcman himself. This is especially
true of the writer who has been his
target for years, but IL never occurred
To the writer 60 take offeusc, iuasmuch
as he always looks upon IL as n matter
OF politics. During our entire ac-
quaintance cannot recall that nm an
cry word passed. between us as neigh
oors, and no one was moro surpriscd
than myself when learned that the
gentleman had concluded that we
should mot speak as we passed by"
Without inquirng as To tho cause az
ccptcd his ultimatum.
His reference that Ibis great t?) heart
is always aching for the poor cooper"
is II question which can be answered by
some coopers who are still in the land
of the living, dut | am free TO say that
challenge comparison OF our records
in the matter OF assisting our fellow
man.
I'm American statesman, whose ex-
allied talent and brilliant intellect has
never leon surpassed, once said 81
have but one lamp by which my feet
are guided, and that is the lamp OF cx-
pcriencc.' So have learned by the
lamp OF experience" the nnimositv
and hatred OF pretended friends.
Therefore, considering myself under
no pccuniary or social obligations TO
the gentleman, dm liberty to say to
him frankly that there is but one way
in which he can alleviate 1.-The awful
state of my mind" ami show his utter
contempt for me, and that Is by re.
leasing me FROM an obligations which
Truth itself cannot characterize ms the
act of an ENEMY. 1t will also give him
IA excellent opportunity TO test the
friend ship Of Republicans, and even the
Democrats who voted with him for
Dayton AMI Protection ~ At the
present time am vastly more inter
estcd in relieving "rhe awful state OF
my mind than indulging in badgering
political talk
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

Correspond ence of the Argus.
The Sabbath-School was re. organized
here last Sunday. Charles Welch was
elected Superintendent and John c.
Crane, assistant; Secretary, Isaac Sypolt.
The Epwor;h League is fiourishing
under the management OF Prof q. A..
BeerUower.
\. c. Mason was to fill two appoint.
ments for Rev. Brooks last Sunday but
was prevented 10y an attack of rhuma-
tism.
John Albright was at the Conner
cial Center last Friday and Saturday.
John Greascr, OF Kingwood, has been
delivering coal for some of the citizens
OF ST Joe.
Charley Metzler says he has the pref
test baby girl that ever come TO town.
Jasper Groves is building fues for
Isaac Elliott
ID. ID Bishop has the finest porltcrs
in town.
Oar jolly miller at Marsden is grind
ing almost night and day.
The parsonage is nearing completion.
First quarterly meeting next Satur-
day and SUNDAY, NJ Il. church. X.
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LOCUST GROVE.

Correspondence otthe Argus
Our people arc now very well pre-
pared for winter.
Stephen Guthrie has Iecn very low
with typhoid fever but is now better.
w. A. Guthrie was at GAINESVILLE last
week delivering fruit trees
Annie Guseman was visiting at home
on Sunday.
Marshal lIileman was visiting in this
vicinity Saturday and sunday.
Geo. a Kelly has been dehorning
cattle in this vicinity recently.
Mrs. Lena Kelly has been very III
with Rheumatism.
Ezra Kelly is teaching the Center
school this winter
John Copeman bought II lage lot OF
sheep here last week
Jerome Kelly bought a lot OF fat cat.
tie here on Thursday.
Rev. Idleman held protracted meet
ing at this place recently.
Lena Guthrie is now at home from
Carmel, where she mas been for some
time.
Bette Cupp has been quite i'll for
some time but is now recovering.
a. Knabb II Go. are running their
stave mill at full capacity whicl< is a
great benefit to this vicinity.
Our school is running very smoothly
with large enrolment and attend
ance. TX.
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Kirgwood social circles are all
astir over big church wedding
that will be celebrated here next
week. Two hundred and fifty
handsome invitations have been
sent out that read as follows:
"M". and Mrs. Charles w. Faw-
cett request the honor Of your pres.
ence mt the marriage OF their daugh.
Ter. Mallie, to William Brewster
Parkhurst, Wednesday evening.
November twenty-eighth, eighteen
hundred and ninety four, at nine
O'Clock, Methodist Il p opal
Church, kingwood, West Virginia"
Over one hundred cards were
sent out also for the reception, to
take place at the home Of the bride
at $50 that evening. Many guests
are expected from a distance, and
the a%air will be the most brilliant
social event Of The season.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

From another correspondent.
VIM. r. White went 20 Bridgeport
this week on q business trip
II is awful funny how badly some
people get things mixed up sometimes
for instance certain Rcpub 'can
who knows all about tho tariff. could
explain very Rlibly why the tariff IS
not "a tax how protection benefits the
poor workingman, etc, etc, and yet he
thought that the Hon. A. g. layton
was elected Postmaster General and
sent i'm his application for the appoint
ment Of portmastcr at this place.
II is said that Judge Henry Clay
Beatty is n cousin Of GOV. James y.
Forakcr-it IS also said that the Ju ige
will represent Preston county ir the
West Virginia Legislature "a couple Of
years hence.
Terra Alta shipped 10000 pounds Of
chestnuts from sept 18th 90 Nov. 18th.
at an average price OF 50 cents per
pound. ky
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Charles VI. Carroll has been very
sick the past week with erysipelas.
Samuel j, Sterling has had charge
of the passenger train on the I. X.
4 +. us conductor IN Mr.. Carroll's
place.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. l..
Brown, on Sunday, Nov. Is, 1894,
a fine girl baby. weighing about
eight pounds. Dr. Pratt was the
attending physician. Mother and
father and baby doing well.
James W. Parks returned last
Friday from Wheeling, where he
was attending the Annual Session
of the State Grand Lodge of Ma
sonry as u representative from Pres
ton Lodge, No. 81, of this place.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A.
Brown, of keIns, Randolph county,
on Sunday, November Is, 1894, u
fine girl baby. Mr.. Brown is tie
oldest son of Col. j. W. Brown, of
near town, and is well known here.
Miss Minnie Murdoch has given
up her school on Shaver's Ridge IN
Reno District, as there was no place
close for her tc board and too far
to walk to the nearest good place.
We understand that Wilbur Craig,
Of Tunnelton, has the school.
Neil J. FoItney left last Friday
morning for trip TO the West. He
will 90 to Iowa and Nebraska to
visit relatives and return by Kansas
City, where his wife has been visit
ing for some time, aud accompany
her home.
Miss Anabel Hoke, who has been
in Germany the past year. arrived
in New York last week. and after
visiting relatives IN West Point, n.
Y, and Lancaster, Pa, awhile, will
arrive at her bone here.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

Heaters Don't buy furnace
or put in a lot of expensive CRATES
and hues until you have examined
the d" Kelsey Warm Air Furnace "
No dust ! No smoke Always
comfortable-S or 10 Rooms evenly
hc'ted with pure, warm air, with
but little more fuel and no more
trouble than one large stove.
MOERoE'R HARDWARE.
Kingwood w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-22

Christmas and New Years come
on Tuesday this time, Decem Der
25th and January LIST, as usual.
The new tariff bill made no change
on these dates, and Santa Claus
Socks will be in demand then, same
as ever.
"Old Charley" the venerable
family horse Of j. W. Parks, after
nearly forty years of faithful ser.
vice to his master, departed this
life, Saturday, November II, 1891.
He was helpless and bed-rdden and
had to be shot in OF der to speed him
Oh to the horse heaven.
We are informed that George
Rodeheaver. well known to most Of
our people, has purchased the
Faulkner property at Albrightsville
and will move there soon from
Wheeling, where he has resided for
some time and held position as
toIl-keeper on the Union Bridge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ebert, who kept
the Gordon House for some time
here and the Allegheny House at
Mt. Lake Park this season, is now
keeping boarding house at 3O8
North Eutaw Street, St. Baltimore,
and doing well. Ed. G. Manown
has position as book-keoper for
some firm in the city.
Edward Cotter left this place last
Saturday for Albrightsville, Preston
county, where he will make his
future home. He WAS a prominent
G.. A. r. man here aud has many
friends who wish him we'll wherever
lie may reside Weston Indepond.
ent.
The barn Of Elmer Feather, near
Lenox, this county, was burned last
Thursday night Two horses, four
hogs, wagon, buggy and farming
implements, besides about 200 bush.
els Of grain and several tons Of hay
were consumed. The origin Of the
fire 10 unknown. Loss $1,000, with
no insurance.
Tbs is great year for girl babies,
and no other kind has been born
in this town FOR some time. There
is an old saying that at never
rains but it pours," and the girl
baby epidemic has struck this place
pretty hard, as there has been at
least five born in about two weeks.
and several other precincts to hear
from. The Republicans claim that
it's all on account Of the Wilson
bill, but we deny this, for we have
only had it about three months,
and the Mckinley bill was the law
Of the land prior to that.
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DontPaI

To call and consult Prof. Little,
November 18th, at Hotel Gordon,
IN time about your eyes, for glasses
correctly adjusted to suit, which
are furnished if required Exam
iuation free. Satisfaction guaran-
teed.
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wANTEDi

At 4. NJ. ALBRcHTs STORE.
Butter,
Eggs.
Chickens,
Ginseng and
Buckwhcat Flour.
A full line Of
Dry Goods,
Notions.
Ladies' Wraps,
Shoes, Boots, Groceries,
Flour, Salt, &C., Sc.
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From another correspondent.

From another correspondent.
EDITOR ARGUs:- AS politics is now
boiled down, we will try to pen you a
few locals from this vicinity.
Well, last week we thought the
Asylum at Weston had been broken
opan and the inmates running at large
over the country. We were Weakened
out of our slumbers by the blowing OF
horns at the dead hour OF night, and we
could not understand this thing. and
by some enquiries we foun out that "a
man from some place named DAYTON,
had been elect d for something, to go
10 town aud put on good clothes and
look at the people, and these poor fell
lows IN Ike the niyht hidcous on that
account Such is human weakness
1t was whispered that Uncle" John
Albright had gone 40 "Sllt River, e." but
he is in our midst again with his blue
suit on.
They say that Little Bill" was
a-straddle of the blacksmith shop roof
the other morning ADD some one want
ed 20 know what was the matter and
he said, 81 am pap now, and it's a girl"
Our merchants are doing lively
business and have smile for every
body.
Good old Noah keeps the anvil ring
ing early and late.
Rev Squire A. g. Mason is on the
sick list with something like grippe,
he also lost his best hog on Sunday
night with cholera
The Rev y. Il. Brooks is holding "A
series OF meeting at the Wbetsel APP
pointment
Rev a. f. Bersey is holding forth at
GAINESVILLE now lie just closed very
successful meeting at the Deep Hollow
School House.
}. Staley Martin is engaged in farm
ing. preparing for a corn crop next
year. Mr.. Mcnefec thinks IL good Ida
The Mason Bros, Mcclure and Sher-
man, are expected home on Thanks
CRYING.
Rev g. +. Martin is still confined Co
his room but is convalescing. lie has
had a pretty hard time Of IT,
Mrs l. T. sypot is suffering with
something like the grippe
O. a. Beerbower rs teaching here this
winter. Reports say nc has first
class school all around.
! want 90 ask Mr. T. r. Thom1s IN
the law in California allows him 20
court any Of the fair ones? (SchoIars)
Well Ed. we read your letters with
great interest and sympathizc with you
in your Hermit Home with your dus.ty
neighbors. We woul be glad to sec a
letter from you each week
Old Cheat come up Saturday night
and moved a good lot of saw logs down
stream.
We are glad 20 see that the Hon"
County Court re-appointed Jacob Welch
Bridge Commissioner in place of Harry
CistcsL Mr. Clstcel IS good man for
the business. bnt hc don't live at ALI
brignts. lie lives near threc-quartcrs
Of % mile down the river Wolch lives
at the bridge.
There is some tnilsof another build
ing going up here ia the suburbs OF
this village.
John Strawser is talking Of buying a
lot Of Bert Feather and putting up
residence ON f. That is what makes
town is the building spirit.
REroFrrR
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Lightning Fiot Drops
What a Funny NsmeI
Very True, but II Kills Al Pain.
Sold Every~horo. Every Day
Without Rolleb There 10 No PsYi
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JUDICIAL SALE.
a. j Bonaneld
VS..
j. NJ. Strahin eta.

A. BonaIield
VS.. Equity.
j. NJ. Srahin ct al
by virtue OF n decree OF the Circuit
Court OF Preston county, rendered in
tn. above entitled cause, the under
signed special commissioner, will, on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1924,
ut the front door OF the court.house Of
sand county. offer for sale 20 the high
est bidder, the following real estate:
I2f ACRES or LAND
in Valley District Being the John NJ.
Strnhin farm, and desirable and vale
liable tract of land, well suited for
farming purposes.
TERMS or SALE:
Enough cash in hand TO pay the costs
Of suit ana cXpcnFes Of sale, and tho
residue in six, twelve and eiHhtecn
months. the purchaser executing for
the deferred payments interest bearing
notes with good security.
J.. j. CROGAN, Special Con'r.
Bond with security has been given,
as required 10y law, by the above named
com uissioncr. j. w WATSON, Clerk.
ti15.ef1t-SG.