West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-12
Terra Alta.

go AANN~A " toAA4AAS NOu otNtFAl
days Of this week
Mrs. George Il. Caldwell and Mrs.
Emma Adams. both OF Wheeling. arc
at Mrs. Mary Worthing tons for tho
remainder of the season
DR. VIM. Schober and sister of Bal
timore, are here for the season. The
DR.. is registered at Hotel Huntington
and Miss Schober Is a guest at Joseph
Adsir's.
The Terra Alta Hotel company held
meeting Monday evening of this
week, which was atteB ded by nearly
all of the stoclSholders The business
that was transacted has not yet been
made public.
A crowd of Gypsies are encamped in
Whites Grove, just east Of town. and
daily travel ABOUT telling fortunes.
The ladies (?) of the company are
peaches, and no mistake, being lucious
ones at that
Mrs. Capt. Shahan, Mrs Thomas
Stone, Misses Belle Veterinarian, Grace
Stone, Messrs' Cohen and Hetzell, all
OF Wheeling, are jolly crowd en-
camped this week at The Pines"
Capt. Shahans summer homo.
DR.. 5. NJ. Scott was at DunlxarI Bot
tom Sunday afternoon, attending at
the bedside Of that sterling represen-
tative of Democracy in Preston county,
Col. John Allen Martin, who suffered
"A sunstrOkc the Wednesday previous.
Your correspondent is glad to note that
the Colonel is recovering.
j. Frank Geinger and large force
of hands went TO work on Monday
morning to pipe the water down from
the hill at the head OF Main street.
Water will DC run into half a dozen
or more private residences, several
business houses, and a few fire plugs
will be placed along the line.
Quite n large number of city guests
have arrived in town during the past
week, and strangers are now very nu-
merous. All indications point to the
fact that Terra Alta will in few ears
become what it should have been
years ago-the largest and most pop
ular summer resort in the Allegheny
mountains.
The excursion to Oakland Sunday
last was taken in by an immense crowd
of people from points all along the line
of the b. 81 o. The majority OF the
excursionists went to Mt Lake Park
in hacks from Oakland 1t is thought
by many that promoters of Mt. Lake
Park arranged this excursion to Oak
land to get crowd at the Sunday
session Of the Chautauqua- 1t certainly
was great scheme for beating the
devil around the stump. if such really
was the case.
DIR. Albert Miller of Brucetou, passed
through here Tuesday on his way
home from eastern cities where he had
been for week or so looking up a To-
cation. DR. Albert has about come to
the conclusion that the effete east
don't suit him very we'll and he will
most probably locate somewhere in
Ohio. He is sterling young man OF
great ability, is graduate of one of
the best schools in the United States.
and we advance the opinion that he
will make his mark wherever he may
locate.
Lovers of base ball in this section
will ere long have an opportunity of
witnessing some scientific games. The
Chicago club OF the National League.
will spend an entire week at Deer Park
and Mt Lake Park the latter part of
this month, and Capt. Bonny. of the
Oakland and Mt Lake Park clubs is
busily arranging an exhibition game
for every day of their stay. The
games will be played alternately at
Oakland, Mt. Lake Park and Deer
Park.
Messrs Offutt &c Lakin have sold dur
ing the past two months two car loads
of Good as Gold" flour, the excellent
new brand which is giving universal
satisfaction. This firm has been sell
ing out at cost in order to reduce their
stock before moving into their hand
some new building, and the Good as
Gold" flour dropped in price with all
the rest of their big stock. Readers of
the ARGUS would do well TO get sack
or barrel of this splendid aour while
the price is down.
Selathiel ). Posteu, one Of orr oldest
and most highly respected citizens
passed quietly away on Monday after
noon, after an Illness OF nine months
or more. post mortein examination
was held by Drs. Daily and FREY on
Monday evening. aud large cancer
or growth was aiken from the stomach.
Mr.. Posten was the father OF O. w.
Posten OF this place and Mrs Scott r
Jones Of Oakland, and was the step.
father Of Mrs. Rev Trippett The fu-
neral occurs today Wednesday, at 10
q m. Mr. Posten was aged O. years.
Elmer Forman, one Of the most pros
porous and enterprising 81 our many
farmers, met with very painful ac-
cideut Monday fteranoon which all
most caused the loss OF his
right eye. Mr.. Forman was
riding hay rake when some Of
the pronRs became fastened i'm some
roots. The strain on the machine was
50 great that top casting burst and "a
piece Of the metal struck Mr. Forman
full In the eye, cutting two distinct
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