West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-09-30
Terra Alta.
% OF the Argus.

Terra Alta,
Correspondence OF the Argus.
u. A Bolden was ut Newburg Fri
day last on business.
Thos WEIGH, Jr., spent Sunday last
with friends at Friendsville, Md,
l.. j Holloway went to Clarksburg
Sunday morning, returning home that
night.
Merchant T.W. Nine, of Ro wlesburg
was N business visitor in town Tuesday
OF this week
DR.. Henry w. McComas, OF Oakland
was visitor In town Sunday last on
professional business
Born, en- Saturday. Sept. 25th, TO Mr..
and Mrs. Montgomery Ward Wilson, a
SOM Or. Frank Fogle attended.
Mr.. and Mrs Farley DeBerry anu
family spent Sunday at Huttons, Wis
Connell.
Miss Ellen Connell is In eastern cit.
les purchasing "a fall stock OF millinery
for Oonnell, Crane 81 Co, of Oakland
and Terra Alta,
Prot Hawkes., OF Baltimore, will de-
liver an illustrated lecture in the Bar 3.
list c"urch this Thursday evening
Subject THE wonders OF grent
city"
w. H. Glover has put quite large
stock OF goods in with the postofiicc -
n kind Of Bee Hive assortment, cons
canned goods, groceries etc, etc.
A very quiet wedding occurred some
where near here last Thursday, when
la l.. A. -
Mr.. Il. i. Watkins, late OF Rowles-
burg, but who is now employed at
Crellen
Hon. VIM G. Brown was at White
Dale last Sunday, visiting Cashier
J.. p White, OF the Terra Alta Bank.
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. White will start
for New Whatcom, Washington, In a
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. silas shirer and
daughter Susan, OF Oakland, spent
Sunday last at this place, the guests of
relatives, Mr.. Shirer was in the tin
ming business here eighteen years ago,
and this was his FIRST visit back.
Mrs VIM A. McGinnis, who has been
seriously IN for fourteen weeks past,
was taken Monday morning 20 a hos
pital at Baltimore, Md, for treatment
The lady was accompanied by Miss ~
II. Frey. Mrs. McGinnis Is suff ering
With an internal cancer
w. Howard Smouso has about closed
| out his stock Of general merchandise.
the balance OF which will be sold al
| auction Saturday. Howard will study
medicine at a popular school. lie is a
bright, reliable young man and will
be greatly missed from Terra Alta.
Your correspondent regrets 20 note
this week the serious illness OF exa
postmaster +. A. Fox, who, on Friday
evening last was partly paralyaed,
caused 10y the burBtln9 Of blood YES
sci OF the head. Mr. Fox had not been
feeling we'll on the day he was stricken
and had worked hard at the store Of
Fox Bros, IN which he has half In
tercsb SlartinR home That evening
he reached his residence, where he
was overcome ahd had 20 Toe nssisted 10
his bed by Nrs. Fox. At this time he
/ Is Ia very precarious condition, but
everything possible Is being done by
his physicians. This nEws Wiil be re-.
ceiVed with great regret all over tile
county ~ Mr. Fox Us well known and
quite popular
Terra Alta eossps have had lots OF
subject matter 20 talk about during
tho last week. and one evening recently
white cap law came very near being
brought into PLAY Dy SONS Of or cit.
zcns who have bccO ne tired n tic do,
ing Of a certain class OF people, Al
though your correspondent is Lave
abiding citizen and one who wants to
see the iws OF our town On forced. still
during good many vears past. he does
not remember Of having TO deal with
law breakers Of Tho class referred 90.
an 10 does seem that tho feelings OF
outraged citizens could be excus ed for
doing what they proposed TO do on %
certain evening When our town
officers fan 90 do their duty the law
must be taken up and enforced by Che
responsible citizens
Col. William 70 Tischenoli. who was
elected Justice ~ tho Peace in Port.
land district az tic last election. and
who Is known b. Che colonial snuff.
box he carries and which hc orc4-ion
ally conqults when in the cntaugIe.
mcnls ot an up-tCidate laW suit Is
doing quite q large business 40 this
place ard has established iatg.
Office iu The lamb Building 10 he aid
uDOn cool authority. that che Colonel
has his eye upon thc House 90 Dell
eRatcs and that he has great cxpccta.
lions 81 being sent there by the ileBub.
licans ~ the East Side. The Colonel
las ever been popular. and the pros
pcctsa~c that NO wiil soon become a
pcruenaBt resident ~ the Commercial
Contrc.
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