West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09
Terra Alta.
Correspondence Of the Argus.

MISS Laura W htte of Huttons. was
calling on her many friends here sat
urdaY.
Miss Nora Sarsfield is the guest of
Miss Anna Welch at Dismal Swamp.
this week.
Mrs. Melverna Taylor has her cot
taRe on Sunset Hill ready for the
plasterers.
Mrs. Nora Goodwin expects to move
TO Pittsburg next week where she will
make her future home.
James McGrau. Jr. of the b. go.
spent few DAYS here last week among
friends and relatives.
Miss Maud Glover. who has been
visiting in Wheeling for the past two
weeks, returned home Saturday.
I. {. Farrow and daughter of Raw
enswood, were the guests of DR.. and
Mrs D. Z. Shaffer the past week.
Mr. Geo w. DeBerry and UlM.
Shahan have erected themselver: each
fne residence in Robinsons addition
10 Terra Alta
DIR. j. NJ. King returned home Sun.
day from Baltimore, where he had
been with some patients attending the
hospital
Miss Maggie Sarsfield is welding the
birch at Washington Manor this win
ter having commenced her school last
week
e. a. Bolden has traded his propertv
on High street for the new residence
recently built by Mrs. Julia A. Toy and
has moved into the same.
Born unto Mrs. Barbara Weber y
daughter. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
,eiton a son and to Mr.. and Mrs. G
NJ AuInan a daughter.
Mr. aud Mrs. Hamer F. Asst moved
from White Dale last week TO Grafton
where he has a good position with
Ellis & Ellis.
Andrew s. Sisler has been granted
an Increase of pension with s4oe. 90
odck pay His many friends were
grad TO hear of his good luck
Ed. Rinard, one of Messrs Lakin G
Ohutts efficient clerks of Rowlesbpry
was making his usual visit here Sunday
after vacation Of two week.
Rev. j. L. b. Jones spent last week
at Philippi, West Va, returning home
Saturday. Bro Jones is fast MAKING
many friends here.
Miss Nora McGreal VIII teach the
Locust Grove school in Pleasant dis.
trict and Miss Annie Welch the Rhodes
school in Portland the coming winter
Samuel Freeland has his new rcs.
idence in the West End nearly ready
Tor occupancy. When completed it
will be one of the best houses in that
part OF Terra Alta
Merchant Chas. A Miller has moved
his family from Many Naples into the
Hardy property on State street Mr..
David Beeghly moved into the house
vacated by him at Many Naples.
Chas. w. Beerbower, one of Preston's
NOBLE young men was calling on his
many friends here last week. II.
left here for Masontown where he viii
teach the coming winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Huntington. who
have had very successful season ~
Lakewood at Lake Terra Alta moved
lh'o the house vacated by Mrs Mora;
Goodwin on Washington street
rhornt o. Benson who has been ~
with fever for the past several weeks
Is again able to go about the house
lie came home from Piedmont sick
with the fever and has not been ont of
the house since,
Our little city is on no boom but Il
Is wonderful at the rapidity in which
our town is growing. During the last
year there has been built and under
construction nearly twenty five dwell
Jog and business houses
The Huntington Hotel is being latb.
ed and will soon be ready for the Mas
lererS and it will not be long ntil
Terra Alta will haye an uptc.late.
Hotel and it will be managed by ono
oil the best Hotel men in the State in
person OF w. c. Huntington.
One month of school has alre,dv
passed and is now passing into the co.
ond month and as yet we have not
heard one single word of complaint
which speaks well for our faculty
which is as good as we have ever had
Prof. Staymen is making many friends
here.
The two children of Mr.. and Mrs. !.
NJ Lamb on High street, who have
mad the diphtheria, are able TO be M
again and no other cases were taken
from them, which speaks well for orr
town authorities who immediately had
the house quarantined, when IL be-
came known that they had the dipb-
liberia.
The carpenters and bricklavers are
busy at work rebuilding the Wooden
Mill that was recently burned. They
expect 60 have all the machinery i'm
and running by the first OF May. which
speaks well for the firm OF j. w Rico
Son & Co. This will be the largest
WOODEN mill in the State and will be
equipped with all the latest improved
machinery