West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-02
Terra Alta'Talk.
DR.. = T. BoggesS Eases tits Right
Arm And Lloyd Miiler Mis- Life

Special corrcsponlencc OF The N,gus
Mr. livrvcy BnggcSN, al CiSrS>burg.
was hers on business last Thursday
evening"
w. \ Hamilton. 0f Fairmsnt was in
town a few hours MSalay evening on
business
Airs. ThoS Nine. OF Rowle~bur-. was
in town Monday evening on "A shopping
expedition
las. Sheridan. of Oakland. spent
sunday in town, the guest of his uncle.
q. A. holden.
T.. T.. Smith, n well known West Vir-
GINA newspaper MAN. arrived here
sunday aud On Monday toob charge Of
the Preston Republican which will be
re-issucd this week.
The many friends here OF Edward
Csrnwell, OF Herring. were greatly
shocked Hnd distressed to learn Of the
fatal accident which befoll the Young
man on Friday last Friday was truly
an uuluciSy Sav for Preston county.
Arre ngements are now beng made
with House & Hsrrnans. Of Wheeling,
Tor the luxurious furnishing 81 Lake.
wood Hotel mt Lake Terra Alta. The
new house will be placed in thorough
condition for an early opeuipg aud
prospects are very bright for n success.
full season, applications beiag already
received by the President.
We learn that Mr.. w r. White and
family, who recently moved from Terra
Alta 10 Whatcom, are not so well
pleased with the far west, and pros.
poets are that they Will move to a point
nearer the east Terra Altans In
general would rejoice greatly to see
Mr. White aud his estimable family re.
II rn TO their native state and county.
Hon. w. II. Glover returned home
Saturday morning from Charleston,
where he wen ten days ago in the in.
terest Of the bill which passed the
Legislature creating Terra Alta an
independent district. After leaving
Charleston Mr. Glover visited his dnngh.
ter, Miss Martha, who is in tho college
for young ladies, at Richmond, Va. lie
also spent Il few hours Mt Washington
One Of the most shocking accidents
your correspondent has ever been
called upon to chronicle is that which
occurred To LLOYD Miller on last Fridav
afternoon, alta point on Cheat River,
somc miles above Rowlesburg. MIR.
Miller and family hnvc for some years
past resided ou the Aurora pike about
81 miles from Terra Alta, and on Fri
day last he ~ company with a bov,
Rad gone down on Cheat River. sun.
p~oSealy TO dynamite fIr 6,h. IL seems
that in preparing "A cap on "A dynamite
boom "a premature explosion occurred.
and MIR. Miller WAS instantly killed.
his head being blown almost entirely
Off. lie leaves a wife and eight small
children.
The marriage Of Mr.. Asst and Mis-.
Godfrey occurred or Wednesday even.
ing Of last week AZ the palatial resi-
deaco OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hamilton
at White ID le Terra Altans present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. :. Lakin ant
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Crane. The wed
ding ceremony is described ~ being .
very beautiful and Impressive one, oc
cupying fully half an hour and being
in accordinc with tho rites Of tn,
Episcopal church. The wedding sup
per was "A sunp'uous c~oaiiation. Mr.
and Mrs. Asst departed on train No.
the safne evening for Baltimore ant
washington aud will 90 thence 10 New
Orleans. whore they will witness tn,
Mardi Gras festival.
A shocking and most distressing ac
cidcnt occurred on Wednesday nigh
OF last week tn Dr.. 5. r. Boggess. lat,
Of Terra Alta. The Dr. had been ava,
FROM here since before Christmas anc
Onl9 returned ten days ago. On th,
evening in question he boarded &
freight tram here tn 20 TO Oakland
getting ia the cab. During the triI
oyer he went out on the train. an,
when passing through rs cut, jus. cas-
Of Huttons, he in some manner became
con fused and fell from the trEin, hi
right arm striking on the rail an,
Oabthhli bit WAftAns IF ihtNnDaF wa
terribly manRled The Dr. was foun,
a short time afterwnrd by a younS
man who was watching at the cut
lie was very weak from loss Of blood
aHd tic terrible pain which he vas IN
dergOing, bat walked back 70 uuttons
where he received care such as sympa.
thizirg fellow-uen could render. Lata
he was taken to Oakland aud place,
in DR. Henry McComas' private sari
tarium who're the arm was ampntatet
Within an inch OF the shoulder. Tbt
Drs many friends aie greatly distress
e. over the accident. AZ last ~aceount
he patient was doing rs we'll as cuui,
be expected and high hopes ure nov
entertained for his ultimate recovery.
10 Ngm0Piam.