West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-29
INTERESTING LOCAL NEWS
From the Thriving Town OF Terra Alta,
Beatty Arrested aud Brought TO The
kingwood Jail.
Corresponaence Of ,ho Arrn.-

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improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Parsons and daughter.
Of Cumberland, sPen, Sunday here the
guests of relatives.
J. H. S. Painter, who has been working
IN Pennsylvania for some time past. is a,
home Cor short time
Mr.. and SITS. James Frceland, Of Ksyser.
have been The guests of David \. Frechnd
and family fer few days past.
Miss Laura White. one Of Ganre,, county
teachers. well known in Preston, speat sun.
day With relatives in Terra Alta.
Mrs. \. II. Parsons is lying quite danger
ously III at her home on State Street. with
neuralgia Of the stomach. DR.. w. r.
Daley Is attending her.
Charles +. Kelley. one of oauu & I.akins
efficient clerks, has been off duty for sew
eral days pas, and is suffering with an ar.
gravaIed attack Of grippe.
"Jolift's Brigh, Lights held the boards
in the Opera House Monday evening. and
played to fair sized house The enter.
;alnment was enjoyed by all
Vim. IL, Spiker, who attended the Grand
Lodge, l. O. O. r., at Parkersburg, re.
turned home Friday last. after an enjoyable
aud pleasant visit to the leading city of the
State.
Mrs. NJ. IL. Dodge. Of Keyser. has been
the guest of her parents, MIR. aud Mrs. A.
staley Shaw, for week past, Mr.. Dodge
came up and spent Sunday, returning to
-Ksyser Monday morning.
Mrs. Kate c. Crane ana son. Wellington.
of Oakland, spent several days of the past
week as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Farley
DeBerry. Also, Mrs. Margaret Connell
was guest of the DeBerry's over Sunday.
George l.. Shay is preparing to open a
meat marke, in the Lamb building, Main
Street, aud will occupy the room lately va.
Gated by Albright Bros. Messrs. Charles
and John Albright have returned TO their
positions on the b. & O. X. r.
Mrs. III. l.. ellis. who resides Just cas-, of
the wooden mills, is having conservatory
erected and will engage in a small way in
ilonenl,ure. II has been the gen,lemans
intention for some time past to erect hot
house on his beautiful premises.
The Bazaar and fair to be given by the
ladies of the NJ. T.. church during the holi.
day week, Is looked forward to with every
anticipation Of pleasure. The proceeds will
so towards the erection of the new NJ. Il.
church, and very liberal patronage should
be extended.
The prevailing high winds of Wednesday
and Thursday last did considerable damage
to timber lands and shade trees IN this sec
ton. On Wednesday the wind damaged
the west end of the Terra Alta Wooden
Mills, spriuging the wall several inches.
The damage has been repaired.
The military inlI. gwen by Company NJ.
in the Armory, OHutt & Lakln building.
Thursday evening last, was well attended
and enjoyable affair. Quite a number of
young people from Oakland, Rowlesbura
and other points, were in attendance and
dancing was kept up until the carly hours Of
the morning.
The Atlantic Refining Company, a branch
OF the Standard Oil Company, has had i,s
stables, located at the b. & O. "Y," neatly
painted, and las, week an attractive sign
was painted on the side Of the buildino
facing the town. rhe Atlantic Company /.
doing quite large business throughout this
section, delivering oil to merchants at nearly
every point in Preston and in the adjoining
county of Garrett, Md
This section has been literally sprinkled
during the past week. It began raining
Friday night, keeping it up until late
hour, and Saturday was very Indictment.
with "rainless drzzle" and an occasional
shower. Saturday night the rain came in
earnest, continuing all night and all da,
Sunday and until Monday morning. when :
cold wave came, bringing with j, snow, and
nov we have frsi-cla1s Thanksgiving sIif
on.
The winter schedule went into effect on
the T. & o. r. X, Sunday last. Tn,
morning accommodation eas,, which arrived
here at oI4, and the evening accommoda
ton west, heretofore arriving at z.fA, hay,
both been taken off. An afternoon ac
commodatiou east, a. 200 O'Clock has been
substituted for the former, and train No
S., due at 500. is the only evening rrair
west All other trains remain about IN,
same, with the exception Of the morning
accommodation west, which now arrive,
| about an hour earlier.
During The week jasi pas, NIL Frank
Gienger, who il at the head Of the proposed
new plan for lighting Terra Alta by elec.
tricity, made canvas of the town I,
ascertain what number Of lights could be
sold. Nearly every resident and bushes.
man subscribed for from two TO Ten ljobts
and the enterprise is now most probably ar
assured fact. IL is regrettabic that tho
move for water works was voted down las
summer. as was done by an overwhelming
majority, for, with water system for pro
lection against fire, and good electric light
plant, the town would certainly be greatly
improved. Terra Alta is building up sIoy1,
but surely, and unless VIC have some sort OF
fire protection your correspondent predicts
that some morning the town will be awaken.
cd 20 find itself IS badly domoralizcd by the
fire hend as is now our sister city up in
\ Barbour.
Another chapter in the salt Lick tragedy
was the arrest, Monday afternoon, Of J.
Wesley Beatty. who shot and killed David
/ a. Nine Al the laues residence, Tuesday
I morning Of last week. Constable Jack
I FcIton who heta ,bc .....,.., e. 49,.