West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-25

Rambling Over the Preston County Hills
Notes Caught ON the Fly.

From our Special Roustabout.
Well, Mr.. Editor and your honorabl staff
IT has been long time since we have writ
ten Tor your paper, but here we come again.
la our rambles we noted few points in our
goard We were in Terra Alta the other
day and met SIr. Reed, the editor over there.
Hei very clever gentleman, and informed
US that everything was booming in the city.
We spent some little time in several of the
stores Mr.. J. n. Ringer Son are doing
nice business, as are ali Of the other mer-
Chants. dropped in on Isaac smith. at his
place of business. | was astonished. when /
stopped and reflected back just few years
ago, when Mr.. Smith first started for him
self, and 20 see his success. Now had he of
gone west and made similar raise. all of
the young men would have wanted TO have
gone west. But this was all done in old
Preston, and all honor is due Mr. Smith for
sis go-a-headiIiveness May he live long
and prosper. Next we met Mr.. Henry Ma
son, who has blocked out his own way, and
to-day he is doing lively business at his
trade, blaeksmithiug and general repairs on
ongg'es and wagons. Here is two self made
men.
Terra Alta is all rush and hustle in all de
pariments of business. Just near town we
met Jacob Hayes and a man by the name of
Albright, from Arsina, Pa.,-professional
horse traders. They keep pretty 'hard-
lockers of horses, If am any Judge.
Next we came to Mr.. Tanners lumber
mills. They are doing large business in
lumber. Mr. Tanner is said to be a clever
gentleman. We see considerable limestone
being hauled, which indicates good crops. 5,
We dropped down the mountain and arr
rived at ST Joe, which is a nice little village
nestled at the foot of Binary mountain. We
see lumber manufactured close here. Coal
mines are worked and new buildings are be-
ing built. We noticed III. c. Beerbower
was having his new house nicely painted by
a first class painter, Mr.. Raymond Mason.
a. q. Mason was nicely situated in his home
at No. ], High street, west side. He told
us thatthey have the promise of their right
of-way money in the near future from the
proposed Cheat River Railroad Company.
We were also informed that the people here
are to have wedding in the early spring at
the Daugherty House. The scripture is
being fulfilled.
The people here claim to have a Poll
Parrot that repeats very nicely. / did
not see the bird, but heard it. AS our
business called us along, we dropped down
to Albrighs, just little while after peace
was declared. There had been war SO Sc
we're thatit looked ugly. A man came into
the city who had taken too much of that new
remedy they call prescription" and he
telt'so well he wanted to lick" some of
the natives. They told me ii was shocking
to see the bravery. They ran, picked up
slaves and all sorts of things to defend them
selves with. But no blood was split.
Drunkenness in this section is nuisance.
Every boy who can get enough to get drunk
on, is drunk, and the vulgarty is shocking
to civilized community.
We also met DIR. Col. Andrew Coleman
Titchenell. He informed us that he has
located in Kingwood and opened up an
Office; also that he was treating Hon., Mr..
McGrew and others in the above town. DR..
Titchenell, we are informed, has effected
some wonderful cures in his practice. We
are firm believer in Weltmerism.
Somebody told us the other day that
Staley Shaw expected to be the next sheriff
of Preston county, and that the people didn't
think they could support him, for various
reasons, which we will not mention just now.
tell you the man who gets there will be
the lucky number.
We had long talk with Mr. Jacob WEIGH,
who is very accommodating P. NJ. We
want to say to the soldier boys who write
to The ARGUS that we are glad TO hear
from them and see their letters come out in
THE ARGUS, the best county paper in the
state. If anybody doubts this statement let
them subscribe for the paper and read it
carefully for one year, and you can't help
but see the correctness of this statement.
Very truly yours,
RAMBLER.