West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-10

I TOT dpendicitis. IS recovering and will b,
able 10 return home within week or two
Ex-Aiayor Charles X. Crawford is sul
quite III at his residence on state street
Harry Vance. the popular whceiip,
drummer. made his regular visit TO TER.
Alta Monday Of this week.
Squire Reed and the Republican are botl
now very comfortably quartercd in IA.
second story OF the Bank building O,
Washington street. and the squire Is ken,
busy atn,ghts attending to the duties a. hi,
new Office
The room next door TO The Racket store
lately vacated by the Preston Republican
will be occupied shortly by smith Forman.
who will open grocery store ,bcrei,
smith is deserving OF and should receive q
liberal share OF the publcs patl onagc.
January 3rd was Corporation election da,
in Terra Alta. and as result our town will
be served by the following gentlemen dur
ing the coming year Mayor. -. A. Diamond
Recorder. Jay 5. Trembly: Conncilmep
Ed. ii. Kelley. Lud NJ. Benson. Frank zol.
Ter Joseph Beatty and b. i. Fraley. An
good men aud representative citizens. lib.
erai' enterprising and just. and the public
looks Tor and confidently expects a very
popular and progressive administration.
Charles l.. Burke has returned to Terra
Alta and again holds cases i'm tho Repub.
mean Charley's many young friends are
pleased to welcome him back
Services are being held nightly in both
the Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
Kew j. l.. Is. Jones begun a protracted
meeting IN the Nj. J.. church OF New Years
Eve and will continue same indefnitelv
Rev. Brown Is conducting the regular Ian.
uary week OF prayer at the PRESBYTERIAN
church. Interest is being taken in both
meetings.
Miss Nina Frey the charming daughter
OF DR.. and Mrs. X. X. Frey. who for some
months past has been engaged in the MILL.
merry business at Charlottesville. Va. Is at
home on months vacation
Mrs. Kate {. Crane and son Wellington
OF Oakland. were here over SUNDAY as
guests of Miss Ellen Cornell
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shaw have moved from
the A. s. Shaw residence on the Aurora
pike to the w. +. White residence. on
State street
Quite great deal of speculation is being
INDUCED in and some alarm is felt at the
prospect OF small pox breaking out in this
section 1t may not be generally known
that within the confines of Preston county
TINS loathsome disease has gained consid-
cradle Roadway but such unfortunately is
the Tact. Thursday evening last your cor.
respondent read letter from DIR. Mlchaels
to VIM. A. McGinuis of this place, STATING
that in the vicinity of Etam there were M
the time he wrote between thirty and forty
cases Of small pox. Dr. Michaels was in
charge of all the cases, and in his letter he
stated that he was taking every precaution
TO concentrate the disease. but he asked
the assistance and suggestions OF all 10
heip quarantine the same. Until DR.. Mich.
aeis letter came. very little was known of
the situation. and but vague rumors had
reached here of the presence of the dis.
case. The county Board of Health should
lose no tine and spare no effort to have
existing cases closely quarantined, and If
II is found necessary guards should be
hired and instructed to enforce the quaran.
tine II is said that the cases so far are
generally in mild FORM but the most malig.
nant and dangerous cases can result from
the midest attacks.
Jolly, good-natured Bob Hollis. Of RowIes.
burg, was conspicuous visitor to Terra
Alta on Monday.
School did not open here last Wednes.
day as mentioned in my last weeks letter
but Prof. Stayman and .his assistants were
on hand Monday Of this week. and the
children turned out in force TO take up
their studies. after long holiday.
Terra Alta may yet begin the century
with electric lights. Last week hitch oc-
Cured in the arrangements. and It was
rumored that the whole thing had dropped
into the state OF "inocuous descutude'
which precedcs quiet death, but during the
past few days new life has been instillcd
INTO the new enterprise. and il may vet be
success. As stated last week. part Of the
equipment has arrived. the location of the
plant has been decided upon. the contract
virtually let for the poles. and great MANY
other arrangements consummated. It would
be regretablc indeed II the enterprise fell
through at this time
Lake Terra Alta. several DAYS Of lac,
week. and particularly Sunday. Afforded
the most excellent skating ever known in
this section. The dam was frozen entirely
over and the ice was as smooth. even and
slick as window-pane The outdoor ex.
ercise was hugely enjoyed by quite crowd
Of young people.
Last Wednesday evening at about o.oo
o'clock, fire was discovered in the west end
OF the Washington House, Opposite tho
Terra Alta Bank. and but for the prompt
action Of several young men. serious con.
migration would have ensucd The fire had
burned through the back Of the parlor aue.
igniting the iath, and The FIRE had nearly
reached the garrett This Is the second
narrow escape from fire that section Of the
town has experienced this winter. And
yet water works are not yet needed badly
enough to justify an issuance Of bonds for
their erection rho need viii never be
iclt until part Of tho town is burned ont.
Mrs. =. j.. flardesy was at Cumberland
AID Piedmont last week. visiting relatives
and friends
Miss 'Francino fovcnsioin returned TO
her home 10 Piedmont Saturday last. after
visit Of two weeks with ftiends here.
b employees who visited in Terra
Alta during the past week we're Charles
Albright. Ernest Parsons. Grant Troxler
and Austin McGran
Miss Dora Wles Of Morgsn,own. is The
guest oi her brother Geo. W Wiles and
family. over near Cregs Knob
Mr. AND Mrs Orange stcmpic. who spent
their honeymoon 80 Else homo Of toe rroon' e
father Mr. o.. * stemglo. near Aurora.
returned Saturday last 20 Camdcn. on the
GauIcy where Mr. 5templo is engaged In
iho lumber business