West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-21
Terra Alta.
Correspondence OF The Argus.
w. X. Lam bic. OF Barton. spent Sunday
In town. the guest OF relatives.


Miss Tina Council. of Huttons. has been
In town for few days visiting her sister.
Mrs. Farley DeBerry.
John ShartIer OF Oakland. lately return.
ed from the klondikc. was In Terra Alta
1 Friday last, on business.
Mr.. II. l. Anderson. supt OF the mines
aud brick works at Corinth. was a business
caller at Terra Alta, Monday.
w. r. White. real estate and assurance
agent last week purchased the A. c.
Combs property on State street
Rev. Joseph Feather. OF near Lenox.
spent Monday in Terra Alta. the gucst OF
hts old friend. Squire Titchenell.
ID, \ o. employees who Sundayed Ia
town were Messrs. Ernest Parsons, Frank
Spurgcon Grant Trexler aud Jno. Goodwin.
Mr.. Isaac Elliott OF near Aibrights. last
week purchased the Jacob Elsey farm, To-
Gated on Salt Lick, about miles from
Terra Alta.
Messrs. Lud NJ Benson. Henderson
Groscup and Contractor Dobson enjoyed a
very exciting fox chase Saturday last. cap.
| turing two foxes.
Mrs. Il. Shafcr returned Saturday eve.
| ming from Ciarksburg. where she spent a
| couple OF weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
c. Sprigg Sands.
Mr.. JOS Pugh, OF the firm of pugh &
Beavers. Wholesale grocers, has been con.
fined to his room for the past few days with
an attack OF inhamatory rheumatism.
Prof. .. :. Reed, who for several months
past has been doing evangelical work over
In Pennsylvania. will shortly locate here
| permanently and will edit the Preston Re.
| publican.
The late spell OF good weather has en-.
ablcd Contractor Dobson to resume work
on the new school bxiidng. and II weather
continues fairly good, the erection will be
completed May ist.
Messrs. ID. A. Freeland and T.. Il. Har.
desty, contractors, are completing the
wareroom near Il. 4 o. "Y" for the Allan.
tic Refining Company. and same will be
| stocked as soon as finished.
The Preston Lumber Co. is having erect.
ed commodious engine house at their
mills at Crcllcn to shelter the locomotives
while not on the road The crellen road
Is now within reach OF Aurora. and carries
%. s o. freight to that place.
Master Joseph Fox has secured the
agency here for the Wheeling Sunday Reg.
lister and delivers to regular subscribers
early Sunday morning Jos. Is little
hustler and ought TO be encouraged by all.
Mr.. s. l.. White, OF the Preston Drug Co.,
departed Friday evening for his old home
near st. Marys. w. Va, where on Sunday
he attended the wedding OF his sister. He
Is spending the present weex with friends
at different points In that section OF the
State.
Carroll Elliott. eldest son Of Mr. and Mrs.
A. j Elliott, OF Terra Alta. has secured a
position In the Traders Bank OF Clarksburg
OF which institution Mr.. Sprigg Sands Is
Cashier Carroll has many warm friends
here. who wish him every success In his
new calling.
Jos. Adair has closed out his stock OF
groceries and retired from active business.
The room occupied by him il Lamb build.
Ing. corner Main and State streets Is being
renovated aud repaired and will be used
by Miss Chichester and Mrs. Heaton asa
millinery room.
We notice that the u. & o. hotel at Oak.
land has been rented. and will be opened
for guests May 18th by Chas. 4. HsadIey,
OF Grafton. Mr.. III. Is now running the
Grafton House. and was lately connected
with the Standard Produce Co., OF BaitI.
more. now defunct.
Daniel J. Herndon. who has been the
guest OF his parents Mr.. and Mrs. lanes
Herndon. on State street. with his wife and
iiffla
April Ist foi ST. Louis. Mo-. where he will
resume his duties In the ". S. Weather
Bureau. For over year past Mr.. Herndon
has been engaged with the Weather Bureau
az Washington. ID. c.
Terra Alta now boasts OF first class
orchestra OF seven members The instru.
ments used are three viollns. piano. from.
bone, baritone and clarionet. Messrs. Hal
Jackson, s. l.. White and Lee Forman.
violInists; Prof Stayman. pianist; Chas.
Burke. trombonist; Cbss. Glover, baritone;
and .. &. Crane, clarionet. Although this
| organization has not yet made its debut,
good judges say IL plays some excellent
music.
Oakland Is TO have furniture factory,
the result OF the Improvement Clubs ef-
forts. with capital OF srs.ooo. Two.thirds
Of this amount Is already subscribed. The
shares are OF the par value OF $40 each.
The Oakland planning mill. east OF the town
and near Floral Park. will be fitted with
all the necessary machinery and will be
thoroughly equipped. Terra Alta had 9
furniture factory once upon a time, but.
never chair was completed therein.
The announcement that supt. OF Schools
+, w. Candy and Prof. Joseph Stayman will
open Teachers Normal In the new school
building here the latter part OF May, Is
hailed with delight In educational circles.
and doubtless the attendance will be lar.
ger than ever before In the history Of the
town. The term will most probably con.
iinue up to the time Of Teachers Institute.
which is to be held at Terra Alta this year.
Profs Candy and Stsymau are leading and
popular instructors and deserving OF every
patronage.
a large force OF hands are buslly en-.
gagged In moving the y. & o. water task.
east Of the depot to point farther back
from the track large steam derrick.
mounted on car, Is being employed in tho
work. The -. & O. requires the present
site on which the tank Is located for the
erection Of telegraphio and signal tower.
The latest aud most improved method 81
electric signaling will be manipulated from
this tower aud signals will be placed "a
the top Of the grade quite distance from
the depot.
II Is stated to your correspondent on
good authority that an effort is being made
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