West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-06

Correspondents Of Tho Arsu,

| "NSS VISITOR an town, Monday evening
Misses Nancy and Minue Becehley are
spending this week at nrucc,ou guests Of
relatives
Col John d. Rigs was able to be out to
church sunday last greatly to the pleas.
urc Of his many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. \. T. Fraley and children
OF Oakland. spent part OF the last week
with relatives AZ Terra Alta
Carroll Elliott OF Vlarksbure. was the
guest OF his parents in the grove from
Thursday to sunday evening
Mrs. Anna Jones and Mrs =. Hal Jackson
spent several days Of the past week with
relatives at Grafton. returning homo sun.
day evening
Mrs. Guy Elliott aud little daughter.
Mabel. are spending this week with Mrs
E's parents, Mfr. and Mrs Sellers at
Jones Mills. Pa
| aOuitc number of Terra Altans drove to
the Craborchard Saturday last and at.
tended the memorial services at the
| Lutheran church
Miss Lily King, accompanied by Or. l.
NJ. King two children and Miss Cora
Blanche Williams. OF Atlanta. Georgia. dc.
parted saturday afternoon for Buckhannon
where they will visit for two weeks
Ground has been broken ia Cranes Ad.
dition for the erection of residences for
Kelley Carrico and ] Elliott Crane The
work on both residences will be supcrin.
tended 10y Chas. Cramcr of GAINESVILLE.
The poles for the electric light wires are
now being distributed about town. ground
has been broken for the erection of the
| dynamo building and other necessary work
IS being daily accomplished To bc con.
! unucd in our next
Among Terra Altans who spent the 10th
at Grafton were MessrS Juo NJ Lamb. n.
Hardy Or. Jack Wclch. Bernie Riley.
Chas. Glover. Arthur Chidester aud Russell
LaRaw. The biggest part OF this con.
| tingent went in cement car
]. 5. Lakin departed Sunday evening for
Huntington, where he is attending the
meeting Of the new board OF directors tor
the Home for Incurables located in that
city. and of which board he was recently
appointed member 10y Governor White
Attorney Chas Smith OF Oakland. lately
admitted to practice at the West Ia bar.
will shortly locate here ior the practice OF
his profession Terra Alta will accord MIR
smith hearty welcome. There has long
been good opening here in the Law bust.
ness for the right man.
Travelling statesmen in town during the
past three days were: A. 4. Fralcy. Mar.
Gus Ring, J. l.. Pollock. ~ !. Crooks. w.
p. Mcaly and + A. Dorsey Several
knights OF the Grip Sundaycd here, and
last week there were no less than two
thousand stopped of to see our merchants
Rev. 4. L. Brown and father. who have
resided in Terra Alta for some years past.
departed yesterday "Wednesday for Bal.
timore. where the reverend gentleman will
most probably accept a call to a suburban
pastorate, Presbyterian Church Both
Rev. Brown and his aged father have made
many friends here who see them depart
with every feeling OF regret
Harvey Elliott. who for some time past
has been working on his brothers sav.miu
over in Garrett county while cutting
timber last Thursday. had the misfortune
TO cut OF two OF the toes of his right foot
caused Toy his AK glancing lie went to
Oakland and received surgical assistance
from DR.. McComas at the Sanitarium.
When he arrived in Oakland Harye tainted
twice from loss OF blood
The Terra Alta Marble Works plant has
been removed from theMcGinnis building.
on state street TO the OHutt & Lakin ware.
room on Washington street. where the
workmen have more commodious quarters.
This factory is turning out some very
handsome monuments and tombstoncs In
asVa safNs. a.,I IL.
posing the outfit are all genial reliable.
and deserving Of patronage.
The following named delegates to the
Oakland District Epworth League Con
venuon, being held this week at Thomas.
left here overland Tuesday morning. to be
absent three days. viz. Rev. l. l.. b.
Jones DR. Jennings NJ. King. Mcssrs. w.
{. Morris and 6. w. Beethoven and
Misses Meta Rodeheavcr. Lizzie Feather.
Nora Ringer. and Minnie Rnard
Sunday last was observed at the NJ. Z.
Church here as Twentieth Century Rally
The services consisted OF singing and a
sermon yRev. Arbuthnot who. for some
years past. has been in Cuba as chaplain
in the L. :. Army The collection taken
amounted to one hundred dollars and
ninety cents, this amount to be donated to
the Seminary at Buckhannon. At night
Rev. Mick. Of Oakland. delivered an
Il eloquent sermon his topic being Heaven"
Mr. I'D. NJ. Hcrmans OF Warrington.
came in Wednesday last and on Thursday
accompanied her father. the venerable
Isaac Elliott. to Baltimore, where he went
TO have an operation performed on his
eyes for the removal OF cataracts The
disease, however had not yet advanced to
the stage necessary to operation and they
returned ITO Terra Alta Saturday. Mrs
Hcrmans stopping of here for few hours
and going thence TO Kingwood to visit
relatives
a disuessingly sad accident occurred.
near Rodamers Saturday morning last. al
point where excavation is being made for
new -. & 0. track up the grade. and In
which Time Keeper Ferguson lost his life
The young man had stepped from the track
TO avoid freight engine 1904. cast bound
and evidently did not see Accommodation
train No. n approaching from the east
No ~ struck and hurlcd him with great
velocity 20 the opposite track and directly
I against the freight engine. The skill Of
the unfortunate man was broken. the shout.
der dislocatcd and tho neck broken. Death
was instantaneous. The remains we're
taken TO Rowlcsburg where Undertaken
Dawson prepared them for burial. cmbalm.
ing them so as to keep indefinitely Tclo-
grams were sent 90 various points in seirch
of che young mans mother whom be- had
not seen for Eve years but up until Monday
evening The search had proved frutlcss
and the body was still az Rowicsburg The