West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-31
Terra Alta.
60 ofthe ArSu,

Mrs. =. 5 Evcrly aud children returned
home Friday. after a weeks visit with rela.
lives at Newburg
Howard Dodge OF Kcyscr. spent from
Friday evening until Monday at this place.
cues, o. relatives
Chas. Worthington has been housed up
a couple Of days this week suffering with
an attack Of hives
Miss Esther Lovenstoin OF Piedmont is
in Terra Alta Tor few days. the guest Of
her brother Andrew
MIR. W. e. Brock was at Fairmont aue
other points in Marion Co. SUNDAY and
Monday on business.
Coanty Commissioner BENZ Arnold. is
ablc to be out again after "a two weeks
wrestle with the grip
Trains were delayed here Monday even.
ing for couple of hours by reason of the
detailmcn, Of ten freight cars
DR. and Mrs. { r. sherwood. Miss
leila Shaaer aud Mir Will Thomas, all OF
k'ngwood. were Terra Alta visitors sun.
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs. l. VIII Iakin. OF Rowlcs.
burg, came up Saturday evening and re.
mained over sunday at Mrs. Lakin's old
home. Sunset Hall"
Terra Altans employed on the -. & O.
who Sundayed here, were; 4. u Mat.
thews. Ernest Parsons. Thos. Wcch. y. l..
IlardesY and Inc Albright
l. n. Smith Is at home from his mill
down on Cheat and is spending this week
in moving down an accumulation ct work
at his planning mill east end OF town.
Findlcy. the little son Of Mrs. lula Tow
has been quite ~ DOT few days past. bu,
is somewha, improved az this time DR..
w + Daley is the attending physician
Mrs. Victor S,ockmau. accompanied by
Dr. J NJ. King departed Tuesday Of this
week Tor Baltimore. Md. where Mrs.
Stockman viii enter hospital for treat
ment
Messrs DeBerry s Bishop general MGR
chants. had placed in thei storo.room last
wee@ late improved and valuable cash
register, manufactured 10y the National
Company
The family OF MIR aud Mrs. Winnie
Sterling, who resides at Crystal Spring
Farm, near town. have been quite il dur.
ing the past week suffering with grip aud
other complications.
Health conditions seem greatly improved
since the present cold wave struck us
Friday last We have about IS inches OF
snow. badly driftcd in many places and
prospects for IS inches more.
The protracted meeting az the NJ L.
church still continues. with Rev J. l.. -.
Jones. the pastor In charge. The meetings
arc full OF interest aud fairly large congrc-
cations are being attracted nightly
a number OF oar people sleighed to
Aurora Sunday Among them we recall
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Matthews. Geo. Pugh
and Miss Lucy Freeand Aicssrs. mo,
Wit Earl Lantz and Russell Laraw.
Lee a. Forman returned Friday evening
from fairmonl aud Morgantown. where he
spent The greater part Of The week on bus
incss connected with tho Terra Alta bot,
tling works. OF which he is proprietor.
81 the eleventh hourlast Wednesday iho
new mayor aud town council .swore in.
The non-issue OF certificates OF election
notwithstanding. and nnw everything is
lovely along the Wabash. except that our
electric lights grow no brighter
II II. Ban,z. Jr.. travelling salesman for
Jno T.. Hurst Co.. Baltimore was calling
on our merchants tn week Mr. Bantz is
taking his fathers place this Trip Bantz.
ST., being one Of the best known and most
popular salesman on this line Of road
Quite large and jolly parry Of young
people from Hotel Gordon. Kngwood.
took advantage OF the good seighing
Monday evening and drove 20 Terra Alta.
taking supper lt the new Huntington Ho
tel They returned home the same evening.
Notwithstanding the siberian weather
prevailing Monday morning Mcssrs. s
Lakin and O. {. Crane forged through the
unbroken drifts to Kingwood and other
points. The weather don't seem 10 effect
the spirits Of coal land lcascrs-no matter
how wet. how dry or how hot
Messrs w. r. White WIN Bishop. mo.
G. Mayer aud j. 5 Lakin. all leading bust
ness men OF Terra Alta. returned Friday
evening last from three days visitto bod
bridge and adjoining counties where they
were looking up some valuable timber
lands. Bishop says II pays better to trade
cows.
The Alpine Mills under the ownership
and management Of Mr.. a J. Elliott Is now
doing thriving business and fsr into The
night the wheels torn that grinds tie grain.
a is good lawyer. an 4. No. sur
veyOr Of lands. splendid orator and is
making = 6rstciass miller.
! Thos Wclch. IT, and two sisters. Misses
I Maggie and Mora. departed for Wheeling
/ on Tuesday where they attended yesterday
| "wednesday tie wedding Of their brother
| viii j. Wcich 90 a Miss Level OF that city
Billie is go old Terra Alta boy. the cid
est son Of Mr. and Mrs Jhos WEIGH and
| has many friends here who extend con
CALCULATIONS
/ Benz Cresslcr Of Buckhannon. spent
/ Sunday here. Gle guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ ~ Rodchcavcr and family. Mr Crcsslcr
\ stopped on ou bis way home from eastern
cities where ho vas on a business trip for
! large lumber Grm OF Buckhannon. FOR
/ which be is book keeper tic Is spending
\ Che present wcl k amid ,hc scenes Of his
/ chiidhod 20 ST. Joe and Aibrights.
Among othe, improvements proposed by
/ the y. o or this point is ihc erection al
thc depot Of a signal tower aud telegraph
Office which wiIl greatly simplify matters
for The OPERATOR sc present tic Telegraph
Office ucket and express Office orc aI
I combined BOO ono room which makes Try.
\ ing position 90 least fpr tac operator. and
as ihcohcc opcns from the general waiting
room aud hobos rcaort ihc position OF