West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25
Terra Alta.
rrespondenee Of Tho Argus,

Monday eveniug
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drake and family
are located for the season az u. =. Hart.
mans on the hill
l. ]. Picking. Of the firm Of ]. W. Rigc
Son y Co. was quite IN several DAYS OF this
week. az his home on State street.
b. O. brakeman Herman Hanger is
taking a few days we'll earned vacation
which he is spending with his family in
the Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z w Worthineten and
little daughter are spending part OF this
week'with Isaac Elliott aud family down
on salt Lick
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Trot,er. Who arc
spending the heated term in Preston coun.
~, were Terra Alta visitors a short while
Monday afternoon.
Master Joe sands, OF Clarksburr. is the
guest this week OF his grandparents. Or
and Mrs. J. p. ShaGer, at their handsome
home in the grove.
Prof Joseph Stayman returned sunday
evening last from Carlisle Pa. where he
was called the Monday previous los the
death OF his father.
Miss Guss.e Lanu aud Mrs David Mcy-
ers' OF Aurora were guests last week OF
Mr and Mrs. Lud NJ. Benson. at their
pleasant cottage near Lake Terra Alta
Mrs Henry Sheets and two children. of
Huntington, departed Saturday morning
for Iunnclton, after pleasant Visit of sew.
eral days with the ladys brother l. :.
Iakin aud family
Mrs. a. ]. Elliott. tof Terra Alta. aud sis
ter Miss Hannah Wardwell. of Boston
Mass. have been the guests for several
days pas, Of their sister, Mrs John NJ.
Crane at 'Kingwood Inn.
Dr. Hoffman Of Piedmont. came to Terra
Alta Monday morning and accompanied
by e. w. Beerbowcr went TO Aurora the
same day to professionally visit Mr.. Homer
Van Sickle. who is now quite seriously IN.
Mrs. John Z. FELTON, and lhtle daughter
OF near Amblersburg, came in Thursday
and remained In town over night the guest
OF friends, departing Friday morning Tor
Somerset county. Pa. where they will visit
friends Tor few weeks
Terra Altaus learn with great pleasure Of
the appointment OF Charles TrcmbN. Of
Terra Alta, as FIRST assistant OF the Davis
School az Davis, w Va. This is good
position and il will be properly and ably
filled by our young friend.
The Terra Ana public schools will be
taught during the coming winter by the
following named excellent corps of teach
ers Principal Jos stayman; assistants.
Misses Netiic Ilerndon. Nora Welch. Hat.
tie White May V Painter and Mrs. Lily
/. Dewitt
Ralph Hof who for some years has ro.
sided near Rodamers. left here Thursday
evening last for the West. where lac goes
with the intention OF taking up land on a
| soldiers grant. a host OF friends wish him
a pleasant voyage and great success in his
new venture
The following named persons are new
| arrivals and form a jolly cotcric of guests
az Sunset Hail. Misses Jennie and Laura
Steers OF Petersburg Col. Nye and wife
and Miss Nye, OF Marietta. Ohio, II. l..
Hal and wife Geo Mcneil anSwifc. Mrs
Fleming ana Miss Foster. OF Washington.
ID. c. and Or. Vim b. schober Of Bethle
hem. Pa.
On Saturday last about twenty pupils OF
the Terra Alta Normal School went on
long hay ride to Aurora. They had picnic
dinner in Stemples Grove. and on the way
home stopped al Geo. Dcets'. where they
ate supper on the green. Arriving in Terra
Alta at about clock p. m. they reported
Jolly good time, and on Monday morning
all who went on tho hay ride returned TO
their studies with new and refreshed en-
ergy
Ed. Allan who is engaged in farming near
town was up before Justice Reed last Fri.
day. charged by Mrs Jake Hayes with as.
sault and batter,. Judge George LOOMS
appeared for the defendant and attorney
Charles Smith Tor the plaintiff. The yer.
dict was rather peculiar one, both the
plaintiff and defendant being placed under
bond 10 keep the peace for one year.
and was brought about through q compro.
mise Of the attorneys.
J. w. rigs, Son Co.. Of the Terra Alta
Wooden Mills. viii shortly institute new
department, in their llready large business.
the same bong the manufacture Of ladies'
tailormade skirts and suits The material
used will be the beautiful Venetian cloths
aud Home spuns Of their own manufacture.
The garments will be made in the leading
fashions elegantly fitted throughout. II
the venture proves a succcss-and there is
no reason in the world why IL should not
the new business will furnish work to sew.
eral more hands, aud will place on the
market an allround good value such as
will find a ready sale and render universal
satisfaction
Postmaster Glover received q letter one
evening last week stating that the body Of
John Morrow had been found at a point
near Uniontown. Pa. and from addresses
found JOB the pockets. 10 was thought The
dead man bad relatives in this section.
Several bullet holes we're found n the
body and 10 is stated that the man was
murdered by parties unknown. Morrow
was German pgddler and was quite well
known. bat bad no relatives here. For
several years past he had pcddlcd his
wares through Preston county making his
home when not on the road al l. Abe
fTiend about FIVE miles from Terra Alta
MI. Friend was in town Sunday trying to
gain further information concerning Tie
death Of Morrow. but nothing additional
was learned
on August first AT Mt Lake Park. opens
Che month session Of Mountain Chauiau.
qua. and a glance al the hundreds 81 good
things prepared for the visitors goes TO
Prove that this years Chsutauqua will
surpass that Of an previous years. .hc
three big excursion days-August 9th. 18th
aud z8th--oncr more than the usual quota
OF attractions. On August 9th DR. Tai
mage Day that great divine will be present
and deliver two Of his world famous SCR.
mons. Dr Talmagc draws crowd when
all else fails. and DTS annual visit to- Mt
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