West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-24
TerraAlta

eVeainS visiting friends
Mrs. 1. c I.araw has been quite IN tor
few days past, suaerins with an attack Of
ae grip
Mrs. Miller has been on the sick
list FOR few weeks past. but Is better az
his tune
Miss Tia, Connel OF HuuooS, spent
SUNDAY he,c, The CUES, OF her sister Mrs.
psrley DeRerty,
Mrs. J. $. Lakln and children spent Wed.
nesdsy at rnanelton guests OF Rev. and
Mrs G.. H. Laeiu.
Mrs. 4, 5 EVERY aud little son Joe. have
been spending the past few days with rel.
atives az Newburg.
Mir and Mrs. J. n. Rodeheaver returned
saturday evening last from a two weeks
vis't with relatives at Johnstown. Pa,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bert Leighton and little
daughter, of Mt. Lake Park. spent Sunday
here the guests OF Mir and Mrs George
F,ikenstine.
lnoS Dicgleman, the popular travelling
sales nan for Joe Bailey Davis. of Philadel
oha. made his regular visit to Terra Alta
Thursday aud Friday OF last week
Mrs. Guy Elliott has been quite IN al
her home in the grove for few days past.
wrestling with the present bane OF human.
i,y--the Strip, Or Sha6er is attending her
MIR. and MrS.sM. l.. Crane returned Fri
& last from Lewisburg. Pa where they
oendcd the funeral of MIR. C.'s sister.
Mr1 Ruth Baumgardner. which occurred
on Wednesday.
Lee A. Formin. proprietor of the Terra
Al d. Boulng Works. is at karin ,nt and
Morsantown this week. on a business trip.
He is accompanied by his brother in law.
Hubert Low, who has been spending the
winter here.
Captain John Hinebaugh. who was con.
hned to his residence for a couple of
weeks, with an attack of grip has abou,
recovered Also. Mr.. Jas. Hcrndon, who
has been ll for some time. is recovering.
ET-Mayor Crawford still quite an.
Rev. ]. l.. II, Jones. pastor of the NJ. l..
church is being assisted in his meeting
his week by Presiding Elder Roberts. OF
O~Nlaed. The meeting is progressing very
nicely aud IT'S thought thata great amount
OF good will be accomplished before il
comes to a close.
John b. Casscday. late OF the well know r
nrm OF FTceland s Casseday has pur
caased the stock OF goods lately owned by
fot Bros at the old stand on Washington
ST., and has embarked IN the general mer.
chahdizing business. John Is an A. No.
od mess man and ought to n axe a success
......
arranging Tor an excursion to California
and return by way of New York, Philade.,
phia and Atlantic City for the coming sum.
mer. II Is the intention to charter a sleep
ing car and tits thought that month will
be required TO make the trip. About City
persons will so. IL arrangements are com.
pletcd and in all probability they will be
Ralp Rinard, who had been near Beverly
for a couple OF months. has returned 10
Terra Alta and Is now engaged with h Is
brother in The Locust pin factory The
firms name now reads T. r Rlnard & Bros
DO h these young men arc earnest. encr
geiic aud thoroughly reliable aud their
many friends here wish them unbouuded
success IN the manufacture OF insulator pins
The cold wave which struck us Thurs
day last and continued until Sunday was
a touch of real old-fashioned winter, and
he way il brought the shivers up spinal
columns was caution. The blow passed
over however. and from sunday until this
TUESDAY evening ~ weather has been
much warmer. with a little rain and a
great deal of mud to help January over the
middle mark
ID. r.. Boidcn. OF the firm of Bolden &
Brown. furniture and undertaking. Oak.
land, spent several days In Terra Alta
during the past week. looking up business
location. II being the intention OF the firm
90 establish branch OF their business at
| this place, They will most probably erect
building on the odd Fellows lot oppo,
| site hotel Huntington, Washington st
The same TO run the entire length Of the
loi, The new erection will have an iron
| front and plate glass windows. aud will be-
quite an Improvement TO that section OF
| the town.
The newly elected board OF city dads
| are in quandary. The old board Of
| councilmen-whethe from pure neglect or
| malice aforethought '--have failed to is
sue 10 the new council certificates OF eloc.
| lion. and as result the time specified By
law in which the new board should swear
| in has passed. Have we a council now.
Of have &C not That's the question that's
bothering some Of those most deepy inter.
| crted OF courss. the new council and
MAYOR can swear in at any time but they
do not feel disposed TO do 50 until they
have their certificate. as prescribed bylaw.
| In case The newly elected members ~
their own choosing fail to acknowledge.
ihen ofcoursc the Old board will hold over
and looking at the matter from an unbl
ased standpoint. IL appears as though the
members Of the old council know good
thing when they have Il in their grasp. and
therefore refuse TO let IL 60 And on this
from another unbiased standpoint hinges
the "To-he or not.to be" OF the electric
| light cntet PRISE. The day approachcth
wbcn morning cometh over the land and
| trouble brcweth between the Houentots
and the Philistinos and no man seoih The
outcome. Yea. verify
1 John Clark. an employee In oac OF The
camps Of labormen engaged in laying the
| Sc ichcs cast Of Terra Ala. was killed
aursday night OF last week. in nc cot
iurt west OF the wooden mills by being run
| o, by train. The body was discovered
| IS E in ihc snow alongside tho track carly
Friday morning. Coroner A stsloy shaw
was notified and be summone a jury
wh'ch viewed the remains Of the nnform
nate man. The body was horribly man
| q d, and the supposiiion was 90 Grst put
'orth that the man had bcca murdered
and his body placed on the tracks. bot no
/ cy dence was brought out i1 the inouesf 10
W ~ the superstition Thursday wa.
| payday on the y. & o. here and there was
great deal Of drinking during thc even