West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-15
Terra Alta.

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Miss Grace Stcidiog Of Keyser. is the
guest this week OF her aunt. Mrs. 4. Staley
Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Matthews departed
Tuesday morning for Buffalo to attend the
Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Hnebaugh OF Baltl.
more spent Monday here. the guests OF
Mrs. Mary Kelley.
+. ID. Matthew. OF the Pitsburg branch
OF the Il. 4 o.. spent sunday and Monday
here with his family.
Austin Friedlnc OF Meyersdale. promi
nent business man in Pennsylvania. was in
Terra Alta last Saturday
Mrs. Margaret Connell OF Hutton. spent
sunday aud Monday here. the guest of her
daughter. Mrs. Farley DeBerry.
Prof Joseph Staymsn went 20 Pennsyl.
vania. Saturday last. where he will spend
lew days with relatives aud friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. NJ Ridenour Miss
Nina Frey and Chas r. Kelley drove to
Mt Lake Park, sunday and spent the day.
Editor L. V. Reed and family have re.
moved for few weeks to Col. !. ID. riggs
pretty cottage on the lawn of Lake Terra
Alta.
Rev J. /, b. Jones is enjoying a greatly
merited vacation Of three weeks from his
duties as pastor Of the Terra Alta NJ. T..
Church,
Superintendent Dobson. of the school
building, came in from Conuollsville. Mon
day. and spen, day looking after his in.
tcrests here.
Ieller's Concer, Band. assisted by Prof
Austin. is preparing to give a musical con.
cert the latter part of the present month
Proceeds Tor the benefit of the Band.
Mrs. Maria Lovenstein of Piedmont. was
in town several days last week. the guest
OF relatives, and while here sold her prop
erty, located on Washington street. to
Martin L. Crane.
Charles Drake and little daughter have
returned to their home at Warrington
while the three elder daughters will re.
main as guests OF Mrs. Hartman. on the
hill. the remainder Of the season.
Misses Lizzie Schiller. Lizzie Lowen
stem and Miss Lehr. all of Cumberland.
who are spending their vacation al Oak.
land, came up and spent the day at the
Terra Alta Hotel
Miss Julia Liston who has been at Nor.
gantown for some months past. where she
holds position in a wooden mill arrived
in town Monday afternoon, and is the guest
OF her brother Howard out at "Jaybird
Farm"
The party OF young men from Athens.
OHIO who have been eucamped at Lake
Terra Alta Tor ten days past. broke
camp" Wednesday aud left for Mt Lake
Park. whore they will remain for few
days prior to returning home.
Terra Altaus spending this week at At
Iantic City are Mr. and Mrs. J. = Lakin.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. Beavers. MI and Mrs.
o. w Ringer. aud Mr. and Mrs. NJ. /.
Grams. Nus, Crane is accomplnie 10y
Miss Ada Snyder OF Albrights
Frank Feather aud family departed
Monday morning for their home ia Fair.
mont after pleasant visit OF two weeks
with the geutlemans father. Rev. los. c.
Feather Of the Craborchard. and his sis
ter. Mrs. Sue Feather Of near town.
ID. & O. brakeman Waller Cupp was Sc
yerey cut about the head early Monday
morning, in the Grafton yards. by being
Jared from his train while same was being
made up for the eastern trip. lie came
home on the accommodation and will be
unfit for duty Tor few days.
Rev. +. NJ. Warden came over from Graf.
ton carly last week and has been the guest
OF his son-in.law. Ed. II. Kelley. FOR few
days. The reverend gentleman leaves this
week for visit to his two sons. one prac.
ticing physician at Newport. X. l.. and the
other a merchant up in Connecticut
Rev. Asbury Mick. Of Oakland. very ac.
oeptably filled the pulpit in the NJ T..
Church last Sunday morning Also Rev.
Shook Of near Baltimore. preached morn.
ing and evening in the Presbyterian
Church Rev. II. c. Howard Of Kingwood.
will preach in the NJ. L. Church nest sun.
day morning
| The widow Hewitt. who resides Jus; east
OF town. had the misfortune to lose two
valuable COWS one night last week The
animals were pasturing in an enclosed field
and some person passing through neglected
to close the gate. The COWS wandered 10
the b. & o. tracks and both were killed by
freight train
John NJ. Lamb last week sold to DR.. I.
| NJ. King the property located on corner Of
Main and State streets. better known as
the Upper Summit house, the considera
tion being s.. 500. a few days later Mr.
Lamb purchased OF J. II. Rodeheayer the
Terra Alta Hotel building corner Main
and Washington streets
one Of I'd II Kcncys livery teams ran
away one day last week. and brought up
/ very suddenly against the -. K o coal
house, breaking the wagon tongue and
otherwise using up the vehicle Mr. Kelley.
who was driving leaped from the wagon
and sustained Earring up. which put him
on crutches for a few days but he is about
all right again
Thos. Tanner and family. who have re-
sided at White Dale for a year past. will
offer AZ public sale. on August 18th. all
their household furniture. SC. and viii
shortly remove to Iowa Mr.. Tanner owns
and conducts a saw mill down Elscy Creek
between Terra Alta and Albnghts. and
also offers this plant for sale The con.
templated removal Of the family is found
necessary on account Of Mrs Tanner
health. she having suffered Tor a long time
past with rheumatism. They both have
many friends who will greatly regret their
! departure
one Of the most distressing accidents
that has occurred in Terra Alta for some
years was that on Friday evening last
when Mr. s.. Shinn. leading citizen Of
Shinnston. w. Va. who with bis wife. was
| spending the summer here was kicked by
a horse so severely that death resulted on