West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-01
Terra Alta.

town Wednesday. the guest Of relatives.
Viii G. Shaaer Of Fairmont. spent sun
day and Monday in town. the guest Of rcla.
tivcs.
Rev. X. b. Ward spent several da,s OF
last aud this week in Terra Alta the guest
of Or. Jones
; Lakin and son Oauu spent part OF
sunday and Monday last az Oakland
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs ID. T. OHutt
Carroll Elliott. OF Clarksburs. spent sun.
day with his parents at Many Naples. 3.
returning to Clarksburg that evening.
Clayton Owens, the shlrt.waiSt DIS.
tiNouE OF the Normal School. spent sun.
day last az his home in the West End.
Miss Mabel Toy returned last Friday
evening from Masontown. where she Wis.
tied Miss Maud Watson Tor few weeks.
Mrs NJ. c. Metheny aud little son came
down from Grafton. Monday cvenine. on a
shopping expedition. returning the same
night
Or and Mrs. ]. L. Il. Jones arc rejoicing
over the birth Of daughter. which ar.
rived one day last week Or. King at
tended.
Miss Grace Shipley. OF Heuryton Car.
roll county, Md. is the guest Tor month
OF her aunt. Mrs. Emma Cleary. ON Wash
ington street
w X. Lambie, OF Mt. Savage. Md. and
Miss Annie Spedden. OF Culpepper. Va.
were guests Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. \.
Bolden. in the grove.
DR. L p. Irons. Mrs. Jas. w Ramsey and
two daughters. Misses Helen aud BERTHE.
all OF Baltimore. arc guests this week m
Mrs. Julia Toys pleasant cottage in the
grove.
Never in the HISTORY OF Terra Alta has
the town been visited 10y so many drum.
mers. Nearly all of them, however. arc
Jolly good fellows, and bring with them an
manner of good cheer aud big bargains.
Work on the electric power house is now
being pushed rapidly forward The boiler
has been placed in position and is being
"bricked up by the masons aud we may
yet have electric lights for Christmas
present
DR.. w. r. Daley was called to Buck.
harmon. Friday morning last. to attend AT
the bedside OF his father. who was quite iIl
Tor couple Of days but is now greatly
improved The Doctor returned saturday
evening.
\ musical concert for the benefit Of the
NJ +. Church. will be given this (Thurs-
day. evening In the church, and very in
teres,ng program will be rendered The
/elIer Cornct Band aud the orchestra will
be in attendance.
Mr. aud Mrs. Joe A. Beatty. Mr. aud
Mrs. Roy Sanders. w II. Cramer and son
Henry, composed "A merry party who spent
last week down on Cheat river on a fishing
expedition. They were located at a point
above Rowlesburg near Macomber. and
returned home Saturday evening ladencd
with the product OF old Cheat
Judge George LOOMS attended tho after.
noon session of the Terra Alta Normal
school. Monday. and delighted the pupils
with an address. The Judges remarks
were along the line OF the institution of
free schools in West Virginia. and con.
tanned many references OF historical ma
ture. His address was at once pleasing
aTd instructive, and was we'll received by
hNlu id'uiil dNN scholarship.
Sunday and Monday were two very warm
days, the heat being felt by even guests
from 'larger cities and warmer climates
The mercury danglcd around ~ and 80.
and occasionally airted with the 90 mark
refreshing breeze was blowing almost
necessarily, however which rendered the
heat bearable in shady spots This morn
ing tTucsday the atmosphere has cooled
considerably and rain is threatened
Wayne Burke. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. K. T..
Burke. is lying quite ~ at the residence of
his grandmother Mrs. Margaret Burke. on
Main street suffering with appendicitis
The young man came to town Friday even
ing to meet his father and was taken sud.
denly III. DR.. Jennings NJ. King is attend
ing him. and at this time the patent is
some better. Wayne is a very bright young
man we'll liked by an who know him. and
every hope is pat forth FOR his rapid re-.
covcry.
Rev. Buck and family. OF Wheeling. who
have been occupying Or. Hattie ZONES cot
tagc on the hill for several weeks past. re.
turn this week TO thier city home. Rev.
Buck is pastor OF the Wheeling Baptist
Church. and during his soiourn here very
acceptably filed the pulpit in the Terra
Alta Baptist Church every Sunday morning
and evening. Last Sunday morning he ad.
ministered communion TO a number Of the
members. The reverend gentleman made
quite number OF warm friends. who great.
~ regret his departure.
City guests registered at Hilltop Cot.
tage the beautiful home OF G. NJ. Crane.
are as follows Mrs A. r. Foster. nurse
and baby, and Mrs Or. Baker OF Wash.
ington' u. G. Mr. and Mrs c. Sinclair and
son. OF Wheeling; Mrs w II Wctherali.
Miss Ora Martin. Miss Flora Cooper. Mr.
and Mrs. G. NJ. Shrewsbury and Dr.. Henry
Runner. all OF Pirkcrsburg: Mr. and Mrs
John Gurlcy Of Claysyillc. Pa. Mrs VIM.
Morse and daughter. Of Marietta. Ohio
Mr.. Carl cray Coshocton Ohio and Miss
Emma Fordyco Of New York
All our sumner hotels and private board.
ing houses are now filed with city guests
and great many people have been turned
away on account Of inadequate room
Summer hotel business is paying one BOO
Terra Alta. and this year Is proving no
exception to the general rule The town
needs Ear more hotel accommodations for
summer trade. and there is n splendid or
pOrtunIty for money making in the cree.
ton and management Of big sumner
house. city residents are recognizing the
fact that there is no more beautiful or
healthy spot 10 the mountains than here az
Terra Alta and as result the town be-
comes congcstcd before the season has
well begun.
Pleasant Dale.