West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-17
TERRA ALTA.


Correspondence of The Argus.
ID. r. Hartman is doing quite business
with his shooting gallery.
| a. S. Albright is preparing to spend the
remnant of the winter in Florida.
David Ridenour lost a valuable horse
during the week from the effects of getting
kicked.
b. l. Hardesty eontempla,es farming
next summer instead OF conducting on the
railroad.
Walter Miehaels. a telegraph agent a,
this place, buried his youngest child al
kowlesburg last SUNDAY. M
DR.. Hill Of this place, was s,shs<d dunng
the past week at Maunington aud died after
two or three days intense suffering.
Our town is well dotted with yellow flags
as notice of a quarantine against scarle,
fever, which has caused our schools TO close
for al indefinite season.
Our electric lights have been a ridicule
to moon-shine for quite while. The
electricians attribute the cause to lack of
supplies. which the Company has failed to
provide.
We have a merchant in town who sells
oil a, one store for 10 cents aud at another
for 40 cents per gallon. Can anyone beat
II FOE generosity, business or highway
robberyI
Charles Fieegle was promoted from
baggage master at this place to express
agent at Knoxville. w. Va. We are sorry
TO lose MIR. Fleegle. yet we congratulate
him tor meri,ing such good position in so
short time.
7. ]. Piekioes says that there is so much
remodeling aud improving Of buildings
going on IN our town that Il is not safe to 20
to bed les, you awake in the morning and
find yourself in another place.
There was wreck on the y mile grade
on Sunday morning which killed six or
seven men. which caused quite sensation
at this place. Three OF the killed were
named Erwin and all OF one family who
have relatives here. The train was drawn
by doubleheader. which is always
dangerous in runaway on account OF too
much weight at one place.
The managers of the Wooden Mills at this
place have come to the conclusion that II
does not pay TO work either cotton or shoddy
aud are making their cloth all wool and
yard wide. never could understand WHY
factory would mix shoddy and cotton in
yard of cloth and sell i, at 90 cents per
yard, when they could add 10 cents To the
cost of material and make |, all wool and
sell II for dollar.
News and notable events are very plen,i.
full In our town, yet am too busy to dish
up the locals, and hope that some one will
write since there are many readers of The
Argus who would like to read good letter
from Terra Alta. would like to be re.
lieved by some one from the red brush
VIZ HEARD
voice from the redbrush,
SO calm and SO still,
But whom in this underworld
Is Slippery Bill ?"
Is he from the asylum
No No the gin MILL
How strange 10 see so many criticisms in
derision Of the Rev. Dowie and by SO many
who deies, to be criticised on account of
their own professions, and by so many who
cannot defend their creeds by the scripture
as we'll as ST. ~ Dowie can. If the hun.
dredth part OF what each creed says in
derision Of other creeds be true. they are
doomed to destruction and the scapegoat
has an equal chance. The free thinker
need not go TO the trouble OF criticlsIng
the churches any more because they more
than do the thing justice by criticising each
other.
SAILfF MANDRR