West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-02-11
ARGUS BOOK Store,
KINGWOOD, w. VA.
TERRA ALTA.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
Mr.. b. +. Browning and family spent
Saturday and Sunday at GAINESVILLE.
Mr. Chris Ridenour has sold the Kelley
livery stable at this place 10 Mr. Gibson
Our ground'hogs saw their shadows
Went back in their holes and got drowned
out again.
Smallpox is about died out OF our town
The only case we have almost proves TO be
failure.
Mr.. Ezsa Hanger is preparing 10 embark
in the manufacturing OF pop as soon as
spring comes again.
Mr. Oliver Smith who has been confined
10 his bed for quite a while from the effects
OF quinsy IS again on duty.
Our roads were almost impassibIc for A
lew days ON account of snow aud now the
mud and sluslis nearly as bad
+ Mr.. d. =. Hartman has ,closed his shoot.
ing gallery and is trying to rcut the build.
ing TO some one for storeroom
There Is no sickness. deaths or marriages
in our town to report This week but we are
glad to report that Jolly George Pew is the
jollyesi man In town and is tickled to death
over his FIRST family addition which is
bouncing big baby boy
Wrecks on the railroad arc common
thing and are mostly caused by deficien.
cy in repairs and as long as Mr.. Italian does
the repairing we can expect continuance.
A few years ago The section here was re-.
paired by the American aud Irish and
there was scarcely any trouble
Lee a. Pormaa has purchased half
interest in The Freeland mill aud viii be
operated by Forman and WEIGH. they
will annex pop factory for orr little town.
II the corporation limits would have been
extended a little farther It IS hard 70 tell
how great a boom we would enjoy
Itispredicted by many, that Terra Ala
will have saloon before years. II Is
fully demonstrated that saloon would be
step toward the alienation OF excessive
drinking and also benefit 10 our town. II
IS real fact that there Is more liquors
drank BY the people Of Terra Alta. than
there is in some Of her sister towns lhat
have saloons For an examples, we viii
compare with Oakland. The surrounding
country around Oakland and her bust
ness Is greater. her streets are paved with
brick and stone. instead OF mud. and her
people are more wealth than ours and In.
stead Of her poor starving like many tenn.
pctance people would have Us believe
they are ins better circumstances than
those are where they are compelled 20 buy
gaiiou every time that they want drink
or else 80 20 the doctor aud enact
double testified falsehood, and pay % cents
fof pint Of electrified boxing glove disease
germinaior. Our local opiionlsts may BE-
honest Ia their opinions yet we would not
give much for their Judgment for instead
Of their icssoning the consumption Of intox
icants they seem TO increase Il and besides
that they drive people to the use Of innu
merable poisons IN the shape Of Hot drops.
Laudanum. Alcohol various essences and
prepared medicines. Some even 20 80 far
as to eat opium tobacco or even arsenic.
u The temperance people wish to lesson
the use Of the intoxicani let him give us the
saloon and be quiet FOR % has been fully
demonstrated that every temperance lee
ture Increases the consumption Of that
which could be made a blessing instead of
a curse. The son Of man came eating and
drinking and iet us noi say thst be had =
devil bui iei us show that we can handle
scorpions without fear or danger.