West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-04-06
TERRA ALA
denco OF The Argus.

TERRA ALTA.
spordcncc OF The Argus.
l. Parsons Martin OF Kngwood. spent
saturday Ia town.
W. l.. Conner and nttle son Of Bruceton
Mills. were here Monday.
Miss Matte Freeland has accepted a 20.
Siton with Lee A. Forman
John r. Copcman OF Kingwood. was a
visitor 10 our town Monday.
wm. d. ritehenell aud family expeo, TO
leave for Chicago In a few days
Joseph \ Ringer is building large ad.
di'ion to has tue residence on Main ST.
Miss Edna Forman has accepted posi-.
tion 10 the postofiee as second assistant.
Hon, I W Davis OF Etam. was in town
Monday the guest his son and daughter
Rev. ] L, b. Jones Of Cameron. was
calling on his many friends here Tuesday
Mrs. Emma Clary. who has been spend.
ing the winicr la Baltimore. returned home
last week
Miss Pearl Everly has accepted a posi-
ton as Hello girl in the Terra Alta Tele.
phone office.
\ u Browning aud wife. who have been
spending the winter in Florida, returned
home Saturday
George II Falkenstiue expects to erect
dwelling on his lot Ia the First Ward
Work will begin in a short time
]. ?. Dumirc. the organ aud piano man,
was la town Tuesday and placed a fine
organ ia the Kelly boarding house.
Lee a. Formna has moved his Racket
store from the old bank building to the new
brick building OF Hardesty s Stookman
L. V. Reed has purchased the Mary A.
Liston property on State street and ex.
poets to move his family therein In short
time.
Miss Daisy Metheny was called to the
bedside OF her brother Clarence who has
an attack q pneumonia. at Thomas. last
week
] H. Walls OF Rockville, aud c. G. Teets
OF Cranesville, we're in town Monday at
tending meeting OF the Preston Telephone
Association.
John w. Hin has purchased lot from
Joseph =. Ringer on Ringer Avenue. aud
expects to erect 6ne dwelling thereon the
coming summer.
Mrs. Mary Kelly, who has been spending
the winter at Buckhannon. returned here
last week, and will occupy the !. A. Kelly
property ON state street
a large force Of hands began work on
the abutments for the Crane bridge Mon.
day aud ii will only be a few weeks until
the Fifth Ward VIII have a new bridge.
connecting the beautiful Crane Addition to
the west end OF town.
lanes Shaver and wife, who moved away
from Terra Alta about two years ago. re.
turned this week aud will occupy a house
on Highland Avenue, Il appears that all
parties that have lef, this place for other
localities are yerysglad to return in a few
years to this the commercial center OF
Preston county
Edmund Whtehair. President Of the
Board Of Education, resigned last week
and Farley DeBerry was appointed to al
the vacancy. We are glad to see Mr.. De
Berry get this position, he being one OF the
old teachers OF the Terra Alta school and
knows the needs OF the teachers. We now
predict that the Terra Alta school grounds
that have been disgrace TO the Board.
teachers and the town, will be put in a re.
spectacle condition.
J. S Lakin aud W. T. White we're bust.
ness visitors al Kingwood on Saturday. We
think Colonel Jim has the Congressional
bee buzzing in his bonnet and we are here
10 tell you that II Jim goes after IL lac will
get there with both feet bocauee tbc to,,,.
est pole knocks the persimmon. Should
Col. Jim refuse to accept, we are then in
favor Of another one OF Preston's sons, and
VIC second the nomination Of Hon Gus
Conley Of Kiugwood. lie is a brilliant
lawyer and one that Preston county would
be proud Of