West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-07-06
TERRA ALTA rArrLg.
The soldiers Reunion, Base Ball tame,
Two Weddings and Attempt at
Suicide,

w. / Conner Of Brueeton, spent the 4lh
in town.
Nh. aud Ms. John Freeland Of CrelRn.
spen, Tuesday m town.
MIS-. J. :. Lakiu returned home Monday
after two weeks visit in Ohio
II. T. Hanger, the enterprisiuc merchant
OF Guseman, spent the 4th in town.
c. {, Nine is breaking ground in the
f'eelaud Addition for new dwelling.
Mr.. and MIS-, X. a. Tough returned home
Monday from visit with relatives in Fair.
mont
Mrs. Frank W. Candy returned home last
week from an extended visit at Farmon,,
MorcanIowu, and other places.
6. NJ. Cramer came IN Monday from the
southern part Of the state and will spend
this week with his family a, this place
The approaches to the Crane bridge were
made during the past week, aud the bridge
is now open TO the public for travel. This
is great Improvement to the West End Of
town
w. {. Hooton aud wife, n. {. Dawson
and wife, De- +. NJ. Fogle and wife, George
Rogers, Harry Hollis, Charles Emerson.
Billy Bowman aud J. L. Boogher Of Rowles.
burg, spent the 4th in town
Jas IL. Freeland, Contractor, will begin
breaking ground next week for new res.
idence for Frank ID. welch in the Crane
Addition. understand that Rinard Bros.
ana Ira O. Martin will begin the erection of
dwellings also in short time in this addition.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. {. Crane were at Wallace
last week attending the wedding of MIR.
Cranes brother Clyde f. Crane, to Miss
Sadie Bennett of that place Nj. and Mrs.
Clyde +. Crane returning home with them
on Thursday and spending until Sunday
with home folks, and ON Sunday evening
they left for Denver, Colo and other western
cities on their honeymoon tour.
The Soldiers Reunion was not as well at
tended this year during the first Of the
reunion as in some years past ON the account
OF the inclemency of the weather, but ON the
Fourth and the evening Of the ard q large
| crowd was in attendance and everything
passes off pleasantly. Terra Alta welcomes
the old veterans to her city Every reunion
that is held in Terra Alta the attendance
grows smaller and smaller aud in only few
years but few will remain to tell the story
Of the Civil War.
The lovers of base ball were treated to
three games during the Reunion and our
own boys carried off the belt each time. ON
Monday afternoon they played Kingwood
the score standing - to ) in favor of Terra
Alta and on Tuesday morning they again
played kingwood the score standing to o
IN our favor. In the afternoon they played
Grafton. thinning them up with score of
- to S. The games were very good ones.
and quite large crowd was in attendance
at all the games,
a very pretty wedding was solemnized in
the Catholic church on Wednesday with
Rev Father MeDermou officiating. Our
popular agent, Mr.. NJ. Fleming was
united in vedlock to Miss Nora c. welch,
one of our mos, popular young ladies' The
| ''"lfy N""liN ANAA VII llulU NO. IS the same
evening amid showers of rice and good
wishes for Denver Colo. and Portland Ore
gon and other western cities for wedding
trip. On their return home they expect to
go TO housekeeping in Terra Ala.
Some little excitement was caused in our
town on Monday evening. We heard that a
man by the name Of Albert McCauley had
attempted suicide at Amblersburg, and ON
investigation it was found that he had enter.
ed the home Of Mr.. Filchett at that place
badly frightened and said that the officers
were after him. Mrs. Fitchctt being alone
ordered him out Of the house, but be said he
would rather die than go, but She insisted,
so he took a pocket knife from his pocket
and slashed his throat, intending to cut il
from ear to ear but The knife being dull he
only made an ugly wound. lie was brought
TO Terra Alta and his wounds we're dressed
and he was placed in custody by Constable
Fleege. lie was supposed 10 be a desertcr
from the u. s. Army and was imbibing too
freely Of "tanglefoot."