West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-02
TERRA ALTA TIDlSGs
Personal Paragraphs Picked mp and
Penciled Down in Pointed and
Pleasant Manner.

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Miss Ada Me,heny is spending this week
at GAINESVILLE visiting home folks
c. +. ou's fine new dwelling in the
Freeland Addition is ready for the roof.
O. w. Ringer and T, !. Picking were
visitors at the county Capitol on Wednesday.
V. A. S,oekman aud Hoy White are a,
Cumberland this week doing carpenter work.
J. 5. Pallem, ono Of Portland districts
good, substantial farmers was in town
Monday.
Gus King of Eglon, one of the enlerpris.
ING farmers OF Union district, was in town
| Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs Dr. i'm expect to be with
friends in Clarksburg until the summer
season arrives
w. T. White and {, E. Trembly were
attending District Grand Lodge X. of p. at
Grafton, Thursday.
\. J. Gibson, member Of the Board Of
Education Of Albrightsville. was a business
visitor IN town Tuesday.
+. j Picking sold out his tlnware, hard.
ware, and plumbing business ON Washington
stree, to ID. +. Hartman.
L. + Ilardesty has sold his interest m the
lIardesly y Stockman building on Washing.
ton street to Y. A. Stookman.
n. c. Rideuour aud l. V. Reed were
visitors at The Buekhon Portland Cement
Works a, Meinheim Monday
J +. Shade, is in Atlanta, Ga this week
on business lie expects to travel for
marble company at that place.
Orus Miller of Keyser, was in town today.
lie has sold his lot at the b. y o. "Y" to
II. U. Miller Of Garrett county. Md.
John w, Kelley's new residence in
Many Naples is nearing completion. It
will be very fine residence when finished.
The firm OF DsB.uy q Bishop have dis.
solved partnership, W. NJ. Bishop retiring
and Mr. DeBerry taking charge of the
business.
Rev. Mcclellan Of Vermont, is holding a
series Of meetings in the Presbyterian church.
Rev. Mcclellan has accepted a call TO the
Oakland and Terra Alta churches.
a merry crowd consisting of Russell
IaRaw, Frank Morris, Ed IIardesty and
wife, S. NJ. Scott, Miss Martha Glover,
Lodeth LaRaw, Grace LsRaw, and Lizzie
Feather drove to Aurora on Monday night
and took supper at the Mountain View
House.
January IS, 1905.
Scot, Kelly Of Lenox was in town Tues
day.
+. X StempIe Of Amboy was in town
Tuesday
Miss Lou linn spent Sunday with her
sister at Function.
Miss Alice Hartman Is visiting friends in
Kingwood this week
Miss Mary CAVITY Of Hutton, Md, was
visiting in town Tuesday
W + White and L. u. whitehair were
business visitors in Kingwood Monday.
w =. Pierce Of Kingwood. was taking
up lumber for the big firm OF OHut & Lakin
Tuesday
u w Fraz-c has offered his goods at 80
per cent below cost. This is rather hard
on the other merchants.
Villa Cupp and wife who have been
visiting in the lower part Of the county
returned home Sunday
The roads which have been blocked on
all sides Of Terra Alta for some days are
being rapidly opened up at this writing
villa Whtehair the we'll known cattle
and sheep buJe bought several car loads
Of cattle In Randolph county last week for
fall delivery.
Mrs. Susie Nine. wife Of Geo w Nine,
died suddenly sunday evening with rheuma.
tism Of the heart and was buried Tuesday
on Salt Lick. She leaves a husband and
two small children.
David a. Freeaud and lanes II. Free
land have sold their Gue residences in the
Fourth Ware to a. ]. Elliott consideration
sisoo j.. a. Frcelsnd bought the K. K.
Frey lot Of Charles Kelly and expects to
erect a fine residence thereon the following
summer J - Freeland bought the Plan.
Ing Mill Of J W. Mencfce. consideration
5000 and expects 10 engage in the planning
mills business. Hc also expects to build
the coming summer. but we have not
learned the location yet.
our citizens we're treated with free
show few days ago The railroad exhibit
Of locomotives from the Exposition az ST.
Louis passed through this place There
were quite number Of locomotives sll
running on their own wheels The smallest
was one Of the first locomotives ever buiit.
and has the appearance Of a road wagon
with Il wash boiler on &c. Another one
somewhat larger was the original locomo.
tiyes run by our fellow townsman Elijah
Stewart when hc was eng ioccr more than
City years ago
Great excitement has been aroused in
the First ward over the reported vein Of
gold ore found near the -. & o. ny" A
we'll IS being bored 40 this point and al the
depth ef los feet this remarkable ore was
struck Some OF the interested 'pauies
immediately made a chemical test Of the
orc aud pronounced 10 rich in gold but al
ths writing thc official statement OF los
richness has not been made public. This
U.s. one OF the many new Developments that
may be expected In tbc First Ward since
their annexation to the town ofTcrra Alta.
February i2os.
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