Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-09-23

PERSONAL. Miss Dora Gerharxlt
returned home Monday from Ijeban-
ion County, Pa, where she spent part
OF the summer. The coal regions are
not the least interesting districts Of
the keystone State, and the blue
mountains with their coal mines and
iron furnaces afford the visitor MANY
opportunities of sightseeing. The
climate is very salubrious and the
iron water OF much benefit to the sys-
tenn.
Mr.. VIM. Dorsey, whom we missed
from our midst during the latter part
of summer, returned from Front Row
al last week, where, accompanied by
his mother, he was seeing Old Virgin
la. He is much improved in health.
and speaks in the highest terms of
the kindness he met with, the health
OF the climate, beauty of scenery and
general pleasant time that he enjoy
Ell.
w. Hughes, Esq, of Gainesville,
Texas, formerly principal of the fourth
ward school, has been back on Wis
it..
Prof. Farrell, a native ofthis county,
long employed in the u S. Coast Sur
vey, now in the Signal Service
Department at Washington, spent a
day here last week attending the Fair.
He has leave Of absence for ten days,
and is travelling through some of our
counties for recreation and observa-
ton. Years ago he remembers when
military companiesswere wont to drill
on high street hill, now thickly set
tied. He is one of Berlxeley's many
sons of whom she feels justly proud.
Mr.. R. A. Blondel, formerly of this
city, has been appointed Superinten-
dent of Water Works at Hagerstown.
MIR. Grant Pitzer, printer of this
place, and steady, industrious young
man, left for Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. r. e. Gibson, son of DIR. E. Glib
son, formerly of this place, now of
Stillville, Mo-, is visiting Mr.. Daniel
Cushwa. He is on his return to the
Annapolis Naval Academy as a stu
dent.
Miss Mollie G. Hess, who has been
visiting Miss Lizzie Diffenderfer, of
this city, returned home on Thursday
last. She being much pleased with
her visit.
Miss Lille Strailman, who has been
visiting friends in Harper's Ferry, has
returned home.
Miss Annie Buser is visiting friends
in Belair, Ohio.
Mr.. d. HI. Haffner and family have
gone to Waynesboro', Pa, where they
intend making their home. Mr.. Half
ner being employed by the Geyser
Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. William Ledan, formerly of this
city, who has been in business in Har-
risburg forseveral months, came home
last week quite sick. We hope he
may soon recover. AN ~
We had the pleasure ofmeeting Col.
Frank Silvers, an enterprising farmer
of our county and Vice-President of
the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Society. He is clever, affable gen.
tleman and we are glad to add him to
our list of subscribers.
Mr.. E. G. Hollis, editor of the Win
chester Times, and Secretary of the
Shenandoah Valley Society, was here
on a short visit the other day, as was
also Mr.. Lewis, President of the Fair.
Mrs. Annie p. Manuel, of Prince
William County, Va, a native of
Berkeley, surprised her brother, G. s..
Whitson,. of this city, by an unannounc-
ed visit after an absence of 25 years
and Is years since last seeing each
other. Mrs. James w. Foster, of
Havre de Grace, Md, is also on Wis
it at Mr.. Wilson's.
Miss Ida LIE Fevre has been spend
| inc W3pk Or So in TOWN and hnr VIC
it has been so enjoyable that she re-
luctantly returned to her home in the
county. In company with her cousins,
Mr. Louis Dugan and Miss Sophie
Turner, she was pleased to favor us
with a call to learn some of the mys-
teries of the "art preservative," and
now at least can say that she printed
paper in her life.
Mrs. Alfred Beall, of this city, is
visiting friends in Urbana, Ohio.