Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-08-26
Personal.

CharlestOwn few days ago.
Mr.. George W. Packet is on a trip to
Niagara and Ontario, Canada.
Mr.. Thomas X. Gallaher of Washington
City is visiting relatives at MT. Parvo."
Rev. DR.. Thomas Tidball is visiting Mr..
y. 5. White's-the home of his early
youth
Rev. +. II. Hayeuner of Baltimore came
Thursday last and spent several days at
MT Parvo"
Mrs. Asa Welsh and daughter and Miss
Fannie V. Miller, of Hyattstown, Nd are
visiting friends in Charlestown.
Capt Billmyer, candidate for the Legis-
lature was circulating among our people a
few DAYS ago and made a favorable impress
sion.
The Democratic candidate for Secretary
of State of Ohio, Hon. Juo. Mcbride, Is
cousin of Mrs. Beller and Mrs. Dinkle OF
this town.
Prof St. Geo. 7. Brooke and family, aud
Miss Ida Brown, left on Monday for Nor
rantown. The latter on a visit to her sister,
Mrs Brooke.
We were pleased on Tuesday morning to
receive a call from T. H. B. Dawson, of
Berkeley Springs, Clerk Of the County
Court of Morgan.
Miss Mamie Richardson, daughter Of DIR.
G.. T. Richardson, has returned from an ex-
tended visit to Charleston, Kanawha, and
to friends elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Diehl have had Mr..
R.F. Thomas and wife of Frederick City,
and Mr.. Louis Melius and wife, Of Wash
ington City. visiting them.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn, of the firm of VIM.
Kahn 4 Co., returned from New York last
week with a large stock of Fall aud Winter
Clothing, hats etc. Call and see him.
Mis-, Fannie Manning, daughter of Mr..
Charles J. Manning, of Rappahannock, has
been visiting "Vinton," the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. FL. Manning,
NIessrs. :. H. HiginbO,ham and William
Wilt have gone West prospecting Each
procured of Mr.. B. F. Leisenring, Agent,
policy in the Travellers Accident Insurance
Company.
Mr. Edw. NJ Updegraf Of the great house
of Updegrat 4 Sons, Hagerstown, is writ
ing some interesting letters to the Hagers-
town papers from Europe. He is combin-
ing business with pleasure.
The Cumberland Tunes says: Miss Lip
pitt, Of Charlestown, W. Va, who for the
past week has been at the Buford Springs,
arrived here yesterday aud is the guest Of
Mrs. Henry Shriyer on West Side.
Mr.. V. VI. Firor has sunfower the stalk
of which measures u feet and inches
In knocking che Senatorial persimmous the
the two inches may be just the thing to
bring him up smiling as big suuAower.
Miss Mary Bolts, of Fredericksburg, who
has for few weeks been visiting her young
cousins. Misses Hannah and Mary Thomas
Howell, daughters of Mr. David Howell,
expects to return to her home on Friday.
Mr. T. Ashby Beall and wife, Of Brook
lvn. are ON visit to his mother and rela-
dyes in this place. Mr.. Beall is steuogra-
pher 20 the New York Produce Exchange.
His career i'm Gotham has been prosper
Gus one
Mr. VIM. B. Hopkins, second son of Rev.
Or. A.C Hopkins, left on Tuesday last for
Texas where he purposes to enter into bust
ness. His brother Laurens preceded him
several years. Governor Ireland can be
congratulated upon such accessions to the
citizenship of the great Empire of Texas
over whose destinies he T;esides.
Our former towusman, Mr. A. W. Hawks,
called upon us on Monday 1t was his first
visi: for eight years. He had been spend
ing couple of days at the Temperance
Campaigning contributing to the interest
of the exercises there as he is so competent
20 do. He regretted the brief time allotted
him in Charlestown, but with a Hawks-eye
he noted the wonderful changes, and with
touch of pathos remarked upon the absence
from the streets of once familiar faces.
Our venerable friend M John Thaw, of
Washington City, on Thursday last came
down from Berryyille, where he has been
summeriug. TO see us-and we were graft
fed and complimeuted. Mr. Thaw spent a
month here thirteen years ago. He noted
i'm his -isit last week the improvement and
growth of the town and mourned the de-
par,ure of some friends He is eighty-one
wears old. vet nimble in limb as youth
and vigorous in mind as ever, and straight
democrat mp and down and all round.
We we're pleased to see on our streets
Tuesday our friend Julian A. Smith, so
we'll and fayorably known to our citizens as
the former accommodating brlkesman on
the Winchester Accommodation. lie Is
here for the purpose of moving his family
Pa, Ssleranca y Y He Is now running