Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-09-16
Personal.


Hon. Alex. r. BOteler was in town ON
Saturday.
Mr.. Vernon simmons is at home from
Roanoke sick
Miss Annie L. Roberts returned to mt.
ParyO" on Monday.
Mr.. Louis Z. Brown, Of Berryville, Va,
visited the parental home last Sunday.
Mr.. Everett W. Bedinger who was in
our town during last week on the sick list,
returned to bis duties in Roanoke on Sun
day last.
Miss Lucy Baylor, who has been spend
ing the summer here, will return to her home
in Norfolk Thursday, much to the re-
gret of her many friends.
/ Miss Annie Route, of Washington, who
has been visiting at Hon. Isaac Fouke's for
several weeks past, returned to her home
in Washington last Saturday.
We regret we were not in the other day
when Col. J. Fairfax Mclaughlin, Of New
York, called to see us. He was en- route to
his home from Berkeley Springs.
Miss Mary c. Humphreys, Of Norfolk,
Va, who has been visitsng Misses Agnes X
Rebec Kearsley, Of this place, left on Tues
day TO visit friends in Lexington, Va.
Mrs. Julian A. Pratt, of Waynesboro',
Va, spent Sunday in town at DR.. c. Z.
Pratt's on her way home from Connecticut,
where she has been visiting friends for sew
eral weeks past.
Miss Lulu Zimmerman, who has been
spending the summer here, visiting at
Mr.. Isaac Fouke's returned to her home in
Washington, d. c., on Tuesday last to the
regret of her many friends here.
Mrs. Maggie Orrick aud daughters, Misses
MAY and Sophie, who have been spending
the summer here at Mrs. Maxwel's, leave
Thursday for their home in Baltimore.
They express themselves as having spent
a very pleasant summer
Mr.. E. L. Miller, Genl Supt of the
Emmuer Telephone Co., was in our town
last week looking after the interests of the
company. instruments are now being put
up in Martinsburg, which place will soon
be put i'm connection with our town.
At "Morgan's Grove" the exhibition of
stock, agricultural implements, cereals, fruits
and household goods was of a character
which would have done honor to more pre-
teutious affairs. The attendance on the first
day was estimated at FIVE thousand on the
second day eight thousand and on the third
day il was large, though somewhat dimin-
i,hed. We never saw better looking set
Of people OF a more orderly gathering.
The women were numerous and charming,
aud there seemed 20 be a universal desire
TO make the occasion one of real pleasure
of genuine enjoyment. Col. Morgan open
ed 10 the public his beautiful grove. The
Shepherdstown people in hospitality just
out-Shephcrdstown'd Shepherdstown. Nor
gans Greye' will grow in popularity as an
annual resort and rival Williamsburg"
the seat of the great Tri-State Exhibition.
We haven't space TO note the names of
exhibitors OF their exhibits, but we were
told by gentlemen interested in and con
spicuous as managers of the great Fairs at
Hagerstown that these exhibits generally
were little short of anything there, some
superior and most of them equal.
Hon. VIM L. Wilson spoke on the first
day. and ex GOV. Hamilton and Mr.. Spates
of Hagerstown, the second day Senator
Camden was unable to get there. On the
third day Hon. r. r. Carskadon spoke
about "Ensilage." The Baby Show on the
third day was an inspiration of Jno. O.
Aglionby. Some twenty-five babies,--the
parents of each deserving a pension from
Uncle Sam''-were shown upin their best
bio and tucker" and the first prize was
awarded 90 Emma Eggleston Walters,
daughter of Mrs. Charles f. Walters Of
Shepherdstown. another-a second prize
TO Parsons, son Of Mrs. X. d. Lamar, of
Molers \ Roads vicinity.