Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-09-27
Personal.

Miss Mary Hopkins returned from Balh-
more on Monday last.
Miss Nellie Craighill has gone to Balti-
more to spend the winter.
Mrs f. L. Beller is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Stump, in Baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas Earnshaw has gone to Balti-
more to consult a specialist.
DIR. J. V. Simmons and wife returned
from Roanoke last Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Lohr, of Adeline, Ill.,, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jacob Sites.
Mr.. j. d. Sloan returned last Friday from
a trip to Chicago and Valparaiso, Ind.
Miss Minnie Moler has been visiting her
aunt Mrs. d. H. Backus, at Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. Eugene Shugert has gone to Balti-
more to consult Dr. Chisholm, the occulist.
DIR. Harry T. Talbot, of Washington
City, visited the parental home here last
week
Mrs. VIM. Kempel, of Baltimore, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. Frank
Jones.
W. H. and Walter Wilson, sons of Con-
gresham Wilson, have returned to Column
bian University.
Mayor Geo. c. Thomas and Mr.. Frank
Castleman, of Berryville, were in Charles
town Tuesday week
Chairman Rely, Of the Democratic State
Executive Committee, was in Charlestown
Tuesday of last week.
Nat. r. Craighill, son Of Col. W. P. Craig
hill, left on Tuesday for the Alexandria
Virginia High School.
Mr.. r. 5. holland and family have return
ed from Knoxville, Tenn, and will make
their home again in this section.
Mr.. Jas. Lawrence HooT is visiting his
home, accompanied by Mr.. \. Lyman and
Master Willie Herbst, all of Altoona, Pa
Rev. Dr. Huntington of Columbian Uni
yersity, and Mrs. Huntington, returned to
their home in Washington on Friday last.
Miss Lou Zimmerman, who has been at
the home of Mrs. Margaret Fouke, para
dise7l returned to Washington City on Fri
day last
Mrs. Flora Faw and children, who have
been soiourniug for couple of months atthe
Misses Wares, returned last week to their
Tennessee home.
Mr.Joseph Heller, an old man we'll known
to our people, and a veteran of the Mexican
war, left Cbarlestown last Friday for a
Catholic home for the aged in Richmond,
Virginia.
Mr.. Jno. Kelley, for some time past tele-
graph operator at B. x O.. station here, has
been transferred to the Stauuton Office, which
is regarded as a promotion-better pay aud
fewer hours Of work. Mr.. John Smith, Of
Broadway, succeeds him here
Mr.. George w. Taylor has taken a posi-
ton in mercantile house in Stauntou,
Mr. Taylor has always been popular, espec-
tally with the ladies, as a salesman-being
exceedingly courteous in manner and IA
miliar, by years of experience, with dry
goods and notions trimmings, sc.
Misses Ellen and Sarah Lyle, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting at Mr.. c. Horace Gal
laher's It. Mason Lyle, late of the L. 5.
Navy, now practicing law in Philadelphia,
"a nephew of the above-named ladies'
spent a day taking in Shannoudale for few
hours on Friday for the sake Of "Auld
Lang Syne."
Rev DR.. Samuel Rogers, Presiding Elder
Of the Washington District, NJ. Z Church,
South, made Us an agreeable visit of day
and night at "lIt Pervo" last week So
long ago as nearly two score years Dr. R.
was junior preacher here, and many times
after his removal to work elsewhere made
rich contributions to THE FREE PRESS.
Mr.. Charles Williams, of the Treasury
Department, Washington, and wife; also
Mr.. William Harmer of the Srd Auditors
o.fce Treasury, and wife, and Miss Mamie
Krepps and Mr.. Newton Webb, of Harper's
Ferry, were guests of the Misses Ware on
Monday and Tuesday, and charmed all ears
in the vicinity by their exquisite singing.
We may not be iuyidious in mentioning
Mr.. Harmer as simply superb in song-a
voice Of ra1e volume and compass end sweet
ness highly cultivated. If the angels sing
more sweetly we would like to hear them-in
The remote future.
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