Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-11-11
Personal.


Dr. George Terrill has gone to Orange G..
H., Va, for the winter.
Mrs. C. F. Thomas has gone east to pur-
chase additional new goods.
Misses Sadie and Ella yesterday have re-
turned from a visit to Baltimore.
Miss Ellie Keerl is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Harlan, in Berkeley county.
Mr. Benjamin Cramer, of Washington
City, came to town on Wednesday last
Prof Wade, of Morgantown, has been a
guest at the Carter House for week or two.
The Misses Kidwell, of Loudoun county,
are visiting Miss Eta Piggott, near town.
Mrs. Arthur Davenport and children left
on Monday for visit to PocahOntas, Vir-
giuia.
Mrs. ]. o. Tackett, of Fauquier county,
Va, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Henry
Moore.
Mrs. Mary E. O'Bannon and Miss Julia
Merchant have returned from Berkeley
county.
Mrs. ]. C. Holmes and Mrs. Chas. E..
Seal and children are visiting relatives in
Winchester.
Mr.. A. W. Cramer and daughters have
removed to town and taken rooms at Mr.. G.
Horace Gallaher's.
Mr.. Lawrence Washington,o f Alexandria,
was in town Wednesday and Thursday at
tending the lot sale
Maj. I. Towson Smith, of Rappahannock
county, Va, was in town Wednesday at
tending cur lot sale.
Mr.. John Calvin Mcknight will go to
Washington this week to accept position
rendered him there.
Mr. aud Mrs. ]. W. b. Frazier, of Sbep-
herdstown, have been visiting the family of
Mr.. G. T. Stonesifer.
Miss Josie Morrow has returned from
Loudoun county, where she visited the fam
lily of Rev w. G. Eggleston.
Mrs. James West, of Brownville, Pa, ac-
compauied by her son, has been visiting her
brother Mr.. 5. II. Higinbotham.
Among the visitors to town on the occa-
sion of the lot sales last week we had the
pleasure of seeing Hon. J. H. Gettinger, of
Martinsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huffman, of Loudoun
county. we're in town this week to see Miss
Eva Warner, sister of Mrs. X, at Stephen
son Seminary.
Miss Ann Doyne Smith and Mrs Esse
Burton Hilleary left on Friday for visit to
Richmond-thence Mrs. Hilleary will go to
her home in Ohio.
Mr.. Dodd, the accomplished Martinsburg
auctioneer, who co-operated with Mr.. Hehe-
bower in crying the lot sales on Wednes-
day, called to see us.
Mrs. Plaster of Loudoun county celebrat-
ed her one hundredth birthday Saturday
week. Rev. II. p. Hamill and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Frazier were among the guests.
On Friday Dr. II, T. Talbot and family
left for Wheeling, where the DR.. will practice
his profession. Miss Rosa Talbot accom-
panied them for brief visit 20 the Nail
City.
Among the visitors to Charles-Town last
week were Col Thos NJ Darrah, of Wheel.
ing, who is prominently before the Democ-
racy of the State as an asprant for the nom
ination for State Auditor.
Misses Alice and Lena Taylor, of Prince
William county, Va, and Miss Rosa Powell,
of Fairfax county, Va, are at Mr. T. o.
Taylor's father of the Misses Taylor, and
will attend school at Stephenson Female
Seminary.
Mr.. Beckenhaugh, of Baltimore, editor of
the Southern Real Estate Rerie'O, and the
auctioneer who made the lot sale here in
May last, called to see US on Wednesday,
He informed US that since May he had made
sales in FIVE states, aggregating 100000.
Col. W. G. Moore, of Washington City,
Commissioner of Police, aud for many years
commandant of the superb Light Infantry
Corps of the Capital city, registered at the
Carter House, on Thursday. He was ac-
compaued by friends and came by private
conveyance ria Leesburg. They returned
on Friday by way of Shepherdstown, Ha-
gerstown, etc.
The Watson House Is to be lighted by
electricity. Mr.. Elliott, the proprietor
avails himself, for the comfort of his guests
of all the modern improvements and the
best of everything to be had. The Goetz
Harness Factory is also to be lighted by
electricity.
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