Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-06-08
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Miss Lizzie Champion, of Knoxville,
Nd, is visiting friends here.
Miss Mary Howell is here from lower
Virginia, visiting her brothers.
Editor Harry Snyder was in town yester-
day taking in court proceedings.
Sergeant Allison Hooff is at home from
the Stanton Military Academy.
Judge Harrison, of Weston, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. r. W. Norris.
Miss Julia Merchant left on Saturday fer
an extended visit to Lexington, Va.
Mrs. Henry Castleman, of Clarke county,
has been visiting Mrs. R. w. Morrow.
Judge J. B. Hoge and wife are at their
home in Martinsburg for the summer.
R. S. Boswell and R. L. Miller, of Wash
ington, were in court as stenographers.
Mr.. Westsnhaver, of the Martinsburg
Statesman, was in town on Wednesday last.
Miss Bessie Baker, of Leetown, visited
Misses Anna Wyatt and Sallie Blew last
week.
Miss Virginia HOoff is up from Washing
ton and with the Misses Brown on Mildred
street.
Miss Sallie Blew left Thursday for Nor
folk where she expects to spend thes summer
months.
Mrs. Chas. W. Brown and daughter,
Ethel, are visiting Mrs. Browns parents
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Moore, of the Kear
neysyillc vicinity, are guests at the home of
Mr. J. G. Wyatt.
Rev. DR.. B. W. Bond, principal of the
Randolph-Macon Academy at Front Royal,
spent Sunday At Mt. Parvo.
Mr.. Silsby, of Washington, D. c., gen.
eral agent Of the General Electrical Com
pany, was in town on Friday.
Secretary of State W. II. Ohley, and Mr..
T. Hill Marshall, of Auditor Dufy's Office
we're here to take in" the convention.
Mr.. Wm. 7. Spots, of Grafton, visited
his mother in this place last week. He
was a delegate to the District Convention.
DR.. W. F. Lippitt, Jr., has left for Camp
Eagle Pass, Texas, where, as assistant sur
geon in the the U. s. Army, he has been
ordered.
Mrs. J. W. Tyson and Miss Cooper, of
Washington, D. c., and Maj. E. w. Baylor
and f. c. Baylor, of Winchester, Va, are
visiting at "Claymont Court"
Miss Mamie Campbell, of Baltimore, is
here to participate in the ceremonies Incl
dent to the marriage of her cousin, Miss
Frances Campbell, this evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Caldwell, of West Chester,
Pa. parents of Mr.. c. c. Caldwell, who will
be welded to Miss Frances Campbell this
evening in the Presbyterian Church, are
guests Of Mrs. Annie II. Campbell.
The Staunton indicator says that Miss
Firor who has had charge of the Depart
ment of History in the Augusta Female
Seminary, has resigned. Miss Firor is
niece of Mr.. V. NJ. Firor of this town.
Among the editors who were in attend
ance upon the District Convention last week
were Messrs. Gall, of the JcferIoniap-P Plain
dealer st Philippi, Triplette of the 7ygGrfs
Valley Ne,rs at Elkins, and Wilkinson, of
the Grafton LeaSer,-all of whom called to
see us on Tuesday.
Mai. E. A. MoGlOne of Rugby, North
Dakota, who has been spending few weeks
with the home folks at Harper's Ferry, re-
turned to his far west home on Friday. He
is prosecuting attorney of Pierce county,
n. D., and business in the courts there have
fastened his return.
Miss Tinie Hoffman, of Cumberland. Md,
is here to participate as bridesmaid at the
marriage of Miss Frances Campbell this
evening. After that she will visit Miss
Anna Wyatt. The Presbyterian cOngrega-
ton had the pleasure of hearing her fine
voice in solo on Sunday morning last.
Among the visitors to town last Wednes-
day were the following-named gentlemen
who are aspiring to State hOnOrs Col. R.
w. Monroe, Of Preston, and Mr. Clayton,
of Mineral-candidates for Judge of the
Supreme COur, Of Appeals, and Messr'.
Camden Somers and l. V. Johnson, an
nounced for the Authorship.
Misses Eliza and Fannie Undertake at
tended the commencement exercises Of the
Augusta Female Seminary at Staunton,
where Miss Keightey Timberlake has been
studying the past session. By the way, we
were informed by a Staunton lady of excel
lent taste in art matters as in others, that
Miss Keightley's contributions of painted
china at Augusta Seminary Art Exposition
we're exquisite specimens Of her handiwork.
The commencement exercises Of Stephen
son Female Seminary will be held in the
Seminary building on Monday evening
June 18th beginning at o'clock. The an
nual sermon to the young ladies will be
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