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.Ir. VIM. H. Wilson is at home.

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Miss Keightley Timberlake is at home
Staunton.
Miss Mary Beckwith is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
Misses Harris and Ebert, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, are visiting Miss Bette Beckham.
Mrs. Susie Morrison and her daughter,
Miss Edna, have returned from visit to
Baltimore.
DIR. Edwin G.. Mason and bride, of New
York. have been visiting DR. G. F. Mason,
Of this place.
Braxton Davenport read the prize essay
at the West Virginia Univcr-ity-subject,
Free silver"
Mr.. G. W. West has removed to Spring
land Mansion the residence of the late
Samuel Lakeland
Mr.. Ora Harris left for visit to the
west on Monday and will look in on the
Chicago Convention.
Mr.. Chas. s. Stephens and wife, of Now
York, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. POr-
terfeld, at "Cassilis."
Cadet Arthur Thomas is at home from
the West Virginia Uniyersity-not from
RaltimOre as stated last week.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson came to his home
on Friday evening from Washington and
left Saturday evening for Chicago.
Mrs. W. COrrie Lipscomb and grand
daughter, Mabel, of Washington City, came
to Mr.. c. Horace Gallaher's on Tuesday.
Our young friend, R. w. Alexander, has
completed a three months course at Sad
ler's Bryant & Stratton Business College,
Baltimore.
The Misses Maxwell left the home of Mr..
John Mcknight on Monday for Chambers
burg. Miss Margaret Mcknight accom-
panied them.
Messrs. Forrest w. Brown and Julius G.
Holmes started for Chicago on Friday, in
tending to witness the proceedings of the
National Democratic Convention.
Judge Faulkner having adjourned court
on Friday last left for his home at Martins
burg in the evening. Thence he expected
to 20 to Chicago and to Kentucky.
Miss Mamie J. Beall Henderson, of this
county, was among the full graduates at the
recent commencement of the Episcopal
Female Institute at Winchester, Va.
Col. Geo. A. Porter6eld who went recent
ly to St. Paul, Minnesota, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Katie, has returned. He
left his daughter with his son, Mr.. Charles
Porterfeld, who resides there.
Mr.. Juo A. Hopkins, assistant superin-
dent of Deaf and Blind Institution at Rom
ney, visited the home of his parents here
on Saturday. He expects to yacate the po-
sition held by him in September.
Miss Bette Beckham, daughter of DR.. Ii.
C. Beckham, participated in a number OF
musical performances, vocal and instrument
tai. at the commencement of Fairfax Hall
Seminary, Winchester, last week. She is
now at home.
Capt. Robert F. Bates, U. S. A. has been
visiting his brother. Mr.. Thos. II. Bates, at
"Belvidere," near town, and left on Mon
day. Capt. Bates is stationed in Texas, and
belongs to the same regiment as our towns
man, Lieut. E. S. Avis.
Miss Matte V. Dorsey, who has been
teaching for the past two years under tie
auspices of the WomAn's Missionary Board
of the NJ. E. Church, South, at COlegio
Palmore, Chihuahua, Mexico, returned to
her home here on Saturday to spend her
bi-annual vacation. She came all the way
alone. and had no delays, nor detentions nor
discomforts until she reached Harper's Fer
~. where she had to wait FIVE hours for
train to bring her the last ten miles. She
expects 10 return to Mexico in six weeks or
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