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rHf VIRGINIA. FREE pREss-~rAE OLD fAM11y JOURNAL.
Personal.

Mrs. tOWlei Of Alexandra, Is Win hel
daughter, Mrs. Vim. Campbell.
Mr.. Harvey LaBoyteaux has been a
home from New York a few days.
Misses Ellie Carter and Nellie Campbell
visited Washington City last week
Miss Emma Harrison, of Weston, is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. R. W. Norris.
Mrs. P. C. Kennedy and little daughter
returned from Baltimore on Wednesday
last.
Mr.. +. N. Logic, attorney at law, will de-
vote part Of his time to business at Harper;
Ferry.
Mrs. Nina Zimmerman, of Washington
City, made a brief visit, recently, to Mrs
NJ G.. Fouke.
Maj J. Ogden Murray, of the Shenandoah
Argus, visited his family here last Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. Rose Walton ,nse Shaw, of Wood
sock Is oI 4 visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Shaw.
Mrs. Lucy skinner, of Rockingham coun-
ty, last week visited her sisters, Mrs. John
Burns and Mrs. W. c. Carroll.
Mr. Lawrence Washington of Fauquier
county. last week visited his brother, Mr..
George Washington, and sister, Mrs. Col.
Chew.
Mai. Towsou Smith, of RappahannOck
county, was in town yesterday to attend a
meeting of stockholders of the c. NJ. NJ. 1.
Company.
Mr.. W II Wilson was accompanied home
from Washington on Saturday by Mr.. A. o.
Bouru, Jr., son of the present Consul Gen
eral to Italy and former Governor of Rhode
IsIand.-Spira
Mr.. and Mrs E. Tayloe Perry expect to
take possession of their handsome new cot
tage in the vicinity of Deer Park, Nd,
about the middle of May. Mrs. Perry is
now in Baltimore.
Mr.. P. c. Kennedy left on Monday for
Baltimore, having accepted a position in
the photographic department Of the govern
ment The work is in line with his profess
sion and cougenial to his tastes, and, we
hone. remunerative.
Mr.. VIM. Kahn and bride have returned
from their visit to Eastern cities, and, for
the present, are sojOurning at the Watson
House-awaiting the completion of resi-
dence in course of erection for them. Our
friend, always genial, is none the less so
since enlisting in the army Of martyrs
Benedicts.
Mr.. J. Harry Beall, recently Of this town,
has been appointed official stenOgrapher Of
the New York Produce Exchange, Mr..
Maxwell Mcknight being his assistant
Mr.. Calvin Mcknight now fills his brothers
late position with the n. Y. c. & II. R. R.
R.C. Wells Stump, another Of the Charles
Town boys, has a position in the Ontario &
Western office, as stenOgrapher.
List of relics contributed to the Worlds
Fair Exposition by Judge Daniel B. Lucas,
of this county:
1. Autographs furlough to Lieut.. Ed
ward Lucas, given at headquarters at Nor
ristown, on 25th day Of February, III, by
Gen. George Washington.
>. Original entry of the order for the ex-
ecution Of Major Andre-at five o'clock
precisely October lst, 17S0,-giyen at head
quarters Orangetown, New Jersey.
8. Continental money, issued in Berkeley
county, Virginia, now West Virginia, June
81, 1777.
4. Confederate bonds, scorched by the
conaagratiou OF Richmond, Virginia, May
10, 1865.
5. Confederate currency-genuine also
counterfeit-so stamped by Confederate
Treasurer
6. Autographic letter of Gen. Robert E.
Lee to Gen. Henry A. Wise; and auto
graphic letter from Gen. Wise to Gen. Lee.
T. Autographs of Confederate generals
Gen. Beauregard, Gen. John H. Morgan,
Gen. Henry A. Wise and others.
S. Treatise on the application OF steam
dated l7SS, by James Rumsey, of Berkeley
county, Virginia, the original inventor Of
the steamboat who preceded Fitch by more
than twelve months, and Fulton by sixteen
years.
o. Two of John Browns pixies and hi:
pistol
10. Piece of the rope that John Brown
was hung with.
IL. Toy gun and miniature coffin aud
wooden bible made from John Browns
scafold
u. Original order for the execution o
John Brown, with the return Of the sheriff
endorsed thereon.
10. Photograph of the ay-leayes Of Johr
Browns bible, with inscription and auto
graphs
IA. Photograph of the Potomac River a
Shepheristown, where Jas. Rumsey launch
ell the first steamboat ever invented.
10. Uncle Billy Pane former slave
now farmer and landowner in this county
rs. Historic and picturesque tableau o