Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-05-31
Personal.

Col. w. P. Craighill spent Sunday here
Mrs. Albert Diehl is visiting in Washing.
ton and Baltimore.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson came up from
Washington Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Porterfeld returned We'd
nesday night from Roanoke, Va.
Mr.. John E. Hilbert is up from Wash
ington, visiting his family in this place.
Sheriff Russell, of Loudoun county, was
registered at the Carter House Saturday.
Capt. Peter 81. Mayo, of Richmond, was
the guest of Rev. Dr. Hopkins last week.
Miss Laura Mitchell, of "MOrdington, y
came up from Washington Saturday evening
Ensign Julian Lane Latimer left on Fri
day to rejoin his vessel, the Kearsage, at
Boston.
Hon. ]. Mortimer Kilgour was the guest
of Major A. W. Mcdonald for several days
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude E. Haines are
spending a few days with their parents at
this place.
Mrs D. Janney Howell and son, Beau
dric, of Alexandria, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Howell.
Miss Anna Wyatt is at home after three
months absence in Washington, Norfolk,
and Montgomery county, Md.
Mr.. George Rider and wife, of Emmitts-
burg, Md, are visiting the family of Mr..
w. F. Weirick at Fair View"
Miss Jennie Key Wharton, of Washing
ton City came for brief visit to Stephen
son Seminary on Monday evening.
Mrs. Martha Beall, who has been spend
ing sevaral months past with her sons in
New York, has returned to her home here.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson last week delivered
an address before the literary societies OF
the University of Michigan at Ann Aroor.
Col. R. H. Lee was the guest of the fam
lily of Rev. Dr. Hopkins Saturday and Sum
day. We were pleased to see him, and es-
pecially to find him in robust health.
Mr.. John Strother came Saturday to visit
his mother, Mrs. Gen1 Strother. He is en-
gagged with an engineer corps on an extern
sion of the West Virginia Central r. r.
Whilst in Washington on Saturday we
had the pleasure of meeting our former
townsman, Capt. B. w. Moore, who is now
practicing his profession-the LAWN the
Kanawha valley.
Mr.. J. Augustus Smith and family who
have been visiting their uncle, w. f. Weir
lex, at Fair View" returned to their home
in LittlestOwn, Pa, much pleased with
Charles Town rnd the surrounding country.
Inspector J. c. Holmes, in obedience to
orders to inspect public buildings at Camp
Low, Sandy Hook, n. j.; Scranton, Read
ing and York, Pa, and Martinsburg, w.
Va, left yesterday for the frst-named place.
Mr.. B. F. Sheetz, editor of the LOud0m
Mirror, came over on Saturday to be present
at the Confederate memorial exercises. We
regret that, by reason of absence from
home, we missed seeing our friend and for
mer townsman.
Col. james Mcdonald, of the neighbor-
hood of Darkesville, has been visiting his
friend Mr.. S. II. Higinbotham. The Col
onel is not only large landholder but a
pleasant genial gentleman, and has a host
of admiring friends-SpirH
Mrs. Cruger Smith, nee Green, who was
so much admired here for her sparkling wit
and graceful manners, was in town last week
with her mother, Mrs Green, widow of the
late Judge Thos c. Green, of the Court OF
Appeals of West Virginia. They returned
TO Charles Town on Saturday last, much to
the regret and disappointment of their
many friends who hoped they would be per-
suaded to remain longer Winchester Times