Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-03-08
Personal.

Senator Earl has returned from OhaiieS
ton.
Mr.. 81. Palmbaum aud bride arrived in
town on Sunday.
Mrs. H. B. Davenport is visiting her "Old
Kentucky Home"
Miss Agnes Kennedy returned home
from Charles county, Md.
Judge John Blair Hoge spent Wednesday
night at Col. Porter6eld's
Miss Anna Wyatt is visiting Miss Maud
Hpscomb in Washington.
Ms Iuuis, of Paterson, n. j., is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Munson.
Dr. Rutherford Douglas, of Louisville,
Ky. was a guest Of Mr.. Cleon Moore last
week
Miss Lena Dawson has returned from an
extended visit TO friends in the northern
cities.
Mr.. Schloss, Of the firm of 5 D. Hirsch-
man & Co., has gone East To buy spring
goods.
Last week F. W. Brown, E-q presided
for dag a.. special Judge in the Circuit
Court at Martinsburg.
Mr.. Arthur Davenport returned on Fri
day from weeks business visit to the
northern neck of Virginia.
Mr.. Thomas Campbell, of NOttOway
county, and Mr.. Lewis Rawlings of Rich
mond, are guests of Mr.. VIM. Campbell.
Misses Mary and Amelia Hopkins went
to Washington Friday, for the Inaugural
ton, and thence TO Baltimore. Miss Mary
returned Tuesday evening.
The Shephsrdstovn Register says "Mr.
George E. Wysoug, of this place, has gone
to Blueheld, W. Va, where he has secured
a position as compOsitor on a daily newspa-
per-"
Mr.. John Strother left Tuesday to take a
position with the engineer corps now in the
field on the surveys of the Cumberland
Valley railroad extension from HagerstOwn
to Cumberland.
Among the handsome costumes worn at
the Inaugural Ball, the Washington Post
mentions that Of Miss Emile Osburn, Of
Charles Town,-light blue silk, trimmed in
point lace, and pearls.
Misses Magma and Maria Moore, with
their guests, Misses Craft and Douglass,
went on Friday to Washington to the in
auguration. Miss Maria Moore and Miss
Craft are now in Baltimore for visit Of
several days.
Mr.. W. C. Carroll has had the pleasure
this week Of visit from two brothers, ne
phew and two uieces: Mr.. 5. 5. Carroll and
Miss Hutchinson, of Indiana, and Messrs
Edward Carroll and Frank Carroll and Miss
Holloway, of Iowa Col Frank Carroll, the
nephew, is Private Secretary of Gov BOies.
Col Joseph A. Mutton, of the Second
Virginia Regiment, died at $3.50 o'clock at
his home in Winchester on Friday night,
Of double pneumonia. Colonel Mutton had
only been sick week. He contracted his
cold on the way to Richmond, where he had
gone to arrange for his regiment to attend
the Inauguration. During the late war he
was sergeant in Company F, Second Vir-
ginia Regiment. Stonewall Brigade He
was clerk Of the Circui, Court, a member
of the Turner Ashby Confederate Camp, q
member of the Knights of Pythias and
grand vice-chancellor of the state of that
order. lie was highly esteemed for his
many excellent qualities. Col Nulton''
funeral took place on Monday Rev. Dr. A
C. Hopkins, Of this town, preached the ser.
mon. The remains were accompanied tc
the grave by Turner Ashby Camp Of Con
federate Veterans, Knights of Pythias, two
companies of COL Nultou's infantry regi
ment. the Fire Brigade, etc.
Two welldrsssed cOlOred men, giving
their names as French Grooms, of Athens
Va. and Abraham Lewis, Of Martinsburg
arrived at Harper's Ferry the other day anC
proceeded toswindle the colored population
representing themselves as agents Of a Ger
tain organization, the members of which
we're to obtain remuneratiye employment II
"cobblestoue quarries" in Maine, California
and elsewhere and were to be carried t
/ ,bo;- ,loces in Pullman cars. The numer