Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1893-09-13
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Mr.. VIM. H. Wilson, son of Congress
man Wilson, left for Washington Monday
evening.
Rev. w. G. Eggleston spent several hours
in Charles Town on Wednesday, and again
on Monday.
Mr.. Robert S. Eichelberger, of the inter
nal revenue collectors department was in
town on Friday.
Mrs. L. @. Strider and daughter and Mrs.
Charles n Coleman will go to the Worlds
Fair tomorrow.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson spent Sunday last
at home and returned to Washington on
Monday morning.
Mr.. Jones, of Montgomery county, Nd,
father of Mrs. Rev. H. P. Hamill, is visit
ing at the parsonage.
Mr.. C. R. K. Warner, assistant to DR..
Meade at the Charles Town Academy, is at
MI -. A4OAdOO
Capt John F. Foley came up from Wash
ington to see home folks and mingle with
friends at Morgan's Grove.
Mrs. Arthur Davenport and her relative,
Mrs. Mccall, returned Monday night from
visit to Norfolk and Baltimore.
Ministers present at the corner stone lay
ing yesterday Reys. H. P. Hamill, A. @.
Hopkins, A. J. Huntington, E. H. Wilson,
Dallas Tucker, F. A. Strother.
Hon. Jas. D. Butt came on from Chicago,
quitting multiplied duties as Worlds Fair
Commissioner, to argue a case before the
judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Judges English, Holt and Dent, and Hon.
o. S. Long, clerk, of the Supreme Court,
were at Hotel Powhatan Judge Brsnnon was
at the Carter House. Court adjourned yes
terday.
Invitatians have been issued by Mr.. ST.
mon Hirschman for the marriage of his
daughter, Miss Julia, to Mr.. Moses ]. Son.
neborn, of Bellaire, 0. The wedding will
take place Thursday evening, September
IA, at Hazazer Hall, Baltimore.
Hon. Geo. R. Vending will be at Nor
folk, Va, on Friday night, Newport News
Saturday night, Norfolk Sunday night and
Portsmouth Monday night to meet lecture
engagements. These and other things pre-
vented his acceptance of an invitation to be
present and make some remarks at the cor
ner-stone laying yesterday.
Miss Florence c. Snyder has returned to
her home at West Shenstone, from an ex-
tended visit to the Worlds Fair, and sew
eral of the Western States. Whilst at Terre
Haute, Ind, she was shown pleasant conrt-
estes by Mrs David Donaldson, a true, hos
pitable Virginia lady of the olden time
Mrs. d. was a resident of Jefferson county
more than half a century ago, and all the
years since has been a regular reader and
an esteemed patron of THE FREE PRESS.
The Morgan's Grove Fair last week was
a success in all respects, it is said. The at
tendance, from the opening, was unusually
large the crowd on Thursday, Maryland
Day, is estimated at from ten to fifteen
thousand. The exhibition of live stock and
particularly Of horses was notably fine, in
dicating decided advance in horse, cattle
and sheep raising among the farmers OF this
aud adjoining counties. According to the
Register the exhibit of fruit, garden products
and cereals was better than in any previous
year, and the poultry department was full
to overlooking. The customary oratorical
feature was not omitted, and among those
who made excellent addresses were Hon.
Geo. NJ Beltzhoover, Judge d. B. Lucas
and Hon. Isaac Young, of Maryland
Misses Anna Smith, of Washington, niece
Of COL w. A. Morgan, Brownie Wysong,
of Shepherdstown, aud Louise Orndortf
were awarded the first, second and thind
prizes, respectively, offered for the prettiest
girls on the grounds; Miss Ssllie Faulkner,
daughter of the Senator, was adjHdged the
prettiest under sixteen, and Miss Louise
Anna Snyder, daughter of the editor of the
Register, the prettiest of FIVE years or less.
Louis E Brown, of MArtinsburg, who offer
ed hundred ginger cakes for the ugliest
man, won them himself and was ordered to
eat them. The annual baby show took
place on Friday, the closing day, and the
prizes for the prettiest baby, the latest, and
the tiniest, were awarded, respectively, to
Anna Hinkle, Sophie Householder and
Mary Arthur; while Ora and Dora Swain
were pronounced the best pair of twins,
and Joseph Walker and Norman Magruder,
respectively, the finest and heaviest under
one year Col Towner Schley. chief mar
shall received general commendation for
the admirable manner Of his performance
of duty devoIying upon him.
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