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Martinsburg.
Miss Mary Latimer has been visiting il
Shepherdstown.
Miss Amelia Diehl is visiting her sister il
Washington City.
Miss Mary Woods, of Martinsburg, is Wis
iting friends here.
Hon. VIM H. Travers attended court il
Harrisonburg last week.
Mrs. George E. wysong and babe are
visiting in shepherdstOwn.
Rev. f. J. Brooke is visiting his brother
in-law, Judge D. B. Lucas.
Mr.. c. Horace Gallaher is home from
Philadelphia for few days.
Mrs Iglehart and daughter, of Annapolis,
are at Shsnnondale Springs.
The editor of the Advocate is again con-
fined to his home by sciatica.
Miss Julia Alexander is visiting Miss
May Faulkner in Martinsburg.
Mrs. Dr. Ricaud, of Baltimore, is visiting
the family of Mr.. Albert Diehl.
Mr. Washington HOoff has entered the
drug store of DR.. John P. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Kennedy have return
ed from visit to Galesville, Maryland
Mr.. Levi NJ. Porter, wife and daughter
have been visiting relatives in Martinsburg
Mr.. A. 5. Allen was groomsman at the
recent Wheat-Ross wedding in Winchester
Mr. Walter A. Douglass aud sister, of
Philadelphia, are at Mr. c. Ii. Galaher's.
Miss Laura Smaltz has returned from q
visit to her home in the South Branch Val
ley.
Miss Patsy Berry, of Winchester, will
spend her vacation with relatives aud friends
here.
Miss Amelia Manning spent several days
with her cousin, Mrs. A. II. Berry, in Win
chester
Mrs. E. II. Reinhart and son Baylor, OF
Shepherdstown, have been visiting Mrs. T.
W. Latimer.
Miss Carrie S. Baylor, who has been Wis
iting Miss Anne Lloyd Baylor, has returned
to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Merchant and Miss
Julia Merchant visited relatives at Bunker
Hill recently.
Rev. w. L. Gravatt attended the closing
exercises of the Virginia Theological Sem
mary last week,
Mr., W. b. Davis is in charge of the dry
goods department OF Mr.. Pentz's store
west of the residence,
Postmaster General Wilson spent Sunday
here with his family and returned to Wash
ington Monday morning.
Mr. R. H. Edwards general manager of
the Manufacturers Record, is with his
family at Hotel Powhatau.
Miss Daisy We'll and two brothers, of Mar
tinsburg, visited Mrs. VIM. Kahn last week.
They returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. ". G. Russell, of Wood
stock, Virginia, were guests at the Watson
House last Thursday and Friday.
Rev. J. Il. Wolfe and family came to
Charles Town Thursday aud took up their
residence in the Tomlinson home recently
occupied by Mr.. c. D. Ely.
Miss Juliet Thompson, one of the most
promising artists of Washington, and a
prominent society fayorite, has been guest
at "Maplehurst," Hon. Geo. R. Weddings
summer home.
Mr. Chas. B. Alexander, son of the late
Richard A. Alexander, of Charles Town,
has come to Martinsburg to make his home,
having accepted a position with his cousin,
Mr. Herbert L. Alexander, in the insurance
MISUNDERSTANDING Statesman.
The many friends here of Mr. A. Wells
Stump will be glad to learn that he has re-
Gently passed very creditable law exami-
nation in New York City Wells is a hus-
tier, and in the march of progress will be
found in the front ranks,-Adyocate.
Four young mounted tourists-Miss Mary
and Mr.. Robert Aldridge, daughter and son
of Mr.. West Aldridge, of Loudoun county,
Va; and Messrs Terry and Lengel, of An
napolis, Md.-passed through Charles Town
eastward yesterday morning, the first two
spent the night at Col. R. P. Chew's, and
the two latter at Mr.. John Selden's on the
Cave Farm. Spirit
Mr.. 5. Gibson Barr, prominent Demo-
crat of Hollidaysburg, Pa, is on visit to
his brother, Mr.. A. D. Barr, having made
the trip (about two hundred miles, by bug
". Mr.. Barr has for the past four years
been secretary of the Blair County Demo
cratic Committee, of which our former
townsman Mr.. Jas Law HoOff is also a
member, and both are said to be hustlers in
Pennsylvania politics.-Spirit.
The corner stone of the town hall at Duff
fields will be laid by the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, July 4th at II O'Clock. A
dinner will be served at one o'clock on Mrs.
Hunters lawn. Addresses in the afternoon