Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-07-29
Personal.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Joseph Irspnell will leave
this week for Nantucket.
COL B. d. Gibson has gone to Whining
ton, Del, on legal business.
DR.. James NJ. Ransom has been spending
8 week at Jordan's Springs.
Postmaster General Wilson spent last
Sunday with his family here.
Miss Msrgie Price, of FrOstburg, Nd, is
visiting Miss Louise Latimer.
Rev. Harry Logic, of New York, has been
visiting his father in this town.
Rev. J. P Stump attended the S. S. Con-
yeutiou at Rockville, Nd, last week.
Mr. Harry Rettberg, of Baltimore, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Chas. W. Brown.
Mr.. P. Kearlott, candidate to represent
the legislative district, was in town yester-
day.
Mrs Ip re Merrick and Miss Winnefred
C.c-44m, Of Leicester, Nd, are at CLAY
mont Court"
Miss Patty Sanderlin, of Washington City,
is a guest Of the daughters of Postmaster
General Wilson.
Capt Williams, of Washington City,
came up a few days ago to visit his son, Mr..
D. B. Williams.
Mr. Oliver Harris has relinquished teach
ing and will take position with Mr.. c. B.
Rouss in New York.
Mrs Coe, and son Travers, are visiting
Mrs. Goes parents, Hon. and Mrs. w. H.
Trayers, in this town.
It is said Miss Laura c. Strider will sue
coed Mr.. Oliver Harris as teacher of the
Halltown public school.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Carroll and Miss
Mollie McCurdy returned from Atlantic
City last Saturday night.
Mrs. Catesby WoOdford, of Kentucky, is
visiting her parents, Col. and Mrs. Il. B.
Davenport, at ALTOONA"
Master Feuton Briscoe and sister, Of Bal
timore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ii.
yesterday, on South Charles street.
Mr.. Andrew COyle, of Washington City,
came up Saturday night to go to Shannon
dale, where his family is sojourning.
Mr.. Harry Beall came on from New York
last Saturday night aud returned Sunday
Undertaking his mother with him.
Mrs. Sallie Coe and Miss Bessie Travers
few days ago returned from Niagara Falls,
Canada side, where they had a pleasant So
journ.
Messrs. Schneider and Fitzhugh, Of Wash
iugton City, came up on their wheels and
were the guests of Mr.. VIM. H. Wilson on
Sunday.
Travers COe went to Martinsburg on his
wheel yesterday making the trip in quick
time. He's 'scorcher"-if he isn't Mon
days sun was.
Mrs. Jas. Law. HooF was called to Ma
nassas, Va, Saturday, on account of the i'll
ness Of her little granddaughter, Amelia
Foutaiue Brown.
Mrs. Capt Norris aud daughter Lorraine,
Of Louisville, Ky, and Miss Cloyd, of De-
catur, H., are visiting the family of Mr..
John T.. Colston, at "Burnlea"
Rev. :. W. Cole having been granted by
his congregation a months vacation, he in
company with his wife and babe left Tues
day morning for CulpePer, Va.
Miss Eugeuia Moucure of Washington
City, granddaughter of the late W. 7. Wash
iugtou of this county. is visiting her relative,
Rev. Mr.. Moncure, at LeetOwn.
Mr. aud Mrs. Walter Beall, of Carlisle
Pa, are-takiug a driving tour through Vir-
GINA, and spent several days here last week
with their cousin Col. Jno. T. Gibson.
Ga the 10Th of August Mrs. Vending
and her daughters expect to accompany Mr.
Fnzhugb, of New Orleans, brother Of Mrs
". to Greeubrier White Sulphur Springs
aud sojourn for awhile.
Miss Mary Myers, of Nashville, Tenn,
who has been visiting friends in Nliddleway
her former home-left on Thursday morn
ing for Stanford, Ky.,-called there hurried
ly by the illness of her brother, Mr.. Stephen
Myers.
Rev. Frank Agliouby, of London, is ex-
pected 70 arrive in New York on the steam
ship Paris about the first of August, and
will spend month in Virginia aud West
Virginia. Mr.. Aglionby is native of this
county.
Mrs. Maria X. Daniel left for her home
in Fredericksburg to-day. Her visit here,
because of sickness in the houses of her sis.
tiers. has been more extended than she in
tended it 20 be. Her friends regret her de-
parture.
Hon. W. G.. Brown, of Preston county
Familiarity known as Junior BrOwn-candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
Congress to succeed Mr. Dayton, was in
town on Friday, not only making acquaint-
aucss but winning friends-the latter Gus
,omary thing wherever he goes. he Is well
equipped for service in the National COun-
ellis.
Hon. :. V. Woods, of Barbour, whose
name will also be presented to the Demo
cratic Convention at Grafton on the llth ioE