Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-28

1EhSoNAL.-Mrs. ID. q. Griffith, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jacobs.
at Mitchell's, has returned to this civ.
Mr.. Allen Kesrney and Miss Katie
Kearney are visiting relatives near
Shepherdetown.
The Misses Smoot have returned
home after spending week with their
uncle, Mr.. J. R. Smoot, in Culpeper
county.
Ex-Mayor Thompson of this city sail.
ed from New York to-day on the Gu.
nard line steamer Umbria for a trip to
Europe.
Mrs. T. Marshall Jones has returned
from Warrenton, where she spent the
summer.
Miss BERTHE Supple, who has been
spending the summer with friends in
Culpeper, has returned to. her home in
this city.
The Lynchburg News says: Miss
French and Miss Eleanor French, of
Alexandria, who have been stopping in
the city, left on the south. bound train
on Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Burr, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting Mrs. Henry Green
on north Washington street.
Miss VERNE, daughter of Mr.. VIM. A.
Harris, of Alexandria, formerly War
renton merchant, is the guest of Miss
Cassie Sewers Warrenton Index.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Portner gave q
delightful dance last Friday evening at
their beautiful home, AnraSurg. The
park was brilliantly lighted and the
view from the gates of the palatial
home was beautiful one. Mrs. Port.
ner held reception before dancing
commenced, assisted by her charming
daughter, Miss Eta Porter, Mrs. E. E.
Meredith and the Misses Osborne
Manassas Journal.
Miss L. V. Brockett is the guest of
her nephew, Mr.. A. D. Brockett, on
Cameron street.
Miss S. E. Pierson returned the first
of the week from trip to Rhode Island
and Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Edmonds Brown, of Charlotte,
N. c., is visiting MIR. A. G. Uhler.
Mrs. J. r Pickin is home from de-
lightful visit to her sister, Mrs. Robert
Elliott, of fairfax county.
Miss Tillie B. Agnew has gone to
Harrisonburg to spend few weeks with
relatives there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 8. Coffin, of
this city, left yesterday for Nashville,
Tenn, to attend the exposition.
Master Fritz" Mansfield returned
home yesterday from upper Maryland,
where he has been summering for the
past seven weeks.
Mr.. E. G. Dunn has gone to Nelson
county to spend few days.
Mr.. Julian Taylor continues seriously
i'll at his home on Columbus street.
Rev. F. T, Benson and family have
returned from Westminster, Md.
Misses Lue Chauncey and Leila
Thompson, of Alexandria, Va, are
visiting Miss Maud Nearpass, of east
Main street. Miss Thompson went to
New York to-day to bid goodbye to
her father, who sails for Europe to-mor-
row.-Yesterdsy's Port Jervis Gazette.
Mrs. Mary E. Pullman and daughter,
of Fairfax, are visiting friends in Pitts
ton, Pa.
Mrs. Fora Hill aud her two children
have returned from Cincinnati on Wis
it to their old home.
Miss Harlow, accompanied by her Sis
ters, Misses Lena and Mary, has re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Miss Lucie Burman has returned
home from an extended trip South.
Mr.. E. A. German made call on
Rev. Father Mccarthy, at Providence
Hospital, in Washington to-day;
Mr.. German vas grati6ed, as will
be the many friends of Father Nc
Carthy in this city, to fod him
much improved in health and walking
abount the grounds of the hospital.