Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-05-10
personal mention.


Miss Lucy Griffith is visiting friends in
Winchester.
Mr.. G. II. Knight was in Winches-
ter Wednesday.
Mr.. F. Vernon Aler. of Martinsburg, was
in town Thursday.
Mr.. w. c. Carroll spent several days in
Baltimore last week.
Mr.. Louis A. Diehl was down from
Martinsburg over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Vending left
Saturday for Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Mary Kent has goneto Louisville,
for an extended visit to her son.
Mr.. Geo. F. Anderson will celebrate
his silver wedding next Saturday.
Col Geo. A. Porterfield spent several
days with friends in Martinsburg.
Col. VIM. A. Morgan has been quite
i'll with inflammation of the stomach.
Miss Anna S. Hughes, of Roanoke, is
visiting her sister, Miss Pearl Hughes.
Mrs. r. Boyd Harlan, of Berkeley coun-
ty, isona visit to her sisters here, the Misses
Keerl.
Mr.. Albecht Diehl is home from Hamp-
den Sydney, on account of impaired
health.
Rev. L. R. Melbourne is attending the
Southern Baptist Convention, in Nor
folk. Va.
Mrs. j. Ed. Duke, who has been visiting
friends here, returned to Cumberland last
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Kent will go to Louisville,
Kentucky, tomorrow, for an ex tended visit
to her son.
Mr.. Joseph Trapnell returned Thurs
day from a business trip to Baltimore and
Alexandria.
Mrs. Kate H. Hammond spent Tues
day in Winchester, with her nephew, Mr..
L. c. Janney
Mrs. ]. o. Tackett, of Remington, Va,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Henry Moore,
at =" Mountain View"
Mrs. E. Tayloe Perry, of Augusta, Ca,
is here on a visit to her parents, Gen, and
Mrs. William P. Craighill.
Sheriff Eugene Baker, of this county,
spent several days in Leesburg, Va, with
his son. DR.. Chas. L. Baker.
Rev. DR.. A. C. Hopkins visited Hamp-
den-Sidney last week, to meet with the
College and Seminary boards.
Miss Anna Gallaher who has been at
mt. Parvon for three weeks, returned to
Washington Wednesday morning.
DIR. e. T. Duke has been appointed
member of the Board of Pension ex-
aiming Surgeons at Cumberland, Nd.
Mr. ]. w. Pentz was in town yesterday.
Mr.. Pentz is now in business at Clifton
Forge, Va, and is opening branch store
at Covington:
Miss A. V. Wilson, Mrs. W. W. B. Gala
laher and Miss Louisa Fl. Gallaher left We'd
nesday morning for Baltimore to attend
the General Conference.
Hon. VIM. R. Alexander, who has been
spending several months in Florida on
account of his health, has returned to his
home in Winchester, Va.
Judge John w Kennedy, of Washing
ton City, former well-known citizen of
Charles Town, received a stroke of pa
ralysis (the thir0 on Friday last.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs Smithson left Wednes-
day for Baltimore, the seat of the Quadre-
NAL or General Conference of the NJ. E.
Church, South. DIR. Smithson is a delegate.
Miss Maud Kennerly, of Clarke county,
q has been visiting Mrs. Logan osburn at
Kabletown. Miss Margaret osburn is in
Washington with her sister, Mrs. Klein
schmidt.
Miss sallie Blue, who has been visiting
friends in Norfolk, Va, and Washington,
d. O., for the last two or three months, has
returned to her home at Mr.. v. G. Moores,
near KearneysvilIe.
Commodore Dewey, who is the hero of
the day-whose name is on the lips of men
from dawn to dewy eve-is relative of the
wife of Rev. DR.. Smithson, of this town.
She was Miss Dewey.
DR.. John Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B.
Ralston, of Weston, Mr.. Magnus Lewis, of
Fredericksburg, Mr.. Arthur NJ. Lewis, of
Roanoke, Mr.. Aldridge Lewis, ofNew York,
were all here Tuesday last in attendance
upon the funeral of their mother.
Mr.. T. G. Baylor, of this city, is on an en-
gineering corps with headquarters at Acade-
my, Pocahontas county, w. Va. Mr.. Bay
lor is one of the most competent and trust
worthy civil engineers in the State. He,has
had extensive experience and is capable of
the most efficient service.-Advocate.
Lieutenant-C Commander R. T. Jasper, who
was recently detached as head of the de-
partment of English at the Naval Academy,
and ordered to the Suzanne at Norfolk, h as
been compelled to relinquish his command
on account of illness. He is now at Mr..
John selden's, near town, with his family.
The Southern Railway is now running
Sunday train between Washington, D.
c., and Harrisonburg, Va.