Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13

PERsoNAL.-Miss Anna Brown, o
Chadbourne, Columbus county, n. G
is visiting her cousin Mrs. L w. Woody
Trinity Episcopal Church at Upper
! vile has Gale Rev. Mr. Smith, of Alb
! ingdon, to succeed Rev. Robert X.
Massie, rector, who has accepted call
~ the chair of Church History in the
Virginia Theological Seminary near
this city.
Rev. James M. Nourse, formerly OF
this city but now of Manassas, has been
elected Dean OF the Faculty of New
Windsor College, Md. Last Sunday
Mr.. Nourse rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at
Manassas, and the session has directed
a congregational meeting for the 2?nd
inst. for its formal consideration. His
lasturate will close October |.
Miss Sophie Bowie is the guest of her
cousin, Miss Annie Wood, in Rappahan-
mock county.
Mr.. Willie Faulconer has returned
from Charlottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Melchior, Mr..
R. aLee Field, and Mrs. E. B. Kemp
are enjoying life at the hospitabe home
of Mr.. J. L. Preston, Green street.
Warrenton Index.
Mrs. D. II. Kobe (nee Miss Bessie
Emerson) and son are boarding for the
summer with Mrs. Adam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Price have gone
to Baltimore to spend q few weeks.
Miss Fannie Wilson, who has been
quite sick, has recovered.
Miss Bessie Markell is in Washing
ton visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. c. White
Miss Emma Brown continues very
sick at her home on Cameron street.
Miss Maggie Ashby is spending few
weeks at Markham.
Messrs. VIM. A. Moore and Harry
E Demarest have gone to Loudoun
county to spend few days.
Miss BERTHE Roper and Miss Mabel
Cruiser, both of Norfolk, are whiting the
Misses Ballengtr on Cameron street.
Miss Hannie Henderson, with Miss
Mabel Gould, of Washington, d. c., ex-
poets to leave to-day to visit Miss Glib
son at The Plaias.
Miss Margaretta and Master John
Agnew left yesterday for Harrisonburg.
Miss Lucy Ewing has returned from
visit to Saratoga, Montreal and Que
bee.
Mrs. E. A. Proctor, who has been
sick for several days, has recovered and
is now out again.
Miss Maybelle Ewing is the guest of
Mrs. DIR. Black, Of Blacksturg. Mont
gomery county.
Miss Elizabeth Ewing, OF the Freder.
icksburg Home and School, is at home
with her mother spending her vacation.
Rev. J. Howard Wells has returned
from his vacation and will fill his pull
pit on Sunday, preaching at Del Ray at
II a. m. and at the Village Chapel at S
p. m.
The services at the Union Mission
tent last evening were in charge ofRev
J. Ernest Thacker, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church ofAlexandliA. AT the
services he conducted last Friday even
ing there were six converts Newport
News Press.
Mr.. Arthur Herbert and his sister,
Miss Mitlis, left this morning for the
White Sulphur Springs.
A delightful euchre party was given
last night by Miss Mamie Jones at her
home on Prince street in honor of her
guests, the Misses Shriver, of Mary
land. The prizes, which were very
pretty, were won by Miss Mittie Her
bert and Mr.. George Minnigerode.
Miss Blanche Rotchford, Miss Kate
Stuart and Mr. Joseph Rogers, of Christ
Church choir, will sing the trio "Hear
Our Pray" as an oflertory at the PAL Pap.
list Church tomorrow a""cninp
st the Baptist Church tomorrow Rev.
ID. Batter will announce whether or not he
will remain as pastor of that church. 1t is
generally believed that he has decided to re-
main,
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