Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-03-07
Personal rIention.

Personal FlentIon.
Mr.. NJ. Scott Weller is down with the
grip.
Miss Maggie stickleswent to Washing
ton Thursday.
Mrs. Chas. H. Grim is visiting friends
in Washington.
Col. Forrest w. Brown was n Wash
ington Thursday.
Miss Amanda Crow is with her sister,
Mrs. Albina Coyle.
Dr. John P. Bishop spent several days
last week in Baltimore.
Mrs. Louis Diehl is visiting her daugh-
ter in Washington City.
Messrs. ]. c. Tabler and Harry Hop
kins went to Washington Thursday.
Mr.. NJ. Palmbaum has gone to the
eastern cities to purchase spring stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Rouss are now at
Coronado Beach Hotel, Coronado, Cal.
Miss Jennie Wiltshire, of the Leetown
vicinity. is visiting friends in Richmond.
Mrs. r. H. Taylor has been quite sick
at her residence on South Lawrence
street.
Miss Laura Hughes left Thursday to
visit relatives in Basic City and Staun-
ton, Va.
Hon. w. H. Travers defended a case
for the N. & w. R. r. in Front Royal
last week.
Miss Sadie Trusser and brother James,
of Kearneysville, visited friends in town
last Tuesday.
Mr.. T. c. Green is housed up with
rheumatism, but hopes to be able to be
out tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary Margaret Moore, of the ooun-
ty, is guest of Mrs. Aglionby at Mr.. G.
Horace Gallahcr's.
Mrs. ]. w. Reed, of Purcellville, Va,
spent few days last week with her IA
Their, Mr. w. L. Hedges.
Miss Anna Crawford, of Mass, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs d. E.
Rohr; has gone to Baltimore.
Mrs. Geo. F. Anderson was called to
Winchester last week on account of the
death of her aunt, Nancy Carper.
We regret that our neighbor of the
Free Press is yet housed by sickness, but
as he is somewhat improved hope that he
win soon be out again.
Mr.. Geo. F. Walker, one of the most
prominent farmers and stock dealers of
this county, paid us pleasant call to-
day.-Shepherdstown Independent.
Mr.. E. o. Nixon. the popular and wide
awake manager of the J. VIM. Miller car
riage repository in this city, was in Win
chester several days last week on business.
Capt William E Craishil!, Corps of En-
gineers, has been detailed as assistant cnsi-
neer commissioner of the District of Col
umbia. He is e son of Gen. w. P. Craig
hill of this town.
Mr. John Strother returned to Frostburg,
Nd, Monday morning, after visit to bis
mother here-the position he flied so eff
GENTLY before he entered the volunteer SER
vice having been kept open for him.
Sheriff Eugene Baker, accompanied by
Mrs. Baker, left Thursday, for the recu-
peration of his health, TO spend few
weeks with his son. Assistant Surgeon
Chas. Lee Baker, at Augusta, Ga.
Col. B. d. Gibson went to Shepherds
town yesterday, on business connected
with the estate of the late Col. VIM. A.
Morgan, of which he and State Senator
II. C. Getzendaper have qualified as adj
ministrators.
Our young former townsman Thos. c..
Washington, a member of the Washing
ton Light Infantry of Washington City,
sprained his ankle severely in friendly
tustle with a comrade in the armory of
that organization few nights ago, and
is now on crutches.
The New York World of last Sunday
contained a portrait of Miss Anna Dam
bridge Mitchell, Of "Mordington," sub
urban villa of this town-not of Charleston,
South Carolina, as printed. 1t is the same
that appeared in The Puritan Magazine
some months ago. The sketch accompany
ing the portrait is as follows:
Mis- Anna cambridge Mitchell, one of
the pretty Southern girls who usually pass
a part of the winter in New York, has an
interesting family history. She is a great
great granddaughter of Betty Washington
| Lewis, sister of our first President, and also
great great. grandniece of Martha Wash
| ington. Miss Mitchell is a cousin of Will
liam De Hertburne Washington, of this
city. and sister of Bassett Washington
| Mitchell.
Several inches of snow fell last night.
On account of failing health Mr.. John
! PnrterficId has resigned his position in the