Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-10-24
Personal r1ention.
DIR. G. +. Mason is quite i'll.

Mr.. c. Mason Conklyn has returned
from the west.
Mr.. A. c. wynkoop was in Martins
burg Saturday.
Col. S. S. Thomas. of Clarke county. is
at Mr.. F. G. Buffers.
Mrs. Rufus Middlelsauff has been quite
ill for some days past.
Mrs. Albert Diehl visited relatives in
Frederick City last week.
One member was received into the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning.
Miss Matte V. Dorsey is visiting relatives
il Washington county, Maryland.
Miss Yates, of Shenandoah Junction,
is visiting Miss Mary Guy Ransom.
We are pleased 10 see ex-sherif Davis
in town again since his recent sickness.
Mrs. John T. Colston and daughter,
Miss Bessie, attended the Frederick Fair
Mr.. Chas. II. Phillips has been spend
ing few days with the home folks here.
Miss Margaret Harlan. of Berkeley
county, is visiting her aunts, the Misses
Keerl.
Miss Fannie v Miller, of Montgomery
county, Md, is visiting Mrs. Geo. w.
Haines.
Miss Amelia Keerl has returned from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Harlan. in Berkeley
county.
Mr.. Charles Hilbert, of Washington,
spent several days with his aunt, Mrs. B.
F. Dooley.
Mr.. A. D. Miley returned last week
from visit to his brother, in Loudoun
county, Va
Mrs. Jas. r. Trussell, of Kearneysville,
is visiting Mrs. c. E. Beller. in Wash
ington City.
Miss Amelia Hopkins has gone to Prin-
cess Anne, Md, to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith.
Mr., c. Bradley Hayes, of Louisville,
KY, has been visiting the family of Mr..
Cleon Moore.
Mrs, Chas. A. johnson is home from
Roanoke, Va, where she has been visit
ing for some weeks.
Miss Nellie Phillips returned from
Washington, accompanied by her cousin,
Miss Mabel Walters
Miss Amy Weller, daughter of Mr.. }.
Frank Weller, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in Thurmont, nd
Mrs. Louis Diehl and little granddaugh-
ter, Elizabeth Phillips, spent day or two
last week in Frederick City
Mrs. ]. E. Garrett returned Wednesday
from a visit to Maryland, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. =. w. Byrne.
Mrs. Thos. NJ. OFT, Mrs. Maggie Barritt
and little daughter of Halltown, have re-
turned from visit to Washington and Kens-
ington. D.. g.
Mrs. Josie Kelley and children, of Kens-
ington, d. e., visited Mr.. Thos NJ. OFT and
family at Halltown the first of the week.
Mrs. A. l.. Brinker and her little daugh-
ter, Annie, who has been visiting her old
home at Mt. Jackson, Va, returned the first
of the week.
Mrs. Isabella Mclaughlin and daughter,
Miss Berthe and Mr.. N Merchant and son,
Marvin, attended the funeral of Mr.. Charles
Trail at Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin D. Matthai and
little daughter, late of Harrisonburg, Va,
are spending a few days in town, prior to
locating in Frostburg, Md.
Mr.. B. f. Hughes, of Staunton, Va,
accompanied by his little daughter Anna
Page. has been spending several days
with his brothers and sister in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Whitmore at
tended the funeral OF Mrs. James Nc
Chaughey, who died at Castleman's Fer
ry Oct: -, aged 81 years.. s months and
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Hedges have
been on visit of several weeks to Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Reed, at Purcellville, Va,
and the latter returned home with them
on Sunday.
Miss Bessie Young, having spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home, returned
Monday to the Valley Female College,
Winchester. She reports an unusually
large school and most excellent teachers.
Miss Jennie Reeder and Mrs. w, d.
Swan, OF Washington City, and Mrs. C.
R. Haines, of Waynesboro, Va, spent
several days last week with their sister,
Mrs. Geo. w. Haines-a reunion of the
remaining four sisters of one family,
Mr.. smeltzer Mclaughlin and daughter
Stella, of Hollins, Va, and Mr.. Willard Nc
Laughlin, of Roanoke, Va, are on short
visit to their mother, Mrs. Isabella McLaugh-
lin. called here to attend the funeral of their
uncle, Mr.. Charles Trail, of Harper's Ferry.
Cards have been issued by Mrs b. Mclean
| Probasco, of Washington City, announcing
that Mr.. Benjamin TrapncIl, of New York
formerly of this town, and her daughter,
Miss Ada Probasco, will be married on the
25th instant, at noon, in st. Johns Church,
Washington City.
Mr.. II. S. Riley, principal owner of
the stock of the City Electric Light, Heat
and Power Co., of this place died at his
home in Hanover, Pa, on Friday last
Mr.. Riley was most estimable gentle
man. and his friends here learn of his
death with much sincere regret.
Miss Mezeline Lawrence, the pretty
and charming daughter of ex-governor
Lawrence of New York, who has been
spending some weeks with Miss Estelle
Gibson, at Gateway farm, left Wednes-
day for her home, Sunshine, Brook
Ign, accompanied as far as Washington