Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-01-24
Personal f1ention.

Mr.. c. F. Dooley has had bad spell of
grip.
Judge Frank Beclwith has been on the
sick list.
Mr.. Blake Boxwell and family have
moved to Berryville.
Mr.. Wallace Gallaher has taken posi-
ton in Philadelphia,
Mrs. Louis Diehl has been quit sick,
for some days. of grip.
Miss Helen Bradley, of Harrisonburg, is
a guest of the Misses Ely.
Mr.. Richard B. Washington is the vic
tim OF a severe case of grip.
Mr. w. A. Riggs made business trip
to Stanton, Va, last week.
The family of Mr.. J. c. Wiltshire have
taken house in town for the winter.
Mr.. Robert weirick, we are pleased to
learn, has gotten able to be out again.
Hon. A Moore, Jr., Berryville, wasreg-
isterd at the Carter House on Tuesday.
Mrs. R. A. Alexander and Mrs. R. w.
Alexander spent last Thursday in Mar
tlnsburg.
Mr.. H. L. Alexander came over from
Martinsburg and spent Sunday at his old
home here.
Miss Parks. of Luray, who has been
visiting the Misses Timberlake, returned
home Tuesday.
Mr.. Chas. E. Reininger had a nail run
in his foot Friday, and assuffered a good
deal fromit since.
The editor of the Free Press has been
a victim of the grip but we trust will
soon be out again.
Mrs. Joseph Crane is in Luray, having
been called there by the extreme illness of
her sister, Mrs. Broaddus.
Evangelist Thomas Needham spent last
night at the Hotel Watson, and left this
morning for Winchester.
Mr.. N. R. Craighill, son of Gen. Will
liam P. Craighil1, has gone to Cuba, where
he has accepted a position.
Mrs. Hector Bell of Shenandoah juno
ton. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. NJ. H.
Adams, at Okonolso, this State.
Mr.. Jos. D. Smith, of Middleway in
this county, is appointed committee
clerk in the House of Delegates.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Eyster and
Major and Mrs. A. w. Mcdonald attend
ed the Kennedy wedding at Chambers
burg Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Trussell, of Kearneysville,
attended the Hoyle-Holland wedding at
GAINESVILLE, Nd, last week, and played
the wedding march.
Misses Anna R. Riddle, Margaret H. |
Kennedy and Sarah W. Coe attended
the wedding of Miss Kennedy in Cham
bersburg on Tuesday
Mr.. John H, Smallwood, engaged with
the Taylor Engineering Co., of Chambers
burg, Pa, has been spending several days
with the home folks here
DR.. and Mrs. T. A. Ramey and little
son Author, of Brunswick, Md, spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Engle, at Shenandoah Junction.
Miss Nellie Estep, who has been on a
several weeks visit to her sister in this
city, Mrs. S. F. Moreland, returned to her
home at Millwood Va, on Thursday last
Mrs. E. Hiney and daughter, Miss
Maud Fulton, and Mrs. Nettie holland,
spent the day on Wednesday last at the
hosPitable home Mr.. James H. Conklyn, |
near Rippon.
MIR. Walter Snader, who has been
farming on one of the Rau farms near
Bolivar, will move to Carroll county, |
Md, where he has purchased a farm,
this coming spring.
Col. J. Garland Hurst, delegate from this
county, in the Democratic caucus recently |
had the honor of putting Hon. o. S. Nc
Kinney in nomination for the Speakership
of the House of Delegates.
A special committee on Privileges and
Election of the House of Delegates at
Charleston was appointed and the contested
cases of Via and Brohard referred to it,
Mr.. Morrow was named chairman of the
Committee
Cleon More, Esq, returned yesterday
from New York, where he attended the
tenth annual banquet of the Charles Town
Society in that city on Saturday even
ing. He reports an exceedingly pleasant
occasion and returns with friendly greet
ings from the boys to the friends of their
old home We are quite sure that our
young friends in the metropolis were all
glad to see him and enjoyed his presence
among them equally aswell as he did the
pleasant occasion that called him thither
Last week we took pleasure in publishing
a letter from Gen. spillman complimentary
of our townsman, Sergeant Major John
Strother. From letter of Lieut. Col
Smith. also of the First Virginia Volunteers,
to his paper, the Fairmont Index, we take
the following:
Our sergt. Major John Strother, one of
the best soldiers in the volunteer army, has
been detailed by General Wilson to the
Corps Headquarters at Macon. and will go
with the General to Cuba. Sergt. STROLLER
speaks Spanish very huentlv. aud will be
quite an addition to the staff of our Corps
Commander"
Read Kahn's the Leading Clothier.
Sadler Blocl) new adv.
The funeral of Mr.. Geo. N. Smallwood
took place last Wednesday afternoon, and
was largely attended. Services were