Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-02
Personal rIention.
Miss Iue Daily is the guest Of Mrs. Frank


Col. G. A. Porterfeld was in Martins
burg Wednesday.
Miss Carroll $. Ebyis visiting friends
in Harrisonburg. Va.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Rumsey smithson
left for Roanoke Thursday.
Miss Amelia Hopkins has been visit
ing friends in Gerardstown.
Mr.. Robert c. Risslervisited relatives
in Berkeley county recently.
Mr.. Thos. r. Moore made business
trip to Martinsburg Thursday.
Mr.. Chas. E. Reininger made bust
ness trip to Baltimore Friday.
Mrs EN- Perry and Miss Cary Atkinson
are visiting relatives in Winchester.
Miss Fan Gibson visited relatives in
shepherdstown the first of last week.
Mrs. Susan Phillips of Harrisonburg,
Va. is visiting her son, Mr.. d. A. Phil
lips. 4ala zleI 7s'T FT M
8fNfr. c. H. shipman attended the dedi-
cation Of the new Baptist church at Kim
bali, Va, Sunday, go
a sRev. A.-C. Hopkins, Jr-,. spent a few
days with his fathers family, at the
Presbyterian manse. ~
Miss Griff Moler has gone to Allegheny
City, Pa, to make her home with her
sister, Mrs. H. G. Knapp,
Rev. DIR. A. c. Hopkins will go to
Winchester to-day, to attend the funeral
of Miss Mary Tucker Magill.
DIR. Van Lear Perry has been elected a
member of the Edge Hill Cemetery Board
tosucceed Hon VIM. II. Travers
Mrs. Edward Phillips and two little
sons, Freddie and George, have been Wis
iting her sister in Washington City.
Mr.. w. A. spangler returned Monday
from a trip of several days to Baltimore,
Washington and his home at StraSburg, Va.
Wewerep pleased to see our young friend
F. b. Hooff, who is convalescing from a
severe typhoid illness, in town a few days
ago. 2as.4ol
Mr.. Vernon N. Simmons came over
from Hagerstown. and. his mother re-
turned with him for week or ten DAYS
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Gold Miller and child,
of Berkeley county, have been spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. c. T.
Shugert.
Mr. c. NJ. Hough, with his two daugh-
tiers. Misses Mamie and Leta, and Miss
Maggie stickles, spent Sunday in Mar
tiasburg. ~
State Senator VIM. Campbell and Hon.
Frank Harrison, of Berkeley Springs,
were on the recent Federal jury at Mar
tinsburg. 'a
We are pleased to see our worthy coun-
lyman Mr.. John ]. Dillow about again,
after being housed most of the time since
January with grip.
Mrs "A. NJ Forrest has two grandsons-
sons of Mr. Richard rutherford, formerly
of this town-who are with an Iowa regi
ment in the Philippines.
Miss Sallie Kennedy, who has been on
visit to relatives in California for the
last two years. returned home to Charles
Town on Wednesday last.
Governor Atkinson appointed DR.. w. i.
Minghini, of Martinsburg, to succeed DR..
G. a. Hammill, whose term expired as a
member of the Board of Dental Examiners.
Rev. Lewis f. Harper, son of the late
Robert G. Harper, formerly of Shepherds
town, has just been ordained to the full
work of the gospel ministry by Montgom-
cry Presbytery, Virginia. :
Mrs. Geo. r. Vending and daughter.
Miss Frances, arrived Thursday from
Washington, and ere at a Maplehurst, y
their charming summer home here. Mr.
Vending is expected to-day.
The Shenandoah Herald. referring to the
removal of Rev. H. H. Kennedy from
Woodstock to Charles Town, says "Rev
H. Fl. Kennedy is an earnest, conscientious
minister of the gospel, ard leaves many
friends in Woodstock.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says Mrs
Elizabeth holland, formerly of this town;
who is making her home with her son, Mr.
Colin s. holland, in Bolivar, though ninety
eight years of age lis active and sprightly
and bids fair to live many years yet"
Mr.. Carey Trussell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. N. Trussell, formerly of Shepherdstown,
residing now in Washington City, has en-
listed as an apprentice in the u S. Navy,
and will either be stationed on training
ship at Newport. r L, or San Francisco,
Cal
Col. B. d. Gibson will accompany his
sister, Miss IAN Gibson, sponsor for West
Virginia. to the. Confederate reunion at
Charleston. S. c.. next week. Com
mander ]. c. Holmes, Geo. H. Hagley
and daughter, Miss Lille, w. S. Mer-
chant, Chas. c. Conklyn and John B.
Page will also probably attend. ~
Col. Richard Randolph Mcmahon has
been the recipient of many letters and tel
egrams of congratulation upon his reap
| pointment as a regent of the West Virginia
University, among them a graceful and
well-merited tribute by Capt. E. s. Avis
who was at one time commandant of cadets
and professor of mathematics at the uni
versity. IS .s7
Gen. VIM. P. Craighill has gone to
New York, as a member of the Executive
Committee of the American Church Mis-
sionary Society and also as member OF
the reception committee to attend a re-
ception to be given Bishop Klnsolving,
newly elected and consetrated Bishop OF
the P. E. Church in Brazil The mission
work to which Bishop -Kinsolving goes
was formerly in charge of Bishop Peter
kin, of West Virginia. He has as one