Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-05-09
Personal fIention.

Circuit Court Thursday.
Mrs. ]. Lewis, IT., of Washington City,
is visiting Mrs. Albert Dieh1.
Mr.. White Trapnell is at home from
New York on visit to his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Scott Kennedy have
gone on a visit to Baltimore and New York
Miss Louie Baylor is visiting the Misses
Wilson, at their home in Lexington, Va.
Mr.. Edward Matthsei, of Harrisonburg,
Va, was in town dav or two last week.
Mr. Hugh Pendleton has taken charge
of "Claymont Court" for Hon. Frank
Stockton.
Mrs. Kate Trussell has been visiting
her brother, Mr.. Eugene Shugert. in
Harper's Ferry.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson is to deliver an ad-
dress ON Confederate Memorial Day, June
9th, at staunton.
Mr.. G. C. Matthaei, of Martinsburg
spent day or two last week with Mr..
Gustav d. Brown.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Wolff have been
visiting the family of Mr.. David H. Hout,
in Shepherdstown.
Miss Clara Boltz, of this county, has
been visiting her aunt. Mrs. Jas. A.
Clipp, in Berryville.
Mr.. Charles L. Crane has gone to
Roanoke, Va, to spend month with
friends and relatives.
Miss Alice Hagley came home from
the Episcopal Female Institute, for a
short visit, Saturday.
Miss Jennie Moore is visiting her sister,
Mrs. !. o. Tackett, at Remington,
Fauquier county. Va.
Miss Angelica Crosby has returned
from four months visit to friends and
relatives in New York City.
Miss Mamie Richardson went to Boston
some days ago-her brother, Mr.. Forrest
Richardson accompanied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude E. Haines and
little sons. Elvans and George, are spend
ing few days with the home folks here
Miss Laura Hughes has returned from
an extended visit to friends in Staunton,
Charlottesville and other points in Vir-
ginia.
Col. and Mrs. B. D. Gibson were called
to Winchester Saturday. on account of
illness of ex-Gov. Holiday, who is since
better
Mrs. H. o. Talbot and daughter. Miss
Rosa, and granddaughter, Lillian, left
yesterday to spend few days in Freder-
lex City.
Messrs. R. w. Alexander, and H. L. Al
exander, respectively of Charles Town and
NIartinsburg, recently visited Mr.. Charles
Alexander, in Parkersburg.
Mrs. Julia Monroe, of Loudoun county.
Va, and Mrs. Lizzie Knight. of Berry
vile, (the latter the mother of Mr.. G. T.
Knight) are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.
Miley. at Braddock, F." near town.
Miss Fan Gibson, sponsor for West vir-
ginia, Mr.. Geo. H. Hagley and daughter,
Miss Lille, and Messrs. w. S. Merchant
and Chas. c. ConkIyn left yesterday for
the Confederate reunion at Charleston,
S. c.
Miss Jeanette We'll, of Martinshurg, came
recently to visit her sister, Mrs. VIM
Kahn. She was accompanied by little
Hilda Kahn, who had been visitingin Mar
tinsburg. Mrs. We'll is also visiting Mrs
Kahn.
Dr.-S. NJ. Myers, Dr. Minghini, and
Messrs. c. P. Matthei and H. T. Cushwa,
of Martinsburg, were in town Tuesday
evening, attending the interesting work
of comforting the Knight Templar degree
upon several members of Potomac Com
mandery.
Captain Robert F. Bates, brother of Mr..
Thos. H. Bates near town, who visited this
place several years ago, and who has been,
since the war began, with his regiment, the
18th infantry, at Manila, has been promoted
to the rank of major and assigned to the
22nd infantry.
The May number of The Puritan has a
portrait of Miss Mary Carolena Washington
Bond, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, lineal
descendant of Samuel Washington, brother
of General George Washington. Th is young
lady, who is so handsomely portrayed by
The Puritan artist. is a niece of our county
men, Vim. B. and George Packet.
The engagement of Miss Julia McDon-
aid, daughter of Major and Mrs. E. H.
Mcdonald, of Jefferson county. to Mr.
John w. Davis, of clarksburg, W. Va,
is announced, and the wedding will take
place in June. The prospective groom is
a prominent young member of the Clark
burg bar, and represented his county in
the last Legislature. He is a son of Mr..
John ]. Davis, ex-member of Congress.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr.. John
w. Edwards, on the back Aldridge farm,
was killed by lightning yesterday.
Our enterprising merchant tailor Mr..
c. E. Reininger is rushing ahead with
the nobby new uniforms for the hide,
pendent Fire Company, and will have
them all ready on time for delivery by
the 15th instant.
Mrs. E. Tayloe Perry has purchased a
lot OF the Hunter estate, opposite the res,
idence of Gen. w. P Craighill on South
Mildred street extended, and has broken
ground for the erection thereon of a
handsome brick dwelling.
John w. Rowan Camp, U. c. V, is
invited to attend the memorial services
ard unwilling of South Carolina monu
ment at Stonewall Cemetery, Winches