Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1900-03-06
Personal rIentlon.

Tuesday.
Miss Carey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. Preston Hopkins is spending few
days at the parental home here.
Miss Ann Peasants Hopkins has been
visiting relatives in Winchester.
Miss Katie seibert. of Middleway. has
been visiting Mrs. c. T. shugert
Miss Ella Fouke went to Washington
Wednesday for ten days visit.
Mr.. NJ. Palmbaum has gone to the east
ern cities to purchase spring etock.
Miss Matte Dorsey has returned from
a visit to her brother in New York.
Mrs. Schuyler Crosby has gone to
Washington TO spend several weeks.
Mrs. ]. w. Kyle has returned from a
visit to her parents near Roanoke. Va.
Mrs.w. d. Chipley, of Stephens City,
Va, has been visiting Mrs. "A. strother.
Miss Carpenter, of New York, has been
visiting Mrs. HIN. Watson, in Middleway.
Mr.. w. H. Hooff has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. w. II. Brown, in Manassas,
Va.
Miss Ella Kee-l has returned from a
visit to her sisters family in Berkeley
county.
Mr.. Asbury Higgs left Yesterday to en-
ter the Central Commercial College, at
Winchester, Va.
Mr.. E. E. Fur, of staunton, has en-
gagged as bookkeeper with the Jefferson
CooPerage Co., of this place.
Capt. George Baylor has been on the
sick list, but is able to be out again, and
was in Winchester yesterday.
Miss katherine w. Riddle left on Fri
day, to be present at the ElHcott-King
wedding, in Baltimore Saturday.
Mr.. w. w. Slough, the genial and en-
terprising Shippensburg (Pa) carriage
manufacturer, was in town Saturday.
Mrs Cora Edison, of McKeesport, Pa,
accompanied by her three children, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
chael Souders.
Sir Knights B. D. Gibson, c. N. Cole
man and Chas. w. Brown went to Mar
tinsburg to attend a Knight Templar
meeting yesterday.
Miss BERTHE Mclaughlin, and her niece,
Miss Stella Mclaughlin, of Hollins, Va,
returned Tuesday, from a pleasant visit
to relatives IN Hancock, Md,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Davis handsomely
entertained a large number of young
ladies and gentlemen, in honor of their
netces Misses Jennie and NannieWebster,
Deputy Sheriff George Porterfeld
and Tailor S. c. Young, of Charles Town,
two of Jefferson county's most popular
officials, were in Shepherdstown yester-
-shepherdstown Register.
Major Robert F. Bates, brother of Mr.
Thos. H. Bates, of this county, upon his
own application is detailed as professor
of military science and tactics at Franklin
and Marshall College. Lancaster, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Crabill, of Roa-
nolse, spent Wednesday night with Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. w. Carney, enroute to
Baltimore, where Mrs. Crabill will un-
dergo treatment at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital.
Mr.. John w. Lock has moved from
near Leetown to the farm of Deputy
Sheriff George Porterfeld, near Charles
Town. Mr.. Lock is stauuch, reliable
citizen, and we cordially welcome our old
wartime friend to this neighborhood
Cruger w. Smith, Esq, of Charles
Town, has been a distinguished visitor in
the city the past few days. Mr.. Smith is
receiving many congratulations from his
old home friends upon his success and
very bright oil prospects at New Creek,
as already number of fine wells are in
on his farm over there.
[Clarksburg Telegram.
Mr. and Mrs. !, w. Reed came over
from Purcellville, Va, and Miss Rose
Hedges came home from Baltimore, to
be with Mr.. W. L. Hedges, father of Mrs.
Reed and Miss Rose, in the celebration
of his Saith birthday anniversary, Mr..
Hedges was one of the guard sent to
Harper's Ferry with the body of John
Brown, after his execution, to deliver ii
to his wife in waiting at that point. AL
though turning eighty-five, he is active
and reasonably well, and we hope will
still live to enjoy number of birthday
anniversaries
Lawn grass seed at c. N. Coleman's.