Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-06-17
Personal.

Mr.. Mahlon II. Janney has gone to
I Loudoun county to spend some time.
Ms. Janet q. Leadbealer and family
have gone - their country home in Fair
fax for the summer.
Mrs. Virginia Fisher is visiting her
mother. Mrs. NJ. A. Fleming, on Came
ron street.
Miss Rogers, sister of MIR. Walter
Rogers. who came to visit her brother, Is
very sick at the hospital.
On account of the critical illness oil
bis father, Mr.. G. B. Kennedy expects
to leave for Westmoreland county to-
day.
During the recent commencement ex-
ercises of the Episcopal High School,
near this city, an interesting event was
the presentation of handsome mahog-
any hall clock to DR. l.. M. Blackiord
by the members of the Old Boys Asso'
citation. to commemorate DR.. Backford
thirty-ffth anniversary as principal OF
the school.
Miss Georgy Hudson aud Miss Lii
liam Kearsey left last night for Norfolk
to visit Miss Lillian Terrell, sister OF
Major Terrell, of Fort Monroe.
Mr.. w. J. Summers, who has been
confined to his home for some time, con-
tinues quite sick.
Rev. J. w. Rosebro, Of Fredericks-
burg, will exchange pulpits tomorrow
with Rev. DR.. Brooke, of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Miss Alice l.. Brooks was in this city
Wednesday afternoon and attended the
commencement exercises of St. Mary
Academy. Miss Brooks received her
early education at this academy but en-
tered upon her higher studies with the
Sisters of the Visitation in Pennsylvania
This was the first of any of the academy
exercises she attended since her early
childhood. She met many Of her school
mates during her visit and who, Ike
herself, we're little girls when she attend
ed school at St. Mary's. She spent
delightful time during her brief visit aud
left later in the evening for her home in
Washington. 1t is regretted by her
many friends that this will be her last
visit in this city until she returns south
again late in the fall, after her extended
trip through the northern States this
summer.
Miss Emma Clinedist, after a delight
full visit to her friend, Miss Janet Rowen,
has returned to her home in Edin-
burg, Va.
Mr. John II. Milstead, jr., who has
been in the navy for some years, is spend
ing short furlough at home before pro-
ceeding west on recruiting duty as a
warrant machinst. He has lately been
stationed at Boston on the Wabash.
Mr.. S. r. Donohoe, of Fairfax, was
in town yesterday.
Mr.. Isaac B. Field, now of Washing
ton, was visiting relatives here yester-
day,
Mr.. J. Owen KerbY 10 again quite
i'll at his home in Fairfax county.
Mrs. B. Lowenbach and Miss Edna
Lowenbach, OF this city, sailed from Bal
timore on the Main Wednesday for
Europe to spend year touring the Con-
tinent.
Mr.. j. S. Black burn, Principal of
Potomac Academy, has gone to Washing
ton TO spend part of his vacation with
his son, DR.. Blackburn.
Mr.. Robert w. Bl.ir, who represented
Wythe county in the State constitutional
convention, and who is son of the late
Frank S. Blair, at one time attorney
general of Virginia, has been appointed
second deputy in the Office of the .. ;.
Internal Revenue Collector Of this city,
to fill the vacancy cat I'd by the resig'
nation of Mr.. J. A. Eggborn, who has
accepted position with the Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation.
Rev. j. P. Stump has gone to Cum
berland, Md, to take part in the dedica-
ton of the Methodist Church there to-
morrow.
Rev. H. st. George Tucker, President
of St. Paups College, Tokyo, will speak
on Japan at Christ Church tomorrow
morning, aud Rev. Wythe l.. KiDs'lving
I - l.