Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-20
PERSONAL.

conyet ton at st. Paul, MIMI, htlfoeu
home Saturday afternoon, having spent
a most enjoyable time.
Mrs. Edgar Carpenter let 1851 "eet
for Esstyille, where she vi sPend tue
summer with her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
William Upshur Nottingham.
Mes.rs. t. Marshall Jones ana j..
Fi,zzerald Jones are st Virginia bssn
| for q visit of several weeks.
Mrs Richard Acton, Master Richsri
| Acton and Mics Virginia Whe't have
gone to Fauquier county to spend the
remainder Of the summer
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett and Miss
Lila Barrett will sail from New York
the frat week In August for Europe to
spend few months.
Miss Lslle Stribling has returned from
Markham, where she has been the guest
of Dol. stribling.
Misses virgis and Birdie Henderson
have returned from two weeks visit In
| Alexandria and Washington. They
we're accompanied home by Miss Nellie
Rollins, of Washington, and Miss Kate
f ton, of Alexandris. - Fredericksburs
Star.
Miss f Petit Is spending few weeks
! with Mrs. A. Price at Siler's cottage,
| Colonial Beach.
Representative aud Mrs. Charles U.
Oarlin left Saturday f,r weeks stay al
Atlantic City.
Mrs. william A. Smoot is the guest
of Mrs. James Fitzgerald, in King
George county.
Mr.. O. Jones Rixey hiss closed his
l 9Th street residence in Washington aud
Is spending the summer at his country
home near Char lottesville.
Miss Mary GUSTS Lee was the hostess
at an independence day reception and
tea at Hsmburg-von-der- Kobe.
Mai. Robert w. Hunter has joined
his daughters in Winchester for the
summer.
Mira Fl. @. Griffith and the Misses
Griffith sre spending few weeks at At
lantic City.
Mr.. George Dennis Johnston, who
came here last week to attend The funeral
OF his brother, the late Frederick w.
Johnston, returned to his home 10 New
York today. -,
Miss Pauline Jordan, of Gordonsville,
has for her guests this week Mis'es
Ethel, Bessie and Muss King, OF Alex
andris.
Mrs.. Lycureus f Uhler is the CUES!
of Mrs. NJ. E. Gibbons, OF Washington,
at Saratoga fer the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. |, Eichberg have gone
to Atlantic City to spend few weeks:
| Mrs. A. s. Mankin is at Peols Mills,
Rsppahannock county, whtre she will
remain for We k.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heintz, accom-
panied by their two daug h ers, have
gone to Cape May.
| TO PASS AROUND THE OlTYY
| 1t is again reported that the Wash
iopton, Alexandra and Mount Yeraou
Railway Company is making pr'lini'
nary arr ,ngemeDts frr running trains
Ground this city instead OF through The
street,, as at present, md that Psssen.
gers from Alexandra or those landed
| h.rs will be transported In and out o.
the city by the car now used for stree
service. It is said that route has been
surveyed and pegs set 10 southerly
direction from a point 10 the neighbor'
hood of the Stone bridge, and that thu
tracks will follow Hootf's run to The en-
bankment of the old Manassas Gap Ia
dependent line from which they will ruE
easterly until they intersect with shost
| at the north end OF the company's bridg'
over Hunting creek. This report hA
been circulated 10 by-gone years, ant
|! it is believed by many persons that thu
route described above will be adopted
ultimately.