Manassas Journal, August 17, 1906 (Prince William Co., Virginia)
----------------------------------------------------------

Mrs. R. L. Goods, who is in a hospital at Strasburg, is improving rapidly.

Mrs. Geo. M. Ratcliffe of Dumfries has been quite sick with malarial fever,
but is improving.

Mrs. L. W. Spies of this place was called to West Virginia last week by the
death of her brother.

Dr. Jno. H. Iden, a surgeon in the United States Navy, is home after a trip
to Panama. His is here awaiting orders.

We are informed that several cattle have been wounded in the vicinity by
shot from bat shooters and some of the houses struck also.

Quarterly meeting at the Sudley M. E. Church, South, on Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Dr. Hutchison, the presiding elder, will preach both days.

The Ladies Aid Society of the U. B. Church will hold an ice cream lawn
social at Mrs. J. H. Hensley's Saturday, Aug. 18, 1906. Everybody is
invited.

Mr. John R. Morris of the Howard House, who has been away for about ten days
for hospital treatment, has very much improved and will be home in a few
days.

State Councilor J. W. Jones, Jr. O. U. A. M., and Mr. Wilmeth of Washington
will deliver addresses at Aden next Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock, with a
view of instituting a council at that point.

Rev. J. S. Hutchison, presiding elder of the M. E. Church, South, will
preach in the Gospel Tent next Sunday at 8 p. m. Rev. T. D. D. Clark will
preach on the following Sunday evening, the 26th inst.

A hand car in which Mr. Deevers, the Southern Railway supervisor for this
section, jumped the track last Wednesday near Springfield. Mr. Deevers was
severely but not seriously cut and bruised.

Mr. Geo. W. Leeth has bought out the furniture business of Mr. Clay Hammer
over THE JOURNAL office. Mr. Leeth has rented a store room in the Newman
building, just opposite, and will shortly open business there.

The continued rains have greatly retarded farming operations throughout this
section. In some places considerable damage was done by the heavy rains
this week, especially in the lower part of the county, notably at Occoquan.

There have been quite a number of cases of typhoid fever in the county
recently. Miss Agnes Thomas, living near Brentsville, is recovering from a
severe attack, and Miss Mollie Cornwell, who has also been ill with typhoid,
is improving.

A gentleman was here last week and got a certified copy of the indictment
against Rev. J. C. Beahm, who is now at Accident, Md. He had information
charging Mr. Beahm with some offense in Maryland and he wants a copy of the
record in the trial against him here a few years ago.

Mr. Jesse Bell has been appointed carrier for the new rural delivery route
from Manassas to Buckhall & c., and will commence work about Sept. 1. The
postponement from Aug. 15th has been necessary on account of some delay in
shipment of part of the equipment for the new post office.

OUR REPORTER IN SOCIETY

Mrs. R. W. Merchant spent this week in Baltimore with relatives.

Mrs. R. J. Adamson spent several days last week at Colonial Beach.

Miss Fannie Weedon of Washington is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Nelson.

Mr. J. A. Florence attended the Loudoun camp meeting this week.

Mrs. Carter and son of Chicago are the guests of Miss Florence Kincheloe.

Miss Sue Merchant is spending sometime in Gordonsville with relatives.

Mr. Thruston Wolfe of Washington spent Sunday here with his parents.

Mrs. DeWolfe of Washington is spending sometime with Mrs. W. B. Smitten.

Mr. W. Harold Lipscomb leaves tomorrow for a two weeks' trip to Kentucky.

Mr. C. A. S. Hopkins leaves to-morrow for a weeks's hunting and fishing at
Wachapreague.

Mr. James Reagan of Martinsburg, W. Va., a former resident of this place,
was in town this week.

Mr. B. D. Merchant is spending his vacation in Baltimore with his son, Mr.
Harry N. Merchant.

Mrs. Edwin Nelson and Mrs. Wroe attended the funeral of Mrs. Carrie Johnson
of Alexandria on Sunday.

Mrs. Archie Nalls and children of Alexandria are spending this week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Merchant.

Mrs. Ida A. Gill and her daughter, Miss Edith Gill of Washington, are
spending the week with the family of Mr. John A. Sander.

Mrs. G. A. Gibson and little daughter and Mrs. Chas. George left Hickory
Grove Wednesday morning to return to their homes in Chicago.

Miss Helen Badger, with her friends, Mrs. Bright and son, and Miss Isabelle
Clegg of Philadelphia were guests of Elder and Mrs. Badger last week.

Mrs. M. H. Bowen, accompanied by her mother and brother, Mr. Hore, have
returned to Brentsville after a trip to Old Point Comfort and Virginia
Beach.

Mrs. Walter Shannon and little daughter Elizabeth are visiting Mrs.
Shannon's brother, Prof. Glen Poole at Otego, N. Y. They will also visit
Niagara Falls before their return.

Col. E. V. White of Leesburg, after waking up the boys" in a talk on the
battle at Brandy, Thursday at a reunion, near Brandy, spent the night here
with Elder J. N. Badger.

Mrs. A. B. Rogers of Spencer, N. C., and Mrs. James Bradford of Salisbury,
N. C., accompanied by Miss McCall passed through here this week on their way
to Occoquan to visit Mrs. A. A. Hynson.

Miss Daisy Bonner returned to her home on Sunday last after a three weeks
visit in Alexandria, accompanied by her friends, Misses Rosa Duffey and
Lillie Evans and Messrs Ernest Duffey and Norman Evans.

August 17, 1906 continued

NOTES FROM NOKESVILLE

Mr. John Hinegardner of Midland, Fauquier county, a brother to Mr. S. H.
Hinegardner of this place, was here a short time ago.

Miss Lera Milburn of Washington is visiting Miss. Lottie Marsteller.

Mrs. W. B. Goode and children of Philadelphia has been the guest of her
sisters, Mrs. S. H. Hinegardner and Mrs. D. R. McCarthy.

Miss Lottie Marsteller has recently returned home from an extended visit
among friends in some of the Western states.

Rev. Mr. Maiden has returned after quite a visit in the counties of
Rockingham, Page and Greene.

Mrs. Lizzie D. Eliott and youngest daughter, Miss Elva of Washington, are
guest at the home of Mr. McMichael.

Mr. E. K. Bodine had his wheat stack entirely consumed by fire while
threshing this wheat on day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Free, Jr. and youngest daughter, Alice Christine, have
gone to Rockbridge Alum Springs, Va., for a stay of a week or ten days.

Mr. Alphonze Armstrong, the rural mail carrier of route No. w, has purchased
from Mr. E. T. Garger the latter's handsome new house with lot attached
thereto at this place. Mr. Armstrong has also sold his farm containing 50
acres, part of the Reid estate, to Mr. Edward Bell, the eldest son of Mr. W.
B. Bell.

Mr. David Keys, Jr., son of Mr. David H. Keys of Norfork, this state, is
visiting a the home of Mr. W. R. Free, Jr.

Mr. H. S. Lamb of Broadway, Rockingham county, has been visiting in this
neighborhood.

Mr. T. A. Bodine visited Manassas on last Saturday.

Mr. Thomas Meredith has purchased from this brother J. C. Meredith the
latter's interest in the old Meredith homestead, containing between eighty
and ninety acres of land. This property was the residence of the late Miss
Alice Meredith and is a valuable property.

Miss Noonan of Pennsylvania has lately been a guest of Miss Bernadette
Mellon.

Mr. R. W. Merchant, after several days absence at this home, has returned
and can be found at the mercantile house of Messrs Free & Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Russell and child visited friends in this neighborhood
the past Sabbath.

Messrs Maiden and Meetze at the mercantile houses of Messrs Hinegardner &
Co., and Free & Co., respectively are making good impressions as salesmen.

Miss Lois Olive, youngest daughter of Mr. L. A. Mooney, will enter Eastern
College, Front Royal, Va., about the middle of September to begin a three
years' course of studies at that institution.

Miss Pearl Shaeffer, daughter of Mr. George Shaeffer will pursue a course of
study at Bridgewater College this coming session.

Mr. J. C. Colvin, Jr., of Aden will return to William and Mary College where
he pursued a course of studies the past session.

Mr. William Armstrong of Greenwich will matriculate as a student at the
Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, this state, this coming session.

The sale of the personal property of the late Miss Alice Meredith, Rev. Mr.
Carrington administrator, was largely attended---among those present from a
distance were Mr. W. C. Marshall of the Warrenton Virginian and Mrs. Geo. B.
Stone of Warrenton; Mrs. Elisha E. Meredith, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Meredith,
Mr. J. B. Johnson and daughter, Miss Elva, of Washington;Rev. and Mrs.
Carrington, Mr. and Mrs. Washington of Greenwich; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carr of
Bristow; Miss Sumpter Mountjoy of Auburn; Dr. Reading of Aden and Mr. Thomas
Semmes Meredith of Gainesville.

Miss Sumpter Mountjoy, youngest daughter of Mr. John W. Mountjoy of Auburn,
Fauquier county, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Daniel P. Hooe.

Mr. A. J. McMichael and sons are building an "up to date" dairy barn for
their dairy cattle; among other things might be mentioned cement floors on
which to stand their cows.

Messrs Coffman and Mahlan Seese are also shipping cream to the Washington
market from this depot.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
File contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives by Carol Phillips
phillips@sundial.net

************************************************************************
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced
in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or
persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,
must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal
representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb
archivist with proof of this consent.
************************************************************************