Manassas Journal, August 10, 1906 (Prince William Co., Virginia) --------------------------------------------- August 10, 1906 Mrs F. Jud Jones, who has had pneumonia, is very much better. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Goode have moved into their new house in East end. Mr. J. H. Doermann, living near town, who has been quite sick, is steadily improving. The Davis farm, containing 113 acres, in Coles district, was sold on Saturday last to Capt. Jas. E. Herrell. Mrs. John H. Jeffries slipped and fell in the kitchen on Sunday night last and broke her leg just above her ankle. The Warrenton Virginian says Mr. John Holtzclaw has purchased the Florance property at Greenwich, containing 100 acres, for $1,800. The post office at Kopp has been moved to Voy where Messrs Thornton & Co. do a general merchandise business. Mr. Tubbs continues postmaster. A movement is well under way here for the organization of a military company. Messrs Thos. H. Lion, Nelson Ransdell, R. S. Hynson, C. A. Sinclair, L. B. Pattie, Jas. R. Dorrell, C. A. Silling, Weir Waters, J. B. C. Taylor, George Purcell and others are interested in it. Mr. Wickman and two daughters from the Hawaiian Islands reached here Wednesday night, having travelled all the way from California in their Winton touring automobile. After spending the night at the Prince William and laying in a supply of gasoline they started on their trip through the East Atlantic states. At a meeting of the town council on Monday night last it was decided, after due legal investigation, that the bond election was valid and the committee's report on Engineer Davis's plans was taken up and adopted. After which Messrs Portner, Wenrich, Newman, Brown and Judge Lipscomb were appointed a committee to investigate the feasibility of the plans & c. A little child was killed at the bush meeting near Purcellville Sunday. The mother of the child was walking on the grounds when she stumbled over an obstruction and falling on the little one crushed it to death. The anguish of the mother was terrible, so much so that it is feared it will result in the dethronement of her reason. She has been taken to a Baltimore sanitarium. At a meeting of the town council on Wednesday night last Messrs Westwood Hutchison and G. Raymond Ratcliffe were appointed a committee to negotiate the sale of the town bonds. Messrs W. E. Lipscomb, O. E. Newman and D. H. Prescott were appointed a committee on advertising for bids. The construction committee consists of Messrs O. E. Newman, W. E. Lipscomb, A. O. Portner, W. Hill Brown and H. D. Wenrich. Marion and Elton, children of Mr. Henry Steen, are both sick with malarial fever. Mrs. R. L Goods has gone to a hospital at Strasburg where she will probably be operated on to day for appendicitis. NOTES FROM NOKESVILLE Mrs. M. G. Early, who has been under the doctor's care for some time past is very much improved. Mr. Clyde K. Bodine, while cutting bands at the threshing machine on Monday, had the misfortune to run a pitch fork into his hand. Mr. James Dulin and daughter, Miss Grace of Greenwich, were among the Nokesville visitors on Tuesday. Mrs. Carrie Chambers and son Melville of Midland were guests of the Misses Mooney at "Olney" the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Arey and children of Brentsville spent Sunday with Mrs. M. E. Bodine at "Bloomingfields." Mrs. Frank Bell is visiting her parents near Orleans, Fauquier county. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bryant and son "Harry Tucker" spent a few days with friends at Leesburg and reported fine crops and a beautiful country. Misses Cora E. Mooney and Mary E. Bodine superintended at Center View during their absence. Mrs. Lizzie Hopper of Pennsylvania spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. A. J. McMichael. Mr. Dewitt Bodine spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Calverton and on Sunday attended services at Midland. Miss Lottie Marsteller returned home on Tuesday. Miss Edith Laws was in Nokesville on Monday. Mrs. W. R. Free, Jr., is able to be out again very much improved. Miss Freddie Cauthorn of Reliance is the guest of her school-mate, Miss Amelia House. Miss Lois Mooney has been spending a few days at Greenwich with her school mates the past week. Dr. R. E. Wine returned from Raleigh Springs, Saturday much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Long spent Saturday and Sunday in Fairfax county. Mrs. George Robinson and Mrs. George Cook returned sometime past from the hospital in Washington much improved. Dr. and Mrs. Bell will go to Washington in a few weeks to live with their daughter, Mrs. Campbell, having leased the farm to their son, Frank. Mr. Isaac Wright has lately put an addition to his house which improves it very much. Mr. Kaufman of Washington was a Nokesville visitor on Saturday. Messrs King & Jeffries have finished sawing for Ellis Bros. and have moved their mill to Mr. Mellon's woods. August 10, 1906 continued HAYMARKET NEWS Miss May Bragg is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mitchell, in Strasburg this week. Mr. Jno. Schofield of Alexandria, who has been in Haymarket for the past two months, has returned home. Miss Julihn of Washington is the guest of Miss Hulfish this week. Mrs. E. I. Carruthers of Charlottesville spent the night here on Tuesday on her way to Atlantic City. Our village and community are much grieved over the death of Mr. Eno Heinekin at Mill Park on Tuesday last. Mr. Heinekin was very popular and will be greatly missed. Miss Lilian Fletcher has returned to her home in Richmond. Mr. William M. Jordan and Mr. James Bell left on Monday for a visit to Mr. William Bell in Weleetka, Indian Ter. Miss Blanche Howdershell of Alexandria is visiting her sister, Mrs. Randolph Smith. Miss Clara Bell is visiting her home near here. OUR REPORTERS IN SOCIETY Mrs. Westwood Hutchison has returned from an extended visit to Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. HIbbs are spending the week at Paeonian Springs in Loudoun county. Dr. and Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. R. H. Merchant and children are visiting Mr. Geo. E. Maddox. Mr. H. F. Robertson and several young ladies of Buckhall spent last Tuesday at Occoquan fishing. Mrs. Anna Bedford Julian of Salisbury, N. C., is the guest of Miss Beulah Kincheloe of Brentsville. Mr. and Mrs. Kohler of St. Louis are visiting Mrs. Koler's mother, Mrs. Robert Portner at Annaburg. Judge C. E. Nicol, Mr. J. B. T. Thornton, Mr. H. Thornton Davies and wife are at the Hot Springs attending the State Bar Association. Miss Anna Lula Dobson of North Carolina, who has been spending several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Williams on Prescott avenue, returned home Friday. Mrs. C. F. Colbert and Mrs. T. F. King and Mr. W. B. Colbert spent last week with Mrs. Cobert's brother, Mrs. John Bryant at Ashburn, and attended the Purcellville Bush Meeting. Mr. and Mrs. G. Raymond Ratcliffe, Mr. A. M. Crigler and Miss Stella Waters, Mr. George Purcell and Miss Julia Lewis and Mr. Charles Efird and Miss Theodora Waters leave tomorrow for a trip to Jamestown by boat. THOROUGHFARE NOTES Mrs. Mary F. Gill and son-in-law, Mr. Howard Payne of Thoroughfare were here on Monday last. Mr. Newton Smallwood has opened a barber shop at Thoroughfare. Mr. Earnest Leonard is boarding at his cousin, Mr. Will Leonard's and is at work on the Manassas branch and was the guest of this sister, Mrs. Teal on Sunday. Miss Ella Leonard left here Saturday from Washington. Louis Primas, colored merchant, had a very fine cow killed by the train last Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Gill's family was very badly frightened by an unknown man last Monday night. Miss Lou Payne was the guest of Mrs. Winter Dunbar on Sunday evening last. Mr. James Griffith had a very fine dog killed by the train on Monday. Mrs. Bessie Harman of Washington is very ill at her sister's, Mrs. James Leonard's near town. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ************************************************************************