Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson The Portsmouth Times Dated: August 14, 1880 LOCAL and PERSONAL Miss GRACE MATHEWS is visiting relatives and friends in Jackson. Miss PEARL BRIDWELL is the guest of Miss FLORA McQUIGG, at Ironton. LANSING APPLEGATE left Wednesday for a few days visit in Cincinnati. The Misses MOLLIE and ALICE BURT are visiting their sister, Mrs. JOHN SALSBURY, at Levana. Miss LUCY MILES, of Second street, is visiting friends at Columbus and Washington C. H. Mr. URI TRACY and wife, of Second street, will spend the remainder of the hot season at Ocean Grove. B. B. GAYLORD and family, who have been spending the season at the sea shore, have returned home. Miss CLARA LODWICK, of Circleville, is visiting at Miss BELLE JOHNSON's, on High street. --- Chillicothe Register Dr. J. W. LAIRD, of Jackson, was the guest of his brother-in-law, HENRY BARLOW, on the West Side, this week. Mrs. Z. J. KAUFMAN was called to the bedside of her sick husband, at Cincinnati, the fore part of the week. HERR B. FROMM, editor of the Unsere Zeit, Chillicothe, was in the city, the past week, shaking hands with old friends. The Misses MAY and ANNIE WILSON, of east Third street, are visiting their cousin Miss LILLIE WHITE, of Zanesville. DAN and SAM DRAKE left last week for Fort Wayne, Ind., to take positions in the news-room of the Daily Gazette. KIRK H. BARLOW visited Columbus last Sunday, and took in the many sights that are to be seen in the Capital City. CHAS. MILLER, an old and well-known restaurateur of Hamden, was in the city two or three days this week visiting friends. Miss MARY ELLEN ROSE, daughter of JAMES ROSE, and her little brother, are visiting their grandmother in Jefferson township. J. CHAN SINGER, formerly of this city, and recently connected with Hubbell & Fisher, is now with the Bradstreet Commercial Agency. J. OSCAR SLAVENS, of Pike county, was in the city Monday. "Dad" has been engaged to cultivate the mind of the rural youth of Lombardville. JOHN R. BAKER left yesterday on the Bonanza on an extended visit to Cincinnati, Covington and Lexington Ky. En route home he will take in the Esculapia Springs. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. GAYLORD, Mr. B. H. GADLORD (sic), and the Misses Gaylord, all of Portsmouth, were guests at the residence of Dr. Waddle on Sunday and Monday. They were returning from a trip to Ocean Beach. --- Chillicothe Advertiser