Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-03
CLARKE COUNTY.
A Rousing Democratic hectins-N
tackled With n Pitcbfork.

BERRYVILLE. VA. September =
(specialJ--A rousing meeting Of the DEM
ocrats Of this county was held at Caste
mans Ferry on Saturday afternoon. \
large crowd was present 10 witness the
raising Of a pole. from which there Is no"
nving flag with Bryan and Sc
wallr emblazoned thereon. Enthusiastic
speeches were made by Major y. W. DC
Donald. candidate for the House or Dee
Gates from jefferson county, ". Va, anu
others. Ill. -,
W r. c. Tapscott. a farmer living a
few miles west OF here, was arreslea yes
terday evening upon a warrant s"o.n
out by John Henry, charging MIN VIZ
assault with intent 20 Kill. Inere mas
been bad feeling between the TWO men
for some time. Henry was lately ten
ant on Tapscott's farm. To-day hehi ~
who was accompanied by his two daush-
ters. while on his way back 70 his laie
home. and on the public highway. was az
tackled by Tapscott. who was armed WIN
n pitchfork. and was badly cut by the
tines Of the FORK which being loose IN
the handle were caught and pulled OH oy
Henry. thus saving him, probably, from
even more serious injury.
AN ENJOYABLE HOP.
The final hop OF the Berryville German
club was given Monday evening az VIM
ston Hall and was decidedly the most
ENJOYABLE OF this gay seasons social
events. Recognizing that the gayeties OF
the summer were on the wane, society
devotees attended in large numbers THIS
last club dance. and never before were
the ladies more beautiful or their dress
ing more superb than on this occasion.
The chaperons We're: Mesdames GORDON.
Van Hook r. p Page, 5. ;. Thomas. ana
A. r. Brown Among the guests were:
Miss May Mason. and Messrs. A. ;. Al
len. Paca Kennedy. Hanson Black, OF
Charlestown. ". Va; Misses. Chalmers
Virgie Morris. Sallie Stephenson. Little
page. Margaret Matthews. Hoffman. and
Messrs. Nathaniel Carpenter and Arthur
Johns. Of washington; Mrs. Julian Nc
Shane. and Misses Casey and SlingluH,
and Messrs. Slinglun. Charles Buckner,
Henry jenkins. and Page Lee, OF Balti-
more: Miss Shepherd and Mr. Charles
Skinker. Of Richmond: Miss Bessie Con-
rad. and Dir. Walker. OF Winchester; Miss
r. Buckley. OF Chicago; Messrs. Keene
Clagett and Garnett Nelson. OF Maryland:
Miss Holmes. OF Philadelphia: Mr.. John
Bowie. Of Altoona. Pa; Mr.. Downing. OF
Rappahannock county, Va; and Misses
Mary Thompson. Gretta, Resale and
Mamie Powell Mccormick, Mossie White.
Mary. Eliza. and Mamie Lippitt. Lacy
and Amy Deahl. Mary Hllleary. Mamie
Mcdonald Bette Rice. and Mary p.
Page. Nellie Griffith. Mary Wheat. Edith
Allen. Margretta Milton Mamie. Evelyn
and Garrett Mcclure, jamie and May
Moore Mary Meade, Mamie Thomas,
Nellie Lee. Isabella Harrison. and Ma
mic Hardesty, and Messrs Mac Clagett
L. NJ. Allen. II. Warden. G. II. Mercer.
Leo Wheat, Jr. Robert Wheat John
Thompson. s. $. Thomas. Jr., Cabell
Moore, Augustus Willis. Ad. Withers.
4. Moore. Jr., George Jones. c.. NJ Brown.
Duncan and Taliaferro Milton. Douglas
Page, Robert and Tom Hardesty, George
Irwin Gevin Harrison, ". Trux. and W.
L. Boyce, Jr., Frank and Hugh McCor-
mick, n. H. Stephenson. W B. Grove,
Rob. Cooke. Tom Lippitt. Elliott Glover,
Rob. Page. Maitland and Compton Rely,
W. r. Lewis. and Packard Laird, OF
Clarke county.
PERSONAL.
Rev. J. J. Gravatt, OF Holy Trinity
church. Richmond. occupied the pulpit OF
Grace church Sunday morning and eve
ming
4. DR.. a. NJ. d. Mccormick. Of the United
otatfA navy WIN AiH WIG anu SOIL are
visiting Mrs. E. L. Mccormick, at "Cler-
mont"
Mr.. Trayers. OF New York, is visiting
friends in the county.
Mrs f. a. Mcclure is I'm Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shircliff. who have been
for a month at "Almeida," returned 10
their home at Washington yesterday.
Mayor Blackburn Smith has returned
from a wheeling trip TO Washington.
Mrs. Robert Massey and family, OF
Upperville, are visiting Mr.. w. T. Nil
ton.
Mr.. Arthur Johns. Of Washington. Is
visiting relatives In the county.