Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-13
THE CLARKE STORM.
MORE DAMAGE THAN WAS
FIRST REPORTED.
Gardens. Fences, window-Giass' nm"
Trees suHcred-FrenHs
,n,,,,u-ynrrow Escapcs-soc'"''
p,cycIe acknowledgements

prpRyyII.LE, VA, August l-'-'"p,
oto, The hall and rain-storhi
..,s,,ed Rerryviile and vicinity iuesD..
,.N.Aoor, was even more severe ana i'S
| aoects more disastrous than was d.
tbopeht. In Berryville the chiei uaN'
49,. 81, Gardens and window-glass' haiuiy
,o,,se escaping without losing se'e'"'
.nos NJ glass. and in many instance
-, class ON the western side OIL 'ne
bouse was shattered. The area
| storm. fortunately. was hml'eu'
tending only about three miles OH al
| ,,doa ~ the town. East Of the Town
wind. amounting almost 10 -
occomnanied the dovnpour OF ram anu
| hail. and trees, fences, and CROWNS Wv
were blown down and twisted into e'ei'
conceivable shape. The chlei oaih"s'
IN the county was to the growing corn
which was lust about caring ana nU"
aroda of acres OF Il were completely
ruined So far as learned, no idta'i''S'
I were caused by the storm, thous"
raj narrow escapes have been repol 'eu'
Mr.. Frank Mccormick was drlNlhs q"
wagon through the WOODS when
| storm came upon him. A hash OIL He"'
ming which blinded him and frishteieu
! bis horse caused the latter 10 sPi'He
forward Just in time 10 escape l1'tne
tree. which struck the back part VI ,.0
wagon. At North Hill" a bolt OF nsHt-
ming struck the roof Of an outpuliuihs
en- Iybich Mr.. Maurice Castleman had
his sleeping apartments. and ruih'hs
| down the end of the building tore oul
two windows, and entering a room witch
| had been vacated few moments before
| bv Mrs. Castieman and her daughter'
! burned I'D some clothing and set hre 10
the furniture. Several Of the inmates
of the main house adjoining were stunned
| by the lightning, and one lady iaihteu
| and did not recover consciousness ioi
nearly an hour
GOOD PRICES FOR LAND.
Notwithstanding the cry of low prices
| for farming lands. the lands OF ClaIke
continue TO bring fair prices MI
| Thomas d. Gold lately sold two tracts
of land out Of his large estate. one
tract of 800 acres, which was purchased
| by Miss Henrietta Gold, brought Soo an
| acre. and another tract OF elShty-ohe
acres. entirely unimproved, was SOFA 70
| Mr.. Edward Helvestine and brought SV
per acre. Horses sold at recent safes III
| The county brought prices ranging from
Ok IN 40 per cent. more than they did a
wear ago, and this, together with the In
creased price Of wheat, make the outlook
for our farmers much moro encouraging
than for several years past.
| The Town Council IS having new curb
ing put on west Academy street, pre-
paratory TO laying a new pavement In
that part of the town.
Miss Jessie Castleman, while descend
| ing a hill about two miles east OF Berry
vile, on her bicycle. one evening lately,
| lost control of the machine and was
thrown violently to the ground. She was
considerably bruised. and was rendered
unconscious for a short time.
SOCIAL.
The young men Of Berryville gave an
| other of their series of germans at Win
| ston Hall Tuesday evening, and in spite
of Indictment weather, about twenty-five
| couples were present. Among the
| cancers were Misses Cecilia Sullivan
and Emily Middleton, of Washington, ID.
| c.; Mary Powell and - Chalmers.
Of Alexandria; Edith and Helen Worley
and Myers Of Baltimore; Margaret Ken
nedy, and Messrs Perry Lippitt and
| Charles Rouss, Of Charlestown; James
Thomson and William Robinson, OF
Summit Point; Bell and Carlin, Of Mary
land. and Misses Mamie Powell McCor-
mick, Nellie Page, Mary and Eliza Lip
pitt, Edith Allen, Nellie Griffith, Esther
Lewis. Lucy and Amy Deahl, Mamie
Mcdonald, Moss White, and Mamie and
| Evelyn Mcclure, and Messrs. George
| II
Mercer. Maitland Rely, II. l.. ID. and
Freeland Lewis, Arthur Lewis, DIR. l..
NJ. Allen, Wiley and Baxter Moore. of
Clarke county. The chaperons were Mes
danes A. r. Brown and Dawson McCor-
mick.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. p. II. Rohrbaush, of wichita
Kan. Is the guest of Mr.. W. A. Shaw,
at his home, near White Post
Mr.. Richard Meade, OF White Post,
will leave shortly for Texas. having
accepted a position in that State.
Misses Myers and Miss Shines, of Bal
timore, and Misses Sullivan and Mrs.
Ray, of Washington, are the guests OF
Mr.. II. z. Deahl.
DR.. D. j. Castleman and wife have re-
turned to their home, in Alabama, after
visit to relatives in Clarke county.
Mr.. Howell Castleman has returned 10
his home in Kentucky.
Miss Annie NJ. Smith and Mrs. Susan
Griffith are in Baltimore for a short
stay.
Messrs. Samuel S. Thomas w. Y.
Lewis, Blackburn Smith. and VI. ".
Jones attended the Roanoke convention
this week.
Mrs. Ii. p. Lttlepage. OF Washington
city, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. s.
! Powers.
Miss Katharine Mcdonald is at the
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs, and
Miss Leacy Mcdonald is visiting rela-
tives in jefferson county, w. Va.
Miss Richardson, of Baltimore, is the
guest Of Miss Nora Gaunt.
Miss Sadie Holland is the guest OF
Mrs. ID. X. Meade.
Miss j. II. Myers, of Baltimore is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Louis Schener
Mrs. Middleton and daughter, Of Wash
ington, are the guests OF Mrs. J. Y
Griffith.
Miss Mary Powers Is visiting rela-
tives in Winchester, Va.
Mrs. Harry Moss returned Thursday to
her home, at Parkersburg, w. Va.