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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
The Red Mems Banquet.

Seminal Tribe Improved Order OF
Red Men are a fortunate and highly
favored society. More than once it
has been their good fortune TO hold
their annual banquet at "Rosemont."
the delightful residence of one of its
prominent members, Mr.. Charles II.
Bowel. Such was the case last
Tuesday night when about twenty
five "luluns' and few pale faces
assembled there to partake of the
gracious hospitality Of the host and
hostess.
Ordinarily these functions are very
formal affairs Not SO at Brother
Boxwel's. Each guest was made
welcome as he crossed the threshold
of this fine old home and entered the
brilliantly lighted parlors After an
hour of pleasant social converse sup
per was announced. and "A roval ban.
quet it proved 70 be. Brother Box
well never leaves out anything. His
he heme Is always complete. Ca this
snteresting occasion he had provided
himself with that whole Souled gen.
tleman. the Rev. Mr.. Mundav. who
invoked a divine blessing upon the
princely feast that was spread before
us, and was prepared to give splritu-
al comfort 10 any industrious Red
Man who might drop dead in the
dining room.
Oysters in every style, celery. sal
ads, crauberrieS. turkey, old ham and
other delightful dishes were sumptu-
ously served. Coffee and cake came
last ON the list. and hot coffee it was.
After repairing TO the parlors the
rest of the evening was spent In song
and story. our host easily leading the
procession with line o. ghost sto
ries
Truly Brother Bowel and his Is
timable lady make a fine team. and
those who enjoyed their hospitality
ON this occasion will remember it
very pleasantly for many years to
come. \ GUEST
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

The act of the General Assembly
of Virginia passed at its present ses
sion, bearing date of December nth.
1899, empowering the town council
of Berryville to issue water bonds.
reads as follows:
An act 10 authorize the town OF Berry
Vile 10 borrow twenty-five thousand
dollars TO construct Water Works
for said town.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia that the council OF the town
OF Berryvilie be, and il is hereby author
iled 10 borrow money and issue its bonds
therefor, bearing interest, and pavahleat
such times As il may determine, provided
the amount borrowed does not exceed
twenty-five thousand dollars and the rate
of interest does not exceed six per cen
tum per annum
End said council is hereby authorized
to use money so borrowed. i'm the con
struction ot Water Works for said town
3rd. In order 30 provide for the pav
ment of the principal and interest of iuc
bonds 50 TO be issued, the said council j.,
authorized 10 levy "a special tax ON all
properly, real and personal, licenses and
all other subjects of taxation for munic-
ipal purposes, which tax shall notc>ceed
one half the taxes imposed bv said town
for all other purposes
itc- AZ an election held in said town
ON the 29th day of Jane. 1899. a majority
OF thc qualified voters Of said town hav-
ing authorized ,hc council OF the said
town To borrow the sum OF So 900 and
Ia issue the bonds OF the town for the
same, for the purpose CT constructing
Nater Works for said town Section
OF chapter of an act entitled. AN
act TO provide a new charter for the
town of Bcrryyille." approved March
&rd. 1898, Is, rs 10 the bonds hereby au.
thOrized TO be issued under this act. here
10y revealed.
9th. This act shall he in force from its
passage
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Murdered in Gold Blood.

Intelligence was received here to
day of the killing of DIR. William
Wood Gold, of this county, in San
Pedro, Spanish Honduras, OH Decem-
Der 9Th. DIR. Gold was ION OF the
tate William ii. Gold, one uf the
most prominent residents of the
county, ana brother of Circuit
Clerk Philip II. Gold, of this city.
DIR. Gold was born and reared i'm
North Frederick county, several
miles from Winchester, and was en-
gagged IN mining projects IN Hondu-
ras when he met his death.
Details of DIR. Colds tragic death
were first brought to New Orleans by
the steamship Break water, which
touched at Bluefields on her way
home, and press reports of the cir
cumstanCes, while meager, were in
today's city papers. IL seems that
DIR. Gold aud Jacob Imboden, a son
of Gen lmboden, the famous Confed
ederate leader, had formed an &C.
quantance some years ago, which re-
suited IN both going to Honduras TO
engage IN mining enterprise. They
were very successful i'm this aud had
obtained valuable concessions from
the government there. Unfortunately
the IOudurans. who are Of Spanish
blood. greatly dislike all foreigners.
particularly Americans, all of whom
however, are looked upon as inter
lopers 10y the shiftless lazy natives.
he killing was of particularly az
gravated type and this fact, tOgeth-
or with the prominence of the vic
tins, will doubtless lead TO another
official inquiry. San Pedro. the
place where the tragedy occurred is
the island city where Frank Pears
was murdered and for which the
government of Honduras had TO pay
heavy indmenitv.
The story of DIR. Colds death is
that he had had row with joaquin
Hernandez. Hondurenean and clerk
OF the court at San Pedro, over some
stable privileges. The men came to
blows, but were separated bv friends.
On the day of the killing DR.. Gold
entered Imboden's, his mining part
ner's room To discuss business affairs.
not knowing that Hernandez was
following him. The native sudden
Is burst iuto the room. aud as limbo
den was the first IN sight, ne received
the first shot from Hernaudez's pis
tot. Seeing his mistake the man
turned TO Gold and fired three shots
into his body. Both men died with
lu "a short time after the shooting.
HERNANDEZ escaped aud had not vet
been captured when the steamer left
there. The bodies of both men were
buried in San Pedro. DIR. Gold was
40 wears Of AGE and is survived bv a
wife and one child who reside at Ab
lugton. va. He is also survived bv
/ five brothers and five sisters VIM
chester Star, Dec. H.
DIR. Gold was half brother of
/ Miss Laura Gold, the popular and
Efficient principal of Miss Colds Fe
male Institute at this place. and is a
cousin of State Senator Thos. u. Gold.
of this county.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
CLARKE CAVALRY.


COMPANY D-Lieut. ID. IL. Allen. Lieut.
{. 6. Shumate, Sergt. William Moore. g
l.. Ashby. Jonah Bell. James Bell. !. Bar
bee, Thaddeus Banney. VI Gaines. W.
Gibson. T. Grady. j. Dearmont. Irwin
lite, Fontainc IIite. W. +. Hammond.
" Janney, James Lindsey. f. Moore i
Nilbourne. Il. c. MITCHELL d. G. Morgan.
3. Russell, G.. II. Shumate. John Shu-
mate. William VI. Shumate. Tired smith.
Thomas Undertake, F. p. Topper. Car
lyle Whiting, Theadon r. Royston
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Important Revenue Decisions

We are Informed by Deputy Col
lectOr VI. Bolts Lewis that since the
first of Decent Der there have been two
important changes in the internal rev.
enues decisions. The first was made
December lst. and provides that ~In
all cases where documentary stamp
OF the denomination of ten cents or
any larger denomination shall be used
for denoting any tax imposed bv the
act Of Jane l3. 1898. the person us
ing or athXlng the same. shall. in ad-
dltlon TO writing or stamping thereon
with ink the initials Of his name and
the date when affixed. mutilate said
stamp by cutting three parallel IN
clslons lengthwiSe through the stamp.
beginning not more than one fourth
Of an inch from one end thereof. and
extending to within ne-fourth of AN
inch to the other end. All stamps
under 10 cents are to be cancelled rs
heretofore.
The other decision relates to the
tax on notes and bonds and reverses
all former decisions The Commits
sioner now holds that "A promissory
note shall bear the same stamp. no
matter whether il is under seal or NOT.
which IS , cents for every 800 Of
face valne or fraction thereof.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

Lt-Col ". W. Randolph.
Scrr't Mai Nathaniel Rurvel1

Ntrg t--Nal, NathanieI Burwell.
COMPANY Cant r.. G. Randolph.
Lieut. David Keller Lieut. : I. Gru6bs.
w. q. Copenhaver. John Debtor. l..
Dishman. Pam Grubbs. j. NJ Grubh-.
William Gruhb- d. Kerfoot. \ Parkins.
!. Fuller. ! Reardon. c. II Richards. !
Ritter. !. WEIGH c. W Whittier. r. b.
Wilson
Company Lieut. A :. Allen.
Thomas Barr. = f. Bonhan. William
Brahham. James Brov. {. D. Castleman.
John Davis. John ! Dobbin. James
Doughertv. James Gill. James Gearing.
Hall. David Mercer George Patterson.
Edwin VI. Rutter. George Rirgle. William
{. shepherd. George Wheeler. John *.
Willingham
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

Mrs. ID. c. Snyder is on visit to rel
atives in Warrenton. Va.
MIR. w. G. Fitzhugh. Of Washington
has been spending a few days with his
mother. Mrs. ID. G. snyder
Mrs. +. y. Parshall has returned home
after visit of several months to rela-
tives in Fayette county, Pa.
Miss Florence Baughman has returned
home an extended visit 20 relatives i'm
Fayettc county. Pa, and Parkersburr.
W Va.
Miss Katie Baughman, who is attend
ing Kee Mar College, Hagerstown. is at
home for the holiday season.
Mr. L. VI. Baughman. of Glen Rock
Pa, visited Mr. :. F. Baughman one dav
last week
Mr. and Mrs. y. f. smith. of Jefferson
county, spent sunday at the home ofthc
latter's father, Mr.. Jas r. Howell
Mrs. Martha Bell. of Stanton. visited
relatives in this place LAST week.
Mr.. b. +. Humsten. one of the veal
thiest and most prominent farmers of the
county. accompanied by his son. Mr.
Lacy HumSten, of Shenandoah county.
were pleasant callers at our office this
week
Miss Eva Mcclure and Miss Moss
White have returned from Richmond.
where they have been visiting the fami-
ly of DIR. Ned Mcclure.
Messrs. F. \. Castleman. Jas. W. Fo-
ley, {. NJ. Broun and Conrad Kownslar
attended the Tooth anniversary of George
Washington death, which was observed
in Alexandria last week 10y the Masons
They were delegates from the local lodge.
Mr.. W. Cabell Moore. who is attend
ing the University of Virginia. will be
home Friday for the NmaS season.
j. Terrill Jones, of Berrvville. spent
Sunday here, where he was gladly wei
coined by his many friends Warren
Register.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Briefs

While walking along an unused
road through strip of woods near
MlddletOwn, this county, about dark
Sunday night Miss Eva Ash STUN
bled scross the body or an unknown
dead man lying alongside the road.
The body was lying with the face
upturned, aud outstretched hands.
aud was badly decomposed. Nearby
was pistol An examination of the
remains showed pistol wounds
through the mouth and through the
heart. Two letters were found in
his pocket. one addressed 10 Rev. DIR.
A. G. Hopkins, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church at Charlestown. which
disclosed the suicides name. wh:ch
Is George j. Weeks, and another to
his mother giving the motive for his
act. Unrequited affection for
Young woman with whom Weeks
worked in store in Charlestown WAS
gwen as the reason for the act.
State Railroad Commissioner j. c.
Hill, of Richmond, at conference
OF representatives of the Baltimore
and Ohio aud of the Southern Rail
road, held in that city last week de
cided that the Baltimore and Ohio
shall change its schedule on the Val
lev branch so that an afternoon north
bound passenger train on the South
ern can made connections with the
Baltimore and Ohio at Strashurg
Junction. This action ends dis
pute that has kept the entire Slsenan-
doah Valley Interested for some
weeks past.
he COURIER has received an in
,l'ation to the wedding of Miss Villa
hdmnulr HOngh. daughter of Mr..
snd Mrs james Albert Hough. of
Huntington. ". Va. and Mr.. Clar-
encc ). Thomas. of the same place.
The wedding will take place on We'd
"rSdav. January 3rd. in the Presbv
'"r'pH Church of Warrington. The
iH '>i'-"uve groom Is native of Der
ry'Il!c an! "a SON of Mr.. George 4.
Thomas We tender him our con
CIVILIZATIONS.
The whest market in Baltimore
was reported to be firm OH Monday.
and the settling price of that cereal
was a Acts. per bushel. The visible
supply is estimated 1893. 600 hush
els an increase Of SOl 900 bushels.
Oorn Is bringing 37i cts per BUSH;
and hogs, 4@4l cts. per lb.
Mr.. John Bromley, of the Lake
View neighborhood, bntchered
porker last week which is the heuv
lest We have recorded this season.
Inc hog weighed 615 lbs, net. Mr..
Bromley also sold to Wall & Hardes-
" Two fat cows that tipped the scales
at 1880 lbs. each.
fhere will be total eclipse of the
sun visible here on MAY 2Stb, 1900.
Trof. Langley of the Smithsonian H.
institution, has asked Congress to APP
propiate $4,000 for making observa-
LIONS. as 1t is only once in u life time
'hat the path o an eclipse passes so
near Washington.
~ Ihe engagement of Miss Lonlu II.
Henson, daughter of Mrs. l.. A. Hen
son and Mr.. William s. Dix, of this
piace, Is announced. The wedding
VIII take place at the brides home
mere on Wednesday, January 3rd
next.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

Mai Hugh VI Nelson. Surgeon Will
lam Hay. Lieut.. Robert p ....,.cl
Julian Carter. VI. Copenhavcr. !. Ever
hart. Y Green. William b. Page. Bever-
ley Randolph. W. VI Sewers. y c.
barnett William Ca-tleman. Maitland
Taylor. John Norus.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Volcanic E,ruptiOnS

Are grand. bar Skin EruptionS rob life of
Joy. Bucklcu'S Arnica Salve cures them.
also. Old. Running and Fever sores Ulcers
Boils. FelonS CornS. Warts. Cuts Bruises
Burns, Scali>, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Best Pile cure on earth Drives out Pains
and AcheS. Only p cts. a box. Cure guar
anteed, Sold 10y c. W. Blencoe. Druggist
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

Mr.. Daniel X sell, well known
capitals of st. Louis No., has ob
talned %, lions Oh u controlling int,r-
est Nh q Winchester las and Flee
trlc Ligl Company, .ud il hkel,
that the concern viii change hands
soon. The stockholders have signed
an agreement 70 transfer the stock at
par, which is $50 per share. Mr..
Russell will operate the plant as us
ual when 1T comes into his possession.
The Winchester Gas Company was
organized about 30 years ago, with a
capital of S33, 900 aud added electric
lighting about 10 years ago. The
shareholders are principally m Win
chester and Baltimore. The compa-
ny has always paid per cent. an
nual dividends. and was quite pros
porous, although its stock never
brought above par on the market.
On December the company began "A
hve-year contract for lighting the
city with electric lights. An entire.
~ new plant is now being erected.
and the incandescent system has been
ordered. The present president Of
the company is Mr.. W. II Baker. of
William, and the secretary is Mr.. ".
II. Baker, of George.
Dress Goods and Silks
also Hosiery
and Underwear
at Palmbaum's
a very distressing accident occur
ed at the farm of Capt George Bay
Tor, short distance north of town
on Saturday last. The farm is ten
anted by Mr.. LOuthau. aud he had
the clover huller of Mr.. Geo. D. John.
sons employed In threshing clover
seed. MIR Jacob Coats. Of Leetown ii
cinltv. an experienced machine feeder
came along and mounted the feed
stand 20 feed. and by some careless
ness ON his part his right hand WAS
caught IN the cylinder and ground off
to the elbow before the machine could
he stopped. Drs Neil and Nennin,,
amputated the arm between the elbow
and the shoulder, and the
unfortunate man was returned
to his home on the day following
Advocate.
Blankets. Comforts, Bed Spreads
and Table Damask
For the Holidays
at Palmbaum's
The members of the Charlestown
Baptist Church granted the use Of
their baptistery To Rev. Howard G..
England, rector of Rpon aud Wick
life Churches and on "Wednesday ev b
enlug of last week Mr.. England bapt-
lzed Miss Rose Hughes who resides
near kabletOwn. this county. An in
'erested audience witnessed the ,h
servance of the ordinance which was
very impressivelv performed by the
Episcopal clergyman. -Chsrestown
Free Press
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20

HARPER WHISKEY is rapidly be-
coming the national beverage. It's the
one thing all parties agree upon, Repub-
leans. Democrats, POpulists. Even the
know nothing" party knows one thing:
the merits of HARPER Whiskey.
Sold by
F. y. CASTLEMAN.
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Uandkerchiefs. Munlers.
Kid Gloves and Umbrellas
For the Holidays
at Palmbaum's.

There is a man over In Clarke
county, Va, who has an educated
mule. W hen that mule is ia the field.
and his Intuition cJuviuc-s him that
his services are in requisition he gent
~ Jumps the fence and takes out
across the country He Is generally
delegate at large to loufer's con
ventlon. and can ever be relied upon
TO make quorum. Mr.. i. u. Walk
er, In a speculative humor, has writ
ten TO the mule owner for cash price
on mule at large. An answer has
not vet been received. but his mule.
skip may be closer to steady employ
ment than he ever dreamed Of
Charlestown Advocate.
TOYS and Fancy Novelties
suitable for Holiday Presents
at Palmbaum's.
The copper mines on the Sealock
farm, about SIX miles east of town.
are being developed by a Pittsburgh
company, under the management of
a Mr.. Koch. Three diamond point
ed steam drills are at work and thir-
ty hands are busy preparing for OPP
eratlons on large scale. Several
carloads of ore have been shipped
from Linden and the assavers report
that no finer copper Is produced IN
the Lake superior region or any 9th
cr part of the country. All mining
experts who have visited this section
agree that there is copper here in
paing quantities. Warren Sentinel.
Mrs. Georgiana Lewis of Frederick
county has Instituted suit in the Cir
cut Court for divorce from her
husband. Hugh Lewis. Mrs. Lewis
alleges cruelty on the part of her nus
band. Lewis Is now in Jail in default
OF $500 bond to keep the peace. He
haSbeea arrested on warrant sworn
out toy his wife, who alleges that he
threatened to kill her and drive her
from home, at the point of "a pistol.
Jacob 10y, an aged and we'll known
resident of Frederick county. died
last week AT his home, north of Win
chester, after an illness of only two
days, of congestion of the brain. He
was In comfortable circumstances,
but leaves no relatives.
Fire last week totally DESTROYED
the gristmill of EdgarL Hook. near
Capon Bridge. Mr. Hook was away
from home at the time. The fire
was started by spark from the en-
CINE igniting pile of cord wood
nearby. The mill, together with all
the contents. was DESTROYED. The
loss is $1,000, with no insurance.
For the sum of &, 900 cash the Meth
odists of Jefferson Circuit has purchas
Ell the residence of Mr.. \. G.. Baker.
at Summit Point. to be used rs par
sonage. Mr.. Baker will move his
family to the Good property recently
purchased 10y him. Advocate
FoR Brick Dwelling House
on Main Street, Bsrrvville, with gar
den attached. Apply at COURIER
Office
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-20
Confederate Monument.

Ii Is now proposed to erect Mon
ument to the memory of all soldiers
who belonged to commands from
Clarke County or in other commands
and VINO lost their lives during the
war betw cen the States. To this end
a Joint committee on Monument has
been appointed by the Clarke Cavalry
Association, the j. f.. b. Stuart Camp
Z. V. and the Daughters and Sons
of Z. Y.
At the last meeting of the commit
tee the chairman appointed the I'M
derslgned a subcommittee on names
to be engraved on said Monument.
We, therefore, ask the COURIER TO
kindly publish the enclosed names.
The committee Is anxious 20 have "a
complete and full list, and, therefore.
call ON the public and ask if thev
know OF any name which is not in
cluded I'm this list to kindly commu
nicate the same to either of the IN
dersigned committee
JOS. Price, II. Powell Page, Geo. G.
Shepherd, Committee.
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Xmas Tree Festivals.

The sunday schools connected with
the churches here will have their
Christmas entertainments the sever
churches on the days and at the
hours given below:
VI. f. Church, Noble MemoriaN.
Saturday evening, December 23rd. at
: o'clock.
Baptist Church. Saturday evening.
December 23rd. at / o'clock.
NJ. F.. Church south. Tuesday ev.
ening, at o'clock
Grace Episcopal Church, Sunday
evening x mas -eve), $3.50 o'clock.
Minnie Wood Chapel. Monday ev-
ening lNmaS dav), at : O'clock.
Attention, Confederate Veterans.
The regular monthly meeting of
the j. +. b. Stuart Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans will be held in Camp
Hall Saturday evening next at three
O'Clock \ full attendance is desir-
ed, rs the election of officers for the
ensuing year, IN addition to the
transaction of other important bust
ness, will claim the attention of the
camp at this meeting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
INAXALE.

| iNhVhLE.
| n cold wave struck this locality las,
Thursday.
MIR. Cap. Harvey is husking corn fol
Ed. Sherer.
Miss JOY is working for Mrs. Bur.
wei this week.
y. Is. Harvey and family spent Sun
day at Frank Kincaid's.
Miss Mabel Eddy and Lewis Ed
called on Miss Ethel Harvey last FIJI.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph lesson and Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Reynolds visited at
3. A. Burwell's Sunday.
Henry kincaid and son Albert ex.
pect to start for the west next Monday
for months visit with relatives.
Miss Mamie Cloud gave party to
number Of her young friends Wed
nesday night. All report very bleas.
ant time.
Mrs. 4. B. Knight and Miss Maud
Knight returned to their home in Red
Cloud last Friday after a weeks visit
in Inavale.
At the residence of the groom's sister
Mrs. Carson, at high noon Thanksgiv.
ing day occurred the wedding of Mr..
Frank Joy and Miss Grace Church,
Rev. Rippetoe officiating. The con.
tracing parties stood beneath an arch
of evergreen and were made man and
wife. After the congratulations a most
delicious dinner was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joy received some beautiful wed.
ding gifts and their many friends join
In wishing them happy and prosper
Gus voyage over the sea Of matrimony.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Sold by all druggists. 25 cents.

ing savage. One W Juld not have dared
to dream Of the change those days tha,
now is passed without thought. Yel
these Indians were protected by the
great and glorious Declaration OF Inde.
pendence. The cruel and grasp.ne
white man, protected by the tyran
nical administration of Abraham Lin.
coin, was enforcing the doctrine OF be.
nevolent assimilation upon the free
and liberty loving Sioux Their conu.
try had been purchased from an in.
competent European power that had
failed to conquer them. The bargain
and sale, between those arch conspir.
ators against the liberties of mankind,
Napoleon and Tom Jefferson, had been
ruthlessly carried out without the aid
or consent Of any Sioux between
Broken Bow and North Platte. And
we see The result. Where once roamed
the noble red man is now the abode of
Nlevil, Calendar, and the ghost dane
ers OF Broken Bow. Thus has been
avenged the unholy deal whereby JEFF.
ferson trampled in the dust the cher.
ished liberties Of the Pawnee and the
Sioux to sow the seeds Of populism and
confusion on the plains Of the silvery
Platte. Shades Of Tonl jefferson think
Of 5000 majority for Holcomb. No
wonder Napoleon chuckled when he
put sl5, 200, 900 in his pockets. He
was far seeing cuss."