Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-10
Fine Display OF Millinery

COZ iaohivus anu Oest 81 goods and
that our department is under the
charge of Miss Adreon, who has Civ
en- satisfaction to many of our Gus
TONERS IN the past. You will find
resdy-trimmed hats of every descrip-
ton, straw hats of the latest STYLES.
and our trimmings are the best ma
terial to be had-no shop worn goods.
Tive our stock an inspection, and YOU
will find it the largest and most com
plete ever brought to Berryville.
Prices are low down. Also, our stock
OF Ladies' Furnishings has been re-
plenished with the newest and latest
of goods. Mrs. l.. +. RIcAMoRE.
Briefs.
A shocking accident, resulting in
the almost instant death of "A Young
man, occurred on the Baltimore a.
Ohio Railroad near Middletown,
Frederick county, Saturday night.
The victim was q. VI. Ludwig, we'll
known young man of Edinburg,
Shenandoah county. He was run
over by north bound freight train
NO. II and was badly mangled. His
body was not discovered until morn.
ing, though the accident occurred
near midnight. From the nature of
his injuries it is probable he lived
several hours, although he was per
haps unconscious. His body was sent
TO his home in Ediuburg on the south
bound noon train.
See Wall Il Hardesty before sell
ing your wool. They pay cash.
Miss Bessie Kerns, Is years old aud
daughter of Benz. r. Kerns. of Rock
tnou Springs, is missing. She had
shown symptoms Of mental collapse,
and as her relatives talked of send
ing her to AN asylum, it is supposed
she overheard them and disappeared.
The nelghborhood has been searched
without finding her. \ girl was seen
walking along the road about twelve
miles from her home ia "A heavy rain.
bat nothing further was learned of
her
Ga Wednesday Judge Atkinson. of
the county court of Frederick. dis
charged the jury that tried the case
OF JOhu w. Brown for shooting
Charles keiter, because the Jury
could not agree. Brown was bailed
pending new trial. 1t will be re
membered that Keiter invaded
Browns premises and undertook to
drive away several sheep which he
claimed belonged TO him, when
Brown appeared and the shooting
look place.
Shepherdstown Register: Percy
jackson, a colored boy who halls
from Clarke county, Va, but who
for some time has been employed by
ID. q. Hinkle, near Uvilla, was ar
rested and lodged in Jail on the
charge of attempting to wreck fast
express train on the main line of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near
Dust's Crossing, in this county. The
attempt was made on April 18th by
placing an iron rail across the track.
Wheat is receding in value as we
approach another harvest, No. , red
being quoted at y cents in Balti-
more. The decrease in the visible
supply during the past week was but
$4,000 bushels. The blockade in
shipments by strikers at Buffalo is
one of the reasons assigned for weak
ness in values. Corn is quoted at
3S@ cents per bushel.
Last Sunday night thieves made a
raid on the store conducted by H.
VI. hamsOurg, In ShepherdStown,
and stole at least thirteen pairs OF
shoes. The shutter was forced from
a back window. The shoes, which
were all for ladies, were taken from
the boxes and probably carried away
in sack. There is no clue to the
guilty parties.
In some parts of the country Nav
LIST was observed as Dewey day, il
being the anniversary of his destruc-
ton of the Spanish fleet at Manila
He is the most popular hero of the
recent war.
Mr.. John II. Alexander, of the
Loundoun county bar, and former
member of Mosby's Partisan Rangers
will deliver the address on Confeder.
ate Memorial Day, May ~, at Charles
town.