Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-11
Bridging the OpequOn

Read before the Mutual Farmers
Club OF Frederick county bv Lewis
pidgeou.
Would 1t noJ ne To the best inter
Isl of Frederick and Clarke counties
To vigorously agitarr the question of
building bridge acros, the Opeouou
somewhere in thiS part of the two
couu,Iv-.
To answer very briefly | think Il
would. There are really SO few DAYS
in the course of wear when the
stream cannot bee forded that many
people think the building of bridge
would ue useless cNpeusr. The fact
too that when the stream L. too high
90 Doc crossed the roads ARE nor IN III
condition for the farmers team To- De.
upon them. l. another argument of
fered against the need for "a bridge.
This kind of talk. however. j. on par
with that We occasionally hear from
some unfortunate antequated speci-
mems. who plead that railroads have
been "A disadvantage to the country,
and tell in glowing terms of the good
old times when our products were all
wagoned to the markets and the few
Injuries o5tainable at all were
brought 10 us the same way.
We have passed that stage of devel-
opment. and had Virginia kept the
lead of the states that she once help
she would surely now be past the
stage where streams of the size of the
OpeQuon are crossed in the same rude
way used bv the aborigines. If Viz
ginia wants capitalists 10 come and
develop her resources. Gard she ought
| 10 want them she needs to make
things look as attractive and pros
porous as possible; and nothing be-
speaks the prosperity, the thorough
civilization of country like its
roads. and good roads are not COM
plete without good bridges over the
streams. Yes it would be TO the ad-
vantage of our farmers to agitate this
question. not more for the conve.
nience it would afford them than for
the untold amount it would enhance
the value of adjacent property And
we don't merely need bridge. We
need at least two of them. The eros
sing of the Winchester and Berrvville
pike should be bridged by all means.
Then there should be at least one
other between that and the present
one near Middleway. Yes, fellow
farmers always advocate advancement
and improvement.
To THE PUBLIC.-We are author
lied to guarantee every bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and if
not satisfactory to refund the money
to the purchaser. There is no better
medicine made for la grippe. colds
and whooping cough Price. - and
SOC per bottle. Try it. W. Rich
ardsOn, druggist.
CAVERN DISCOVERED The resi-.
dents of Fairmont avenue were mild
ly exercised over an attraction their
neigh borhood has fallen heir to by
some freak of nature. and numerous
interested persons are visiting the
site of the old Allemong X Fries fac
tory to investigate the yawning cavi.
ty which has suddenly made its ap.
pearance. The cavity, or sink hole
as it is called for convenience. /.
about six feet square and apparently
has no bottom. Mr.. Foster GRAY
dropped several stones into the critic,
but could not detect the slightest
sound which would warn him of
striking bottom. The sink hol,
dawnS upon the inhabitants without
them having the slightest idea that
such IA thing would occur and il i,
said the place could not be al old
we'll or pit.-WincheSter Star
IT SAVES THE CHILDREN. Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy has saved
the lives of thousands of croupN
children. Ii is also without an equal
for colds and whooping coughs.
The jury IN the case of j. PenrOSt
Garter, tried IN the County Court OF
Henrico for the murder Of Charlie.
Fox Moore, We're unable 10 agree and
were discharged on Saturday. Thi.
makes third trial necessary.
Educate Your bowels With Cnsc.r.,s