Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-07-11
Briefs.

On Tuesday the members of the
Gard Club, were charmingly enter
tanned at "Frankford" by Miss Rose
Mccormick who asked them to meet
Miss Fracis Smith, Of Washin gton.
Tables were placed on the lawn, and
"high five" was played from five uu-
til seven o'clock. The winners of
the prizes were, Mrs. Walter Cox and
Miss Emily Smith. Members of the
club present.were Misses Mac Donald,
Rosie Mccormick, Gretta McCor-
mick, Nora and Lily Moore, Esther
Lewis, Mamie Thomas, Mary and
Florence Irwin, Mrs. Hugh McCor-
mick and Mrs John Neill. Others
invited to, meet Miss Smith were
Mrs. Frank Tilford, Mrs Jet McCor-
mick, Misses Helen Dortch. Rose
Armstrong, Portia Baldwin, Char
lotte Blackburn and Eleanor Wash
ington.
House of > rooms-half acre lot,
situated on turnpike , miles
from Berryville. Price $3.50.
House and Lot of } acres located
3 miles north of BerryvIlle rooms.
Z halls, good cellar, stable, corn house,
smoke house, cistern, good fruit.
Price $3.50, apply to d. c. SNYDER.
The large store room being erected
on Main Street, nearly opposite the
Hotel by Messrs Coiner and Coyner.
Is an improvement in our town
worthy Of special note, and gives
evidence of prosperity on the part of
these clever gentlemen Of the Rack
ct Store" The building is 90 feet
deep and 35 feet wide. three stories
high with large stairway from
the lower to upper floors. 1t has an
imposing galvanized iron front.
There will be two offices partitioned
of on the front of the second floor
with access to them by an outside
stairway on the eastern side of the
building. These offices will be for
rent. and Mountain Water will he
couyeyd TO them and other parts of
the building.
For wheat insurance. insure in the
old reliable. the Va. Fire 4 Marine.
:. NJ. Taylor, agt, next door to p. o.
Those of our citizens who have
streetwashers in front of their pla
ces of business for the purpose o
sprinkling the streets should see that
the person who handles the hose do
not throw water in such quantities
Is to form stagnant pools near the
side walks. This suggestion is given
for the reason that if the matter is
neglected the town will soon be in
Tested with swarms of mosquitoes.
There have been at this early date
several complaints made of the prev
alence of this insect.
For cheap wheat insurance in best
companies. Apply to W. =. Lewis.
The Winchester Star of July 3rd
says Last night Officer Mccartney
arrested Mad Chrismore, of Clarke
county, upon the charged of stealing
eleven sheep from Mr. c. j. Meade,
of White Post, and selling them to
Mr.. George w. Kremer, the meat
merchant of this city, last Thursday.
y young man of this city, Howard
Lyons, was also arrested charfed with
completely, but he claims that all he
did was to write the receipt for Chris
more without knowledge of his hav-
ing stolen the animals.
To LoAN-SlOOO on first class
security. Apply to W. T. Lewis.
The n. & W. Ry. Co. will sell
round trip tickets TO the unwilling of
Confederate Monument at Berryville.
July 2lst. They will be at excursion
rates, and only good for use on day
of sale. Such tickets to Berryville
will be sold at all points between
Hagerstown and Luray. Train 2S
will be held to connect at Riverton
Junction with the Southern Ry. for
convenience of visiting Camps.
The Firemans Bazaar is now in
progress and will continue through
out the remainder of the week. The
G. b. Rouss Band, of Winchester.
which has been engaged to furnish
us with music for one evening during
the week, will be on hand Wednesday.
The music promises to be of the best.
The case of Henry Banks charged
with assault upon Isaac Robinson,