Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-01-31

grace college Tor young ladies aud
girls At Cbarlestown. A stoch COM
pany has been formed, board of
trustees, consisting of X. =. Chew,
A. w. Mcdonald, Geo. X. Vending.
X. w. Alexander and l.. Sonnebarn.
has been elected, aud the fine prop
erty known as the Pow hatan Hotel.
has been purchased aud will be con
verified into college building. Presi-
dent S. z. Hatton, of Clearmont Col
lege, Hickory, n. c., has accepted the
Presidency aud management of the
proposed new institution. 1t is ex
pected to have all arrangements com
pleted for the opening of the college
next September.
WANTED.-Four energetic men 20
work for the Equitable Life Ins. Co.
If \. Y. Good position and pay To
light parties. Apply to J. II. LUP-
TON, District manager, Harrisonburg,
Va.
DIR. w. Wood Gold, who was badly
wounded on December 1 last at San
Pedro, Honduras, when Capt. John
ImbOden was killed by a native of
Honduras. has written TO his brother,
Circuit Clerk Philip II. Gold, at Win
chester, stating that he is slowly re-
covering from his wounds, although
he Is still very weak. All the pub
llshed reports of the shooting stated
that DR.. Gold had been killed, and
the letter just received, which IS writ
ten 10y him, is the first positive infor
nation to reach this country that he
Is still alive and recovering. We
have Il letter from one of the relatives
of DR. Geld in this county stating
that the report We published last
week giving the cause of the shooting
of DR. Gold was unfounded.
Having sold my farm | will sell at
public sale at my residenc g, miles
east of Winchester, on the Seuseuev
road near Gains Chapel, lot of
live stock. consisting of horses. cattle,
sheep, etc. aud large quantity of
farming implements and household
furniture. For terms aud other in
formation see large handbills.
JOHN l.. KAUFMAN.
The funeral of Mr.. John X.
Louthan, whose death occrrued last
Tuesday as announced in our columns
last week, took place from the Bap-
fist Church Thursday morning.
The services were attended by large
number of people of this community.
showing the high esteem in which
the deceased WIS held. His BODY
was Inferred in the graveyard adjoin
ing the church. Mr.. Louthan
is survived by widow CHS second
wlfe) and eleven children-Mrs
Georgia Shopmsn, and John Louth-
sn, of Washington, Miss Josie Louth
an, of Charlestown; aud Mrs. Mary
Small of Martinsbrrg; William
Louthan, of Jefferson county, Mrs.
Lizzie coleman, Miss. Lydia Louthsn,
and Gather, Benton, Elijah and
Frank Louthan of this place.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. If YOU
know how to sell goods want II
chance to talk to you possibly can I
show you anything better than you
now have, but possibly | can, come TO
see me. Il. BATES CROCHET, at
Mrs. Geo. Phillips, East Main st.
Mr.. f. Wyatt Baker, a well known
druggist and manufacturing chemist,
died at his home in Winchester
Thursday after short illness, of pa
ralysis. He had been in i'll healt h
for number of years and on the day
of his death was stricken with paral.
ysis. Mr.. Baker had been in the drug
business in Winchester for number
of years. and also at Havre de Grace.
Belair and Baltimore, Md. He was
partner of the manufacturing chem
lists firm of +. Wyatt Baker x Co., of
Winchester. The deceased leaves II
mother, one sister, Mrs. Dr. Il. G..
Williams, aud q brother, Robert b.
Baker. of Winchester. He also was
u cousin of our well know townsman,
councilman III. W. Baker.
Through the thoughtfnlness of Mr.
John IL. Shewbridge. of Summit
Point, we have several copies of Ma
Mia papers. The news is not very
fresh. dating back to November 20.
1899, but as souvenirs of newspaper
literature from our new possessions,
theV are very entertaining MIR