Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-08-29
Miss NELLIE GRIFFITH WILL OPEN
HER SCHOOL, MONDAY, SEPT. 10TH.
Briefs

chase last Sunday morning In pur-
suit OF colored man, named VIM.
Mills, for whose arrest he has been
holding a warrant since last winter
for crap shooting. Mills was on the
street Sunday morning and was spied
by Sergeant Ricamore, who imme-
dlately made efforts TO apprehend
him. Mills saw the officer making
towards him and started to run
at strong pace. Up Church street,
down Jail alley, into Webb Young's
garden, across Liberty street, and in
to DIR. Pages field, ran the darky,
with Ricamore in close pursuit.
Twice the officer tried TO stop the
darby with bullet, but each time
his aim missed. Ricamore followed
the negro across the country for about
two miles, and would have caught
him but for his being picked up by
a couple of colored men in a wagon
on the Charlestown pike, for which
Mills made by circling around Mr..
Barnett's farm.
For SALE-A fine driving mare:
sold with or without nearly new
buggy and Harness. Enquire at
this office.
Among the winners at the Horse
aud Cattle Show at Front Royal the
other week, were, Mr.. VIM F. Ran
dolph of Wildwood, whose horse took
first premium in the jumping contest
and fourth place in the hunter class.
Mr. Randolph has several fine hun
tiers, that generally take a ribbon
wherever they 90. In the cattle de.
partment, there was exhibited "A
Hereford bull, which won great
deal of admiration. This magnifi-
cent animal is from the herd, inn
ported last year into this county by
Hon. W. q. Conrad from his ranch
in Montana. and was sold to Mr.. II.
II. Downing, of Front Royal, who
placed IL on exhibition.
Ralston's Health Breakfast Food:
Ralstou's Health Barley Food: RAJ
ston's Purina Health Flour, Grape
Nuts at r. ID. HARDESTY's.
The J. +. b. Stuart Camp, Con-
federate veterans, held their monthly
meeting IN Camp Hall last Saturday
with Commander Il. Powell Page in
the chair. The feature of the meet
ing were the interesting personal
"reminiscences as related by Capt. j
L. Griffith. DIR. Cyrus Mccormick
and Mr.. Struder, the latter being q
new member of the camp from Mill.
wood. whittier he moved recently
from Stanton. The remarks of al
were full of humor and very enter
tanning. In the future meetings of
the camp the telling of these wal
stories will be feature.
The peach market is said to be
gluttoned, and the Shepherdtowr
Register says the growers in that sec.
tiOn don't know what to do with theil
crops. Great quantities of the fruit
is said to be rottening in the orchards
The city markets are fairly good, bu
between the railroads and commission
merchants there is little left for th,
shipper.
Lieut.. Julian l.. Latimer, L. :. y.
native of Shepherdstown, who il
with the |. 5. Army IN Pekin, ha
been assigned to most responsible
position, in which his duties are t,
transmit authentic information of on
forces and of the affairs there to Ad
mlral Remey, who sends the same t,
Washington.
There is some talk of connectin.
the b. x Q. and Cumberland Vale,
railroads at Winchester, in order t,
expedite freight transportation. 4
, party of civil engineers are now re
surveying the old road bed for con
Meeting line between the railroads
but 1t may be years, the Star saws
before the rails are laid.
While attempting to board b. 1
.. freight train at Harper's Ferr,
last week, John Carver missed hi
hold and fell beneath the car wheels
Both legs were cut off near the body
causing death within fifteen minutes
Carver was B. 4 O. brakeman anC
lived in Brunswick, Md. A widow
and two children survive him.
Efforts are now being made to ge
; W. ). Bryan to make a speech a
. Morgan's Grove Fair on Sept. 9th o
9Th, by the officers of the fair asso
citation. If Col. Bryan consents tn
whole of Clarke county can be ex
pected at the fair on that day an,
help to make it memorable one.
Miss Virginia Alexander, daughte
of the late w. r. Alexander, of Win
chester, was married to Mr.. q. Y
Barril, of Baltimore, in Clarksburg
W. Va, last Tuesday. The wedding
was quiet affair and took place a
the home of the brides aunt, Mrs
= John Hart. The bride is a very at
tractive young lady, and is a niece o
Mrs. Randolph Grigsby, of this coun
ty.
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