Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-04-18

town, large spring near house;
good garden and shady yard
attached. Apply at this office.
Briefs.
w. G.. Conrad, of Montana Hall.
Clarke county, has the most besuti
full herd of Hereford cattle in this
part of the United States, says the
Warren Sentinel, and We have it from
reliable information that Mr.. Conrad
will exhibit some of the finest of
them at the Firemsn's Stock Show
next August. Our townsman, Capt.
II. II. Downing, spent Monday with
Mr. Conrad and says that they are
decidedly the hsndsomest cattle be
has ever seen. He expects to pur-
chase one and bring it to this county.
Mr.. Conrad has about 100 head of
these cattle and will ship a carload
to his ranch in Montana about June
LIST.
7. w. Wood & Co.'S Garden Seeds,
Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, and Small
Seeds; Northern Seed Potatoes, Early
Ohio, HOultOn or Maine Rose, New
York Rose, Hebron and Green Noun
tain, Low Prices at r. ID. HARDEs
TVS.
At u special meeting of the J. Z. b.
Stuart Camp of Confederate Veterans,
held in Camp Hall last Saturday,
a resolution WAS passed recommending
to Judge Harrison the following per
sons for appointment on the Pension
Board of Clarke County: A. Moore,
Jr.. r. Powell Page, Joseph Price,
Samuel Mccormick and Blackburn
Smith. The following delegates aud
alternates TO thu Louisville re union
were elected: Delegates-S. j. G..
Moore, r. o. Allen, John J. Shipe,
". /. Milton; alternates, A. j..
Thompson, John X. Castleman, G. f..
Lippitt. and VIM. +. Reed. The
Camp also passed resolutions ex-
pressing sorrow over the illness Of
DIR. Mcclure. The resolutions were
handed us too late for publication
this week.
The recently organized Board of
Trade, which is composed of Win
chester's most substantial and ener
getlc business men, is taking active
step looking to the advancemert of
the city and its material interests.
Every reasonable inducement will be
made TO attract industries TO that
city, and move is on foot to adver
tise the advantages of Winchester far
and near. Several important manu-
featuring concerns were recently lost
by the absence of an organized effort
to secure them, and the Board of
Trade was organized with just this
end in view. The City Council will
be asked to contribute $500 to assist
with the work.
The man Cramer, Who was shot while
trying to escape arrest with Leroy
Anderson in Frederick, Md. recently.
died from HE injuries last week. He
was addicted to the opium habit and
became a ravIng maniac from suffer
ing. 1t was reported that Cramer
was the Harry Murphy, alias DR..
Scott, the film Hammer known to our
people, and Deputy Sheriff Lupton
went to Frederick Monday to inves-
tigate the report. Mr.. Lupton says
that Cramer is another man, being
much smaller in stature than Scott
and unlike him in many respects.
The Baltimore markets closed Mon
day with wheat st about previous
prices-72s cents. The market ia
reported dull. The visible supply
has decreased $4,000 bushels, and is
stated IS, 7SS,OOO. Corn is advanc-
ing and prime yellow (cob) is bring
ing $3.50 per barrel. Heavy hogs
are quoted at $5.75@5.9O per 100
lbs; light hogs, $5.6O@5.7O; light
pigs. $4.9O@5.1O; wool lambs, US
@S; clipped lambs, $5@6.5O.
Hon. A. l.. Wsrthen sold last week
a number of fine horses to a buyer in
New York. Most of the horses were
bought by Mr.. Warthen during bis
trip to South west Virginia. We
learn that he realizes fair prices for
them.-Warren Register.
Mr.. Charles Grant, a prominent
citizen of Brucetown, died THURSDAY
after long illness of consumption
He was 43 years of age, and is sur
vived by four sisters and two broth