Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-03-28
Fire Company Organized.


ering of the citizens of Berryville at
the court house last Friday night
was convincing evidence of strong
sentiment here in favor of organizing
and effective fire company. Al
though the meeting was composed
largely of young men of the town,
there were present number of older
and wiser heads who held in check
the ardent enthusiasm of some of
the fire fighters aud helped them over
the knOtty places.
For years Berryville has been at a
disad vantage in fighting fires occur
ring here mainly due to AN iuadeqat-
water supply and poor equipment,
although the spirit of the fire fighters
were as valiant aud jealous. az any
town or city can boast Of. The hook
and ladder equipment with chemical
ext nguishers, which were supplied
some years ago, were Of little use in
coping with u serious couiagration.
The citizens meeting WAS called TO
order by the temporary chairman,
Mr.. Blackburn Smith, who asked for
the report of the committee appOiu
ted at previous meeting to whom
the matter of permanent organization
of fire company was referred The
committee handed in the following
report, which WAS adopted:
BY virtue of the authority vested in us
at the citizens meeting held March 10th
al the Court House in Berryville. we. the
undersigned committee, respectfully sub
nit the following report:
J l. That one Fire Company should be
/ organized in the town of Berrvville.
2. That membership should he limited
to cstizens between the ages of Is and 30
years.
! ). That the Company should be allow
/ Ell 10 elect IL own officers and select its
own constitution and by laws
I. That the following citizens be rec
Ognized as charter members the COmpa-
ny, with full authority 10 proceed with
the organization.
W. +. HOFFMAN. Chm: JNo II En-
DERs. ID. II. JONEs. JAS. W. FOLEY, II.
W. BAKER.
The list of names of those recon-
meuded as elegible of mem be-ship bv
the committee numbers nearly hun
dred including the names Of those
citizens who joined as honorary mem
bers.
The temporary organization hav
ing finished its work, another tenn
pOrary organization was effected for
the purpose of trausacting any furth-
er business the meeting NAV think
proper. The same officers were re
elected.
A resolution was passed asking all
citizens of the town, who wished Ia
become members of the company. to
present their names to the secretary.
John Il. Crown. to be read before the
next meeting.
The election of officers was then
entered into. and resulted as follows:
w. f. Hoffman, Captain
John II. Enders. lst Lieutenant
Vi. Is. Pulliam, 2nd Lieutenant
}. Ed. Ogden. 3rd Lieutenant
John Il Crown, Secretary
II. b. Warde. Treasurer
Dr. Cyrus Mccormick, Surgeon.
Upon motion of DR.. Mccormick d
committee of four was appointed t,
solicit contributions to be used il
equiping the company, each mem
Der OF tie committee to work in on,
of the four wards of the town desig
mated by the chief
The chief named the following
persons to receive such contribution
j. L. l.. Jones, Ward No. /: :. r
Baughman, Jr., Ward No. ,; II. Is
Wsrde, Ward No 3; and John Il
Crown. Ward No. I.
1t is the duty of the property own
ers of the town to encourage the com
psny with rs liberal contribution a
they are able to make, and acknowl
edgment of contributions will b,
made in the columns of the COURIEI
next week.
Chief Hoffman has called meet
ing of the fire company to be held al
the courthouse Friday night next al
$50 o'clock. All interested ar,
asked to be present.
Newsy Items from WadesviIe
Miss Maude A. Wilson has returned
10 her home in Providence Il. l., after a
short visit with friends in this vicinity
Mr.. Wash, of Minneapolis. Mimi.
representing the Bradley Watkins Co,
of Baltimore, was in town Friday look
inc after cross ties