Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-09-26
Death OF DR.. Hunter Mcclure.

since, died wednesday morning, new
er having regained his health or
strength since his attack. He was
sc years old and was Stonewall Jack
sons surgeon during the war. His
skill as surgeon and physician was
known throughout the country. His
funeral took place on Friday after
noon.
Hunter Holmes Mcclure, NJ. D.,
l.. l.. d., third assistant surgeon gen.
eral of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, rank of brigadier general, staff
of Gen. John b. Gordon, was born in
Winchester, Va, October IL. 1885.
He was the son of DR.. Hugh Holmes
Mcclure aud of Anne Eliza Moss,
his wife, the family being directly
descended from Thomas Nor Nc
CURE, Lord or Prince of Eermanagh,
Ireland, who was born in 400 and
died In 1870. His professional stud
les were begun in the Winchester
Medical College, from which institu-
ton he received his degree IN 1855.
In 1856 he marticulsted in both the
University of Pennsylvania and JEFF
ferson Medical College of Philsdel-
/ phla, but was taken sick and COM
| PEELED 70 return home before the end
/ of the session. In 1857 be was elect
ed Professor of Anatomy in the Win
chester Medical College and served
one year. In 1853, feeling the need
of greater clinical advantages, be re-
signed his position in the College and
relinquished a growing practice to
return to Philadelphia.
The following year be not only at
tended the regular course of lectures
In the Jefferson Medical College, but
also established Quiz Class, which
was largely patrorized by the medl-
cal students.
In 1889 the lnsurrectlOn of john
Brown excited the sectional feelings
Of both the North and the south, aud
when his body was taken through
Philadelphia the feeling had become
so bitter that a mass meeting Of the
students was called and it was agreed
to 90 to Richmond, where they were
assured they could continue their
studies under more favorable circum-
stances. Or Mcclure was the leader
In this movement. and when he reach
ed Richmond. accompanied bv over
three hundred students. GOV. Henry
a. Wise welcomed them IN 4 stirring
speech. The Medical College of
Virginia matriculsted them for the
expense of the trip. Dr. McGuire
completed the session IN Richmond
and in March. 1850. received for the
second time the degree of Doctor of
Medicine. He then went TO New Or
leans, where he established another
quiz class. but after the secession of
South Carolina-seeing that war be-
tween the States was inevitsble-he
fastened home TO offer his services to
Virginia.
He volunteered as private in Com
psny F, Second Virginia Regiment,
and April l, 1861, marched from
Winchester to Harper's Ferry.
After the war DR.. Mcclure remov
ed to Richmond, having been elected
to fill the Chair of Surgery in the
Medical College of Virginia, mad,
vacant by the death of Or. Charles
Bell Gibson. This position he held
until 1879. when the demands of al
extensive practice compelled him &c
resign it. the college comforting upon
him in 1850 the title of Emeritus
Professor. In 1888 DR.. Mcclure es
tsbEshed st. Luke's Home for th,
Sick. private infrmary. for the &C
commodation of hif surgical cases.
A short time ago DR.. McGuir,
built large private hospital on Yves
Grace Street
DIR. Mcclure leaves a widow and !
children. He was a brother of DR.
/, VIM. D. Mcguire of Winchester, anC
cousin of the McGuires of thi
place.
Night Thieving Receives Cheol
During the past month our towI
officers have been worried with
number of petty larcencies occurring
in Berryville under the cover of night
Several of the county residents com
ing to town at night have had prop
erty stolen from their vehicles anC
harness on their horses cut and dam
aged. Saturday night, owing to tn,
large crowd in town, Sergeant Rica
more kept a sharp lookout for tn,
parties guilty of this dirty work, anC
his watchfulness was rewarded by til,
capture of one of the alleged rascal
red handed. Sergeant Ricamore, Will
Benton Louthan, young farmer liv
ing near town, who had saddle sto
len from him last Tuesday night
went TO the hitching sheds in jail al
ley to see if the stolen saddle coulC
be found on any of the horses hitch
ed in the shed. While there they
noticed young man, named j. W
Hilyard, acting suspicionsly. Rica-
more went back on the street to ware
off suspicion and left Louthan in tn,
shed watching Hilyard. Before many
minutes Hilyard took IA saddle from