Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-07-11
BERRYVILLE IN THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY.

" SS"Sh1 VI hiso uOlu SCnO0l
was read at the recent closing exer-
clses of that institution. Ii evinces
descriptive talent in our Young
friend worthy of perusal, and if cul-
tlvated may add fame TO his name
IN the century of which be draws his
Imaginary picture
Now, that we have at last seen the
completion, of our celebrated water
works, We will try TO draw an in
sginary picture, of the future pros
perity of our town.
We will take for our hero. i'm this
little sketch, IA young man who went
west" and who returns to Berrvville
IN the twentieth century, TO find il a
great buiness and manufacturing
center. 1t was with surprise. that
he learned, that he could purchase "A
through ticket, from CINCINNATI TO
Berryville. Upon inquiry, he found
that railroad had recently been
completed from Cincinnati to Wash
ington, crossing the line running be
tween New York and New Orleans:
and Berryville is most advantageous
ly situated at their junction.
Us soon as he begins to approach
the city. he Is struck with the IN
crease in population. seeing - has was
once Il spar.ri, settled country. now
dotted every-w mere with small hol~
es surrounded by prosperous fara>:
while now and then. ON command
ing eminence, can be seen a fine. new
mansion.
Bat our hero has 40 idea that the
large city he is approaching l. his
native place, Berryville, aud when
the train stops at the station aud the
conductor calls out "Berryville," he
thinks that gentleman has made a
mistake, and even goes go far as TO
try to correct him, but is politely in
formed that it is he who Is in error.
Finding that it is the place at
which he is supposed to stop, he De
scends to the platform of the i'm
mense station amid crowd of pas
sengers.
But, oh, what change since he
left here. Now every where car be
seen gloomy looking ware ro ms and
store houses of preponderous size,
while the noise can be compared to
Bedlam.
Wandering around as if in maze
he halls an electric car and boards it.
thinking probably, he will see SOM
thing that will look like old times up
in what he thinks is the more CEN
trail part of the city.
1t was not long before Herbert, for
that is our hero's name, found that
he had made mistake in suppoSing
that his native village had grown
chiefly IN this direction, for in few
minutes be came to the most beauti-
ful suburbs he had seen in long
time. In this part of the city were
situated many handsome buildings,
two of which he noticed pai ticlarly.
One was beautiful brick mansion
owned by DR.. Palmer Campbell, one
of the most prominent dentists of the
city. and which he afterwards learn
ed, was named 10y its owner "West
End" The other was magnificent
school building, with boarding house
adjoining, and named "Oak Grove,
on account of it's situation. He was
informed later. that the school WAS
a very fine one taught by Miss Mable
Barnett and Miss Bell Payne, both
teachers of high distinction.
Having found out his mistake in
regard to the west end of the town,
this young man took another electric
car going east, and was soon in the
center of Berryville.
But the center of Berryville in the
nineteenth century was not to be
compared to the center of Berryvill,
in the twentieth century.
In the central square of the city
was situated a magnificent Market
place, surrounded on all sides by
large stores and shops of various de
scriptions; in short. it looked as if i
had been modelled after forms o
ancient Rome.
Being somewhat dazed by all tha
he had seen in the last few hours
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