Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-11-13
LOCAL BRIEFS


organization Was called for SaLurda,
week 10 nominate officers for the en-
suing year, but not enough members
responded to give the meeting a QUO
rum Has interest in this WORTHY
organization been smouldered by the
invasion into its ranks of the spirit of
commerclalism, that we should forget
the duty to the memory of our fathers
whose blood santines the ground we
walk on? DO the members of this
camp as far as they are concerned in
tend that the name, deeds and fame
OF the Confederate soldier, which they
(the sons) declare in the constitution
OF their organization TO "perpetuate
and hand down TO posterity", shall
pass over the river with the tattered
warriors who fought so gloriously
under the Stars and Bars? Wake M.
boys, show the old Confederate dur
ing the few remaining years of his
life that you intend to see that the
world will know the truth of those
bloody days of 81. Come to the
meeting next Saturday night, Nov.
10, and transact the routine business
matters which have accumulated and
should be discharged in order that
the integrity of the camp may be pre-
served with the Confederation The
hour is 7:3O p. m, and the dav is
Saturday, Nov. Is. Law aside bust
ness, and all be on hand and remove
the impression In the Senior Camp
that your Camp in this county is a
thing of the past.
At Lawrence j. Russelrs Won will
Ind freshest fruits of all kinds.
The Charles Town Electric Light.
Heat aud Powe. Company vas grant
ed permission 10y the county court Of
Jefferson to erect poles and string
wires on the different public roads of
the county upon certain conditi ons.
tits the purpose Of this company go
erect a large power house on the
Shenandoah River at Watsou's fac
tory, and to supply power to Charles
Town. Harper's Ferry, Shepherds
town, Shenandoah Junction. Martins
burg, Berkeley county, and Berry
vile, Clarke county, va. II is a
large enterprise and will cost many
thousand dollars. Charles Town
Advocate.
a telegram, filed the at " estern
Union Telegraph office at Glenwood,
Iowa, at $3.50 Monday morning. was
handed TO the editor of the COURIER
in his office 80 minutes later. The
message travelled over 1000 miles
over the wire, and WAS carried a
quarter of a mile by messenger BOY
besides it had to pass through the
hands OF operators at relay stations,
which occasions loss of more or less
time. Few people realize how near
TO each other they are after all, al
though the hish mountains and end
less plains of this big country may
seperate them.
Mrs. Mary \. MaGruder sells ut
public auction at the residence of her
son law, Mr.. g. f. Swartz, on the
Byrd estate, near Pigeon Hill, Satur-
day next. Nov. 16, "a quantity of
household and kitchen furniture and
some live stock and farming imple-
ments. b. j. Longerbeam, agent,
holds a public sale Monday, Nov. %,
at which a quantity of live stock and
farming machinery will be sold. The
sale will take place on the farm of
Mrs. Nancy Longerbeam, mile east
of Berry's Ferry.
Lawrence J. Russell sells the best
and freshest oysters, by plate or
measure
A number of young people of the
community gathered at "Audley''
last Friday night and gave surprise
dance to Mr.. Daingerfeld Lewis and
his guest, Mr.. Domerneck. A de-
lightful German was danced, led by
Messrs. Domerneck and Harry War
den. About thirty persons were
present, and the crowd was chaperon-
ed by Mesdames Gordon Van Hook,
II. H. Mccormick and Charles NJ
Broun.
A meeting of the Stonewall Chap
ter, Daughters of the Confederacy,
is called for next Thursday to-
morrow at 3 p. m. at the residence
of Mrs. John b. Neill. The officers
of the Chapter desire Il good atten-
dance to consider important mat
tiers which demand prompt attention,
and all members are asked to be
present.
We learu from the Warren Regis
ter that at a meeting of the Washing
ton Literary Society of the Randolph
Macon Academy, Front Royal, MIR
George + Kercbeyal, of Berryville,
"A farmer employe of the Courier of
fee, was one of the orators and that
he acquitted himself with much cred
it. George has the knack of max
ing himself heard wherever he goes.