Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-06-26
LOCAL BRIEFS

featsd the Winchester club las,
tuesday IN game fall OF excite
ment, and In which the Berryyille
boys made garrison finish in the
ninth inning, scoring four runs and
tying Winchesters tally. At this
point OF the game Winchester got
the "rsttles', refused to finish the
game aud Umpire Souner forfeited
the same to Berryville. The Win
chester Star, like the Winchester
ball players, got sore over the defeat.
aud did the "cry baby" act by trying
TO make its resders believe that Umo
pre- Sonner had treated the visitors
unfairly. The Winchester people
don't forget quickly, and little re-
lection will tell them that Bsrryville
never needed an umpire to help them
beat Winchester in a ball game.
The local boys defeated the Charles.
town team in well played game
Friday by score of to 3, and
Chsrlestown took their medicine like
real sportsmen.
For SALE-Pure bred Poland Chi
ma Pigs, both sexes. II. b. LEVI,
Boyce, Va. 81
Uncle Aaron Fields, one of the
most highly respected colored resi-
dents of Berryville, died at his home
here Monday night, after a long i'll
ness with heart trouble and dropsy.
Uncle Aaron was SO years old, and
a widow and two grown children sur
vlve him, one of whom is a practicinp
physician of Cairo Ill. Uncle" Aaron
was quiet, peaceable and industrious.
and his life Is fit emulation for the
present generation of colored boys. If
all the colored people were of his type
the Jim-Crow car and negro dlsfran-
chisement in the South would be an
unheard-of thing This old colored
man knew his place and filed it we'll
Peace TO his ashes.
DIR. q. II. Oliver will he absent
from his office until about July 18th
The best Machine and Cylinder
oil at Bowman's.
The other night Rev. Julian Broad
dus and family were aroused by a
noise IN the chicken pen at the par
sonage, and going out to investigate
they found weasel in Il coop where
number of small chickens were.
Although the weasel was driven from
the coop il did not desist in it's at
tacks upon the chickens and killed
several small ones while Mr.. Broad
dus and others were trying to kill it..
Just received lot Of the LADY
Bartmar" OXfords, in Patent Leath
er, Black Kid and Black Vici. the
very newest styles, slightly manish
toes, beautiful AS we'll as substantial.
Made by House which makes only
Ladies' Shoes and Oxfords. and ate
only on price, $3.50. Procure YOUR
self pair of Lady Bartmar" Ok
fords now while you can be fitted.
from the sole owner of these goods
in this TOWN.. ID. HARDEsTY.
Mr.. Elias Parshall shipped car
load of lambs last week to Northern
markets, that averaged IS lbs. This
is one of the best shipments made
from this place for some time. The
Hsrdesty Brothers have also been
making shipments of nice lambs in
the past two weeks. Lambs are
bringing from 90 to 81 cts. per 10.
New Potomac. Shore Packed Her.
ring and Family Roe Herring in half
barrels for sale low by
SMITH 4 BAKER.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Ramev enter
tanned most delightfully."- thirty or more
youngpeople at their home, Aurora,
last Friday evening from to IL
o'clock, in honor of their daughter
Miss Fleda Mae, and their niece, Miss
Ada Thompson, both of whom have
returned from school. The guests en-
joyed very much the music and recita-
tions by the two young ladies, both OF
whom took special courses in this line
The best Machi and cylinder oil
at Bowman's.
Foundation is now being laid for a
lodge at Green Hill Cemetery, to be
occupied by the cemetery watch. The
building will be of brick and one
story. Messrs. Thompson Il Ogden
are the contractors for the erection
of same. Part of the cost of the
work was raised by popular subscrip.
ton.
For SALE-Six new wash stands
cheap, apply to, j. E.Ogden.
Mr.. William Chamblin and Mir.
tie West, both of Jefferson county
were married last Sunday evening
at the home of Mr.. John ID. Hart
Rev. Julian Broaddus performing
the ceremony.
Cherries seem to be plentiful, and
the small boys can be seen at even
ings making their way with pals
filled with this delicious fruit. The
recent heavy rains have knocked
from the trees much of thisfruit.
There will be no preaching at the
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