Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-05-08
LOCAL BRIEFS

ION were instructed to vote against
the measure TO be considered then
looking towards consolidating the
Confederate Veteran and Sons into
one organization, which question
now is being agltated among the Vet
Grams and the Sons. The delegates
to the reunion are Messrs. Black
burn Smith, Trip Hsrdssty and w.
L, Lewis; alternates, Ct. n. Hardesty.
Martin Eleyett and j. w. Hardesty.
Commander Thomas b. Hardesty
presided at the meeting. Before the
meeting of the senior camp DIR. Cy-
rus Mccormick read very interest.
ing paper, relating to the wound Of
Gen. Stuart, which the Camp by a
rising vote requested the Doctor to
have 1t pu blished in our columns.
To convince you that Hoaman's
My Special" is one of the finest CT
CARS on the market for cts, try one.
With sincere regret the accident
to Miss Selma Williams is received
IN this community. While driving
to town Tuesday evening of last
week Miss Williams met traction
engine, which greatly frightened the
horse attached to her buggy. and in
order to control the animal. she GOT
out OF the vehicle and caught hold
OF the animals bride as the engine
approached. AS she did this. the
animal lunged and knocked Miss
Williams to the ground, fracturinV
her arm IN two places and inllicting
sorae painful bruises. Her nelce.
Miss Helen Dortch, who was with
her, managed TO control the hors.
until some men came up aud quieted
the animal. DIR. Mccormick. who
drove along In few minutes, had
Miss Williams conveyed to her home
where he dressed her arm, and we
are glad to hear that she is recover
ing from her shock.
Don't waste money on high priced
cigars, when You can huv Cuban
Beauties" ; for 5 cts. They are fra
grant smokers. Hoffman makes and
sells them.
Commemorative Attorney VIM. Il.
Lewis has forwarded to Gov. White
of West Virginia the requisition
papers issued by Gov. Tyler, for the
delivery of of DR.. Scott alias Harry
Murphy, the fllimhammer, to Sheriff
w. W. Smallwood. 1t will be re-
mem bered that Scott was identified in
Clarksburg by several Berryyilie
boys, who notified the authorities
here. His sentence in the Clarks
curg Jail for tlim-haming expires the
10th, and Sheriff Smallwocd leaves
for that place in few days While
serving u sentence in the county Jail
here for working his finn fam game
on several merchants in the county
he broke out aud escaped with his pal,
and wasnOt heard of again until seen
In Clarksburg.
Like smooth smoke-try Hoff-
mans My Special" cts.
1t is rumored at the depot here
that the n. u w. will run No. 1
Northbound train through Berryville
about two hours earlier than on
present schedule. The train now
passes At S:24 p. m. and the new
summer schedule, to go in effect af
ter next Sunday, changes the hour
to near 6 o'clock. We have not heard
whether any changes will be made
in the running of other trains. 1t
is also rumored that the Pennsylva
MIA, which owns, it is said, a con.
trolling interest in the n. & w. sys
tenn, will run fast train over this
branch Of the road.
For SALE OR RENT.-Large trac:
of Mountain Land. Terms easy.
BLACKBURN SMITH, Atty, for Mrs
II. s. Turner.
The admiration and esteem held
for DR.. "TOm" Lippitt by his friends
of this county for his gallant con
duct and patient suffering at Pekin,
when beseiged by the Boxers, is
equally shared by others outside of
his native county, as is shown by the
fact that he was elected unanimous
ly last week at a meeting of the
Alumni of the University College of
Medicine at Richmond, Va, presi
dent of the Alumni Association.