Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-09-04

tention. High street Is tn. main
business Avenue. At night looks
brilliant with It's miles of electric
arches, The Great Southern and
Chittendeu are the l-adlug hotels.
and are superb in ali their appoint
ments. The State University and
grounds, and fair grounds and build
ings are very handsome. Broadway
Is lined with palatial residences.
Franklin Park is beautiful spot.
with its cool and inviting shade and
lovely flowers. The ne annex 10 the
State Capital, When completed. will
be handsome aud imposing struc
ture. There is much OF interest in
the State House, the Museum amt
historic Library. Hundreds Of SOUR
rels are seen playing oa the beautiful
State House grounds. Thrs- taule
little pets afford much amusement to
the many hundred, sf visitors.
Springfield is SAID to have the larg
est manufacturing plants ia the woria
of agricultural implements We bad
a very pleasant cali AT the handsome
ly equipped Office Of the Superior
Drill works, and the general mana
gers of the immense establishment
were very atfable and genial gentle
men. The odd Fellows. Free Ma
sons, aud knights of Pythia, each
have magnificent state houses iu this
lovely city, for che care OK thr aged
and orphans Uruana is a beautiful
city of 10000 and is populated lay "a
people of culture aud refinement.
whose beautiful homes are models of
exquisite taste and beauty. There .rr
many Nirgiuiaus iu this section of
Ohio Cr6aua has 81 number of
handsome churches, whose pulpi,s
are iilcj with able aud eloquent
ministers, and their church music of
the very highest order brings out
all the sweetness of sacred song. es
pecialiy is il SO at the First Metho
dist Church. where they have ladies
chorus for morning service and gen
tlemen'S choir evening service. First
Presbyterian, Grace Methodist and
First Methodist churches are beaut-
fui temples of worship, noted for
their superb decoration.
Clarke and Champaign counties,
Ohio are noted for their splendid
farms. In going through this section
one sees as fine Il country. as can be
found Auywhere-beautiful homes
everything kept in order, fine farms,
and every appearance of comfort,
ilue bodies of timber, and splendid
graveled roads, that are we'll kept
aud no toll to pay either. The toll
system long since done away with to
the great relief Of the traveller.
For our return trip We saw much
of the terrible destruction caused by
the great freshet in the Elk Horn
Valley, W. Va, along the \. ". t..
r.. 1t was frightful to see. While
waiting for our train AZ Roanoke. We
enjoyed the romatic and picturesque
scenery from the main veran da At
Hotel Roanoke, We were re-
minded of the fact we we're again in
grand Old Virginia with her grand
scenery of mountain, hill, and dale.
fertile fields, and grand old fruit
trees, the State that produced such
men as Washington, Patrick Henry.
John Marshall, John Randolph of
Roanoke, and many others OF that
early day, who left their impress up
on the world: then still later. the
matchless and peerless Robt. +. Lee
and Stonewall jackson, loom up be.
fore the vision as the Idols Of De
voted and patriotic people. Well
might the old State be proud of her
history. Our train ia ready and we
start again, reaching Berryyille at
9:30 Oh the night of the historic Ith
of July ,9Ol.
And Notwithstanding the corch
ing rays of "Old SOL aud the swell
tering heat was glad to lind that the
Crown brothers were sill at the
helm of the COURIER, sending il ont
every week with its budgets of news
to appreciative readers. There is no
discount on Rice or Communication
ON John; both are in the market and
will consider bids from the Ladies.