Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-23

ssys OF OH OalngsrteId, recently de-
ceased, always when he LEFT town aud
his business was closed up a. huge
oanoh OF orsPs was hung on HE
front door, presumably TO give the
patrons the idea that either the pro-
prietor, or one Of HE relatives, was
dead" that Siz twas bora near Win
Chester" that he spent two weeks
every year in Atlantic City in style, |"
and that he was 40 disbelisvsr in the
honesty Of the human race" These
statements, together with the general
run OF the whole article, are utterly
without foundation of truth or fsct.
and it is iuconceivsbls how the Star
fell into such an ingregious error.
We take the trouble 10 deny the
statements made in the article, be
cause we think il does its subject,
8 respectable colored man, & great
injustice and puts him in the
wrong light before the Stars readers.
Weknow.from an Investigation, he was
utterly lacking the Characterization at
tributed 10 him in the article, and was
IN honest, thrifty and unostenta.
cious oolored man.
Banghman is selling his millinery
at sacrifice. Read what be suys
in his ad.
Last Friday morning some excite
ment was created at the Berryville
High School by the burning of a
piece of wood in one of the heat
conductors, producing a quantity of
smoke. which entered through the
register into Miss Mesmer's room.
The school children, thinking the
building was Afire, stAmpedsd to the
outside. In afew minutes the wood
was consumed, the room cleared of
smoke and teaching resumed, nobody
none the worse for their fright.
The piece of wood is supposed to
have fallen in the radiator, when the
building was erected, and the rsdiA-
tor being of brick no harm resulted.
Winter clearance sale at BauRh-
mans. Now is the time to get bar
game.
The loss Mr.. G. p. Howell sustain
cd in the destruction by fire of his
creamery has been satisfactorily ad-
iusted, We understand, and he 10 very
much pleased with the treatment he
resolved at the hands of the insurance
company. He vas insured in the Co
lonial, of Washington, which 10 rep
resented here by Mr.. w. T. Lewis,
one of our standard insurance Ageuts.
The loss incurred by Mr.. w. A.
Thompson in the burning of his dwell.
ling house on the east side of the
Shenandoah river, has also been sat-
isfActorily settled by Mr.. Lewis, with
whom the property was insured, the
company being the New York Home
Insurance Co.
Banquet Waters, and Cheese
Straws, the latest lunch crackers, ct
Baughman's. They are fine. Try
them.
Mr.. ID. p. Pierce, of Frederick
county, and Mr.. II. NJ. Jones of
Brunswick, have purchased the
mercantile business at Vaudeville,
owned by Mrs. U. V. Hout & Co.,
and operated by Mr.. E. X. Grim.
Messrs. Pierce and Jones will Also
act as agents for the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroan at that point. Mr..
Grim will locate in KAnrss from
which state he recently returned
from. an extended visit. He 10 Q
pleasant and affable gentleman, and
will be missed from the. community
which he leaves.
The tract of land situated on the south
side of the Berryvills and Winchester
turnpike and adjoining the lands of
Messrs. John Gsunt and B. w. Broth.
erton, has been sold by Mr.. Geo. r.
Evans to Mr.. John w. Carlisle. The
tract contains between IS and 20
acres and was originally q part Of the
estate of the late John William Rus
sell. The consideration was 1850.
Pillsbuay Vitos, Grape Nuts, Pot
sam Cereal, and other breakfast
foods at Baughmsn's
The trains that passed through
Berryville Saturday morning looked
rs if they had passed through snow
souall. The rnle that hlaw FRIDAY