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

hVal Lake lew, Were IN
names and covered the neig b borhood
WITH a dense pail of smoke. This
hre Is said TO have originated from
ssmall hire made by coon hunters.
MAJ. Gaines lost quantity of fenc.
ing, adjoining the woods. The
beautiful grove, fronting the historic
'csrter HalP residence, the property
or MIR. i. III. Burwell, at Wildwood.
was badly damaged by fire. The
other conhagrstion WAS a straw stack
on the farm of Mr.. Shirley, known
AS the Baylor farm and situated near
Summit Point. The tenant. Mr.. ".
II. Baldwin, is the entire loser of
this fire.
FOR Thoroughbred Berk.
shire pigs, suitable for breeding.
+ These pigs are all fine individual
types, sired by Duke of Page Brook.
No. 4S7O6, bred at Biltmore Farm.
\. C., (Nanderbilt's), and out of req.
lstered sOws. All are entitled to reg
lstry. For terms, apply to. G. MuL-
LIkIN, Page Brook, Boyce, Va.
Mr. Geo. l.. Nightingale, young
man who spent the summer months
at "Almeida," the home Of Misses
Crow here, and well known TO many
OF our people, died last Friday at
Durham, y. c., after nine months
suffering with consumption. Mr..
Nightingale WAS in Berryville a
month ago, and his friends then were
grleved TO see that his end was not
far off. For the past three years Mr..
Nightingale has been an instructor
I'm n business college at Durham. y.
{. His body was taken to his birth
place. near Omaha. Neb.. for inter-
ment. Mrs. Nightingale, the mother
of this yOung man, is III critical
condition at the home of her dsugh
ter In Richmond She is suffering
from creeping paralysis.
The Rowland farm, which was AL
vertised TO be sold at public auction
IN front of the courthouse here last
Saturday, brought sac per acre
bid, which was unsatisfactory TO the
heirs of the late John II. Rowland.
aud the sale was withdrawn bv the
executor, MIR. Thos. b. Hardesty.
We understand proceedings have
been instituted to break the will Of
the late J. H. Rowland bv some Of
the heirs. The old Glover property,
situated on Buck Marsh street.
which was sold at public outcrv re
Gently, was bought by Mr.. John r.
Grow for $500. The public sale Of
the Hayslette property on East Main
street was withdrawn upon the al -
justment of the claims against same
bv owners.
Lille Gregory, the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eastwood. of
Washington, died in that city Sun
day. The remains were brought
here Monday night aud inferred IN
Green Hill Cemetery Tuesday. Mrs.
Eastwood, who has been critically i'll
for the past week, has shown marked
improvement In her condition in the
last few days, we are glad to hear
Her mother, Mrs. W. II, Young, and
sister, Mrs. l.. V. Glover, were sum
mOned to Washington last week bv
her critical condition, and on &C
count of her improvement Mrs. GLOW
er has returned to her school duties
at the High School.
The pumpkin vine, which we re-
Gently referred to as measuring over
90 feet in length and growing in the
garden of Mr.. p. H. Hannum, near
here, was plucked of its fruit last
week, and the total weight of all the
pumpkins on it was 407 pounds
There were 81 pumpkins in all, and
the vine and pumpkins were grown
from one seed. 1t would be well for
Mr. Hannum to save the seed from
several of these pumpkins for future
planting, and perhaps the products
from them will be worthy of entry
into the st. Louis Exposition in '03.
The Norfolk 4 Western Railway
has pnt into effect it's winter scedule
The only change of the running of
the trains on the Shenandoah Valley
Route is made in the schedule of No.
27, which leaves Berryville minutes
earlier, the exact time being 6:06 p.
NJ The through trains, about which
there is some talk of being placed on
the Valley route. will probsly start
running next April. when the con
tract with the Southern Railway for
carrying this train from Lynch5urg
to Washington expires.
We are Informed that the supply
of water at the source of the water
system of Berryville is so great that
it is flowing over the top of the dam,
carrying with it fallen leaves that
the streams gather and wash in the
dam. Owing to the few rains lately
this abundance of water speaks well
of the capacity of the springs that
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