Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-10-09
LOCAL BRIEFS

A.. eiehe ulau IN Wlnchts-
'er ior advertising, hss brought out A
ne" scheme for the divert sing of
us iirm during the lair. AIR. Ar
wen VIII give prizes of Sl5 for thu
oest specimen of differen: varieties
oil apples-$2.0O is the prize for each
,"rlty and all the contestants have TO
10 Is send three specimens of one
variety. All are free to enter with
one or all varieties of the fruit. The
apples will be sent to Horsey a. At
wei after "a certain date which will
De Observation-Disclosures Star.
Fire early Sunday morning de.
stroyed two wheat stacks on the
isrm of Mr.. Burwell McGuirr.
which is supposed to be of incendi.
airy origin. Two other spacks twenty
1--we feet distance from the Burning
stack of wheat were saved from the
flames. The wheat belonged to Mr..
McGulre and the Messrs. Bell. who
tenant the formers farm. Messrs.
Bell had their share partly covered by
insurance and Mr.. McGuire's loss i
entire. The stacks contained about
800 bushels of grain.
At the home of Mrs. Phillip Pow.
ers, the next of the series of Parish
Teas, arranged for this fall and win.
ter, will be held Thursday
evening at 3 O'clock. If the weather
Is Indictment the tea will pc held the
following evening. The proceeds
from these entertainments ia future
Will be disbursed as the party. at
whose home they are held. desires.
Heretofore, all money clear of ex-
penses has been devoted TO the Chapel
fund.
MIR. Matthew Page. son of the late
Herbert Ii. Page, of "Pagebrook".
this county, has accepted position
IN DR.. Blencowe's drugstore in this
place, aud o. Tuesday entered upon
his duties there. Mr.. Page is =
young man of refinement and with
cultured manners. and a worthy son
OF his lamented father, who WAS a
splendid type of manhood
Edwin and Fred Maddox. aged r..
spectlvetv II and 10 Years. sons Of
y. {. Maddox. of Limeton. raised
this year 500 bushels of wheat
They sowed all of it. harvested near
ly the whole crop aud hauled it all
IN themselves. Can any one wonder
that our country Is prosperous when
1t has such industrious and enterpris-
ing Youngsters. - Warren Sentinel
CAPTAIN George Washington Bali.
formerly of Springwood. near Lees
burg, now of Washington, ID. c.. has
announced the marriage on Septem.
Der 18th of his daughter, Mamie
Randolph, to nr. Jacob ). Baugh-
man, Of Burlington, Ind. DR.. Baugh-
man is Marylander, and a relative
Of Colonel Victor Baughman, of
Friedrich City, Md.
Farmers have about finished seed
ing. The ground was in an excel
lent condition 10 receive the grain.
Corn harvest is over, and we expect
to hear of of some big yields this
season. Corn is commanding "a good
price, peing quoted in Berryville at
S2.25.
Charles Hough, of jefferson coun-
ty, was killed a few days ago near
Piedmont, W. Va, by b. & O. pass
enger tram. Hough was on his way
to Winchester, Va. where he had
moved his family and intended to
make his future home. He was 26
years old.
MIR. George Kiester of stanton,
and Miss Jennie Yew, daughter of
Mrs. Ellen Yew, of Shenandoah
county, were married last Thursday
in Woodstock.
Charles b. Rouss has sent his
check for 81 900 to the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society, to be
used in defraying the expenses of
the Fair to be held Oct. 22-25.
Mrs. VIM. Melville, who was in
strumental in the organization of the
Temperance Unions IN this county.
was elected the committee on reso-
lutiOns at the Convention of the w.
G. T. l., which met in Norfolk last
week.
a whist club has been organized
in Berryville with Miss Eve Mcclure
as President. This club will play a
series of games with the Wildwood
Whist Club, at the head of which is
Mrs. Butler, of "Annefeld".
a movement is on foot in Berry
VILE TO organize golf club, the
headquarters of which will be at the
Episcopal Chapel. 1t is hoped to Sc
cure the field east of the Chapel to
lay the links.
Three Doctors in Consultation
From Benjamin Franklin-"When
you are sick, what you like best is to be