Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-20
LOCAL BRIEFS

vehicle near AOIain ; Ofcek on thF
Winchester aud Berryville pike last
Thursday night. snd ssutained injn
ries aud bruises about the head and
hands aud rendered unconscious 70,
time bv ihe fall. His head wa
badly cut aud hled very profusely.
saws the Star. MIR. Meade ~ as return
mg from Winchester TO his home amt
Mr.. SOlruocrger going hack To Win
chester fron the Knight Garden,
wedding. when the collision occurred
and the latter carried the injured
man 10 Winchester where medical ~
tentiou was rendered by Or. Boyd
Mr.. Meade had sufficiently recovered.
from the shock To be able 20 return
home Friday evening. His team.
which got AMY after the accident
vas caught the next morning nea,
Winchester. having wheeled and run
in that direction.
To LET-S-ason or wear, We.
furnished, new, large, Cue cottage
3 reception rooms, hall 10 bedrooms
hot water heating. bath, etc, gas.
goOd pantiirs, cellar. Staiuug f.
horses, carriage house, vegetabI,
garden; over b acres lawn; beauti
full scenery. References required
BLACKBURN SMITH, Atty
The Sentinel says that the pros
poets for business activity aud general
advancement all along the lines oi
progress are very bright for Trout
ROYAL for the coming summer, anu
that many buildings are to be erected
repairs To be made and new enter
prlSeS to he launched, aud then terSr
ly adds. Hope aud good chez are tn,
secrets Of success. Cracking poisOus
everything. No town was ever bull
up Gy grumblng. One reason VIII,
Front Royal grows and progresses l.
because her believe IN her and speak
we'll of her present aud future.
Every word of the above is true aud
the sooner some of us Berryville peo-
pie wake up TO that fact tue better il
will be for our town.
For SALE OK RENT-Large tract
of Mountain Land. Terms easy.
BLACKBURN SMITH, Atty for Mr..
II. 5. Turner.
Surgeon Thomas Lippitt has been
advanced two numbers IA recognition
of his services at Pekln. This Is con
sidered quite an honor, as the ad
yancemeut promotes him over tn,
heads of two older officers aud place,
him closer TO the commission OF
PASSED. Asst. Surgeon. Surgeon Lip
pitt tells some very interesting storir,
about China and the siege, but not
TO the reporter. One thing, he saws.
is that the wall surrounding Pekin /,
60 feet high and 40 feet wide on top,
and If the Chinese had made AN or
ganized resistance he don't believe
the Allies could have entered the city
as easily AS they did.
Commander Hardesty, of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, has appoint
ed Blackburn Smith, John Il. Crown
aud Earnest Jones committee e.
make arrangements for the appear
ance of "Hop." Jollilfe's Bright
Lights show in Berryville under the
Camps auspices. The show will mp
pear here April 22nd and 23rd, and
will be the one under the manage
ment of Mr.. NELL" VanDrveuter
"Neill" left Tuesday for Boyce t.
get his show in shape for the sum
mer's season. "Charley" Steele came
over from his Loudoun home and
went with him.
There has been much activity in the
real estate market in Wudesville late
ly. DIR. q. j. Best. of Brucrtown.
has purchased from ID. p. Pierce the
Grim farm, containing 1913 acres,
paving therefor $40 per acre. Thi,
farm was recently bought bv Mr.
Pierce from Mr.. f. X. Grim, the lat
ter of whom viii 90 Westin the Spring
MIR. Lewis P,dgrOn. the we'll known
farm 2 merchant Of WadeS,ille. ha,
bought the business portion of tina
town. recntly owned bv L. Y. Hunt
& Co. and operated bv Mr.. Grim. from
Nv. fierce, no purchased same from
Its former owners about month ago
The StonewalI Chapter of Daugh
ters of the Confederacy will hold
their regular monthly meeting in
Camp Hall next Thursday evening AT
clock. All members are asked I,
Toe present. Al the lass meeting OF
the Chapter the following officer,
were elected: Mrs. John b. Neill
PresideuC bliss Garnet Mcclure
Wee President; Miss Florence Og-
den, Treasurer, aud Miss Mary
Moore, Secretary.
The box Of clothing sent by tn,
ladies of the Brrryviiie Baptist
church for the sufferers from the
Galveston disaster reached It's desti
nation safely. Rev. DR.. ". NJ. Har
rs, pastor of the First Baptist church
OF Galveston, has written. expressing