Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-11-27
LOCAL BRIEFS

V'ose the forms Tuesday
n'Bht u 4 regret that We learn Of
tue critiCai condition of Mrs. Jobn
W. Lock who lies IN diving coudi.
ZION at the home of her husband u,.r
nerryville. Mrs Locke has been
SICK Tor some time with heart trout Bile
and all hope of her recovery was Civ
en- up week ago Before her
marriage to Mr.. Locke five wears 400
Mrs. Locke was a Mrs. Hattie Doyle
Oh Baltimore. She was born in Mis-.
slssippl and came to Baltimore 70 live
shortly before the war. She WAS y
lady OF much literary talent and ia
much beloved by large circle of
neighbors, to whom her critical con
dition brings great distress. She j,
conslstant member of the Meth
odist Church. of this place. She
has two sons, one of whom, Mr.. John
Doyle, Is assistant city engineer of
baltimore city. Her Youngest son.
Edmund, has a position with the
government survey in Pennsylvania.
FOR SALE-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.
\. g., (Nsnderbilt's), and out of reg
istered COWS. All ale entitled to req
istry. For terms, apply to 9. Nut
Mrs. Lucy Henson. widow of the
late J.R Henson. died last FRIDAY
morning, aged 90 years. The de.
ceased had been i'll for some weeks
aud her end has been mementarily ey
pected. She suffered greatly and her
death was caused by complication Of
diseases. Mrs. Henson was Miss
Lucy Frances before her marriage To
Mr.. Henson aud was born in Eau
quier county. She WAS verv domes-
tic IN her habits and devoted her an
tire attention aud love To her children
who IN return shOwered upon her in
her last DAYS all the solicitude andcar,
children could Six grown children
survive-Messrs. George and Frank
Henson. of New York; Richard and
Misses Kitty and Nellie, and Mrs. W
:. Dix.of this place. Funeral services
were held from her late home Satur
day evening. iconducted by Rev.Juliar
Broaddus and intermen made in
Green Hill Cemetary.
Buy your Thanksgiving
Oysters at Lawrence 7. Rus
sells, Opp. Hotel.
Mr.. John Shryock, we'll known
resident and carpenter of Bvrryyllle
died late yesterday evening at bis
home IN this place, after All illness of
same weeks with pneumonia, induced
by an attack of grip. Mr.. Shryock
was 90 years old aud WAS born neal
Newtowu, Frederick county. For 81
years he has been employed by Messrs
Thompson x Ogden as u carpenter,
and was considered skilled Mechanic
in his line. He WAS man of much
wit and originality. He served il
the Confederate Army, being a mem
Der of the 18TH Virginia Infantry
He leaves widow and three grown
children-Mr. Walter Shryock. Mrs
VIM. Owens and Mrs. j. G. Owens.
Buy your turkeys, ducks,
Quails, Venison, Rabbits,
Pheasants etc. at Lawrence
J. Russell's, Opp.Hotel.
A PRESBYTERIAN Church is to be or.
gained at Stephenson's Depot, Fred
erick county, on Sunday, Dec. Sth, al
3 L. Nj. DIR. Graham and Rev. RIA.
White of Winchester, and Rev. ID. Ii
Scanlon, of this place, together with
DIR. Phil. Boyd and Mr.. ID. Z. Pierce.
were appoined by the Presbytery to
{ ect the organization. Rev. Mr..
ScanlOn has been preaching there the
second and fourth Sundays in tn,
month since last March, and on nc
count of the large number of converts
he has made to the Presbyterian faith
in that section it was determined to
established the Church.
The j. +. b. Stuart Camp, Sons
of Confederate Veterans, held II
meeting last Saturday night in re
spouse to the call of Comd. lIardestv
After transacting the routine bust
ness nomination of commissioned
officers was entered into and resulted
as follows: Comd., Jesse \. Lupton
LIST Lieut., Geo. n. Hardesty; 2nd
Lieut., w. II. Lewis; Bird Lieut., W.
w. SmallwoOd The nomination of
treasurer and secretary was also made
as follows, Treas, j. b. Neill and
Sec'y., q. n. Hardestv.. These
officers, together with the non-co
missioned officers, will be elected AT
the next regular monthly meeting
A most refreshing rain began fall
ing iast Saturday, and continued
without cessation until Sunday
The ram broke the drought but the
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