Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-08-13
BRIEFS.

"A lawn party Will be held at Gains
Chapel on Friday aud Saturday
evenings, August ! 5 and 10, for the
benefit of the church.
G. f. Wall aud AIDE Hardesty
shipped over 500 lambs and load
of hogs at this station on Monday,
August 4.
The ladies of Crums Chapel, NJ. Il.
Church. South, will hold lawn party
at the church on Thursday and
Friday evenings, August 81 and %.
Col. f. Leslie Spence, division
commander of the Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans, has appointed Mr.. +.
b. Glover, of Berryville, assistant
division inspector.
At the annual meeting of the
Virginia Bar Association, held last
week at Hot Springs, Mr.. Marshall
Mccormick, of Berrvville, was cleo
ted II vice president.
a field of wheat, covering 20 acres,
at Old Fields, Hardy county, W. Va,
sown by Mr.. Walton Harness, was so
completely destroyed by English
sparrows that not handful of wheat
was saved.
Fred Bush, aged nine years, aud
son of Mr.. John Bush. fell from
spirltei horse on u pile of broken
stone n few since, and received many
very bad cuts on his face At last
reports the lad was slowly recovering.
The uniforms for the Brrryvlllr
Band. for which Messrs. Horsry K
Aiwell. of Winchester, were coutrac-
tors, have arrived. They we.e nndc
in New York. ami IRE very pretty
ana Servicvahlr.
On SATURDAY las, Mr. r. T.. Byrd
Jr.. of Winchester. started on his
tour Of the World. he is rvprrtr,l ro
connect win his starting point ia the
month of january. and We wish this
Young man godsprrd, Young
America to the for,
The finest caches seen here this
season were presented to the Courier
on Saturday by Mr.. &. \. Pine.
They were grown ou Mr. Pines farm,
four miirS west "f town; and for
tirmness and flavor they surpassed
any We have eaten this year.
At the urgent request of the Coun
ell, the Battle Town Gas Company
has determined to extend the mains
TO the Liberty street end of Or.
Page alley. aud to y point on South
Charles Town Avenue, between Mrs.
Engruie Glover's aud Mrs. Dix's.
FOUND.-A small enamelled Con-
federate Veteran pin. Finder can
secure me by calling ut this office
and paving charges.
Owing to heavy showers, the meet
ing of the Village Improvement
Association, at the Court House
grounds last Wednesday evening, was
not as we'll attended las it would have
been with favoring weather. Despite
the conditions, however. the SUM- of
S2S was realized for the treasury of
the association.
We II te among the improvements
going on in our little city, that Mr..
John II. Crow has completely reno
vateG the old Glover building, and
made the structure an ornament to
its locality. Mr.. II ID. Hardesty has
placed a handsome iron fence in
front of his dwelling on West Main
street. The postoflice building is
being fitted with fixtures for the
Acetylene lighting, and also is put
ting in water pipes from the Berry
vile company's system.
\ pitchfork swindle has recently
been worked on The farmers of the
Cumberland Valley, and the farmers
throughout this section viii do we'll
to look out 4 man comes along,
tells the farmer he is agent for Il new
invention in the pitchfork line, and
gets the farmer to sign an agreement
to act as agent and the same asree-
ment later turns up as n promissory
note, which the farmer has to pay.
The BerryvIlle Fire company will
hold bazaar IN Winston Hall.
beginning Tuesday, September 9,
and continuing throughout the week
The object is to raise money to Sc
cure building site for hall.
This is one of the most worthy
organizations We have, aud should
receive your liberal patronage. Let
us all turn out and help them.
The examination for teachers in
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