Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-12-03

der desk upon which she wrote, ID
still in the same room, and in the
same position as when she Last used il
Her daughter in-law, Or. Soutb-
worth's widow, lives here.
On Tuesday / went to Philadslphis,
and attended the funeral of MIR.
Clay, whose son has written some
pretty poems for the Winchester
Star, the gentleman himself was
. writer OF some note; be. was burried
from Our Mother of sorrows Church,
with solemn high requiem mass.
The aorsl offerings were beautiful,
among them large arm chair in
scri6ed "Our Companion" made
entirely of flowers.
1t sent card to Gr. Carroll Alex.
ander, who is in business IN Philsdel-
phia, being employed by the large
mercantile house of Suellenberg.
But he, thinking it impossible that
his aunt could get out of reach of
the smoke of her own chimney,
thought it prudent to delay his call
until ii o'clock =. IN. next day, lest
q decOy message had been sent 10 rn.
trap him. Finding, however, that
there were no evil designs, she saw u
good deal of him, visiting the house
where he Is employed-th-. largest
mems furnishing house ia the city.
The store is being enlarged ami when
finished will have l3 acres of floor
space. They have 5000 employees.
Carroll has entire charge of the mems
and boys neck-wear department, snd
the decorating of the windows and
show cases in the mems furnishing
department. After lunching with
Carroll, at Horne's lunch rooms, we
visited the big stores of Wanna maker
and Gimbel. This last is the largest
retail store in the world. 1t has
over 1000 employees, covers nearly
% acres of ground and has $4,000
electric lights. Here they have the
great elevator, or moving stairway.
tAat cost 10000 and won the grand
prize and gold medal 1T the Paris
exposition in 1900. 1t is = platform
that changes into steps, like a stair
way, and one can climb the steps. or
stand still and be carried ND as it
moves. They have stsbliug for 24O
horses, aud deliver goods to any part
of the city. Fresh air is constantly
being pumped into the store, 90 it Is
always kept pure. They have eleva-
tors to carry passengers from one
story to Anather, up and down.
Whilst in Philsdelphls visited
the City Hall, which has already cos.
100000, aud is not yet finished.
The electric lighting, mosaic floors,
carvings, etc., are magnificent. A
guide accompanied us through .He
bdilding, explaining the uses of the
different rooms. the select, and the
Cpmmon Council rooms, the inquest
rooms ETC., aud pointing out objects
Of interest. Some of the pictures
were over 100 years old. The fulni-
ture WAS of solid mahogany; every
thing costly aud beautiful. also
went to the Cathedral.
After attending mass on Sunday
We went to Fairmont Park, and
taking the Park trolley, rode all
around the park. There were many
objects of interest, the old Pen
house, and other farm Mansion:
that were preserved when this great
area of land was purchased and
converted into a park. A children.
play house was erected by a Mr.
Smith. A monument to sailors and
one to soldiers are also being erected
by the same philanthropist. Many
of the old Centenial buildin-s ar,
still standing; we saw the gHAt
atue of Moses, on its base of hug,
rocks, from which the water flows on
every side in abundance. This was
given for the Centennial by the
Catholics, ss were also the statutes OF
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