Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-11-19
WHITE POST.

Your correspondent had the pleasure
Of meeting his old friend and cOmrade in
arms, Major Albert Akers. who was
visiting Berryville on business connected
with the company which he is repres-
enting as manager for Maryland. Virgin
ia and District of Columbia The Major
will be remembered as the gentleman
who delivered the address on the occsion
of the unwilling the monument erected
by the southern ladies and dedicated to
the memory of the unknown dead WHO
fell in battle from Tennessee and around
the city of Winchester during the civil
war. His addresses were listened 10
with marked respect and attention. and
will long be remembered hy the ten thous-
and that was present on that occasion. Ii
was indeed a noble ana grand effort on
his part.
| noticed that MI Buck Armel. who
formerly resided in this section, has re
turned after serving in the L. :. Army
in Cuba and Manila for the past three
years. He did valuent service for his
country and received an honorable dis
charge.
Mr.. r. X. Mead, of the war department
at Washington, is home on sick leave.
Miss Resale Meade who is attending
school at Winchester, spent Sunday at
her home near the village
\ revival meeting is being held in the
village NJ. f. Church, bv the pastor, Rev
ID. L. Reed, with the assistance of other
ministers. There is considerable interest
being taken in the meeting as manifes-
ted by the number persons attending the
services The meeting will be continued
until Sunday the 23rd. instant
Mr.. George c. Meade, who has been
on visit to his friends at Mathews
Point, King George county, has return
ed home after delightful visit of several
weeks He speaks in the highest terms
of hospitality that he received at the
hands of all those with whom he had the
pleasure of meeting. He enjoyed the
fresh fish and oysters, abundant in that
section. So we'll pleased was he that he
expects 10 go again very soon, and dame
rumOr has il that he will be accompanied
on his next return trip by one of King
|
Mr.. Robert McCauley, the contractor
for the erection of DR.. II. Clay sum
erville's arge bank barn, has about com
pleted his work. The material in the
bailding is of the very best, and every
thing in the construction is done in first
class workman like style 1t Is sub
stantial building and quite an addition
to the farm.
Mr.. Ed. Chrisman, an enterprisine
citizen of the village, has recently pur-
chased direct from the factory large
machine for shreding and husking corn
with a capacity of twelve hundred
bushels per day. He will be on the roaC
for business in few days His startin.
point will be from Stephen City. TIL,
machine is a splendid piece of workman
ship and has the appearance of doing al
that is claimed for it,
Mr.. John Chrisman formerly residen
Of. this neighborhOod, but now con
nected with the police force OF Washing
ton, is here on a short leave
Mrs. Zona b. Morse, a drummer 70
Adrof Manufacturing Company o
Chicago, called on the merchants of TIA
village to day, and was the recipient o
several good orders. She is rcsiden
of Kentucky, and has been on tue rOa'
as travelling sale>woman for the past wv,
e years, and is well pleased with the busi
c ness.
HAPPY JOHN.