Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-08-20
BRIEFS.
NoricR.-i have $4,000 TO loan
upon terms peculiarly advantageous
to borrower. Apply ut once.
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BLAcKBURS SMITH.
Elmer Lo9au, the Clarke county
youth, who's ms accused of having
abducted pretty Miss Iona Farmer
and taking her to Winchester, mar
ried that young lady in Charles town
last week. Rev. j. ~. Wolf officiated.
Mr.. Lemon Fries has our thanks
for nice basket of large peaches.
He has large orchard three aud
one half miles west of town, and is
prepared TO supply the trade with
either preserving or eating peaches.
Miss Mamie McGuire's music
school will be reopened on Friday,
September II. Miss Mcclure is a
competent teacher, and her pupils
play well.
One of the haudsomest horses
exhibited at the recent Clarke Colt
Show, was "Perfection." sorrel
gelding, owned by Mr.. John Lindsay
of Berry's. This horse gets the blue
ribbon for his owner invariably. We
understand that many fancy prices
have been offered for him.
Assistant Surgeon Il. NJ. Lippitt
has been detached from the Navy
Yard at Washington for examination
by retiring board, to return home
and await order. Mr.. Lippitt, who
is native of Clarke County. was
injured during the Chinese War.
Messrs. J. II. Bell and Brother.
according to announcements posted
and advertisement in the COURIER,
will offer some valuable stuck for
sale on Thursday, August %. at the
Allen Williams farm, three miles
south of BerryvilIe.
Mr.. A. l.. Longerbeam. residing
two miles west of Bluemont con the
east side of the Shenandoah. had
bills printed ut the COURIER Office
last week, announcing the sale of
some very good stock at his farm on
Friday, September s.
Mr.. r. H. Frssier is prepared to
supply farmers of the county with
fine stock ewes and bucks. lie has
now a large number on hand, and a
card addressed to him at the Berry
Vile, POsto'iice, will receive prompt
attention. Those who contem plate
making a purchase, will always find
n welcome at the "Dunbeath Farm"
2 miles out from Berryville, on the
Wildwood road.
The large Racket Store on Main
ST., operated by Conner aud Coyner,
is now lighted at night by artificial
sunlight, more commonly known in
the business world, as acetvlene gas.
The light is now being taken by
the citizens of the town, and every
customer is guarantee, TO the Gas
Company, of many more to follow.
A wealthy citizen of Philadelphia
has authorized the statement that he
and other citizens of the city Of broth
erly love will erect suitable monu-
ment over the grave of Gen. Daniel
Morgan, in Mount Hebron cemetery,
Winchester. The Government re-
fused to honor this old Revolution
sry hero, with u suitable monument.
and after much urging, sent two
bronze Revolutionary cannon to
mark the spot where his remains are
buried. Private citizens of the
country will see to it, that the memo
ry of the man, who gave our city the
deathless name of Battletown, is
suitably remembered.
Capt. A. T.. Carson. who is "A grad
uate of the Law School of the Uni
versity of Virginia. and who went to
the Philippines some two years ago
as Captain in the twenty eighth
| United States Volunteers, has been
twice distinguished for gallantry in
action. We notice in the Army and
Navy Journal for April amongst
others the name of Capt. Carson
who was brevetted as Major for gall
lantry in action at Lumumbarro,
Luzon, on January z, 1900. Major
Carson is now Judge of the eighth
Judicial District. This includes all
the provinces South of Manila on
the Island of Luzon. This should be
very gratifying to the many friends
of Major Carson and is another
INSTANCE of the stuff of which our
lyoung men are made.
| G. +. Wall and AIDE Hardesty have
car of stock ewes to sell here.
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