Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
THE CLARKE COURIER
CHANGES HANDS
Passes Under Control of Mr.. r. q
Blackburn Smith, Who Win
Be Its Next Editor

DO It's Next EDITOR
After thirty years under the con
troll and editorship of the Crown
family The CLARKE COURIER TODAY
passes into the hands and manage.
meht of Mr.. Blackburn Smith. a
well known attorney and young bust
ness man of Berry Vile. The pur.
chase of the COURIER, the negotia.
ton OF which were entered into over
month ago, was consummated last
week, aud Mr.. Smith takes charge of
the business the morning of the day
tins issue of the paper goes to its
readers. With the machinery, type.
and other mechanical effects of the
Office, the subscription list aud good
Will OF the business is included in
the purchase. The accounts con
tracted under theCrown management
aud now due are reserved by the for
mer owners and will be collected by
them.
Mr.. Blackburn Smith, who SOC
ceeds to the editorial chair of the
COURIER, is bright and prosperous
young lawyer of Berryville who is
50 well known to the readers of the
COURIER that he needs no introduc-
ton to them. He is at. present a
member of the Virginia House of
Delegates, having been elected last
fall from Clarke and Warren coun.
ties He was twice Mayor of Berry
VILE, and Is the drafter of the present
efficient town charter. Heis grad
uate of the University of Virginia in
the Law Department, aud when
student of that College he edited the
college journal.
With the exception of the time of
the civil war Clarke county has had
a weekly newspaper since 1886. The
founder of journalism in this county
Is Mr.. ID. c. Snyder, now "a resident
of this community. IN 1887 he es-
tablished weekly publication under
the name of the " Berryville Gazette"
Within one year after its birth the
Gazette passed under the control of
the late Alexander Parkins, who
changed its name to the Clarke
Journal" aud continued the publ
cation of the paper until the civil
war opened when the Office was clos
ed and Mr.. Parkius enlisted in the |
Southern Army. He received NOR
tai wound IN his first dght-the first
Battle of Manassas. After the war
and IN 1866 tie Journal was revived /
under the control of the late ID. |
Holmes Mcclure and Capt. O'Bau-
nou, now State printer of Virginia.
They soon sold out to John Morgan,
Jr., in whose hands the paper soon
fell through aud ceased to exist. Ia
February, 1869, the lamented and
talented Capt. Wm. n. Nelson, rec
Ognizing the need of an instrum men ito
set forth the interests aud welfare of
Clarke county, bought the presses
and other materials and established
the CLARKE COURIER, and from that
day the paper has continued
under that name and gone forth to
its readers without break Ia De
cember, 1870 the late John q. Crown
came from Frederick, Md, and pur-
chased the COURIER and it's goodwill
and in his h-nds aud those of his
family the COURIER has been ever
since TO the present date. Mr..
Crown published the COURIER
longer period than any of his pre-
decessors. In Novemb Der, 1899, up
on his death, his eldest son, Mr.. |
John K. Grown, assumed control of /
the paper aud continued it's publ
cation To this issue. The COURIER |
has always been a staunch adherent
of democracy, fearless defendant of |
the South aud has always carried
next to its heart the true interests of |
Clarke county and her noble people.
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