Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
CLARKE COUNTY.
school Principal Elected-House
NysteriousIy StOned-Races.

BERRYvILLE. VA. August l2.-(Spe-
cial.)-At meeting OF the School Board
of Battletown District, held on Monday,
the 5th instant, Mr.. NJ. ". Jones was
unanimously chosen principal of the Ber-
ryville High School for the coming ses-
sion. Mr.. Jones has been County Trea-
surer for the past ten years. but declined
to run again at the last election. Prior
TO serving as Treasurer he was principal
OF the High School for number OF years.
He is an unusually fine instructor and
under his management IL is confidently
believed that the school Will be very
PROSPEROUS. Work on the new High
school building is being pushed forward,
and the structure is expected TO be ready
for occupancy by the beginning or the
school year.
siding, was I'm session three days last
week The whole time Of the court was
occupied in the trial OF Charles W. Brab-
ham. charged with resisting and assault
ing George c. RicamOre, Sergeant Of Ber-
ryville, while the latter was in discharge
OF his duty. The trial resulted In the
conviction OF Brabham, who was sem
fenced TO thirty days in jail and TO pay
SO fine An appeal to the Circuit Court
was taken by Brabham.
MYSTERIOUS FLIGHT OF STONES.
The people living the neighborhood OF
the "Old Chapel have been very much
stirred up over the mysterious stoning
OF the house OF James PeytoD for seye-
raj days and nights. At first the stones
were thrown at night but recently IN
the broad daylight they have fallen upon
the house. coming from nowhere. so iar
as can be seen. Besides thoroughly
i'm missiles have
broken nearly every pane Of glass In
the house. A day or two ago large
stone fell I'm the centre Of the dinner
table while the family were at dinner.
Mr. Peyton who Is a very respectable
man saws he has not an enemy IN the
world, so far as he knows, and can as
sign no cause for this mysterious attack
upon his dwelling. a number OF persons
have watched the premises, hoping 10
catch some one throwing the stones, but
have been able to see no one. or TO mo
the source OF this strange attack. The
negroes in the vicinity are very much
alarmed. and cannot be persuaded TO APP
proach the house after nightfall.
one of the most pleasant dances or the
season was that given on Friday night
by THE Wildwood Dancing Ciub AT
'The Tuilerles." the beautiful residence
of Colonel L. l.. Boyce. No more SUIT
able place can be found in the state Tor
an entertainment than this old mansion,
with its immense rooms ana halls' It's
broad porticos and beautiful conservato-
ries. situated in a park rlvaillng many
an old English park in natural beauty
and looking almost like fairyland "heh,
as on Friday night, IL is bathed In the
radiance of the full moon. Among those
present were Misses Fanny Burwell. lsa-
belIa and Edith Harrison. Mamie Lippltt.
Nellie and Mamie Mcdonald. Gretta ana
Rosalie Mccormick. Juliette ana Dora
Henry. Anna and Mary Meade, and
Agnes Page. of Clarke: Miss Mary Hill,
Of Richmond; Misses Ellen rage ana
Nettie Griffith. OF Washington, D. =;
Misses Greedy, of Washington, D. -
Miss Lppitt. OF Charlestown' w va
and Messrs William Haign, Ihonas LAP
mir. George Nightingale. John Il. NELL
Samuel Harrison. Ed and Robert Cooke.
Robert Page. Gwin Harrison. Frank and
Richard whiting. William a. Bradford
n n Lee. Jr, Truxton and Lawrence
Boyce. Robert and George Jones OF TINS
county. and Messrs. Charles carson ana
Samuel Richardson. from Front Royal
BRYAN Conrad. Of Winchester and van
Llppitt, OF New York.
THE RACES.
Secretary Kownslar, of the BerryViile
Jockey Club, informs your correspondent
that the entries made for the races which
are to take place Wednesday and Thurs
day next assure the success Of the meet
ing. Already many horses. about thirty
in addition TO those from this county. are
here in training for the contests then 10
occur. and all lovers Of such sport are
anxiously looking forward 10 the races
as the event OF the season.
In difficulty which occurred on Sa-
turday evening near this place between
William Whitley, young white man
and Ham. Phillips. a colored man. Phil
Inns received bad pistoi-shot wound in
the arm. the ball passing entirely through
the feshy part OF the arm and entering
the neck OF the horse he was riding. NO
arrests have been made. as Phillips has
made no complaint to the authorities.
Sa..x.s