Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-26
BERRYyILLE's BAD MAIL SERVICE.
Much Complaint About It-COlOred
Element Violating the Law.

| BERRYVILLE, VA, March 25.-(Spe-
clal)-The public here and at other places
along the line of the Valley Branch of the
| Norfolk and Western railway has been
! greatly inconvenenced lately by the
| failure of the northern and eastern mail
! to arrive in the morning. Four times
| within the past week has II happened that
no such mail, except that from Wash
| ington, has reached here until at
o'clock in the evening. The Post-Office
Department ought to make better ar
| rangements for the delivery Of this mail,
especially that from Baltimore, with
which city most of our merchants do
business. Were the mail from that city
sent by way of Washington and Shenan-
doah Junction, instead of over the West
ern Maryland railroad to Hagerstown,
there would probably be fewer such fall
ures to complain Of.
The young colored element of our popu-
laton seem to be possessed with an fire.
pressible spirit of lawlessness. notwith-
standing the frequency and rigor of the
punishment melted out to them lately by
Mayor Smith. Eleven of these youths
were arrested for gambling and dsorderly
conduct on Saturday and Sunday last.
and fined sums aggregating nearly $50. In
default of the payment OF the fines they
were organized into a street cleaning
department and have done good work
In cleaning the streets of the town.
On Tuesday Detective Honey of Bald
wins Detective Agency, with the assis-
lance of Town Sergeant Ricamore, ar
rested eight colored boys, who took pos
session of a freight-car standing on the
tracks Of the Norfolk and Western rail-
road, at Berryville, a few nights ago,
built fire therein. and went away,
leaving the car burning Fortunately, an
employee of the road discovered the fire
and put 1t out before much damage was
done. The boys were each found guilty
and will work out their fines on the pup
lie roads.
An epidemic of the grip has been pre-
vailng i'm the southern end of the county
for several weeks past, in some instances
whole families are bedfast, but so far
the type Of the disease has not been a
fatal one.
The equinoctial rains have been falling
necessarily for several days, and high
waters are looked for in the Shenandoah
river and its tributaries.
Sheriff |. X. Briggs. who intends to re-
duce his farming operations, had a sale
of farming implements, live stock, etc.
on his farm near the Old Chapel, on
lutSudy Ol lillS Wtths ATOOu prices are
said to have been realized for the pro-
perty.
Mrs. Ann r. Castlemen. proprietress Of
the Virginia House, is very i'll with con-
gestiOn of the lungs, and the worse re-
suits are feared
The Loudoun Mutual Fire-Insurance
Company paid to Mr.. George b. Irwin
last week the amount due for insurance
upon his barn, recently burned
Captain w. z. Carter returned We'd
nesday from a visit to friends in Wash
ington, ID. c.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Gretta Mccormick,
left Tuesday to visit Mrs. ]. Jet McCor-
mick, of Norfolk.
Colonel S. S. Thomas left Wednesday
for Richmond. whence he went as one of
Governor Tyler's staff to attend the
launching of the Kearsarge and Ken
lucky, at Newport News.
Miss Mosse White has returned from
visit to friends at Hoboken, n. ].
Mr.. w. II. Moreland has left for Nor
folk, and points south. on a business trip.
Mr.. William Ellwell, who has been Ill
for several weeks, is improving.
Messrs. Jolliffe & Hearn. of the Bright |
Light Show Company are rapidly COM
pleting the arrangements for the coming
season, which commences on April list.
Rev. X. r.. S. Hough left Monday to |
attend the annual conference of the |
Southern Methodist Church, at Hinton, |
w. Va.