Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-02-01
Briefs

Our FORMER young towsman, Mr..
VIM. ii. Wilson, sou ct Hon. VIM. l..
Wilson, resident of Washington Il
Lee University, has recently complet-
ed story of q hundred thousand
words, the title of which 10 "Rafna-
land 1t has been passed upon and
approved in the most complimentary
terms by competent critics, and in q
tangible way by Harper Brothers,
who have purchased the serial rights,
paying therefor a thousand dollars in
gold. After being used as serial in
the Round Table it is to be published
IN book form, illustrated, for which
MIR. Wilson is to receive handsome
royalty.-Free Press.
Owing TO the confusion arising
from the similarity of the names of
Charleston and Charlestown, w. Va.
the Legislature will he petitioned to
change the latter 10 st. Charles.
Charlestown was named in honor of
the founder. Charles Washington, and
In order to retain az near as possible
Its original Significance. the name
recommended will be st. Charles.
Leesburg Washingtonian: The
sheep industry IN this county is be-
ing much injured by the depreda
tions of dogs. We are informed that
In the Round Hill and Snickersville
section of this county over hun
dred have been killed and injured
this fall and winter The farmers
of that meighborhood ought to come
TO AN understanding aud take con
certed action To rii that section of
the dog nuisasce.
a desperate attempt AZ trair-
wrecking was made "Wednesday night
about mile north of Luray. Two
heavy steel rails were laid across the
track, the ends being held down bv
railroad ties and other weights The
passenger train passing there AT 3
o'clock had not gotten under regular
speed. and the night being clear the
7 obstruction was seen m time to stop
the train.
The Turner Ashhy Camp. Confed-
erate Veterans. of Wine hester. passed
resolutions taking exception to bill
OF senator Pritchard. In regard 70
the general government taking charge
of Confederate cemeteries. Some
wall cemetery. in which are buried
over 5000 soldiers, is the property Of
the city, and the veterans resent any
measure to deprive them of the priv.
ilege of taking care of their dead.
\ dispatch from Winchester the
middle of last week TO the Balti-
more Sun reported ex- Governor Hol-
liday as being seriously i'll, but dis
patch in Saturdays issue of the same
paper stated that he was much i'm.
proved, which latter information wa.
gladly received by the many admir-.
ers in this section of this splendid
F soldier and distinguished Virginian
! Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss has
) presented The employees of one OF
Winchester dailies with library
containing many useful works, amone
them being copy of the Bible, with
II number Of rules, of which he is tn,
originator, copied on a hyleaf. Mr.
Rouss gives them for the edifcatior
and profit of all who may perus,
them.
Mr.. J. Peyton Clark. son of Judg,
VIM. L. Clark, of Winchester, ha,
, Just been appointed superintendent
: and manager of the Tacoma Traction
and Capital Electric Railway Com
pany consolidated of Tacoma, Wash
, ingtOn State.
The postotiice at Winchester ha
, been removed to is new quarters
corner of Market and Water streets
The office is said TO be one of the fin
est in the State outside of its larges
cities.
= Mr.. W. l.. Hancock and Miss Vir
ginia KerfOot Bowen were married
! last week at Gently" the home o
, the brides mother, Mrs. Jennie Ker
foot Bowen, at Front Royal.
a blacksnake, four feet long. wa
killed by Mr.. VIM. Pyles on rock
break near Boyce one day last week
The snake did not seem to be affecte,
by the cold.
8 Notice.