Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-06-14

'giint wheat acreage indicate re-
duction OF about 470, 900 acres, or 2.5
per cent, aud the average condition
on June lst wss Ola per cent, as
compared with 1909 same date last
year. The average condition of win
ter wheat is 67.3, as compared with
so.S at the corresponding date last
year. The acreage of winter wheat
killed, says the report, having been
eliminated, the present averages re-
late strictly to the acreage still under
cultivation.
AT the Diocesan Council of the
Eriscopalians of West Va, which was
held in Huntington last week, Bishop
Peterkin, in his report, expressed a
desire that the council would select
a bishop coadjutor to aid him in his
official duties. The council decided
to meet the views of the Bishop on
this subject, but passed a resolution
directing him to call the council to-
gether again within the next five
months to make selection. Among
those mentioned for the position is
Rev. DR.. Scollay Moore, of Parkers-
burg, who is a son of Judge S. J. c.
Moore, of this place.
Charlestown Advocate: Mr.. John
Shew bridge, who farms one of the
farms of Mr.. r. o. Allen in Clarke
county, met with very serious acct
dent last Saturday, which IN all prob
ability will cost him the loss of his
left eve. He was making a wire
fence. Ia cutting piece of wire
from the coil one end flew from the
pliers and struck him in the eve.
Mr.. Shewbridge is under the treat
ment of DIR. Mcclure. of Winchester,
aud we hope he viii be able to save
the eye.
While Messrs. Howard and George
Levi were driving out of Wildwood
last Friday cue of the front wheels
gathered up copperhead snake and
pitched it into the buggy near the
occupants feet. The sudden appear
ance of the snake created consterna-
ton in toe breasts of the Messrs.
Levi, and they Immediately leaped
from the vehicle. The horse taking
fright ran off and completely demol-
ished the buggy. The snake is sup
posed to have escaped unframed.
The price Of wheat has not mate
rally changed within the past week,
and No. 2 red is quoted in Baltimore
at 76t cents per bushel. The June
crop report was regarded in Chicago
as bullish, and prices went up, but
heavy selling of last year's crop and
large receipts in the Northwest broke
prices. The visible supply is 81,
617,000 bushels, an increase for the
week of 1,432, 900 bushels.
A little daughter of J. NJ. Jordon
section hand on the n. & w. R. r.
was bitten by dog as she stepped
out of the vehicle in which she rod,
into Front Royal with her father
The wound inflicted was quite severe
Mr. Jordan grabbed the dog, anc
with the assistance of friend held
him until he killed the animal Will
a penknife. The dog was claimed
as the property of two colored boys.
Shepherdstown Register: "When ,
man marries his trouble begins" Tn,
eighty year-old bride groom, Mr
Thomas E. Woodward, of Summit
Point, who recently took to himself
wife, got dizzy and fell from a Wagon
few days ago, dislocating his shout
der and severely cutting his head.
Mrs. Thomas, relict of the late Col
Keefer Thomas, of "Araby," Md.
and mother of Col. S. S. Thomas o,
this county. died at the latter's hom
last Sunday morning at the advanced
age of so years. Her body left her
on Monday morning for interment il
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Nd
We understand that Mrs. V. Par
shall, of this place, recently sold
tract of 100 acres of land, situated il
Fayette county, Pa, for $4,000
The land held valuable deposits.
Polk Miller at White Post.
Polk Miller, of Richmond, tn
greatest living delineator of the oil,
time negro and celebrated banjoist
will give one of his inimitable enter
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