Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-03-22
Briefs

"''""s' 80 I'll 4th and 9Th Easter
week. u; s"e storeroom undef VII
ston Hall, Berryville, Va. The pro.
ceeds OF this entertainment will he
devoted to the fund for building a
chapel, or parish house, for Grace
Church.
LANDRETII'S New Crop" Gar
den Seeds at w. Richardson's.
The stormy weather on Sunday did
some damage to windows. At DIR.
IT, II. divers residence the winds
closed the blinds with such force Az
to break out several of the large glass
windows. The winds were terrific M
tunes during the day aud night fol
lowing, although the morning opened
beautiful. BY night the weat her had
reached the freezing point.
\ hen belonging TO Mr.. John NJ.
Russell. of this place. Was caught at
he side of fence Lv the blizzard of
Feb. 18th. and the snow piled M in
drifts above it. After being impri
soned for three weeks il emerged
alive, but quite weak from its long
fast.
LANDRErH'S New Crop" Gar
den Seeds at w. Richardson's.
1t is reported that a swan was kill
ed on the Shenandoah river near
Bethel last Saturday that measured
- feet from TIP to tip of wings. and
weighed Isl lbs. DR.. W. +. Hutch
inson of Winchester purchased it and
Will subject II to taxidcrmy.
y part of the brick wall on the
northern sids of che court house ward
having yielded TO the attacks of time.
MIR. John NJ. Pine has been engaged
hy the board of supervisors to repair
the same, and the work is now in
progress.
Wheat met with "a considerable lie
cline IN pric'' within the past week
and No. , red is quoted in Baltimore
at 72Y cents per bushei Ii was "A
cent lower last Friday. owing to "A
active selling, but rallied again ON
Saturday. The Visible supply Is %.
992 900 bushels, slight increase.
when AT this time of the year it usu
ally decreases. Corn is quoted at
36s cents per hushel Hogs are
hrin ling S4.l0a4.25 per 100 lbs,
gross.
LANDRETII'S New Crop" Gar
den Seeds at W. Richardson's.
Mrs. Florence Barrett, wife of John
Barrett and daughter of VIM. Ken
nan, of this place. died suddenly on
Saturday night of apoplexy. Her
funeral took place on Monday after
noon from her fathers residence. and
her body was deposited in Green Hill
Cemetery.
The residence of Mr.. |. X. Briggs.
sheriff of this county. narrowly es
capped "A serious fire last SUNDAY night.
The burner of lighted lamp melted
communicating the fire to the oil IN
bowl beneath, but fortunately it was
discovered in time and extinguished
before spreading.
Mr.. Mason II. Hummer and Miss
Mary Alice McClaughry, both of
Clarke county, were married at the
Baptist parsonage 10y Rev. Julian
BrOaddus on Wednesday last.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, of
New York, intends to erect in Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester. an
imposing mausoleum. 1t will be
modelled after Gen. Grants tomb in
Riverside Park, New York. and the
most costly memorial in the South.
The Leesburg Mirror SAYS that
Myrtle Haws, the l3 year old daugh
ter of widowed mother, had her /, Q
ground to pieces in Chamherlin' 5
mill, near PhilamOnt. recently, from
the effects of which she died within
"A few hours. He leg was caught by
some cOgs that operated corn crush
er, and before the machinery could
be stopped the whole limb was drawn
into the crushing power.
The maidstone belonging to the
Fred family of Loudoun county,
which was sold last January at pub
lie sale for $3.50, and afterwards the
conlirmat on of the sale was stopped
by ten per cent bid, was again put
at public sale last week in LeeSburg,
by order of the court, and brought
S6S2.5O. Mrs. Geiman, of Bloom