Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-08-09
Briefs

Briefs.
Deputy Shc.iff George Porterheld
brought to Charlestown, Wednesday
night last, Geo. Winebrenner. Of
Sbepherdstown, and lodged him in
Jail to await hearing before Justice
Gallaher. He was arrested on war.
rant sworn out by David Smart. a
representative of IA Baltimore Detec-
tive agency. on il charge of breaking
into the house of Daniel Morgan. the
/ keeper OF the toll house of the Nir-
ginia and Maryland Bridge Company.
near that place. 1t Is charged that
about two months AGO he. with two
other persons. entered the house.
bound Morgan and his wife and
daughter and demanded of them all
the money they had For some time
the Morgans refused. but after nu-
merOns threats to kill and burn them
to death. they finally gave up all the
cash on hand. amounting to about
! $50. The robbers succeeded in get
ting away.
For SALE.-A lot of thoroughbred
SOuthdown Bucks, by A. MOORE. Jr.
Mr.. Samuel Il. Atwen, of Winches
ter, has found what he believes to be
the original order of Gen. Philip II.
Sheridan, directing the burning Of
the Valley during the campaign of
1864. The order is in Gen. Sheri-
dams own handwriting and was
found among lot of old papers be-
/ longing TO his father, the late Sam'l
/ Il. Atwell. The order gives direc-
tons for the burning of all wheat
and hay and the Selling of all horses
and cattle south of Winchester, but
expressly saws that no houses shall be
burned. Mr.. Atwell has turned over
the order TO his attorney and will in
stitute suit to recover $4,000 from
the Government for crops and tobac-
co which belonged to his father, who
was loyal Union citizen, and which
were burned in compliance with this
order.
Old Henry makes the weak strong.
Two girls, names unknown, be-
tween the ages of thirteen and fifteen
years, were caught on the trestle of
the b. II Q. II. r., in Shawnee Hol-
low, Frederick county, by freight
train, and in order to save their lives.
one lay prone down upon the walk.
ing board, while the other swung
herself clear of the track and hung
by her hands suspended from the
board. AS the train rumbled over
the bridge the one hanging to the
board, becoming frightened and ex-
hausted, dropped twenty feet. Her
fall was broken by a colored man
who caught her as she fell to the
ground. Both girls were badly
frightened but unhurt.
If quality is what you want drink
Old Henry.
The large barn on the from of w.
W. TanQuary, the well known citizen
of BrucetoVn, was struck by light
ming about three o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon during the heavy storm
which passed over that section. The
barn together with large amount of
wheat, hay and agricultural imple-
ments, was totally destroyed. The
loss is heavy, but is covered with in
surance. This is Mr.. Tanquary' s
fourth loss by fire. Other buildings
in Brucetown were destroyed by
lightning. Winchester Star.
+. n. Castleman is the only au-
thorized agent for .. II. in Berry
Vile.
Civil Engineer, +. j. Kerfoot, of
Wildwood, graduate of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, has gone to
Central America with the L. s. En-
gineering corp, which will make sur
veys touching the route of the Mica
raugua canal.
Old Henry has held its own for 10
yeals.
Loudoun camp meeting begins on
Friday, August IL, and will contin-
Tie ten days. The camp will be held
at the Pot House and the grounds
are being put in the best possible
condition for the encampment.