Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-09-27

y '"'' AS begun on Monday OF
last week 20 try Martin holland. in.
u'cted W. housebi vaking-the house
!" 'h'S Cess being "a rail pen. aud. Ia.
property taken was wheat. II was
contendcd that rail pen did no,
oo"'e within the meaning of house
breaking. bat the court held tba, :,
was storebouse, and we think very
correctly 80. The trial wac conclud.
ed on Thursday by the jury finding
Noi"nd guilty. and ne was sentenced
Z" serve u months in Jail ami nav n
nae 81 '9i'". IL Is said the case will
probably 20 to the Court of Appeals
@" the ground that rail ben j. nor
storehouse. w. T. Lewis. Com.
mon"ealth attorney, was assisted by
+. Is. Whiting, and w. II. Stephen.
son and W. l.. McCann, of Winches
ter appeared for the prisoner.
You will save money by BUYING
FURNITURE, Carpets aud Rugs at the
berryv'!le Furniture Parlors.
Wild turkeys may be killed in West
Va. from September. 10 to January
The open season for deer is from
October 10 to December Is. Non.
residents must pay license of So
Tor the season for the privilege of
hunting IN West Virginia. We would
suggest TO our friend, Web Richard
son, that be have that license bnsi
ness tested in the L. :. Supreme
Court, on the ground that if Won can
not interfere with commerce hetve.n
the States, you should not interfere
with hunting. because person han
pens not to be "a resident But be-
fore going into a suit like this look
into Its costs. Perhaps it would be-
cheaper to pay the license.
\ Big Stock. all grades of Mat
tresses and Bed Springs for double or
single beds at Berryville Furniture
Parlors.
The monument fund is within sew
eral hundred dellsrs of .he amount
required for the work. The board
OF supervisors of oar count, has
granted to the trustees of the mouu
ment association a lot of ground i'm
the courthouse yard - feet i'm diam
eter. to be used a. site for the mon
ument II wall contain the names
of the Clarke county soldiers who
were killed or died from wounds re
cciyed in the war between the States.
You can get anything Won want in
the Furniture line at the Berrvville
Furniture Parlors, and at prices that
will please you.
The annual report Of the Norfolk
and Western Railway shows that dur
ing the past fiscal wear the earnings
OF the road have increased nearly
100000. The net earnings were
S3,S6S,036: increase in the expenses
for the year, $4,000. The increase
of passengers was more than lOO. 900.
and the freight tonnage more than
100000 tons. The report shows that
S2lS,000 was spent in construction.
100000 on equipment, and about
$4,000 on improvement.
FoR RENT-Brick Dwelling House
on Main Street, Berryvile. with gar
den attached. Apply at COURIER
( Office.
Samuel Ritter, one of the oldest
cluzrns of Frederick county, died
last Wednesday, aged 81 years. Dur
Ing the civil war he served in the
Confederate army as a member of
| Captain William NJ Nelson's Clarke
county Infantry. ard was seriously
wounded at the first battle of Manas
saS. lie never fully recovered from
/ the Wounu.
FOR RENT.-A Room Oh Church
st. suitable to conduct IA Harness
shop. Large Glass Show Room for
keeping of Harness, with other first
class convenienceS. Apply to
THOMPSON Il OGDEN.
just such rain as the farmers
needed to make good bed for fall
seeding fell the first part of last week
The rainfall lasted nearly twelve
hours. Our farmers will push the
work of seeding next week. Because
IA stand of grass failed on a number
of fields last year farmers will seed
other than corn lands this year.
Work on the Chapel now in course
of erection by direction of the Chapel
| Society of Grace EpiscOpal Church il