Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-07-05

"is, erected Common
wealth attorney a, the May election.
became The successor of MIR & NJ
broun or he LIST of July, aud Mr.
W. W. Suiallwood, on the same d,.,
succeeded Dir. |. X. Briggs as sheriff.
Inc new sheriff has appointed Mr.. f..
H. Shenk, of White Post. as his den.
uty. Both Messrs. Broun aud Briggs
nave proven themselves to be excep.
uonally good officers, and we trust
their successors will merit compli-
ment no less just at the end of their
terms of office. On the LIST of this
month all of the newly elected dis
trIct officers also assumed their du.
ties. ~
Only 'k-feT npoIe- of those Use
Porch RoS%ers'left ut the Berryville
Furniture Store.
Mr.. James l.. Russell, for "A num-
her OF years member of our town
council, recently sent in his resigna-
ton, which WAS accepted, and Mr..
Conrad kownslar, who had served
several years as MAYOR of the town.
was chosen to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Russell took an active part in the de
alterations of the council, never
shirked his possibilities, and was
intelligent and faithful in the dis
charge of his public duties. His
successor is very capable, and his in
telligence and experience with the
msyorality Office will prove valuable
to the council in dealing with our
/ projected water system.
\ full line of Cots-CHEAP-at
the Berryville Furniture Store.
The fifth annual convention of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Winchester District of the Balti-
more Conference, Methodist Episco-
/ pal Church, South, came to "A close
in the Braddock Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, Winchester, last
week. The reports from the 81 aux
iliaries IN the district were submitted
and showed IA gratifying increase in
interest, membership and finances.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of Bishop 4. W.
Wilson, of Baltimore, delivered sew
eral addresses on II he Work in Chi.
ma" The convention selected Der.
ryville, Va, rs the next place Of
meeting.
New Goods every few days at the
Berryville Furniture Store
The weather that proved SO favor
able to our farmers while engaged in
their wheat harvest is also accompa
nying their labors in securing their
hay. The latter crop is, like that
of wheat, light one, owing to the
cold and somewhat dry spring season.
But while the weather is helping
farmers to save their midsummer
crops, it is daily having a disastrous
effect upon the growing potatoes, and
if it does not soon rain in all proba-
bility We will have to send elsewhere
for supply before another crop can
be raised.
Every Article Trade Winner at
the Berryvllle Furniture Store.
y pleasant dance was given by
MIR. Nicholas Moore, Jr., in the spa
cious old mansion on the farm of
Mr.. Decatur Osborn, near Castle.
mans Ferry, last Friday night. The
affair was well attended by the young
folks of the neighborhood and Lou
doun-fully fifty being present-and
dancing was kept up till nearly day
light. The music was furnished by
string band, and refreshments were
served in the course of the evening.
Everything usually found in IA
First Glass Furniture Store will be
found Two Doors South of the Bank
In Berryville, Va.
BY decision of Judge Harrison,
of the circuit court of Frederick
county, Ii. II. Dovell loses the furni
ture with which Hotel Evans was
stocked at the time he was managing
it. Mr.. Dovell WAS back in his rent,
but claimed the furniture could not
be sold for his debts, as it belonged
to his wife. A decree was entered
to sell the furniture.
The Berryville Furniture Store
now has some Extra fine Bedroom
Suits. See them.
A field of wheat on the farm of
Mr.. II. Powell Page, near Boyce, was
set atire by passing railroad engine