Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-11-15
Virginia News.

ok Thousand PAIR OF shoes are
made daily in the Virginia peniten-
tiary by convict labor.
1t is said that u bill will be intro
duced in the Virginia legislature
next month providing for State ex-
position In September, 1901.
Frederick Stevens, student in
the University of Virginia, and Miss
Marie Wager, of Charlottesville, elop-
ed to Washington last week, and were
there married.
". K. Trigg 4 Co., the Richmond
shipbuilding firm, are making a
strong effort to secure two of the new
cruisers for which bids were opened
last Wednesday at the Navy Depart
ment.
The Maryland Brewery Company,
of Baltimore, formerly the Lion
Brewing Company, has decided to
build several large breweries in the
South-one at Lynchburg and one at
Newport News.
Hon. II. :. X. Morrison, formerly
judge of the Seventeenth Judicial
Circuit of Virginia for number of
years earlier Judge of the court of
Scott county, died suddenly at his
home at Gate City last week Ut the
age of about So
Rev. George :. Someryile. rector
of 81. Paul's Episcopal Church, at
Haymarket, has resigned to accept a
call to the parish at Falls Church.
Mr.. Somerville's departure from
Haymarket will be very much re-
GREETED.
The report of the superintendent
of the State Penitentiary, as made
to the Governor, shows the present
year TO have been the most success
full in the history of the institution.
The net revenue to the State will ex
coed 100000.
Judge Letcher, of the circuit court
of Augusta county, has decided that
trustee cannot buy at a public sale
property conveyed TO himself as trus
tie. nor can he hUy for third party.
such transactions being fraudulent
In their nature. The ease goes 10
the Court of Appeals.
The Mormon elders of the Virgin
IA mission district are nOM holding
their annual conference ia Richmond.
Special interest attaches To the meet
ing IL view of the fight being made
to prevent Representatives. elect Brig
ham ii. Roberts, of Utah, taking his
seat in Congress, aud the fact that
several of the denominations in Rich
moud are taking hand in the cru
sade.
John I. Alvey, of the firm of deal
ers IN -four, grain and hay in Rich
mond, has mysteriouslv disappeared.
He left his office "Wednesday after
noon, and his relatives and friends
have heard nothing of him since that
tune. Before his departure he made
a will and ana left it at his store ad-
dressed TO his chief clerk. He has
been a great sufferer from dyspepsia.
and for the past month has been in
low spirits.
Hon w. A. Jones was in Wash
lngton the other day. He is gratifed
at fact that all the counties in his dis
trict stood by him in his late fight.
and says that that fight being over,
he thinks the democrats there will
come together again, and he united
IN the next campaign, when they will
have their old enemies, the republi
cans, instead of each other, to con
tend with. With respect to his own
denomination, Mr.. Jones said he had
heard of no opponent except ex State
Senator Little.
On November IS the furlough of
the corps of cadets of the Virginia
Military Institute will expire, and
the cadets will report for duty.
The six cadets confined to the
hospital are convalescing. Cadet
Mcconnell has gone to his home in
Mobile, Ala. Superintendent Shipp
says that none of the boys furlOug he'd
have had any symptoms of fever, nor
have any of the employees of the in
stitute, and they drink the same wa
ter that the cadets use. The report
that the institute would possibly be
removed to Staunton for the rest of
che year is without foundation.
Spain's Greatest Need.