Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-02-15

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FEBRUARY 18th. 1899. AT7:i5 n. NJ,
IN WINSTON HALL.
ADMISSION, Is CTS.
Briefs.
The LIST tri diocesan convention of
the brotherhood of ST. Andrew in
the three Virginia diocesans will be
held IN Charlottesville, Va, May
18th, 18th and 18th. The question
of holding this conyention has been
agitated several years among the Vir
GINA chapters, and at the Baltimore
convention of the Brotherhood. held
last fall. the Virginia and West Vir
ginia representatives met aud decided
To hold convention of the chapters
IN the two Virginia ir oder to
bring the Brotherhood men and their
work III closer touch IN these States.
Each chapter is entitled to send us
many delegates as 1t may desire, aud
all will he accorded free entertain
uirnt by their Charlottesville breth
ZEN. Efforts will be made by tb.
committee who has the convention
IN charge To obtain the lowest posi-
ble rates over the railroads. All the.
chapters are requested nv Nh. ). NJ.
Woodward, chairman of the conven
ton COMMITTEE, 10 send, If possible.
one or more de egates.
llard~sty y Wall VIII ship Monday
next cattle aud hog Persons hny
sng aux such stock for sale should
NOT fail 20 SEQ them.
Charlestowu Free Press:-Rev. j.
Williams Langley died recently ln
fhiiadelphia from stroke of appo
FlrNv. MIR. Langley was m early hf-
" copper hoy IN CharlrStown, ex
changed the cooper shop for the pal
PIT. applied himself vigorously. am,
IA a lew Years became widely known
as one of the most eloquent of Meth
odist divlueS. lie had heen conu.cr
Ell with Philadelphia church = for
twenty five yrats, and was sixty seven
wears of age.
RraIr bows IN wid winter are an un.
usual phenomenon. anu what is more
they are generally seen opposite the
sun. Mr. D1raS III. Jones. our Mayor.
says that ON Monday afternoon. ahou,
! o'clock, he distinctly saw two rain
bows IN the direction of the sun, one
on each side of it, and that luminary
was shining brightly. His attention
was called To them hy hearing a child
requesting its mother to look AT them.
Mr.. W. W. Hook, an aged, well
known and highly respected farmer
living in the neighborhood of III,
Old Chapel, died at his home last Sat.
urday night. lie was an upright
citizen aud kind neighbour. His in
tcrment was TO have been made il
Green Hill Cemetery, but had to b,
postponed because of the impassabl,
roads.
The Winchester council at meet
ing Tuesday night decided To increas,
I h license tax on saloons from S4O(
to $500, and IN require all such place.
of business TO remove all screens All,
frosted glass that might i'll any wa,
hinder public scrutiny o. all trans
actions. Patrons of the saloons will
hereafter, he subjected TO the gaze %
all passerS by.
James Jackson, colorrd, of Charles
town, WAS frozen to death last Fri
day night. lie had laid down arfur,
the tire wlthoutany extra clothing AN,
the fire having died out while. hr Wa
asleep he persisted. His two little child
rem were found IN the bed almost froz
EN-. Cases of death from freezing ar,
reported from New York, Prnnsvlva
via aud Ohio.
Charlestown Free Press: -Sstur
day morning, of last week. at Frank
llntown. this county, William Dunn
of Jefferson. and George Ashhv. q
Clarke, hal an alteration, dnrins
which Ashby inflicted two wound
upon Dunn with knife-one owe
the left lung and the other in tn,
hip. Physicians thought the lun.
wound would prove fatal.
Elizabeth Carter-perhaps he.te
known as Lizzie Green-a very relis
bic and good colored woman. died n
her residence on Lincoln Ave. on
Tuesday night. after short attacl
of pneumonia. leaving quite famil,
of children who lost in her dealt
their main support.
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