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

'""N i''e'r eariy eGneSuay morn
ing, aged % years. Mrs. Kerr had
not been in good health For some
time, but the immediate cause of her
death was heart failure. The de-
ceased was native of South Carroll
ma, anu was relict of the late John
BOSNIAN Kerr, who was Minister to
Central America during President
Iyler's administration. She leaves
eight children-Paymaster Leeds G..
Kerr, of the l. 5. 5. Independence,
Harry and Kenneth Kerr, of Salt
Lake City, Utah; Mark b. Kerr. of
Berkeley, Gala; Mrs. Maitland RELY
and Miss Ruth Kerr. of this place;
Mrs Armes, wife of Major Armes. of
Washington; Mrs. Fred FLOYD. of
New York. Funeral services were
held in Grace Episcopal Church Fri
day evening and her body laid to rest
in Green Hill Cemetery.
| have the sum of $4,000. which |
will loan out in sums of $500 and
upwards, or aswhOle, upon real estate
security. The borrower to pay all
costs of the loan.
CONRAD KOwNSLAR, Atty.
Mrs. Minnie Woodward, wife of
MIR. Luke +. Woodward, a we'll
known citizen of Winchester. died at
her husbands residence in that place
shortly before one o'clock Thursday
morning, from typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. Woodward had been i'll about
SIX weeks. The funeral took place
from the Baptist church here at four
O'Clock Friday afternoon. Rev. f..
b. Jackson, of the First Baptist
Church, Winchester, otliciated. and
the interment was made in Green Hill
cemetery. Mrs Woodward is ii
daughter of Mr.. J. Foster Burchcll
of this county, who with Mrs. Bur
chell survives her. She is also sur
vived by two brothers, residents of
this county, aud two sisters. Mrs.
Greiner, of near Baltimore. Md. and
Miss Sallie Burchell of Clarke. She
leaves no children. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wood ward went to Winchester about
three years ago from Rectortown.
Fauquier county.
LosT.-A pair Of Hawkes. Eve
Glasses In IA case on the streets of
/ Berryville, Aug. LIST. \ liberal re-
ward if left at w. Richardson's drug
store.
The large aud handsome residence
of DR. Il. u. Page WAS ablaze with
lights Friday night and the spacious
rooms on the lower floor thronged
with people, the occasion being re-
ception rendered Passed Assistant
Surgeon John f. Page, of the L. :.
:. Olympia, and his bride by DR..
and Mrs. Il. p. Page. Surgeon Page
was in full dress uniform and pinned
upon his breast was the Dewey Med
al; Mrs. !. +. Page was attired in
her wedding gown of ivory satin, the
skirt being finished with court
train and covered almost entirely
with point applique lace. She wore
diamond ornaments The reception
was S to IL, and "A repast consisting
Of many delicacies was served. In
addition to the large crowd from the
neighborhood there were present
many from distance.
STRAYED.- black Hog with hole
cut in right ear, and white spot in
face. The person leaving at the
COURIER Office any information that
leads to its recovery will be amply
rewarded.
Last Wednesday, four cows owned
by Mr.. "Dink" Royston, were found
lying dead in Il stream of water that
passes through the farm south of
town upon which Mr. Royston re-
sides. The cause of the death of the
COWS is a mystery. In the morning
when they were milked, they showed
no ailmeut of any kind. In the eve
ming when boy went to drive in the
cows to be MIXED, they were found
as above stated. Mr.. Royston says
he cannot account for the death of
the cows, unless they ate some rat
poison which was placed in the corn
house sometime ago and may have
been thrown out in the barnyard
when the house was cleaned out that
morning.
Thirty head of Young cattle and
other stock will be sold by Frank