Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-12-06
Briefs.

ms, "S0" o"'"e 81 years. VT.
CocArell was one of the company
which went from this county ia $40
to dig gold in California and up to
the time of his death with the excep-
ton of Capt. Jacob Engle, was about
the only survivor of that famous
party. Advocate.
In passing through a small section
of TIE county, recently, we noticed,
particularly. the wheat crop which
seems to be unusually short, but this
Is owing, we suppose, TO the fly
and the extremely dry weather we
we have had this fall. The stand
on the fallow land appears to be
much better than that on corn land.
Warren Register.
The handsome silver cup. won Ivy
/ Mr. Earnest Kitchen. of the White
/ Post neigh borhood. at the meeting of
the Inter State Tournament Associa
ton in Richmond recently. was seen
+ 0y number of the citizens IF this
f place Ia the window of Dir David
Niliey's jewelry store last week. It
was much admired.
A movement is on loot e. organize
. camp of Sons Of Veterans in con
uectiOn with William Richardson
Camp, G. V. aud |. y. Jennings, G.
w Macatee and W. +. Grayson were
appointed committe to report upon
the advisability of the step. Warren
/ Sentinel
Rev. Howard England. a Young
Protestant Episcopal clergyman.
known 10 may of our citizens. has
Resigned a. rector of Wickhne and
Mppoa Episcopal churches Nr.
England nas received "a cali from
Washington city church which ne
has unler considerations
The Junior And Society of ~,
'Iohn's Church. Rippon. will hoid ma
oyster supper in the village school
house Friday evening. December Is.
from > O'Clock. At half past seven
II ladies and gentlemen will tell the
reason why they never married.
y few flakes of snow fell Monday
and Tuesday morning Cold wind
blew from the west and the weather
was coolest We have experienced this
winter. The first fall of snow last
winter occurred on the 26th of No
vemher.
Tae sergeant of MIddleburg. Lon.
dOnn county, was embowlei bv "a
negro tough in that place last week.
lie arrested disorderly negro and
while taking him off to the lock up
was attacked by the brother of the
prisoner with a knife
We are Informed that the colored
man, Dorsey, who held up Mr.. Elsea
IN his store at Mt. Airy year or two
ago at the point of pistol and rob
bed him of his money. is held in the
Alexandria Jail for crime.
MIR. Frank sullivan, who with his
brother Mr.. Russell sullivan. farm
their fathers estate west of town.
brought to town last Saturday FIVE
turkeys, which weighed 100 lbs.
Many protests against the discou-
tinuance of the Sunday accommoIa
ton train on the Norfolk and Wes-
tern Railway are pouring into the
main oflice.-Shepherdtown Register
At an early hour Wednesday morn
ing the pOstoilice at Berkely Springs.
W. Va, was entered, the safe blown
open and everything of value taken.
amounting to 81 900.
At Romney, w. Va, Harry Auder-
son, convicted of robbing Charles
Cooper last May, was sentenced to 10
years in the penitentiarv.
One night last week The residence
of Mr.. c. p. Howell was stoned by
unknown parties.
The 4th of the series of Parish
Teas will be held at the residence of
Judge 5. j. c. Moor's Tuesday even
ing next, Dec 18th.
Bibles Presented to High School.
The Berryville High School was
presented with six Bibles-one for
each room-by Citizens Council of
the Jr. Order of United American
Mechanics in the Methodist Church
South last Friday evening. The
ceremony was witnessed not only by
the scholars of the school but by