Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-09
nEanYvrLLn LAW POINTS.
Interesting Cases Being Tried There
Accident 10 MIR. Bnrringer.


BERRYvILLE VA. September g.
Especial 1.-THE regular term OF the Coun-
~ Court of Clarke is being held this
week. special grand jury In attend
ance upon the term found two indict-
ments-one against Lewis Robinson,
colored man. for an attempt to murder
his wife by shooting at her with pis-
toll Robinson was tried and the jury
brought in verdict Of two years In me
penftentiary The case will be appealed
to the Circuit Court.
An indictment wss also found against
Martin holland for house,breaking A
nice legal point will be raised In TINS
case. the question being whether In the
eyes OF the law rail pen Is habltauon'
wheat having been stored in sucn Il peh'
and taken therefrom after IL was broken
into Tor alleged TO bel by holland the
decision of thfs point Is arousing a good
deal of interest among the lawyers In
this section. The case will be tried later.
In communication received a few
DAYS ago by your correspondent from a
friend i'm Habana, he states that yellow
fever is very prevalent there. two gentle
men in the same office with him having
been stricken with IL within a few days
prior TO the writing Of his letter. He said
that new cases are constantly arising.
This differs materially from the reports
published in the daily press.
ACCIDENT TO Mr.. BARRINGER.
Mr.. j. w. Ba-ringer agent of the Nor
folk and Western railroad at this place,
met with a painful accident Monday
night. Hearing a noise in the yard he
started out to investigate. and in de-
scending some steps a plank broke with
him, precipitating him to the ground,
rendering him unconscious and breaking
two ribs.
The session OF the Berryvlle High
School opened Monday under very en-
couraging circumstances, the number OF
scholars enrolled on the first day being
H. a larger number than usual.
The engagement of Miss Frances Eloise
Glover. daughter of Mrs. Eugenia Glover,
of this place, to Mr.. Henry Montague
Stevens. of New York city, is announced.
The wedding will take place in the au-
tumn.
Mrs. Herbert Smith. Of stanton. Is
visiting her mother Mrs. Eugefiia Glo-
YER
Mrs. Kenneth MCDONALD, of Louisville.
KY. who has been visiting relatives in
Berryville. has returned 10 her home.
Misses Paxton Boyd. of Philadelphia,
and Myra Wilson. of Chicago. who have
been visiting Mrs. r. NJ. Powers, return
ed TO their homes Thursday.
OTHER PERSONALS.
The Misses Cox. of La Plata Md, and
Miss Mary Powell. of Alexandria have
returned to their homes, after a visit to
Mr.. Marshall Mccormick.
Mr.. Reginald Morrison, OF the drug
firm Of Morrison & burlington, of Balti-
more. visited his old home here this week
Mr.. Kirk Glover. accompanied by Mr..
La Fargo. Of Washington, spent a week
with Mrs. Lucy G. Young lately.
Mr. l.. NJ. Welton. Of San Antonio. Tex,
was in Berryvile this week.
Cadet Howard Castleman has returned
TO the Virginia Military Institute.
Mrs. J. f. Eastwood Of Washington, is
visiting her mother. Mrs. L. c. Young.
Mrs. G. c. Garrett. who has been with
her father. Mr.. c. S. Lee, has returned
TO her home, in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Currie and son. OF Wash
ington, are the guests OF Mr.. r. d. Har-
desty.
Mrs. Edward Mcclure, Of Richmond, is
the guest of Mrs. n. b. Mcclure.
Professor Hunter. OF Richmond College.
visited friends in Berryvile recently
Cadet w. +. Ricamore, who has been
a student of the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute for the past three years. Is on a
visit to his parents here, en- route to
Lansing. Mich, where he will take a
two-years' course I'm horticulture at the
Polytechnic Institute.
Messrs. Ran. Pulliam and James Mes
NTH. Of Washington, were whiting rela-
tiyes her this week.
Mrs. Herbert b. Warde has gore TO
Asbury Park for several weeks.