Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-14
Briefs.

charged with completely in the rob
berry of Samuel Cooper, near there.
were convicted Saturday. Sentence
was suspended until the latter part
of this week. Harry NJ. Anderson,
recently convicted of the same Of
Tense, was given the lowest penalty
ten years in prison. The three men,
who belong to excellent families,
drove twenty eight miles to Cooper's
house last May and after masking
themselves, compelled him to give up
over $500 at the point of pistol.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
have secured the contract for haul
ing the ROuss Msusoleum which
will be erected in the burial lot of
Mr.. Charles b. Rouss, in Mount
| Hebron cemetery. The mausoleum
will cost $4,000 and will be the
finest IN the South. The Baltiu ore
and Ohio will lay track direct to
the Rouss lot for the convenience of
unloading the mausoleum. Its
weight Is 400 tons. The monument
will be shipped about April 1.
Miss A. Z. Terrill, maiden lady
80 wears Of age. who resided at her
country home, Walnut Grove, three
miles northeast of Charlestown, died
Saturday morning of nervous pros
tratiOu after an illness of two weeks
She was highly respected woman
and a member of Zion Episcopal
4 Chuach, Of CharlestOwn, for many
years. Her sister, Miss Julia Terrill.
with whom she lived. survives her.
She was IA grand daughter of the late
john Yates. of Jefferson county, and
late DIR. [. Terill. Orange county, va.
Albert Norris, a colored boy, bet
ter known as "ChIppy." who FIRE
quents the Boyce vicinity. was
brought before Justice VI. r. Rovstou
In Wildwood Monday, charged with
feloniously assaultiug aud robblug "a
cOlOred man by name of Scott Davis
Justice Royston sent Norris TO the
county Jail to await action of the
grand jury. 1t Is said that d pint
bottle of whiskey and 90 cents in
money was the amount of property
taken from the person of Davis bv
Norris.
Judge l.. y. Tavenner. of Park
ersburg, who was regarded as one of
the strongest men for the Democratic
nomination for governor, has with
drawn from the race. His with
drawal leaves as the most prominent
| " discussed candidates In the field
+. Boyd Faulkner, of Martinsbure:
John ii. Holt, of Huntington; O. :.
Mckinney. of Fairmont, aud Judge
Daniel b. Lucas, of Charlestowu.
The Southern Railway changed
the schedule of its Valley trains
Sunday to conform with the order
of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah
county. The Southern has also Civ
Ell an order for copy of the record
Ill the proceedings in Woodstock last
month, and will appeal the case.
y two story business house in
ChArlestown, in which Miss Bettie
b. cambridge had a millinery store.
was destroyed by fire Friday night
The house was totally destroyed. the
loss being about $4,000. The con
tents were partially saved. Loss on
goods, $500. small insurance on bull
ding and goods
Mr.. John G. Elliott and Miss Vlr-
ginia f. Wagely, daughter of Mr..
Joseph Yagely, of Charlestown, were
quietly married at the PRESBYTERIAN
Manse, Thursday evening. by the
Rev. Or. A. c. Hopkins. The wed
NiHS was quIte surprise 10 tntlr
! friends
Chesadine Lowell and Miss Happy
Boswell, a gypsy queen, 10 years of
age, were married at the parsonage
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, in Charlestown, by the Rev.
II. H. Kennedy. They are members
of band of Gypsies who were pas
sing through this place.
The laying of piping on the east
side of the Shenandoah river will
probably be finished this week. leav-
ing only gaps in the line between Mr..
Bells and the river to be laid before