Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-10-10

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NJ. Woods was moderator. The pas
toral relations of Rev. s. VI. Engle
with the Oakland church was dis
solved. The most interesting feature
of the session was the consideration
of call from Liberty Church. Bed
ford City, Va, for the pastoral SER
vices of Rev. A. G. Hopkins, Jr., of
the Elk Garden, Bsysrd and German
IL churches. Protests came from the
latter churches by commissioners, let
tiers, ETC., and they were not only
strong and earnest, but pathetic. On
motion of Rev. j. Harry Moore the
Presbytery declined to place the call
in the hands of Mr.. Hopkins and he
remains pastor of the churches now
served by him. Rev. Mr.. Fix was
permitted to remain as supply at
Round Hill Church until January l.
The Presbytery adjourned to meet at
the call of the moderator during the
meeting of Synod at Newport News.
Rev. ID. II. Scsnlon, of this place,
was present at the meeting.
$4,000 to loan secured upon real
estate. Apply to +. b. WHITING.
The handsome roadster of Mr.. Jas.
w. Foley was taken from Bowmsn's
stable last Tuesday night by unknown
parties, aud evidently ridden into a
barbed wire fence by the miscreants.
Two long gashes were cut across the
animals chest and neck, and feet
were badly cut. If some of our peo-
pie would watch at night, aud meet
the rascais who are In this kind of
business with u shot gun, our horses
would be let alone at night. The
practice of taking horses from stables
or lots for nightly rides by unprinci-
palled rascals must be stopped and
stopped effectuslly.
Remember the $50 hour course in
shorthand.
Laura Fleet. handsome young
married woman of Winchester, was
sentenced to 10 days in Jail on Tues
day for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. Monday night she became
intoxicated and placed her 7-year old
child, whom she had also gotten
drunk, upon the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad tracks. Just as fast pas
senger train came around a curve
near by the father saw his child on
the track and barely rescued it in
time from death.
A joint stock company has been or
gained at Winchester for the pur-
pose of starting q goat farm in that
neigh borhood. About 400 acres of
land will be purchased In Frederick
county, aud this will be stocked with
1000 Angora goats, which will be
brought from New Mexico. The goats
will be raised for their wool aud hide.
Suit has been instituted in Win
chester to have the courts so construe
the will of the late Judge Handley
that Winchester may come into the
possession of the large requests he
made the city at an earlier time than
mentioned in his will. The lawyers
will probably get the lions share of
the money.
The town council st q recent meet
ing appointed Mayor Jones a COM
mittee to wait on the merchants of
the town and asked them to close
their places every Saturday night at
10 o'clock, in order to assist the
town authorities in preserving better
order on the streets of the town on
said nights.
The engagement of Miss Bette
Rice Page, daughter of DR.. r. p.
Page, of this place, and Mr.. Charles
Mccormick Broun, a well known
member of the Berryville bar, has
been announced. The wedding will
take place in Grace Episcopal Church
Wednesday, Nov. 9TH. at 6 O'Clock in
the evening, and will be very slab-
crate affair.
The young men of the county,
who cast their first ballot this fall,
had better see the registrars in their
districts so that they may be regis
tered before the registration books
close on the 26th inst.
The funeral services of the late
Joseph Price, Jr., will take place at
the Presbyterian Church to day,
Wednesday at 10 a. m. Interment at
Green Hill Cemetery.
OF the men who cast their first
ballot this fall, l47 from IL of 81
precincts in Jefferson county will
vote for Bryan.
VIM. f. Powers has sold to j. A.
Rosen berry ID sores of land off the
Eastman farm near Ashby Station,
Warren county, for 800 per acre.
Mrs. Susan Wheelwright, of Chi
csgO, the divorced wife of Thos. s.
Wheelwright, was here last week try
ing to obtain possession of their child,
bright fve-year old girl whom the
father had placed in the care of his
sister, Mrs. Vim. II. Jacobs, of Nine
veh last February. AS the decree OF
divorce was silent IS to the custody
of the child, Mrs. Jacobs refused to