Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-28
Briefs.

several merchants of Winchester out
Of various sums of money by means
of bogus checks. Dabney put up at
the best hotel of the city and sue
ceeded in making the acquaintance
OF the prominent citizens. He rep
resented that he was in Winchester
on legal business and spent much
time In the clerks office apparently
examining records. After being IN
town some time and becoming pretty
well acquainted. he walked into Rob
insoD's dry goods store and bought a
bill of goods amounting to 1884 and
gave $40 check in payment there
for, asking for the change which was
handed him. He played the same
game In Fsulkner's store, and is sup
posed to have caught others also.
The check was drawn on the Bank
of Orange. Dabury', whereabouts
are now unknown.
LOANS Money loaned on county
real estate, IN sums of $500 aud up
wards. First lien on farm lands in
'ariably required. BLACKBURN
SMITH, ATTY.
The Register SAYS gang Of bur
glars visited Shephcrdsjown last
Wednesday night. aud blew open
with dynam the safe in w. y.
Lemons warehouse aud elevator. Sc
curing no booty for their trouble.
They then attacked the safe in the
y. " ". depot Office. but were e>i
IDENTIFY scared oil before they could
open 1t. \ wave OF burglary seems
10 be sweeping over this aud adioin-
Iug States aud It Is evident that
there are several organized gangs at
work in Maryland. West Virginia
aud Virginia. There l. no clue to
the parties vino entered the Bcrryrille
postoiiice last Thursday night week.
% cents per q )zen for Phoths. at
W hitaker's until January ist. Gal
lery open every Thursday. Friday.
and Saturday.
Judge +. W Harrsoa, in the
Circuit Court of Winchester. last
week signed uu order changing the
name of David Petre. of Stephens
City, Frederick county To David
Petrle Cruickshank. Recently his
wife's sister. Miss Susanna Cruick
shank, died in Dumfriesshire. Scot
land, leaving an estate there valued
At over forty thousand dollars to Mr..
Petrie. on the condition that he
should assume his wife's maiden
name of Cruickshank. Mr.. Petrie is
at present teaching school.
Have your Laundry washed at the
Winchester Hand Laundry-the best
in the Valley. Lawrence j. Russell.
Capt. I. Rice Crown, of the Ber-
ryvllle football team, sustained a
fracture of the bone of his nose, by
being struck thereon, in the game
with Charlestown two weeks ago.
The accident, together with a cold
he contracted after the game, con-
fined him to his room over ten DAYS.
The COURIER has been greatly hand
icapped by this accident, as Capt.
Grown is the editors right hand
man. Accidents will happen and
boys will play football.
Oysters, celery, and cranberries at
Lawrence j. Russelrs.
DR.. Page Lee, of Washington, son
of MIR. Ohas. 5. Lee of near this
place, acted as one of the ushers at
the marriage of Miss Isabel Hill
McCalla, of Washington, and Mr..
Edmund Lee Goldsborough, of Fred
erick, Nd, which was solemnized at
st. James Church, Capitol Hill.
Washington city last Wednesday.
Buy your fresh Raisins, currants.
citron, almonds, etc, at Lawrence j.
RusselPs.
Now that the interest in the cleo
ton has been relegated to the rear,
the local merchants are busy making
preparations for their holiday trade.
Watch for description of their bar
gains, as the man who is not sfraid
to advertise his goods is certainly
the man with whom you can make
the best deal. He is not ashame of
his bargains.
Ricamore's line of Millinery and
Furnishings is new, clean and the
latest-nO stock carried over.
The tailend of the Southern hur-
rIpana pooSa1 quar- Ra.ru-.l1. -.