Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-06-26
vIR GINA HAPPENINGS

Roanoke capitalists are boring for
oil In Smythe county, few miles
north of Msrion, Va
Newport News broke its own rec
ord last week by sending abroad
1869 barrels of -four.
Ii is stated that Mr.. Carter Glass,
member of the Constitutional Con-
vention from Lynchburg, will make
a brief visit to Europe for the bene-
lit of his health.
A man giving the name of Samuel
Newton has been placed in Jail at
Wsrrenton, suspected of having rob-
bed the postoffice and two stores at
Delsplsne, Fsuquier county.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan will
deliver an address at Newport News
on the evening of July l under the
auspices of the Newport News Mill
tary Academy.
Three celored boys, sons of John
Ely, colored, were drowned in Suf-
folk county the other day. The
Oldest boys attempted to save the
youngest brother, who was being
swept away by the strong current,
and when they realized that nothing
could save them they locked arms
and sll wsnt down together.
Mendall Miller, citizen of
Petersburg, has been arrested in
Trsnsysal by the British, charged
with aiding the Boer cause. Infor-
nation received from Miller at
Petersburg is TO the effect that he is
innocent of the charge, and Con-
gresham Lsssiter is now trying to get
him his release through the State
Department
a break for liberty WAS made at
the Virgins penitentiary recently
while Governor Tyler and others
were making an official visit. AS a
reward for bravery shown by II.
Quinsey Bailey, white convict, in
stopping a hurley negro, Governor
Tyler pardoned him.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has determin-
ed to make Charlottesville his home.
for the present at least. He has
rented the residence of Prof. J. H.
Gilmore, and it is believed that be
will purchase the property later.
Mrs. Lee has arrived there from
Washington and is the guest of Maj.
r. F. Mason.
The Richmond Sunday Obser-
vance League, having won a sweep
ing victory in Its prosecution of ss-
loon men for selling liquor on Sun
day, will now cary the war to the
social clubs. The Westmoreland
and Commonwealth clubs, the lead
ing social organizations in Virginia,
have been served with notice from
the lesuge that they will be prose
cuted for violating the Sunday law.
a farmer in Patrick county lost a
valuable COW last Monday, the result
of eating leaves from the wild cherry
tree. AS it lie not generally known
that wild cherry leaves will poison
cattle, we make this announcement
for the guidance of all persons who
own stock of the kind mentioned. -
Danville Register.
In the Corporation Court of Nor
folk Saturday Mr.. Charles l.. STEM
gle, charged with the embezzlement
of $3.50 from II. NJ. David, was
promptly acquitted. The verdict
was greeted with applause, and Mr..
Stengle and his wife engaged in a
long embrace in the courtroom.
At Roanoke Saturday evening a
farewell dinner was given by the the
officials of the Norfolk and Western
Road to n. d Maher, ex-superinten-
dent Of the Pocahontas division of
the Norfolk and Western, who re-
signed to accept the position of gen
eral perintendent of the Seaboard
AIR Line.
In response to strong call from
various sections of the South, a mem
orial association has been formed In
order to provide channel through
which fitting expression may be Civ
en- to the feelings inspired by the life
and work of DR.. Charles l.. Cooke,
of Hollins Institute, Va. The pur-
pose is to raise at once $4,000 for
memorial library building at that
place.
W. G. GrievSs, of Yonkers, n. Y,
recently called upon Commissioner
Koiner in Richmond, in regard to in
vesting $4,000 in this State in lands
suitable for sheep raising. The New
Yorker is here representing gentle
men who desire to locate in Virginia
and engage in sheep raising, and he
intends to look the State oyer before
determining in what section he will
advise the proposed settlers to pur-
chase land.
A rather remarkable instance of
uberity is that presented by William
Devers, of Frsnconia, Fairfax coun-
ty, Va, who is the father of 6 BOYS
and 10 girls (25 children), Is of
whom are living. All the progeny
are by one wife, who is the same age
as her husband go years.. Mrs.
Devers is hale and hearty woman
and worka with har buohOnd avo.u