Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-23

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day handed down decision in the
"boou" case Of Thomas j. Shicksl
IS. BsrryvilIe Land & Improvement
Co. in which the decision Of Judge
Nicol, of Manassas. who heard the
case for Judge Harrison (the latter
being an Interested party.) was af-
tirmed' The point involved in this
case was whether the report Of the
Commissioner, who sscer,ained the
assets aud liabilities Of the company,
should be sustained in allowing Mr..
A. Moore Jr.. compensation ~ Presi-
dent of the Company, when suoh
compensation was not authorized by
rae stockholders but ordered by the
B,'srd OF Directors. Judge Nicol, iu
his decision. ruled that as the stock
r''lders approved all the acts Of the
3 ard of Directors at the stock hold
ers' meeting held in Oct, 1891,
therefore they were liable for tho
SUN voted Mr.. Moore as salary
by the Board of Directors.
Juige Nicops decision
been reversed, the whole case would
have been referred back
to the Commissioned at great
expense. before the stockholders
coald be sued for the unpaid as
easements of stock.
FoR SALE OR RRNr.-My House
and Lot, on east side of Railroad.
Possession given at once.
q. p. HOWELL.
DIR. q. K. Llppitt has received in
formation from the War Department
ut Washington that his son, Surgeon
Thos. NJ. Lippitt, U. s. N. who was
wounded in the leg at Pekin, is on
his way home. Since the operation
Surgeon Lippitt underwent, he has
improved rapidly. The bullet, which
had lodged in bis leg near the hip
and fractured that member and pre-
vented it from knitting, has been ex-
tracted, and the dead bone, produced
by the failure of the fracture to knit,
has been removed also. His leg will
be several inches shorter, but we ars
gIal the operation was successful.
EoR SALE.-Peerless Traction En-
CINE. SawmiIl Complete, Threshing
Machine, ETC., Cheap. Apply at OoU-
RIER Office.
Some of our readers, we under
stand, misunderstood the letter in
last weeks issue, setting forth the
expenditures made by the "Busy
Bee Circle" The total sum, spent
by the society since it's inception in
May, 1899, aggregates $2IO.42-tns
following being the items. Paid to
the merchants of Berryville for ar.
ticles distributed among the needy,
$l50.42;. Donation to the Fire Co.,
$50; TO Galveston sufferers, S.; To
erection of Cemetery building, $25;
To grave lot at cemetery, for burial
Of needy person, So.
Congressman Hay, of this district,
has asked the President to appoint
Mr.. Willie Meade = oadet-at-large
to West Point. Young Meade is
brother of the gallant Lieut.. Key
Meade, who died recently in the
Philippines, and is q student of
Clay Hill Academy, this county, lie
Ranks high in his classes, and his
appointment would be n deserved
Que. 1t is believed that President
Mckinley is inclined to make the
appointment.
II is with genuine regret that the
illness of Mrs. Mary ID. Kownslar
Is heard in this community. Mrs.
Kownslar suffered last week . stroke
of paralysis III her side, aud now lies
III critical condition at the home
OF Mrs. Elizabeth KownslAr, in this
place. Mrs. Kownslar is the widow
Of the late Remington Kownslsr, of
Texas, brother of the late beloved
DIR. Randolph Kownslar of this place.
Rev. Y. R. Gates, u Quaker Evan
gellst, has been conducting some very
successful meetings in the NJ. E
Church here. His plain practical
sermons attracted large congrsga-
tions, aud it is believed his talks to
young men have born fruit. He has
been holding services morning and
night for the past ten days.
Frank Davidson and his troupe of