Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-16

comotives, the contract price CT which
will aggregate about $65O,000.
The commissioners of the sinking
fund Of the State of Virgins have
advertised for offers for the sale of
100000 worth 0. bords Of the State
OF Virginia, either the bonds known
rs ~Riddleberger" bonds or those
known as Century" bonds.
Mr.. John James Young, the oldesr
citizen of fredericksburg, and a meun-
Der OF the insurance firm Of a. B.
Bolts & Co, died Wednesday morn
ing, aged 81 years He was = prom
inent Mason:
Cattle are dying of blsckleg in
Louisa county. Col. VIM. A. Win
ston lost four recently from the di-
sease, and some Of his neighbors have
had similar losses.
Marshall & Thompson, of Warren
ton, received last week from Ken
tucky the thorOughbreds, Tourna-
ment and King Arthur ii, two of the
greatest horses ever brought to Vir-
ginis.
The faculty of Richmond College
has taken q determined stand against
hazlng at that institution. President
BOatwright has suspended seven stud
ents and the faculty expelled one of
those engaged In the sensational haz-
ing INDUCED in by the boys just before
the Christmas holidays
Hiss Maude Coleman Woods. of
Charlottesville. who was selected as a
typical Pan-Americsn beauty, has ac-
cepted an invitation recently extend
ed her through Mr.. Howell G. Feath-
erston, of LyEchburg, TO open the 6
nal ball of the University of Texas
at Austin at the close Of the present
session Of that institution
The trial of ex- Senator Little. of
fredericksburg, who is charged with
Incorporating money paid into his
hands as a court commissioner for
the sale of real estate, has been con
tinued until February IA.
The memorial bridge over the Po-
tomac seems likely to get an appro-
priatiOn. Representative Rixey and
Senators Martin and Daniel are Civ
ing their undivided attention to the
matter.
The editor of the Orange Yirginian
now takes the back streets of his town
on account of the way he mixed up a
report of q cattle show and a concert.
This is the way be made it read:
''The concert given by orr most beau
tiful young ladies was highly appre-
ciated. They sang in a most charm
ing manner, winning the plsudits of
the entire audience, who pronounced
them the finest herd of shorthorns IN
the country. A few are Of rich brown
color, but the majority are spotted
brown and white. The heifers are
able bodied and fine limbed."
A telegram from Richmond says
concerning the Constitutional Con-
ventlon, that Senator Daniel Is GER
tain to be 9 member of it. He may
consider that this body will prove q
perfect charnel house 70 the ambi-
tiOus. He believes, however, that it
Is the duty of the leading men of Vir-
gina TO yield TO the demands of the
people TO represent them In this i'm
Portant body. The Senator's views
will, it is believed, be impressed upon
many leaders.
Argument was heard before the
Virginia Court of Appeals last week
In the case of A. c. GillIgan, con-
victed of j. Beverly Turner, who
seeks new trial. One of the chief
points involved in the appeal case is
the allegation of Gilligan that the
verdict was not brought in by the
jury according to the provisions OF the
statute, it being alleged in the petit
ton Of the prisoner that the verdict
was not announced In open court nor
In the presence Of the prisoner. a
decision will probably be handed
down on the 18th.
The second contest of Gen. James
A. Walker for Congressman Rhea's
seat in the lower house from the 9th
Virginia district hss been formally
Inaugurated and dispositions are now
being taken. Congressman Rhea
came home from Washington few
days ago to guard his interests in the
new contest. Dispositions will be tax
en- at various points in the district,
including Bristol, Marion and Abing-
ton. General Walker will endeavor
to show fraud at the polls, which is
along the same line of his contest
proceeding of two years ago. 1t will
be recalled that he lost out before the
elections committee of the House in
his former contest and that the mat
ter was never voted on except In com
mittee.