Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-05-15
LOCAL BRIEFS

VI ochN OtIuo 10 etfict-
~ forbidden by law in the State of
virginia. and penalty is attach he'd
for ITS violation. SECTION 2O79 of
the Code says that it shall be un.
lawful to kill or capture the mock
ing bird, brown thrush, cardinal or
redbird, bluebird, wood robin. house
martin, or startling or destroy their
nests. 1t would be well, we think.
II the teachers in the schools of the
town and country would call the at
tention of their pupils to the law.
Tell them of the usefulness III the
birds and appeal to the little folks
for their protection. Every school
should be humane society. BOYS
will be boys, but all Of them have a
tender spot that can be reached and a
certain amount of manliness that
can be appealed to if one goes at it
IN the right way. We need more
song birds in the country.
WANTED-Medium sized gentle
saddle horse. Apply to Miss Anna
Meade, "The Vineyard" Wildwood.
Va.
The last number of the Stephenson
Seminary Entertainment Course ia
coming on Monday night, May 10th.
at CharlestOwn. The lecturer. Hon.
Geo. II. Vending, needs no introduc-
ton 10 the citizens of this commune
t.. Crowded houses are ALWAYS ready
for him in his own town as well as
those where be is not so well known.
MIR. Weddings subject this time will
be "Mirabeau-and the Freuch Revo
luton" Monday night, May goth.
At p. III, IN Washington Hall. Seats
on sale at Lights Drugstore, At 50
cents. Entire house reserved.
Lewis G.. Miller, som of Rev. L. G..
Miller, former pastor of the Grace
Lutheran Church, Wine hester, and AT
present pastor of the Lutheran Church
IN Roanoke, has received the ap-
pOlntment to il cadetshlp to the Ma
val Academy. from the 9th congress
sional district. The appointment was
made by Congressman Otey and was
won 10y young Miller at competitive
Congressman James Hay has APP
pointed George II. Byrd, of Win
chester. to a cadetship at West Point
Military Academy from the Seventh
Congressional district. Young Byrd
Is son of the late Col. VIM. Byrd,
and is now a student in the Academ-
ic department of the University of
Virginia.
Col. |. n. King, one Of Front Roy
ais most useful citizens and the
founder of the Bank of Warren,
dropped dead last week on the streets
of that place. Col. King was born in
Warren county % years ago, and for
so years he has been prominently
identified with Front Royal and its
progress.
At Winchester a moccasin snake
bit ClSnde Ryan, a small boy, on the
forefinger while he was playing in a
yard. Without moments hesitation
he began to cut the finger off with a
penknife to prevent the poison
spreading. His companions stopped
him and the lad then cut the flesh
from the wound and sucked the POI.
son therefrom,
Mrs. Fannie Bland Graham, wifi,
of Rev. James II. Graham, pastor
emeritus of the Winchester Presby
terian Church, died Monday aftel
an illness of paralysis. Mrs. Ora
ham was niece of the late Johr
Randolph Tucker, and was 70 year,
old. She is survived by a HUSBAND
and six children.
Last Thursday night Front Roya
was visited by the heaviest rain il
the history of the town. The rail-
fell in torrents and part of the towl
was inundated, water running in tn
first story of the houses near Happ,
Greek. The damage is estimated t.
be near $25, 1000. The rainfall il
the county was also heavy.
Bishop Peterkin, of West Virginia
will lecture in Grace church, Mid
dleway, on Saturday, May 18th, OF
Porto Rico. The Bishop has recent
ly returned from our new possession