The Green Forest tribune., 1901-07-20
RERRYVILLE N WIS.
Items of Interest Clipped From
 Last Weeks Progress

D, B. w est, WnO 1laS D00n QulU0 sick for several days is again able to be up and out
 We are glad to hear that a movement is on foot to form joint stock company here for the raising and marketing of berries '3f all kinds. The enterprise is a good one and if properly managed cannot fail to be very profitable to all concerned. The capital re- ouired will be small as good land can be rented for that purpose and the principal outlay will be for plants. Success to it.
 Prof. w. D. Crawford will set ten acres of land in apple trees this fall, on the plan proposed by Rev. Wilcox who furnishes the trees for one-fifth of the product of the orchard during the next fifteen years, the land owner re- taining the privilege of buying at any time during the life of the contract. This bids fair to be- come popular plan of orchard ing with those who do not wish to take all the risk in planting.
 The Carroll County Confederate Pension Board met at the court house Monday to examine and pass upon applications for pen sions under the state law. A to- tai of 76 applications were en- dorsed to the state board recom- mending that pensions in various sums be granted them. The board, which serves without com pensation, is composed of Prof. L. A. Clarke, Rev. R. ". Goudelock and N. c. Bunch, vice G. N. Norris, who is out of the state.
 The preliminary examination of Perry Burris and wife charged with murdering their daughter some three weeks ago, was held Se- Squire Cunningham's court and Saturday of last week. q he two full days were consumed
 taking the testimony on the
 lrt of the state. No witnesses
 ere introduced by the defense.
 fter hearing the testimony and
 gument his honor decided that YN evidence was sufficient to Zfrant holding Burris but not / Sufficient to hold the woman, who was accordingly released from custody. Burris was committed 10 jail to await the action of the grand jury.
 We have not space to justify us h giving the testimony. It be- anne evident, however, that it you'd be necessary to eXhume he girls body to settle certain bets that were testified to. Ger
 pin witnesses stated that in
 andling the body it appeared to
 pem that the back part of the
 kull was crushed in. It was also
 ated that one arm was broken.
 ednesday morning the body
 Ps taken up and an examination
 Rde by Drs. George and Poy-
 r and these statements found
 be in error. The body was
 |dly decomposed so that it was
 possible to establish anything s atlng to the condition of the
 ny other than as to the skeleton
 e bullet had penetrated almost
 exact center of the forehead
 was found lodged in the :, ln tissue. There was, at the
 the examination was held,
 siderable sentiment agains; ,a accused among his neighbors s smuch as the post-mortem
 mlnation has set at rest some he uglest rumors regarding mt condition of the girls body
 probable that considerable ot IId sentiment will be allayed, il J ehanged. However, it is safe
 y that neither the guilt nor cence of the accused has established so far. It is l that every circumstance V ng on the case will be thor iet'f " investigated to the end sOn' ustlee may be meted out the |rder has been done, it is the oec shocking crime recorded in lie lnals of Carroll county. Il R9 |ther is wrongfully accused, WdE human right demands that