Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-09-25
NOTES FROM NEARBY

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The bootblacks of Charles town
have formed trust and now charge
the dude and fstigued business man
ten cents per shine.
State Senator Lupton, of Frederick
county, has been Notified that his
variety of apples, exhibited at the
Paris Exposition, was awarded the
silver metal as the hest variety Of
Virginia apple.
Shepherdstown sold $4,000 four
per cent. corporation bonds at = pre-
MUM of sos on the entire lot The
Jefferson Savings Bank, of that place
wss the purchaser.
DR.. Spangler, of Mspletown, Md,
has ask the corporation of Shepherds.
town for = franchise to Introduce
water system into that town. The
enterprise is q private one.
Capt. John II. Rust, one of the
best known citizens of Warren county
has moved to Prince William county,
where be will make his future home.
Capt. Rust is q good citizen and has
an enyiable record ss Confederate
soldier.
Rev Edmund j. Lee was ordained
minister of the gospel in the Trinity
Episcopal Church In ShepherdstOwn
recently by Bishop Peterkiu, assisted
by Rev. II. B. Lee, of Charlottesville,
an uncle of the candidate, and Rev.
VIM. H. Nelson,of ShepherdstOwn.
The ceremony was very impressive,
says the Register.
Brother Haines of the Charlestown
Spirit, seems to be in the snake story
telling humor. Among one of his
latest is that Mr.. Minor Byington,
about two years ago, being attracted
by the enormus size of an old garter
snake, killed it, and upon opening
it's body found therein, instead sew
eral toads and rabbit as be expected,
ia young snakes.
In family quarrel Isaac Thomas
20 year-old youth, was shot and ser,
iously wounded on the street in Win
chester on Monday night Eddie
Cane is now in Jail awaiting the re-
suit Of the injuries. Cain and Rus
sell Williams, who married Gains
sister, quArrelled. Cain shot at will
Jams, but hit Thomas. The wound
ed boy is improving.
DR.. and Mrs. George +. Plaster,
Of Bluemont, announce the APP
preaching marriage of their daugh-
ter, Fannie Meade, to DR.. Archibald
2. Osborne, of Purcellville. The
ceremony will take place In Mt. Cal
vary Church, Round Hill, Tuesday
morning, October 1st at IL o'clock
No cards in the county.-Lou-
doun Enterprise.
The serious losses inflicted by dog,
among the sheep through the eOun-
ty last spring and summer seasonI
have promoted the farmers of tn,
county to insugurate movement FOL
the purpose of self-protection. 1t i
/ proposed to organize a sheep owner
, protective association, with a small
capital, to secure the enforcement o
existing laws and TO adopt means 70
promoting the interest of the sheel
industry. Subscription papers ar
to be circulated among the farmer
and as soon IS sufficient capital i
subscribed, a meeting will be calet
and an organization effected.-Chas
Town Advocate.
Col. Henry b. Davenport, one O
the best known farmers of Jefferson
county, died last week at his hOm
In that county. He Was the son o
the late Braxton Davenport, VIII,
represented Jefferson county in tn
virginia Legislature before Jefferson
was out off from her mother state
aud who was the presiding magiAtrat
that sat IN the preliminary trial o
John Brown. The deceased Was borl
In 1881, and married sister o
Cassius NJ. CLAY, of Kentucky. H
is survived by widow, three sons
; and one daughter.
The administrators of Jacol
} Houok and Louis Price, the two col
ored men who were killed by iv
wire In Winchester last summer, hav
through their attorneys filed suit il
, the circuit court of friedrich count
for $4,000 each against the Win
chester Gas and Electric Co. Tn
papers of the suit were served upo
o | Mr.. James b. Russell, the highes
official of the company residing il
5 Winchester. 1t is alleged that tn
men killed came to their death b
negligence of the Gas Company
}, officials in not turning off eletricit
when appraised that wires weredown i
front of Bakers warehouse wher
the two men became entangled il
them and were burned to death In
q horrible manner.
Saturday, Sept. I4th, on ii
grounds of Bethel Military Academ
in Fauquier County, the survivors {
Mosby's command met in theireight