Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-13
LOCAL BRIEFS

A number of young men of Berry
VILE h"'e banded together for the
purpose # promoting gymnastic and
outdoor exercises. hose interest,
I'd in this object met last week
ana TOOK steps towards placing such
organization on solid basis. After
'uoptlng constitution and by laws.
they elected the following officers
hnd promoters: Board of manage
ment, w. L. Lewis, Chairman, c.
VanDeventer, Blackburn Smith.
Mayo Cabell, Geo. N. Hardesty, J.
Terrell Jones and John II. Grown:
Treasurer, Hugh Mcdonald; Secre-
tsry, Eugene Glover. A committee.
consisting of John r. Crown, Geo.
n. Hardesty and e. underwater.
was appointed to interest the men of
the town in the enterprise aud sol.
lett their becoming members thereof.
The iniatiOn fee is $500. and the
monthly dues will be % cts.
NJ. b. PulliSm handles wall paper
direct from the manufacturers.
Paper from : cts. per roll up to so
cts. per roll.
Fire last Saturday morning des-
troyed Shepherd College at Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, together with all
the contents of the building. The
loss on the building is $4,000, and
on contents $4,000; and the insur.
ance on all is about $4,000. There
are ahout 50 scholars in the school
and all of them got out safely; a few
losing all their clothing and other
effects. The school opened Monday
morning in the old school bu ldings,
which were unhsrmed, and the ses
sion will go on without interruption.
The Legislature of West Virginia re-
Gently appropriated $50, 900 for the
erection OF new building, and this
sum with insurance money will pro-
vide for handsomer and more COM
modious building. The burned
building was erected four or five
years ago. \. G. Kimler is princi-
pal of the college.
Il. 5. Beatty beats the record in this
section in raising hogs says. the War
rem Sentinel. He purchased one thor
oughbred Poland China SOW of OF.
Walllhan q Son, paying $l2.OC; raised
Z pigs until they were . months old.
then sold them TO the butcher at >
cts. per To-, bringing him even S53.
Cost of feed and all expenses S3I.
Net profit $22. Who can beat it? We
may add that only Qua barrel of corn
was fed, the rest being mill feed.
Col. John S. Mosby saws he has re-
celved bushels of letters asking him
for certificates of membership of hi:
commando many, indeed. that h,
will not aeply to any of them. Al
heretofore stated, he believes the re
port that Baron MasSow, of Germany
intends leaving large sum of none,
for the survivors of Mosby's com
mand Is fake. Col. Mostly is VISIT
ing relatives in Fauquier county.
The Charlestown Advocate SAY,
that delightful school entertain.
ment WAS given at FairmOunt schoo
house, the other side of the Shenan
doah in Jefferson county, by Mis-.
Courtney Howell, the popular an,
efficient teacher. The program wa
large and well executed. Miss How
I'll is a daughter of Mr.. Jas. F. How
I'll of Berryville.
The Great Lawrence Troupe, Civ
ing advanced demonstrations i'm Hvp
nOtism. aud many other features, vii
open in Winston Hall Wednesda
night and show three nights. AID
mission, 10, 90 and 80 cts.
The ordination of Messrs Jane
f. Jones and j. Terre! Jones a
Ruling Elders in the Presbyterian
church of this place will take plac
next Sunday morning at II O'clocI
in said church. The Rev. DIR. Ora
ham of Winchester will preach tn
sermon.
The engagement is announced o
Miss Meta Taylor SchIey. of Shep
herdstOwn, w. Va, to Mr.. Charlie
Walters, of Chambersburg, Pa. Tn
wedding will occur in June.
The Urperville Colt Show vii
tie held June l2.l3th. Several he,