Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-08-06
BRIEFS.

The w. O. Il. L. meets the first
Tuesday of each month, ut 7:30 p. M.
The Berryville Dramatic Club will
give tablesux. at Winston Hall. at
$50 o'clock on Tuesday evening,
August IL.
The owners of the Berry,:.le Post
Otllce Building have put water md
gas into their fine ediiice on Main
Street. They will thus be the first
OF the town residents to take Gas
from the Bsttletown Gas Company.
Z. II. Hardesty's sons unloaded a
carload of fine sheep at the cattle
pens on Thursday last. They were
bought in Southwest Virginia, and
about one-half of them Shropshire
and one-half Southdown, there being
LAG in all.
The recent rains have greatly
improved the prospect for good
corn crop in the northern section of
the County. There has been some
rain In the southern section also. and
the farmers of that portion are more
encouraged.
The two houses of the Virginia
Legislature adjourned last Monday
to meet again on November II next.
Before adjourning IN the House an
other attempt was made for the
creation of commission TO codifv
the laws of the State in accordance
with the new Constitution, but was
overwhelmingly defeated.
Friday at Winchester a gentleman
hastily called on City Sergeant
Taylor and Informed him that he
thought that Elmer Logan. wanted
in Clarke county, was stopping at
his house. Mr.. TAYLOR Immediately
asked for the description, aud it diff
fering entirely from that of Logan,
the man WAS not molested.
The Berryville Fire Company will
hold n bazaar in Winston Hall.
beginning Tuesday, September Q,
aud continuing throughout the week.
The object is to raise money to Sc
cure building site for hall.
This is one of the most worthy
We have. aud should
'eceive your liberal patronage. Let
rs all turn out and help them.
Among the Clarke county horses
prizes at the Winchester
Horse Show last week were several
to Messrs. charles Mullikin
Herman Gibson, c. b. Jones. j. II.
Lindsay, W. l.. Randolph, J. W.
Bowles, Fritts and Dearmont, II. II,
Briggs and others. The horses from
his section contributed in large
measure to make the show "A success.
Mr.. Robert Shearer, son of Mr.
Jas. Shearer, of Millwood. and late
A private Of Company G, Virginia
[. ). V, has accepted business
position with the Union Metallic
Company, the Remington Rifle
Company, and Hortley Arms Com
pany in the west, and we are glad to
earn that he is doing big business
for his firm.
Mr.. Samuel Il. Atwell, MIR. and
Mrs. Robert l.. Gray, and Messrs. +.
;. Anderson and Richard Osburn, of
Winchester. were in Berryville We'd
nesday, and while here Mr.. Atw !,
Of llOrsey and Atwell. closed "A con
tract to uniform the Berryvile Band.
The uniform will be an exceedingly
natty and attractive affair, navy blue
in color and of the latest STYLE.
They will be trimmed with gold
braid and there will be twenty of
them.
Lightning has been playing havoc
with the farmers in this county this
season. Mr.. George Evans, of Long
marsh district, only saved his straw
stack 10y strenuous efforts, aud the
help of the recent heavy showers.
The latest casualties reported to us,
show that Mr.. W. T. Ramey, who
owns handsome estate just south Of
town on the Wildwood road, lost n
fine Hereford bull, weighing 1900
pounds, and II yearling heifer, last
week, by bolt of lightning.
On Monday Mr.. +. n. Castleman,
of the Virginia House livery, success
fully transported 36 men from this
place to Winchester. where they
boarded train for Pennsylvania.
The men-white and colored-were
employed by Mr.. Alexander Wike, of
Lewistown, Pa, to dig foundations
for new shops of The Baldwin Loco