Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-04
Briefs.


furniture business at j. w. Barriu-
gers old stand. A full line of fur
uiture will soon be on hand.
In our last issue, we erred in stat
ing the consideration paid for the
Barringer store. The storehouse it.
self brought more then the figure
named by us in our last issue.
The regular meeting of the Berry,
vile Fire Company will be held Fri
day, June 6, at $50 p. IN. Business
of importance will be transacted, and
all members are requested to attend.
Warren county has the champion
stock dealer. Whilst we are not in
formed as to his name, We learned
from reliable source, he purchased
10000 lambs at an average price of
81 per head.
The members of the j. +. b.
Stuart Camps @. V. and S. G. ",
will report June 6, in uniform.
Time 8 a. m. sharp. These orgsni-
cations will take part in the memoir
ial exercises in Winchester on that
day.
After the storm reported last week,
the hail was so thick on the farm of
Mr. B. F. Foley, in Longmarsh dis
trict, the young people gathered a
sufficient quantity of hailstones, to
enable them to freeze a large measure
of ice cream.
The orator of the day on National
Memorial Day at the Federal Gene
terry, in Winchester, was Hon. ID. @.
O'Flsherty, the representative of
Clarke and Warren in the Constitu-
tiOnal Convention. He delivered an
Grafton on the solemnity and signifi-
cence of the day, and held the close
attention of his auditors throughout.
In the early part of last week,
engine No. 90 of the Atlantic Coast
Line, exploded in the freight yards
of Manchester, instantly killing the
engineer and two brakemen. The
explosion was an unusual one, and
the defamation was so great, as to be
heard all over the city of Manchester.
The occurrence took place Just as the
train was leaving the station.
The President has sent the name
of Mr.. Alexander Mccormick TO the
Senate to be postmaster at Berryville.
There is no opposition to its contima-
ton, and Mr.. Mccormick, who is the
present incumbent of the office. will
continue to ill the same for the sue
ceeding four years. The improve
ments at the post office building con-
tinue, and in a short while the reno
walton of the building will be COM
plete.
Mr.. Frances Grubbs, a son of Mr..
Mathew Grubbs, of Berry's, narrow
ly escaped being killed on Thursday
last. Whilst firing the steam engine
at the lumber yard of Mr. II. II.
Trussell, his glove caught in the fly
wheel. Ia a moment he was lifted
IN the air, and then thrown on the
ground with such terrific force, as to
fracture his arm in three places. He
was otherwise badly bruised. Medical
assistance was rendered by DIR.
Janney of Paris.
On Saturday last, Mr.. w. H..
Holiday tore down an old corn pen,
on his place, pond Quarter, " and
had no sooner leveled 1t to the ground
than he had to do battle seventy-fve
large Norway rates. Assisted by two
of his hands, all being armed with
short sticks, Mr.. Holiday gave vail
ant battle, and succeeded in killing
sixty-fve of the rodents. This many
were killed by actual count Mr..
Holiday says, they were the largest
he had ever seen, and when their
carcasses were gathered up, they filled
bushel hamper.
Mr.. j. F. Moore, of near Wades.
vile, suffered a severe accident last
week, which nearly cost him his
right leg. Mr.. Moore is an old Con-
federate veteran, who was badly
wounded during the war, and he was
badly kicked by vicious mare on
this same member. 1t seems, the
mare, in an attempt to roll in the
barn yard, got tangled in some farm
ing implements, and did not appreci-
ate the efforts of her owner to release
her. AS it was, Mr.. Moore was laid
mp for week, and was just able to
be about on Saturday last.
An unusually large crowd attend
ed the flower strewing at the Old
Chanel on SATURDAY. last Tho av-