Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
Briefs.

I Nv" III oPtialion, anu Mf. nos.
Thomson offers prompt transportation
Co and fro over the turbulent Daughter
Of the STAR.
TwO horses belonging To the ~ +.
5tolie Livery Stables, got loose last
Tuesday and ran the length Of Main
street, before they were intercepted. No
damage was done.
Hon ID. G. O'Flaheri,y. member of
the constitutional Convention from
Clarke and Warren will be the orator
of the day, May 80, on the occasion Of
the annual flower strewing at the
Federal Cemetery. in Winchester. Va.
The Shenandoah raised two feet past
fording on Thursday last This indi-
Gates heavy rain up the Valley. The
water presented a notified appearance
and an old river man reports he has
known this to occur only twice in many
years.
The fifty-siXth Great Council. |. O. X.
VI of Virginia, viii be held in Roanoke.
May 81. The Red Men Of Roanoke are
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the most interesting ever held by the
Great Council. Mr. NJ b. Pulliam will
represent The Seminole Tribe from this
place
y fine mare belonging to Mr.. John
Hummer, who lives near the old Chapel.
dropped dead Wednesday last. The
animal had foal los her side, ten days
old. She was badly frightened 10y the
whistle OF "a steam traction engine NOV
ing along the pike. and after running at
full speed to the house. fell dead in her
I tracks
Mr.. W. G.. Conrad of Montana Hall -
this county. shipped twenty Hereford
I Bulls from White Post on last Thursday.
Their destination j. the sacred soil of
his Britannia Majesty. Edward VII. in
Canada. There these splendid yearlings
4 will zee distributed among the stock far
mcr- for breeding purposes. They are a
sturdy lot of youngsters, and wherever
+ they Eo. viii serve as good advertise
mcut for Clarke county stock
4 The peni,entiary commission. IF
(which Senator Lccato is chairman. met
f In Richmond last week and selected a
Site lor the new building. which j. TO
/ cost slSo.On0. This structure. which is
/ to 5c practically frcproof. /, 90 he con
structcd after the most approved plans.
/ he commission determined 60 locate
+ iue hu.ldug ON the Spring street side of
tue pcnitcutiaty lot Work /, to begin
AS soon az tine architect prepares the
plans
~ 81 recent meeting of the Town
. Council oi Bcrryvillc. Mr.. G.. " Broun
F was appointed member. i'm the place of
llr. d.. Y -tollc. Who resigned 10 accept
,1e position ot superintendent of ihe
water works. Mr. Stole has rendered
thc Town Invaluable services during his
term OF service A. chairman of the
street Committee. he has had many dis
agreeable duties 10 perform: hut. in
every instance. has done his dutyfear
lc~~ly. and with AN eve single 10 the pub
Die veal. The town is TO DE coneratu-
latcd upon securing Mr. Broun as hi,
f successor.
The Department of Agriculture is
preparing To fight the ravages of the
san Jose Scale an over the country with
its natural enemy, the ladybug. brought
from the interior Of China Assistant
Botonis, Marlati has just returned
from the Orient. where he
sought the original home of the dreaded
scale. Far i'm the interior Of the latter
country, To which European plants had
not penetrated. he found the scale, and
also the ladyhugs. which kept the scales
in subsection and permitted the native
plants 90 flourish. Mr. Marlatt started
home with good supply of these lady
bugs, but only rs survived on arrival IN
this country, and Is of these sub>c-
/ qucntly died. The two remaining. how
ever, were nursed carefully by the Gov.
eminent There are now 80 of them.
requiring the constant gathering of
scales from the department grounds for
food. While not expecting the scales 10
be eNterminated from this country.
experts are planning to attack them
with the increasing breed of their
natural enemies
4 distinguished party Of tourists
passed through Berryville, Wednesday
last, on foot They were Mr.. Lawrence
Washington, accompanied 10y his
Mr. Allen Boyd, secretary
at the Congressional Library
Washington, ID. c. These gentlemen
are making tour of the Shen-
andoah Valley, and are travelling lcis-
urely from point TO point to take in the
beauties Of this historic portion OF the
Old Dominion. Leaving Washington
on Monday last, they came bv easy
stages TO Berryville Whilst here Mr.
Washington visited his cousin, Mr.. Con
rad Kownslar. Mr. Lawrence Wash
instOn is a son of Mr.. JnO \. Washing
ton, former owner of Mt. Vernon. and
a great nephew of George Washington
Capt. Jos. r. Hardesty of this place
recently discovered scale upon his
| fruit trees, and sent some of the infested
/ twigs 10 the State Entomologist. through
/ Messrs. William l.. Mccain and +. X.
/ Cartmeil of Winchester. The other dav
MIR. McCann sent him the fonowine
letter from the State Entomologist.
The letter shows that fruit growers
have another enemy than The san Jose
Scale 10 fear. Ii reads as follows:
III.