Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-28
Briefs.

Briefs.
The pin factory OF Wallehan 4 Hoover
al Front Royal. was put in operation
yesterday They manufacture locust
pins Tor receiving the glass 10 sulators on
telegraph and telephone poles.
The State board Of educati.,~ has de-
cioed 10 restoi, Our Count To- the
iisi OF books @" be used i'm 'he public
schools. IL WA demonstrate that the
edition Of 1880. which il beius used. =
free from objection.
The President of"The Busy Cleaners"
of Berryville BAPTIST Church, will hold
"A Handkerchief Bazaar" I'm Winston
Hall, June ami :. a Loan Art Col
lection" is one of the features Refresh
ments served. All are cordially in
vited
Among the claims allowed by the
Omnibus Bill passed 10y the lower house
oil Congress on Wednesday, we note one
in favor of w w. Smallwood. admins.
traitor of Benjamin Starkey. deceased.
MI Smallwood. referred TO. is the eff
cient sheriff Of Clarke county.
Mr.. Peter Fauqua, who has chsrge OF
the County Farm in LongmarsL district.
reports that be has one of the most
industrious turkey hens in the county.
The hen last week laid two eggs day.
Mr.. Fuqus says that he is going To save
her eggs for Matching. and will shortly
have double layers for sale.
Mr.. Frank f. Slower, the genial con.
tractor having the construction OF the
Berryville Gas Plant in charge. has
erected one Of the new street lamps in
front OF the residence of Mr.. J. II.
Enders on Main Street, and attached all
of the lighting fixtures, so that our citi-
zens can see what the street lamps will
look like. when they are ready for oper-
alton.
Berryville is to lose one of her best
business men. Mr. J. w. Barringer has
accepted position with the y. & w.
Ry Co, aud will be put in chsrge Of the
Office at Basic City. lie has sold his
store and contents To Mr.. l.. W. Covner
'or $1,000. Mr.. toyner is a member of
the enterrrising firm OF Coiner and
Coyner proprietors of the large Racket
Store on Main Street.
Mrs. Helen II. Moore has issued cards
To the marriage of her daughter. Miss
Mary Fairfax 10 Mr. Charles Triplet Har-
desty. on Wednesday. June T. 1902. at
II o'clock. Saint stephens Church.
Romuey. West Virginia Mr. Uardesiy
Is the third son of the late Cha> r. Uar-
de>ty. l. "a member of the Board of
Supervisors Of Clarke county. and is one
of the most popular as well as the most
thrifty young men in the county.
Mr.. Earnest b. Kitchen. popular
young man, who resides some miles
northeast Of White Post. lef, last week
for Boston. Mass. W here hc shipped "A
carload Of fine horses. some or which
were beautifully trained. Mr.. Kitchen
Is am expert horseman. having been
master in riding academy i'm Buff
ialo. y. y, last year. until the close Of
tic Pan American Exposition. and later
accepted a position OF the same kind i'm
New York CITY.
Mr.. John Lindsay of near Berrv's
Ferry, this County, essayed to Jump over
the iron gate in front Of the Courthouse
on Tuesday last. lie miscalculated the
distance and came down with great force
upon the iron bars OF the gate. One Of
these penetrated the feshy part of his
leg, and caused him very severe pain.
After receiving the necessary medical
attention from Doctor Mccormick. he
was taken home in the conveyance OF "A
friend, aud at last accounts his wound
was healing nicely.
The smallest check ever handled in
Berryville, was received by Mr. f. y.
CaStleman, proprietor of the Virginia
Hotel, on Thursday Of last week The
check was for ten cents, and was sent nv
the receiver of the Front ROYAL and
Riverton Improvement Company to the
payee, in settlement Of "a claim audited
In the suit brought to wind up the affairs
Of the boom company. Mr. Castleman
proposes TO frame the check, and hang
1t up as a warning TO his posterity, not
TO monkey with boom companies.
Judge Harrison opened Court on
Tuesday last, and after entering num-
Der of Chancery DEGREES, he adjourned
his Court and Judge T. r. b. Wright of
Essex county opened the Court in
special term. The case of unlawful De-
tainer with V. Briggs as Plaintiff, and
Childs and others Defendants, was
then taken up, and after the exami-
nation of many witnesses, was argued
by Counsel, and submitted to the jury.
which brought in a verdict in favorof the
Plaintiff. The property involved is a
part of the old Morgan estate. and is
situated near the Shenandoah River.
All other jury cases were adjourned till
Court in course. Members of the bar
seem to have been we'll pleased with
The visiting Judge.