Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-03-01
Briefs.

'""e Is expected to make
uai'y trips from Winchester 10 Round
ifiii and return WAS interruu,.J nm
Friday, f~b. 10th, by the descent Of
."e art'c ~aye, which prevented It
from crossing the Shenandoah ~,
Castleman's Ferry, aud the embaryo
established by the weather WAS no,
removed until last Friday, having
been In force two weeks. An order
issued 10y the Postofiice Department
ABOUT months ago provides that
Postmasters shall first obtain per-
mission from the department to send
uiaii by another route in case of in
corruption. This seems to be fool.
'sh order, as the postmaster, who is
near the interruption, ought to be al
lowed some discretion i'm a mat,ar of
TINS KIND. Too much red tape inter
ieres with the dispatch of important
business.
ICE SUPPLY.-We wish to inform
the public that We have contracted
with large ice plant for the
handling of Ice in car load lots. which
we VIII be prepared to furnish to any
and all during the season at our cold
storage room, adjoining our creamery.
at % cts. per 100 lbs. We wish also
TO state that we will be prepar.d
when the season opens, To furnish ice
cream IN all Havors. made from pure
cream, at 10 cents per gallon. deliv
cred. C.P. UowFrr 4 ppo
The country roads, owing to the
quantity of moisture deposited in the
ground by the melting snow. are AL
most iulpassable. II is such condi.
tons as they now experience that
ought TO induce farmers To meet and
consult As to the most feasible plan
OF securing permanent betterments
for their roads. We DO not know the
cost of a road machine, but If the
county were to purchase one. ana
then lend It's use to those districts
willing TO furnish the fuel. paw the
engineer aud haul the stone for man
ipulHtlOn TO the machine and distrih
ute the same over the road. it seems
to us II would prove good meaus OF
getting better roads.
LANDRETH'S New Crop" Gar
den Seeds at w Richardson's.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the New York Racket Store.
to be found on our second page. Its
proprIetors are young enterprising
business men, and after some eXpe-
rience IN that line believe that Judi
cious advertising is the way to secure
increased trade. They intend to keep
the public posted as to prices ON GER
tain article., and when th,s Sc thinys
are asked for they will be furnished
upon presentation of the cash.
LANDRETH'S "New Crop Gar
den Seeds at W. Richardson's.
Winnie Tracey, colored, who has
the reputation of being l04 wears
old, died on the farm of Mr.. W. II.
Whitacre, southeast of Berry,ille, last
Saturday night. That she was very
old was evidenced by the color of her
hair, which was as white as snow. If
the statement about her age is true.
she was three years old when George
Washington died.
The Bank of Clarke County and
the Berryyille postoflice impressed
the fact upon the people of this place
that Wednesday of last week was a
legal holiday, rs both were closed,
though the postotiice was open dur
ing part of the dav. 1t was the
anniversary of the birth of Washing
ton the Great.
LANDRETH'S New Crop" Gar
den Seeds at W. Richardson
Rev. Hugh W. White will deliver
lecture in the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday evening next, March 9TH,
at Z o'clock, on his experiences in
China. He will also exhibit some
curios he collected while in the
Orient. No admission fee will be
charged.
MIR. A. d. Hardesty, while out last
Saturday morning looking up live
stock for shipment, ran his pair of
horses into snow drift that proved
to be so deep that he was unable to
extricate them without the aid of "A
shoveling force.
The disappearance ofthesnow which
proceeded rapidly under the influence
of Southern winds last week, was nc