Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-04

"rs. y. a. Jones, widow of IN. L.,
iSev. jos Jones, situated in Cba,.l
district AS destroyed by fire last
Thursday about noon. II was -.
cnp'ed by Mr.. VIM. Hansucker farm
tenant and with some guests he and
his family were enjoying a holiday.
season dinner when they were notified
oy q person passing by that the house
WAS On IRE. The residence. beinr of
frame material, soon yielded to the
devouring flames. We learn il had
800 insurance upon it ia the Iou.
donn Mutual. The furniture. which
belonged to the tenant. had no insu.
rance upon it aud very little was
! saved
JUST RECEIVED carload of mill
teed. aud carload of flour. PARTIES
wishing to exchange wheat for flour
call and see us. WM. T.. REED & Co.
\ correspondent writes from Cav
lord rs follows; MARVIN Chapel held
It's Christmas entertainment Tues
day morning. Dec. 9th, presenting
the cantsta, Santa Claus i Coming,
To crowded house. After being
darkened the church was lighted ar.
tihcislly and decorated. The result
WAS very creditabl- to all who .ook
an active part In the affair. The Ia
dies especially deserve great deal
OF credit IN trying their patience and
skill To get up such AN entertain
ment. MIR. VIM. f.. Reed. who is
superintendent. can't help but feel
proud OF such an energetic sunday
School.
Fresh Cows for sale Call un or
address X. II. WHITING. Briggs. Va.
The weather during the week fol-
lowing Xmas. with the exception OF
one stormy night. WAS mild aud tine
TOR the time of year. Saturday. how
. ever, opened with considerable fall
of rain, followed b, sleet and snow
and cold wave turing The night
following. Four or five inches IF
SHOW fell. SUNDAY the air was crisp
aud Keen. And on Monday morning
We had zero weather There is every
promise of an abundant ice harvest.
During the holidays some miSchiev-
ons hoy threw n large iirecracker on
the porch of Mr.. {. L. Howell. which
III exploding ignited honeysuckle
vine that had run up the post If the
porch. The vine being dry was
quickly destroyed, and but for the
prompt action of Mr.. Howell the
house would have caught fire. lie
says if he had caught that rascally
boy he would have spanked him
with his carpet slipper"
Owing to impaired health Mr.. NJ.
W. Jones, assistant cashier of the
Bank of Clarke County, was compell-
Ell to resign his position, and Mr. II.
ID. Hardesty, u well known merchant
of this place, was chosen to fill the
vacancy and accepted. The direc
tors of said Bank, at meeting held
last Thursday, declared semi-an-
nual dividend of per cent.
Cards have been issued bv General
and Mrs. Henry Harrison Walker, of
MOrristown, n. j., announcing that
their daughter, Miss Alice Stuart,
will be married to Mr.. Edwin A.
Stevens Lewis, at the Church of the
Redeemer, at MOrristown, on Satur-
day, January 9TH, at u o'clock.
The COURIER acknowledges an iuvi-
tation to be present
Master Leo Parshall. son of Mr..
Isaac Parshall, of Grand Ridge, H.,
and a grandson of the late Vincent
Parshall, of this place, died at his
fathers home last week of dabetis.
Miss Matilda Parshall left for Grand
Ridge Thursday night before the
news of her nephew's death reached
here.
The eclipse of the moon on the ev-
ening of December 27th, shortly af-
ter that orb made its appearance
above the eastern horizon, was not
generally observed by our people. A
little child, who witnessed the OBJ
scuration before ii reached its totali-
tv. observed that "Santa Claus has
bitten piece out of the moon, and
he ought to be whipped"
Leslie Russell, son of Mr. jesse n.
RuasalI of this countv while ont