Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-07-11
Briefs.


"A destructive fire was started
about 10 O'Clock Monday night Of
last wee on the farm east of the
Shenandoah river, owned bv Mr.. ID.
III. Snyder. The fire is believed in
the neighborhood, to be of incendiary
origin, the torch being applied to a
well seasoned rail fence and was not
discovered until 5 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Snyders loss was a
half mile good fencing-over 5000
rails-and destruction of some ex-
tent to his timber adjacent to the
fence line. Dave, the familiar and
popular name everybody calls Mr..
Snyder, is, we learn, well equipped to
hight fire, having recently tapped the
main which conveys mountain water
to Berryville, and has hydrant at
his house and one at his barn. but
this fire was beyond the reach of his
hose. 1t is said of him that he han
dies the nozzle equal to an expert
city Fire Chief, and if the incendiarv
Is arrested 1t is suggested no better
punishment could be melted out TO
him than to have Dave turn his hose
on him for half an hour and cool ont
all the heated malicious devlltry in
his composition to the delight of his
assembled neighbors.
No town can boast of nicer or
more Complete Stock of Furniture.
than Berryville. You can get
chairs, Tables, Ward Robes. Chiff
oniers, Mattresses, Beu Springs. Cots.
Lounges, Side Boards. Beo room
Suits, from $3.50 up to the finest
Solid Oak, highly carved suits. In
Notions, We keep all the useful ar
tlcIes aud Nc are head quaters for
SILVER Ware. See our Coin silver
Plated Tea Spoons for 30 cts. and
our :S47 Rodger Bros. best grade
hnives and Forks. spoons, etc. at
about half the price you've been pay
my for these goods. But we have
the Biggest Bargains in Steel Ran
yes. ever offered I'm Va The
Triumph Steel Range has all the
modern improvements and we guar
antee it to be as good AS any Range
made. The price is less tnan half
others ask for Ranges not AS large
See them at the Berrvile Furniture
Store
Miss Gold wishes to acknowledge
through the COURIER, the receipt Of
the returned circulars from the per
sons mentioned below. The com
mittee thanks them for their
generous contributions to the dinner
for the soldiers on the DIST. Mes
danes Bette \. Fuquea, Esther
Mccormick. Emily c. Lewis. II. L..
ID. Lewis. \. Il. Castleman. W. c. H..
Tapscott. Messrs. Jos. Price. w. W.
Smallwood, ". Il. Kerfoot, J. W.
kercheval, II. w. Copenhaver, J. Eos
ter Taylor Milton, Holmes CHM, John
Locke, Walker Shepherd, Jack Ware,
Edgar Allen, and Capt Carter. Miss
Gold asks that the provisions prom
ised be brought in not later than July
goth and delivered at Winston Hall.
Miss Cation of New York CITY is
open to engagements in Head and
Facial, or Complete Massage and
Physical Culture. Persons desiring
freedom from wrinkles, Erect Car
riage and Sound Body should ad-
dress Miss Cation at Wildwood. Va,
The many friends of Mr.. j. F..
Bryarly, of this county, will be pleas
ed to hear of his promotion on July
LIST to the Mounted Police Force of
Washington d. c. Mr. Bryarly has
been on the force less than five years
and this promotion after so short q
service is one merited by his strict
attention to duty. For the present
he will be located in the Sth precinct
and do duty in Eckingston and
BroOkland.
Shirt Waists ank Skirts
ready to wear