Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-07

NdliS NuSSell aS store, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday February 9th, 9TH,
and 9Th. The public is asked
to patronize the affair.
Briefs.
Mr.. Harrison G.. Dovell, who for a
number of years has been engaged in
the hotel business in various parts of
Virginia died ut his late home near
BrowntOwn, w arren County, Satur.
day morning last. Mr.. Dovell had
been suffering with dropsy for the
past two years and had been operat-
ed on three different times. On Fri
day night he retired feeling much
better than usual for sometime. but
In less than half hour, he suffered
stroke of paralysis, from which he
lied before morning. His funeral
took place from h,s late home al 3
o'clock sunday evening and his re
mains was Inferred in the Updike
burying grounds near Browntown.
Mr.. Dovell left wife and several
children, one of the latter being Mrs.
J. f. Ogden, of this place. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ogden and Miss Annie DovelI.
of Berryville, attended the funeral.
WANTED -Four energetic men to
work for the Equitable Life Ins. Co.
rf y. y. Good position and paw to
light parties. Apply 20 J. X. LUP-
Ton. District manager. Harrisonburg
Va.
Last Friday was ground hog" day.
which l. equally as well known IN
Virginia as Xmas Or the Fourth of
July. The sun shone out nearly the
whole day throughout. and if his
swluish majesty made his appear
ance be must have seen his shadow.
and rs consequence be sneaked
back within his hole, thinking that
the weather TO come during the next
fifty days would not agree with him.
However. we would not advise our
readers to put toe much faith in the
ground hog" theory. Last year the
grunting little animal deceived us
badly, and We hope he will do so this
year. \ terrific blizzard, with "a fall
OF nearly 3 feet of snow and the
THERMOMETER at 200 below zero. fol
lowed his prophesy for good weather
the year just past.
The Charlestown Free Press adds
the following TO the article recently
sent from here to the city papers re
garding the Gave" found on the
William farm: Those who recall
the report of a snow storm in Ash
by's Gap few years ago, when the
town of Paris was alleged to have
been buried in "the beautiful" will
stand from under. The Joker may
be around again"
The residence of Albert Fletcher.
situated about four miles from Win
chester was destroyed 10y fire early
Friday morning, together with its
contents. The family narrowly es-
capped cremation. All were asleep.
and the fire, which started on the
first floor, had reached their sleeping
departments, on the second floor. be
fore they were aroused. Mr.. Fetch
er with wife, child and Charles
Lock hardt, dashed through the fire
and smoke and managed to escape in
their night clothes uninjured. Not
ii stitch of clothing was saved, ant
they were taken care of by neigh bors.
The loss is 5000. with no Insurance.
Mr.. II. Gray Williams of Winches-
tel, and Miss Elizabeth Reid King.
of Washington were married Thurs
day afternoon at the home of the
brides aunt Mrs. Robson Rielev, on
Dupont Circle Washington. Owing
to the recent death of the groom's
father, Col. j. j. Williams, the wed
ding was quiet one, only the imme
diate friends of the two families be
ing present.
Mr.. b. f. Borden. of Toms Brook
Va, Is now erecting another stave
factory at Overall, six miles from
Front Royal. This is the third of
its kind that Mr.. Borden has erected
at Overall, and after its completion
he will be able to turn out about six
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