Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-03-14

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shows c"nclmsivrlS tha, this ucw gas
Is lar safer than any other light. The
other Is from the pen IF Mr.. II. b.
- ard". aud appears on page ,. Mr..
Warie's letter, ia which he tells in "A
very clear and concise way his expr
rieice IN the uSs of tylene-yas.
c"rroborates tn, statements made
m thf article on page l. Mr.. Warde
presents these letters to the people of
Berryvllle in order TO show them the
safety aud economy Of scetylene. a.
he has IN view commendable plan
for lighting the town which he will
lay before our citizens at m early
date. Both articles are interesting
aud contain sO,ne very useful infor
mation. Read them for facts.
BOOTS AND SHOES
Mr.. Schnelner, the Winchester
Shoe Man. will be in town on Wed
nesdav OF this week. l4th inst. He
will call at Your home If YOU leave
message or note with MIR. Hoffman.
the tObacconist.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
las determined to straighten their
Inc of road between Roanoke and
Rsdford. and lay in addition to the
iouble track now between the coal
fields In West Virginia aud Roanoke
ithird track. Thisstepo the part of
the railway company Is ;aken in order
to meet the increased traffic over It's
main line. Mr. w VI. Murray. rep
rescntlng the Railroad. was i'm town
Monday posting hills ADVERTISING
for colored labor to do the work
mentioned above. Wages of SI.25
per day will be paid each man, aud
all hands will be given free trans
( portatlon over the railroad. ANY
colored men, who desire to take adj
vantage of this offer for "A good Job.
are requested tn meet Mr.. Murray at
the depot on Tuesday morning next.
March 10, at s o'clock.
70 LoAN-$I 900 on good securi
~. For particulars apply to
II. ii. MCCoRMICK AGT.
In the carload of cattle shipped
from Stephenson depot by Mr. Ridge
way, stock dealer of Frederick
county, were two bulls that weighed
over two tons. both animals being de
hyered by Clarke county farmers.
The heaviest, which WAS "a five veal
old Durham, tipped the scales at 2lSO
pounds, and WAS raised aud sold bv
Mr.. ID. p. Pierce. The other. which
also was Durham, nine years old,
weighed 20S0 lbs. and was delivered
10y Mr.. j. III. Rinker These, doubt
less, are the heavy weights of this
section, and are the heaviest shipped
from Stephenson's depot for the past
five years.
To LoAN.-The sum of $4,000 in
amounts TO suit if secured by first
Mortgage on Real Estate.
ID. G. SNYDER.
Mrs. Maggie Myers has purchased
of Mr.. Lawrence j. Russell his house
and lot, situated two miles north of
town on the Winchester pike, for
$1,000. Mr.. Russell bought this
property of Mr.. Jacob Everhart some
years ago, and has placed on it many
improvements, making it very de
sirable home. Mrs. Myers. with her
sister, Miss Nellie Showers, aud
brother, Mr.. James Showers, will
move TO the place about April LIST.
The property in town. in which they
have been living, has been rented to
Mr.. Daniel C. Shepherd.
FOR SALE.-FIve pure bred Poland
China Pigs. SIX months old. Price
right. Il. b. LEVI.
We have letter from Cooper Bros,
of Winchester, in which these gen
tlemen inform us that We were in er
ror last week IN saying that the coal
oil war had subsidized in Winchester
and that the trust had absorbed them.
They also enclosed us some interest
ing data regarding their fight against
coal oil monopoly in the upper valley,
which we are sorry we cannot pub
lish this week owing to the lack of
space.
Mr.. |. K. Briggs exhibited in town
last Saturday curiously formed
lamb. Its lower and upper jaw