Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-09
Briefs.

Owing 10 his popularity. we can't
always keep ourselves posted touch
ing the movements of the CoURIER's
"devil" among the "fair SEX" but we
were informed by friend the other
day that he has been paying devoted
attention to daughter preacher,
who lives in a nearby town. One
Sunday recently, he spent the entire
day at her side, presumably "whis-
pering sweet nothings in her ear" and
that night her father, the minister.
becoming alarmed we suppose, an
nounced for his text the following.
"My daughter is previously torment
ed by the devil" Our "devil" is now
home sticking type" like = man, but
threatens to strike for promotion.
Soda Water at Mrs. G. r. Jones.
All the latest Aavors.
After week of Summer weather
cold Western wind began blowing
last Thursday, aud produced cold,
that Ia seldom experienced at this
time of the year. Thursday night a
heavy frost fell in low places, and ice
was found on pools and tubs, contain
ing water, outdoors. The Winchester
Star says in Carper's Valley in Fred.
erick county the ice was one quarter
an inch thick. The growing vegta
bleS in gardens was fortunately, only
slightly injured by the freeze.
You can get all you want to eat at
Mrs. G. r. Jones for % cts. Meals
all hours.
Wheat in the Baltimore market
Monday closed steady at loss of
cts the settling price being III cts.
The visible supply shows a decrease
of 2,646,0O0 bushels, it being esti
mated at 49,S26,OO bushels. Cob
corn has taken u jump and ruled on
Monday at $2.45E2.5O biol. Ligat
hogs are bringing $5.45@5.55; Prime
spring lambs, $7.5O@9.
Get your Ice Cream at Mrs. c. r..
Jones. Special prices to festivals
and others requiring large quantities.
The Clay Hill Athletic Association.
of Clay Hill Academy, will hold field
day exercises next Friday evening.
An attractive programme has been
arranged, and the sport promises to
he excellent, and well worth the ad
mission of - and 10 cents. The ex-
erclSes open at ID M, and the public
is cordially invited to be present.
+. w. Wood 4 Co. e Garden Seeds.
Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, aud Small
Seeds; Northern Seed Potatoes. Early
Ohio, Houlton or Maine Rose. New
York Rose, Hebron aud Green Noun.
tain, Low Prices at II. ID. HARDEs
TVS.
The lines of the Winchester Tele
phone Company are now connected
at Shepherdstown with the Maryland
Telephone Company, and the two
systems together cover large extent
of territory. The Maryland Comps
ny covers Washington county, Md,
aud Franklin county, Pa, and the
Winchester Company has lines in
Berkeley and Jefferson counties. W.
Va, with connections to various
other points.
Shepherds College, at Shepherds
town, scored u big victory, when two
of It's students won the first and sec
ond prizes at the inter normal orator
lsl contest at Clarksburg recently.
he two students who reflected SO
much credit upon the school in this
contest were Miss Kathryne Douley
and Mr.. Bruffey.
A festival will be given in Win
ston Hall Monday evening, May u,
beginning ut 3 O'Clock. by the schol
airs of the Berryville High School.
Ice cream, cakes, etc, will be served.
The proceeds will be devoted to the
fund being raised to buy an organ to
go into the assembly hall of the new
school building.
Capt. j. 7. Griffith enjoys the dis
of being the first citizen of
Berryville to have introduced in his |
house the pure mountain water. Mr.. |
Weaver is doing the work, and it will |
be finished in few days The Misses
Grow are also having piping laid to
carry the water in their large resi-
dence.
The room, adjoining the postofli ce |
in the Mccormick huildino on Ma;n