Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-14
Briefs.

hnolt, tenanted oy MS son, George
Nj. Knott, near Molers, S miles north
east of Charlestown, was DESTROYED
by fire Tuesday night. Eight head
of horses, six head of cattle, rs bush
els clover seed, clover huller, all of
his farming implements. corn house
and contents, hOghouse. farm wagons.
hay, straw and fodder; in fact every
thing within and In close radius of
the barn was totally destroyed. The
fire is supposed to have originated
from hot box or from "a shoulder
ing spark in the pug of the machine
that was engaged in threshing clover
seed that day. The loss is estimated
at from $500 to 1000, with 81 900
insurance.
Prescriptions quickly and careful
ly compounded at Blencowe's. Only
pure drugs used.
The many friends here of Mr.. A.
+. Warner, who placed the premiums
on poultry for the Shenandoah Val
ley Poultry and Pigeon Association
at their exhibitions held in this place
| during the past three years. will read
with much interest the following
notice, taken from the Leesburg
Mirror; Mr.. a. +. Warner. of the
Lincoln neighbOrhood, intends short
~ to remove from Loudoun to Balu-
more where he will engage in bust
ness. Mr.. Warner held the office of
commissioner of roads for Mt. Gilead
district and is also President of the
Old Dominion Poultry and Pigeon
Association.
Bargains in Toilet articles, soaps.
etc, at BlencOwe's.
Daniel Hetfiebower. Esq, of Rippou
is being talked of by his many friends
as possible candidate for commits
sioner in Kabletown district. vice
Maj. W. II. L. Lewis who has sig
nihed his desire to retire from the
onerous and unremuneratlve though
exceedingly important office. Mr..
HetflebOwer is well equipped in Gu
pacity aud business experience for
the office and would make good
commissioner Chaalestown Adyo
cate.
Blencowe handles +. W. Wood &
Sons Garden Seeds. New crop and
pecially adopted to Southern Soil.
Other seeds also in stock.
Mr.. c. T. Hardesty on last Satur
day loaded twenty cattle here which
averaged 1900. These cattle were
fed by Mr.. Jno. l.. Burns on his
farm near RippOn aud is the best
bunch we have heard of in the coun-
~ this season. The purchasing
price was sc per head Mr.. Hardes
also purchased of Mr.. Thos J. West
two fat Bulls, as fine rs silk, which
averaged 1000 lbs. Mr.. b. T. Ramey
delivered one steer that weighed
l,6IO.-Charlestown Advocate.
The railroad station building at
Purcellville was broken into bv
thieves on Wednesday night of last
week. The robbers only got dollar
or two in money. They then visited
the premises of Mr.. Joseph Nichols,
short distance away aud stole u
valuable young mare, buggy and har-
ness. The mare was recovered a day
or two later near Harper's Ferry, and
the buggy was also found, near where
the mare was picked up, badly
broken.
Two companies have been incorpor-
ated recently for the purpose of har
Messing the Potomac, to furnish
power for the cities of Charlestown,
Winchester, Harpers Ferry, Hagers
town and other contiguous points.
One company proposes to get the
power at point near HarperS Ferry,
and the other at Weaverton. 1t is
said that the electric plants at Char
lestown and Harpers Ferry are now
operated at loss, but, with coop
erative utilization of the power as
mentioned, they can be put on a pay
ing basis.
MIR. A. w. Cawthorn exhibited in
our office last week some very fine
specimens of copper ore taken from
the Sealock mines in this county.
We are Informed that number of
hands are employed in opening up