Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-09-12
Briefs

- '"e ihcnesicr falr, to be held
sept. i ~, 20, and 81, promises TO
be bett' han any pr -vious exbibi.
lions OF lie Fair Association. Tn.
racing e"sries will be- .Arge nd of a
high standard, and exhibits of live
stock will be most excellent, among
winch are the Bromley hen d of short
norns from Clarke county, herds of
Jerseys, Holsteins Herefords and Red
Polled cattle. A fine feast of ora
tory will be served on Wednesday
republican day and Thursday dem
ocratic day. Among the speakers
will be Gen. Rosser. member of
Mckinley's cabinet, and Senator
Daniel and Elk Senator Faulkner.
Thursday will be Rouss day and will
be the big day OF the Fair. Charles
broadway Rouss has sent a check
Tor 81 900 To defray expenses of the
Fair He is President of the Asso
CITATION and gives like amount every
year to the Fair. He will give a
monstrous banquet on Thursday.
We thank the Fair Association for a
complementary ticket TO the exhibit
tons
MONEY TO LOAN.-Anybodv wish 70
ing TO borrow $1,000, 10 be secured
by first lien upon real estate in Clarke
county, apply to Chas. VI. Broun.
Berryville, Va.
The hot dry weather, ushered in
with the mouth of August, still pre-
walls The ground is in bad need of
moisture, aud wells, ponds and
streams are very low, if not dried up.
Slight rainfslls passed over the coun-
" Friday and Monday evenings. re-
freshIng but little the parched ven
citation. The West Indian hurricane.
predicted 70 strike this section of the
country last Thursday by the wealth o.
or bureau, veerod aud swept over
Texas, destroying many lives and
thousands of dollars worth Of arop
erty.
FOR RENT.-The lower part of the
'\ineyard" farm. embracing 225
acres. for 500 yearly. The renter
20 have possession for term Of three
Years, to give good references. and
execute bonds with approved securi
". Apply at the "Niueyard." near
Wildwood. Va.
The next meeting of the Presbv-
terry will be an adjourned one and
will be held in Rev Dr. y. G. Hop
kins' Church Ina Char!estowu on
Tuesday evening. October ,. at 40
p. VA. The regular spring meeting
wall occur in Rev. \. Gibson Link :
Church in Strausburg on the even
Ing Of the third Tuesday in April at
$50 o'clock.
Palmbaum'a Store will } g closed
Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 81 and
18th; also, Wednesday. Oct. ).
Mrs. John b. Hart, of Clarksburg,
W. Va, died suddenly at her resi-
dence, Saturday. She was Miss Bel
lie II. Willis, of Winchester, Va. and
was the Youngest daughter of the
late Rev f. j. Willis, the first pastor
of the Winchester Baptist church
after the war. She was born in
Richmond about thirtv-eight years
ago, and is survived by her husband
and three children. She also leaves
three brothers, one being Mr.. NJ. IL.
G. Willis, cashier of the Union
Bank of Winchester.
Just received a lot of coal and
wood heating stoves; | also handle
the celebrated "CyclOne" coal stove
which is guaranteed to make as
much heat aud burn with sc lbs, of
ccal as 100 los used by any other
kind of stove; also best and cheap
est Steel Range in town. Price
$4,000
All day services will be held at
Stones Chapel in Arabia" next
Sunday. The Rev. NJ. l.. Fearnow.
recently of Chicago, will assist the
pastor, Mr.. Scanlon, in this meeting.
Mr.. Fearnow is a most charming
speaker and attractive preacher, and
VIII preach In the grove at III a. m.
and $50 p. m. Come and hear this
mighty man in the scriptures.
WANTED.-Good woman, for cook
ing and general homework. Good
wages and good home. Apply at
once. Mrs. W, /. SEABROoK,
% ". Picadilly st.
Winchester, Va.
The Misses Moore entertained a
number of their friends at Judge
Moore's residence, at cards last Wed
nesday evening. High Elves was the
game played, and the prizes were
won as follows: Miss Lille X. Moore,
first prize; Miss Annie Deahl. cOnsol-
alton prize; and Miss Amy Mac Leod,
BOBBY prize.
FOR SALE-Handsome Bay Driv-
ing Mare, 6 years old. Apply to p.
GAYNER, near Round Hill.
The installation of Rev. ID. II.
Scsnlon rs pastor of the Berryville