Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-02-28
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nas be-. done the dm., AT the source
OF the (; rrysiile wa,.r works by p,r
suns liNng on the mountain. anu
that threats nave maGe to break the
pipe that runs down the mountain
side. The town, perhaps. may suffer
frequent annoyance from troubles of
this kind, and steps should be taken
10y our town council to suppress this
evil If the law provides severe
punishment for the offense. the next
Offenders should be apprehended aud
punished To the fullest exteur of the
law Tor warning To others. liz the
present laws are not stringent enough
the town council should petition
the legislature To enact such laws as
Will make persons hesitate to
violate it.
Blencowc handles T.. ". Wood 4
Son Garden Seeds. New crop and
pecially adopted to Southern SOIL.
Other seeds also in stock.
After enjoying Spring weather on
Friday and the forenoon of SATURDAY.,
a snow and sleet storm set IN late
saturday evening and rendered co.,.
;Itlous outdoors very dIsagreeabic.
after dark Saturday cold westerly
wind began to blow. and continued
with hurricane force till Monday
morning. Had the snow of ten days
before deferred its coming week.
we would experienced another severe
blizzard. The cold wave had very
depressing effect upon the theremon-
eter, which registered on SUNDAY
morning at > degrees above zero and
on Monday 6 above. The cold wave
was very extensive. in the North aud
Northwest the weather was verv
we're.
Prescriptions quickly and careful
~ compounded Is. Blenrowr's. Oniy
pure drugs USED
Mr. \. l.. Withers. of Middleway
vicinity. returned from Baltimore
NedneSda, where he has been for a
week or zen days. lie las been un
der the hands of specialist in the
above city undergoing a surgical op
GRAFTON. some time since he had his
nose broken, and recent Inconvenience
incident thereto led TO the above re.
ferred To operation that of saving
ont the bone and the removal of some
growths 10y means of foreceps The
operation was performed without the
aid of aesthetic, and WAS necessarily
very painful. We hope our Young
friend will be much benefited aud Ell
JOY immunity from return of the
tiOuble.-Charlestown Advocate.
Bargains in Toilet articles, soaps,
etc, AT BlencOwe's
Wheat closed in Baltimore on
Monday at IA cts, showing a de
cline of cent. The market opened
with the same dull and heavy feeling
which marked its close last week
The visible supply of wheat shows
an increase of 225.OOO bushels, and
is now stated at 53,44.OOO bushels
Cob corn continues firm AT $2.25(G
, 30 per barrel. Lambs are bring
6i@1l cts, per III. Hogs, 5.I0@
$50; light pigs, 4,2o@l75.
a dispatch dated Monday from
Front Royal to the Baltimore Herald
SAYS: Shelton Mauck. aged - years,
son of J. +. Mauck, of Nineveh, thi.
county, was found dead ON public
road near Boyce, Va, this morning
at o'clock. His head WAS slightly
mangled and his body somewhat
bruised. As yet the cause of hi:
death has not been definitely ascer
tanned, but it is supposed that horse
which he WAS seen riding last even
ing ran off with him.
The new Methodist Episcopal
Church at White Post was dedicated
Sunday with appropriate services in
the presence of a large audience
Bishop j. {. Cranberry. of RI ,hmond
preached the dedicatory sermon. The
building is a handsome editice of the
Gothic style aud is one OF the pref
TEST churches in the section. Rev
Fred \. Gaines, through whose eff
forts the structure was erected, is the
pastor.
Mr. James Moore was caller at the
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