Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-03-07
Briefs.

High School building by fire recently
evidenr' the necessity Of organiziny
u lire Goa pany here. Parties, arriv
ing first at the burning bai.ains, say
that several inch hose pipe. connected
with our gravity water system now
near complexion, would have carried
enough water to have quenched the
flames before they got beyond control.
a tire gives no warning of its de
structive and terrifying visit, until il
has gained much Roadway, aud in or
der to prepare for it's prompt sup
preston body of cool-headed men
should be organized To be i'm readi
uesS. No one knows when the next
conflagration will break out here. 80
prepare 10y organizing n fire company.
If our town council hasn't sufficient
funds to purchase ali equipment, act
upon the advice gwen bv citizen i'm
recent communication, IN which he
suggested the forming, out of curex
cellent local theatrical talent. opera
and minstrel troupes for the purpose
of giving entertainments to meet the
necessary EXPENSE of eqnipping fire
company. The water works will %
completed soon, and 1t is now time
for our citizens to take some action
regarding the matter.
Blencowe handles r. w. Wood Il
Sons Garden Seeds. New crop and
specially adopted to Southern SOIL.
Other seeds also in stock.
Lent commenced last Wednesday.
which is known as Ash Wednesday.
Services were conducted in Grace
Episcopal church by Rev. Ewd. Wall
that day. Ash Wednesday. SO called
FROM the Roman Catholic custom of
strvwIng ashes before the head as a
signof peultence, was probably intro,
duced 10y Gregory the Great some
where in the period 590-6U4. 1t
Is also fondly hoped by some that
sprlukling ashes in the pockets Of
veStments will induce wealth. aud
by busting wardrObes and larder,
the contents will in some manner
become increased. For forty DAYS
Lent will be observed throughout
Chrlstendom hv the Catholic. Epis
copal, Reformed Lutheran and other
churches. Palm Sunday, in com
memOratiOn of the triumphant entry
of Christ into Jerusalem, falls on
SUNDAY. April $; Good Friday on
April l3. and Easter on April Is.
During the Lenten season. services
will be held in Grace Episcopa.
Church by its rector at 1 o'clock
every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs.
day. and Friday evenings. until
notice of change by Mr.. Wall. An
.nvi,aiion is extended 60 the whole
community to Toe present at these
services.
Prescriptions quickly and careful
~ compounded at Blencowe's. Only
pure drugs used.
After being separated on differ
rnces in the Calvanistic doctrine for
over 90 wears. the two PRESBYTERIAN
churches of Winchester. the Kent
Street and the L0udOun. Street
Churches, Saturday held a congrega
tional meeting and by overwhelming
malorities decided TO reunite. The
basis of reunion is that both churches
be dissolved and the PRESBYTERIAN
! Church Of Winchester be established
that the church properties of both
revert TO the new church; that tn,
LoudOun-Street Church be used fol
worship, and that Rev. DR.. James II
Graham, who for 80 years has beer
pastor of the Kent Street Church. b,
made pastor emeritus of the new
church and an active pastor called
A special meeting of the Wincheste
PreSbytery will be called TO ratify tn
action of the two congregations.
To LOAN.-The sum of $4,000 il
amounts to SUIT if secured by frs
Mortgage on Real Estate.
ID. &. SNYDER.
The current issue of the People
Journal, published at this place il
the interest of the Afro America
race, contains communication iron
Harpers Ferry, in which is given tn
names of the students of Slower Col
lt.0e from this Mace whose haooaC