Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-02

Last Taursdsy nighh as The hear,
Of ave and nine. Gre wss discsversd 1.
che unoccupied stable recently swusd
by Mr.w.w.Huschinsoo, and sstust,a
back Of the postofIios building. Both
times the Gre wss about 10 spring into
. blaze, snd but for the prompt 90
ton Of the parties who discovered IL
il would have probably gained suoh
hesdway ~ to have partly IL not
wholly destroy the building. Asevs
o'clock Officer Ricamors firss saw the
smoke issning from che building and
upon entering found the straw in a
box stall to be burning. Al nine
o'clock the wood work Of the stall
was found to be burning. snd this
time large quantities Of water were
carried into the stable and srtin.
guished sll vestigs Of fire. Mr.. Bic.
snore Gays he thinke the Dire wa
started By someone carelsssly throw
Jug down = lighted match while in
The stable.
LOANS Moneylesned on county
real estate, in snms Of $500 and up-
wards. First lien on farm lands In.
SariAbly required. BLACKBURN
SMITH. ATTY.
A telegram Was received in Win.
chester Saturday from Pensacola,
Fla, announcing the death in that
city of Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, =
native Of KernstoWn, in Frederick
cOuuty. Mr.. Hamilton had been ia
III health for some time past. The
remains will be brought 70 Winchss-
ter for intermenk Mr. Hamilton was
son Of Mr.. John r. Hamilton, Of
Kernstown, and was born in that
place fifty-Oue years AgO. He was en-
gagged in farming there in bis earlier
years, and in 1875 moved 10 Pensaco-
Ia, where he amassed fortune in the
hotel business. He is survived by
wife. but no children. Besides his
parents, he also leaves two brothsrs-
Mr.. Frank L. Hamilton. of thIs place,
and Mr. j. Hamilton, Of Tsxas-and
four Sisters-Mrs. Jacob Metz and
Mrs. Alice Keyser, Of BartOnsvills, in
Frederick county; Mrs. Annie Bow
ers, of Pennsylvania. aud Mrs. Minor
Dean, of Mount Crawford. Va
LosT.-Betwsen the 0pequOn and
town q gold bracelet, with gold heart
attached. Initials on il b. NV.
Liberal reward will be paid party
leaving same 1t COURIER 0FPIcE.
Citizens Council, of the Jr. Order
of American Mechanics, held their
animal election last Monday night
with the following result: Councillor
Ellis Jackson; Vics- Councillor, Ohas.
Marks; Rec. Secy., K. n. Cunning
ham; Asst. Rec. Seoy., J. Mack Gain;
Urea, w. K. Hoffman; FinAn. Sscy.,
Chas. r. Jones; Inside Sentinel, Geo.
Cunningham; Outside Sentinel, A. &
Jackson; Trustee, @. H. Gavsr; Con-
ddetOr, Martin Elsystt and WArdsn,
q. T. Rowland. Tbs Council still
continues &c thrive.
New Blankets, Comforts
aud Flannols
at Palmbaum's.
The football elsvens Of Summit
Point and ChArlestown met on the
sridirOn In Charlestown last Thurs
day and played = tie game, neither
team being able to make = touch
down. The CharIsstown boys expect
10 play the Frederick City md. } sleT-
en- on Tuesday. Tackle john Kerr
foot aud right halfback Ricamors, Of
the Berryville eleven, left with the
ChaElestown team for Frederick and
will line uP against the Maryland
'"yS. The boys here are betting on
Charlestown.
New assortment Gloves,
Underwear and Hosiery
at Palmbaum's.
We are under many obligations to
Capt. J. T. Griffith for . calendar.
and notebook combined, issued by the
G"rmania Life Insurance Co., Of
which the Captain is the Clarke
county agent.
New Table Linens and Towels