Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-10-30
LOCAL BRIEFS

"A
spark from the engine ignited some
straw beneath the thresher. which
quickly sprang into blaze, and be.
fore the box could be removed it WAS
enveloped IN flames. The wheat
stack contained about $50 bushels of
grain, and the loss of it was fully
covered 10y Insurance. Mr.. Sewers
loss OF the thresher was entire.
amounting to 5000. 1t was new
Frick machine, and he had lust paid
Tor 1t. On the same day spark
from the engine set fire TO wheat
stack on the farm of G. W. Conrad
hear Wheatland, jefferson county.
which with the barn aud thresber
were destroyed, entailing "A total loss
of near $4,000. The machine he.
longed to Mr.. Bready Shoemaker.
LOST-Within past ten DAYS \
lemon and white English Setter doc
Any Information leading TO its re
oovery will be suitably rewarded.
III. II. Mccormick.
The daughters of Mr. John Bell
have been very unfortunate lately IN
losing their pocketbooks. During
the Winchester Fair last Thursday
Miss Estelle laid her pnrse on the
counter of "A store IN Winchester and
thoughtlessly walked out and left
the pOcketbook, which contained S2l
When she reached Berryvlle she dis
covered her loss, and selephoued TO
Winchester to the storekeeper, but no
trace OF the purse could be found.
While returning home from the
Hagerstown Fair Miss Laura drop
ped her purse, in which was SI7.
along the railroad en5ankment near
Charlestown. Her brother went,
hack and found the purse where she
supposed she had dropped it.
Highest market price paid for
country produce by J. +. Kercheval
Il Co.
Two wrecks on the Norfolk Il
Western Ry. in two successive DAYS
within 30 miles of each other is the
record of that railway this week.
Monday aud Tuesday. Both DAYS
the Northern mai was DELAYED. The
wreck Monday occurred near Gaylord
this county. In some manner
piece of the running gear of freight
car of fast freight train fell TO the
track and cut the heads from the
spikes on one side of the rail for half
mile. This caused the track to
spread and one car was derailed.
The track was put in repair in about
three hours, and traffic resumed.
The mail train reached Berrvville
three hours behind schedule time.
At st. James, Md, near Hagerstown.
Tuesday freight car jumped the
track, and delayed traffic two hours.
For fresh groceries 90 to j. II.
kercheval x. Co.
nina, the pretty driving mare,
which Mrs. II. ii. Mccormick
owned aud had often driven through
the streets here, has been sold by
Mrs. Mccormick to Mr.. Cochran. of
Baltimore, who now drives the nag
to d tandem. "Nina" took blue rib
bons at Upperville and Berryville
Colt Shows, and is a mare with pretty
action and attractedatte ntion where
ever she appeared. We understand
9 handsome figure was realized from
her sale
Corbys famous breads at J. II.
| Kercheval Il Co.
The Winchester News Item SAYS
that Wise Kitchen, a young man of
the White Post neighborhood, sub
| lected the horse he drove to the
Fair Thursday to most inhuman
treatment on the streets of that city
He drove his team through the
streets at lively gait, and although
the horse appeared exhausted he
dashed the whip to the animal tC
make it go faster, in cruel manner
| j. Il. Kercheval & Co., have full
| line of fresh groceries.
| The next of the series of Parish
Teas will be held at "Elmingtou,
the home of DR.. G. +. Lippitt, mex
Thursday evening, at 3 o'clock. Il
the weather is bad that day, the tea
will be held the day following. The
congregation of Grace Church anC
those interested in the cause fOI