Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-27
LOCAL BRIEFS


hand, who lives near the Blue Ball
not far from Berry's Ferry, TN,
county, " found dead Ia hIs home
last Sunday morning, showing every
evidence OF being victim vt thai
uncomfortable monster, drink. The
last seen of Weeks alive was on Fri
day, when he was IN u bad condition
and on Sunday his son anu
son-in-law, u MIR. Garrett, went tu
his home to look after him AS be
lived alone. Upon reaching there
they found the door locked and no
signs Of any life about the place.
and breaking IN the door the lIfeless
body of their father beheld their
eyes. 1t is not known how long
Weeks had been dead. He was a
constant hard drlnker, aud his deaf b
is supposed to have resulted from too
strong indulgence in intoxIcants.
Weeks was hard working man, ana
leaves son aud two daughters anu
a widow, from whom he had separat-
ed.
The only Furniture Store in Clarke
county is OFFERED FOR SALE. It's d
Snap aud a Bargain for some one. A
good Paying Business; everything
New; Good House, rent reasonable.
Reasons for selling will be made
known to prospective buyer. We in
ylte those who mean Business anu
know a Good Thing when they see II,
to come and examine the stock, etc
Cash Only will buy. All goods re
tailed at Cash FROM this date. Der
ryville Furniture Store.
On Monday of last week a spark
from II passing n. q w. Ry. engln,
set tire to the grass and weed in d
tield of the Ii. b. Warde farm, Dor
dering on the railroad, and from
there the flames were driven by the
wind to RicamOre's new ground.
thence to the farm of Mrs. q. ".
Lewis, where they RACED one field ana
endangered for time Mrs. Lewis
residence. Four large fields were
wiped bare by the fire and great
quantity of fencing was consumed
To save Mrs. Lewis house it required
hard work on the part of several men.
who used a pillow to turn over the
ground In order to check the rolling
flames, which raced over the fields
The young orchard on Mrs. Lewis
place was damaged, and the entire
loss will be near 5000.
Did you notice the ad. of the Der
ryville Furniture Store FOR SALE:
Here is "A chance for some live, wide
awake man and will no doubt be
picked up within short time. A
good Paying Business, without com
petition IN the County aud at Bar
gain are inducements that will
oe appreciated by any one wishing
to go into business.
Four young sports" from Wash
lngton, who are sojOurnlng for
awhile IN CharlestOwu, came TO Der
ryvllle last Sunday to show our peo-
pie that they were as game AS an,
Of en- Their looks left no evl
dence that they were, for on their
way here the large Carter House
bus, in which they were travelling.
WAS driven over an enbankment near
nippon, aud the men and the bu>
received many scratches and bruises
rom the unexpected precipitation
The accident "straightened" tn,
boys" out little before the,
reac he'd here, but to strengthen the
bus out a carriage builder will have
TO rebuild the right rear wheel, re
pair the running gear in front and
use the paint brush literally. The
Young men returned TO Charlestown
Sunday evening, after spending a few
hours here, sadder and wiser we sup
pose.
Having decided to leave Berryvile
we will Sell Everything at Cost. We
have but Six of those fine Steel
Ranges and will get no more. This
is your Last Chance. Berryville Fur
niture Store.
The Berryville Turnpike Co. de-
serves commentator and will re
ceive the thanks of its patrons for
taking steps to bridge Abrams creek.
La another column will be found an
advertisement inviting bids to do
such work. After hard rains this
stream is extremely dangerous to
ford owing to the swiftness of the
waters, which also wash the bed of
the creek and make it necessary very
often for Turnpike Co. to rebuild
with rock to facilitate traffic even
after the high waters recede. The
cost of this bridge will probably
reach 81, 900.
For SALE OR RENT-Well fur
nished, new, large, fine cottage, 3 re-
ception rooms, large hall. 10 bee
rooms, hot water beating, bath ana
good domestic offices, acetylene gas
good pantres, cellars, stabIing fol
three horses, carriage house, vegeta