Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
WINCHESTER AND VICINITY
APPLE GROWERS PLANNING
FOR LARGE CROP THIS YEAR.
Couple Welded Sitting in Their
Buggy-Wets Win in Exciting
City observation-disclosures.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
WINCHESTER. Va, June 13. 1908.
Apple growers in this section are max
ing preparations to handle a large crop
this year, and the statement was made
today that at least 30 per cent of a fall
crop will be harvested. although this is
regarded as an "Off' year. Prof. J. l..
Phillips. the state entomOlogist. was here
today and addressed large crowd Of
fruit growers. He stated that there was
every indication of an excellent crop In
Frederick county this fall. Frederick is
now the banner apple county in Vir-
ginia.
Miss Maggie Whtlock of near Capon
Bridge, W. Va. and Thomas Mckee of
Rock Enon Springs this county. were
married a few days ago while sitting in
their buggy by Rev. Roy Schmucker. AL
though they were invited to come into
the parsonage, the groom declined, saying
he was suffering with a severe head
ache.
Because Robert Curtis stepmother Mrs.
George Curl, thought he was cutting too
much bread for dinner a few days ago
she became angry and hurled a large
butcherknife at the youth. and it made a
severe cash near the heart and cut his
intestines. which oozed out. The boy
pulled the knife out with his own hands
and then ran to the home of his grand
parents, where he is now in a serious
condition.
Earl Renner. aged eighteen years. and
Miss Lucy Carpenter. aged sixteen years,
were married in this city a few days
since by Rev. c. l.. Potter. They were
from the county and had the consent of
their parents.
A committee has been appointed by
Mayor Baker to go to Baltimore and
hold conference with officials of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad relative to
better freight and passenger facilities in
this section of the Shenandoah valley.
The committee is composed of prominent
business men.
the part of the extreme dry element of
the democratic party. affiliated with a
faction of the republicans. and in the
face of the fact that the drys captured
the entire democratic city ticket was
elected this week by large maiorities
Mayor II. H. Baker was reelected. E. ].
Evans was elected recorder and six DEM
ocratic councilmen were also elected.
The democrats received all the wet votes
and those of the wet republicans. Party
lines were thrown aside and the fight
was between the vets and drys.
Unable to procure marriage license in
Martinsburg. w: Va. because the groom
had no one to identify him. Harry Cain
of this city and Miss Mary Parker of
Meadow Mills. Frederick county. pro-
ceeded on to Hagerstown. Md. where
they had no trouble in obtaining a Ii
cense. The groom is connected with the
Winchester Gas and Electric Light Com
pany.
Miss May Shaull. daughter of George
B. Shaull of Middleway. Jefferson county.
w. Va, and c. Earl Grantham. a mer-
chant of the same place. informed their
parents that they intended to come to
Winchester to attend the Confederate
memorial exercises. but instead they
boarded a train for Washington and were
married in that city. They announced
parental forgiveness and were rendered
a large reception at the home of the
groom. Both are members Of prominent
families.
The famous Baker chocolate case. in
which the Walter Baker Company sued
the w. II. Baker Company of Winchester
for about $3.50 600 damages for alleged vio-
lation of trade marks. was finally settled
this week by the defendant company pay
ing over $57 900 in cash. Judge Mellow
ell OF the United States court for the
western district of Virginia recently con-
ffrmed the report of Master Commissioner
George E. Sipe of Harrisonburg and no
appeal was taken by the w. H. Baker
der.
John Fl. Adams. a prominent resident of
Gerardstown Berkeley county, w. Va,
was accidentally shot and almost instant
iy Killed the other day by his sixteen
year-old son. William Adams. The bow
was handling shotgun which he had bor-
rowed. and while examining the weapon
II was discharged. the entire load pene-
trating the abdomen of Mr.. Adams, caus-
ing instant death. He was sixty-five years
old. The boy is almost craZed by the af-
fair
George Milburn young son of Peter Mil
burn of this county, was repairing an old
gun a few days ago when it exploded.
tearing away part of his hand He did
not know 1t was loaded.
Myrchel Lamp. formerly of this county
but now Of Washington. and Miss Lulu
Barrett of McKeesport, Pa. were married
this week in Martinsburg. w. Va. They
will live in Washington, where the groom
Is engaged in business.
The German Baptist Brethren in gen.