The Washington herald., 1908-09-01

them are J. S. Sherman. candidate for
Vice President; United States Senator H.
Cabot Lodge. and Representative Serene
F. Payne.
Probably the largest tomatoes grown in
Roanoke this year are those in the vege-
table garden Of Mr.. James ". Malcolm
Mr.. Malcolm comes from Hartford Coun-
ty Nd. and has had long experience
in growing tomatoes. but this IS his first
summer in Roanoke. and he has taken
no particular pains 20 promote extra
large fruit on his plants A basket con-
tanning twenty tomatoes grown in Mr.
Nalc0lul's garden weighed thirty pounds.
some specimens Weighing more than two
pounds apiece one tomato from this
garden weighed three and three-Quarter
pounds
Mr.. Malcolm calls his variety the NH
Mountain The tomatoes are symmet-
rical. a beautiful color, and very frm
containing few seeds
So far as known at this time. the crops
Of West Virginia are IN a very fair shape
The peach crop is said 70 be better than
the average. especially in the eastern
panhandle The apple crop IS reported
as fair. as are also all the farm cereal
crops.
News from TIrEillna Va. IS % the ef-
feet that the three DAYS rain last week
did an immense amount Of damage IN
that section The damage in Halifax
County viii Approximate a quarter of a
million dollars and a number Of wash
outs have stopped all trains on the South
eru Railway. At Mayo Creek the rail-
road track was six or seven feet under
water. and the creeks are higher than
they have been for years Two whisky
warehouses al the 4 L Jones distiIlery.
were washed away by a mere branch
swollen 20 a river. About twenty-five
hogs belonging 20 Mr. Jones were
drowned
An important part of The business
brought before the virginia Lutheran
Synod. recently i- session was the re-
port and recommendation of the com
mlytse appointed az the last annual ses-
sion a. salem. Va. 20 investigate the
Possibilities establishing a frst-cIass
woran's college lu the state. The com
Uittee reported that a proposition Is now
pending whiCl. y accepted. VIII assure
such an Institution as e desired and
recomrended that the Synod appoint Z
committee with power 20 act IN the mat
ter The present committee was al once
reappCl1ted and Instructed 10 act with
its own discretion. should the decision OF
the committee be i1 favor 0f building the
proposed institution. It viii mean a high
class college in Virginia for Lutheran
women
The Heavy Draft Show. September 9
and 70, viii be the largest exhibition OF
heavy draft horses ever held IN Loudoun
County. and those having horses for sale
should pur them on exhibition. as many
large buyers will be in attendance both
days.
Although It is more than three months
away. Newport News VII soon get its
first real touch OF the Christmas holiday
season. Many thousands OF dollars worth
of toys are on the way 20 that port. by
the steamship Barcelona. which = now
en- route from Hamburg A large por-
tlon Of the vessels cargo. which IS con-
signed 20 the United states Shipping
Company, = made Up of dolls and other
toys The duty paid on this part OF the
cargo alone amounts TO S1IG00 The Bar
ceIona IS also carrying a large quantity
OF import stuff. on which there is no
duty Included IN the cargo IS a consisn-
ment of Egyptian cotton