Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Harvesting Big Apple Crop in
Frederick County,
1T is VALUED AT 100000
Liquor Law Violations Make Bust
ness for Courts. &.
WINCHESTER IS TRULY DRY
w. P. Kent, Republican Candidate
for Governor, Resents Questions
Of Anti-Saloon League.
WINCHESTER Is TRULY DRY


days or two weeks.
| There is demand for skilled labor. Those
| competent to pick. sort and pack apples
| find employment at good wages.
Although the crop in Frederick county
is not as large this year as was predicted
| early in the summer, the quality is ex-
ceptionally good. The prices range from
$3.50 to 81 a barrel delivered at the rail-
road stations.
Careful estimates made today by ex-
perts place the value of the Frederick
county crop alone at between $4,000 and
$4,000 Most of these apples will be
shipped to European markets.
1t is now common to see large traction
engines pulling several wagon loads of
packed apples through the streets to the
| railroad stations, where they are loaded
in cars. An expert fruit grower from
New York said here today that within
five years the apple crop Of Frederick
county will be worth more than 100000.
Circuit and police courts have spent
nearly the entire week in hearing evil
dence against men charged with violating
| the liquor laws of the state. 1t is prac-
| tcally impossible to get a drink Of whisky
| in Winchester unless it is ordered from
the Washington, Baltimore or West Vir-
ginia dealers.
| More than seventy witnesses appeared
| before the circuit court grand jury this
week and gave testimony which resulted
| in forty-five indictments being brought
in against the Savage Distilling Com
pany. Joseph H. Savage. its president and
employee.
MIR. Savage gave bond for his appear
ance in court October II. when his case
will be taken up. Fultz has left the
Gated. A capias was placed in the hands
of Sheriff Purcell who was instructed to
locate Fultz and bring him into court
| In police court the managers Of four
soft drink establishments were arraigned
on charge Of violating a section of the
Byrd liquor law recently declared consti-
| tutional by the supreme court of appeals
and were fined $500 each and given six
months in Jail.
An appeal to the corporation court was
noted in each instance.
Charles Henry, who has been recognized
| to appear, left town with big roll of
money and has not been seen here since
Another soft-drink manager, Isaac Ar
mold, left town before the police had an
| opportunity to serve a warrant on him.
Rev. DR.. Jonah William Lupton, q re-
| tired minister Of the Presbyterian Church
died at his home here this week, after a
was native Of this county. and among
| the churches he served were those at
GAINESVILLE. Tenn, and Leesburg. Va.
| Some years after the death Of his first
wire, VINO was MISS julia MCClOSk6y,
daughter Of Rev. John McCloskey of Phil
adelphia, he married the widow Of the late
Charles E. Eichelberger Of Winchester.
He leaves three daughters and four sons
One son, Stuart X. Lupron of the Ameri-
can consular service. had many narrowing
experiences during and following the Mes
sina earthquake last winter, and is now
| American consul at Catania, Italy.
One brother. former Mayor T. N. LuptOn
Of Winchester, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
NJ po al
survive him.
Announcement this week Of the mar
riage of Miss Madeline F. Wine. daughter
of Rev. 8. X. Wine, formerly pastor of
the United Brethren Church of this city,
but now stationed at Scotland, Pa, to Don
Letter WOlfinger, son of a prominent busi-
ness man of Chambersburg, Pa, was a
surprise. The marriage took place In Har-
riSburg, Pa, and was solemnized by Rev.
L. A. Lyter. pastor Of the Derry Street
United Brethren Church.
Eddy M. Knight and Miss Emma Bent
zell. members of Frederick county fami-
lies. were married here few days ago
| by Rev. DR.. ]. H. Lacy, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church.
Capt. William p. Kent. republican candi-
date for governor, and John Paul of Har-
| risonburg opened the campaign in VIM
| chester this week. addressing a large
crowd at the courthouse hall Capt Kent
criticised the democratic administration
| In Virginia, discussed the record Of Judge
Mann, the democratic candidate. and de-
clared that the democrats were alarmed
at the situation. Mr.. Paul also criti-
cised Judge Mann and roundly scored
democratic rule.
Charles Arthur Grim, a former chief Of
the Winchester police force, died at his
illness of a complication of diseases. aged
| sixty years. He leaves his wife. two sons
and three daughters as well as num-
Der Of half-brothers and half-sisters. His
! funeral was in charge Of the Knights of
Pythias. of which he was a member.
An operation for appendicitis was per-
formed on Mrs. Wythe Leigh Kinsolving
recently at the Long Island College Hos
pital in Brooklyn, N. Y. The operation is
said to have been successful Mrs. Kin
solving is the wife Of the Rev. w. L. Kin
| solving. formerly Of Virginia, but now
rector Of st. Georges parish, Hartford
county. Nd.
A band of gypsies. intimidatinR and
threatening Miss Bessie Braithwaite loot
cd the kitchen and pantry Of the house Of
her father. John A. Braithwaite. at Whit
acre. this county.
tributed this week by the Cumberland
Valley railroad to section foremen along
the line from Harrisonburg to Winchester
who made the best showing during the
George Henry Mailer and Miss Ella May
Hollis, both Of Martinsburg. w. Va. were
married this week at Rockville. Md, by
| Rev. w. ID. keene, pastor or the SOUTH
ern Methodist Church
| P j. Hammock. young carpenter who
recently went from Warren county to
Strasburg Va, to work on new build
| ing struck his left thumb with a hammer
| q few days ago while working on the
| rafters and. fainting. fell headlong to
the cellar fracturing his skull and sus-
| tanning spinal injuries which may result
in his death. He is thirty years old and
was married about two years ago.
| Many towns in Cumberland valley have
been visited by yeggmen. who have rob-
| he'd railroad stations and stores. During
the past two weeks there have been at
| least q dozen robberies-all of similar
character So far only few arrests have
| been made, and those on suspicion. The
men have been released. 1t is believed
l the members of the same gang robbed
the safe of the Winchester Ice Company
j the other night. They succeeded in work
ling the combination and then smashed
the cash drawer open. Only $40 was
! found most of the receipts for the day.
amounting to nearly $1,000. having been
taken to the bank in the afternoon.
| DR.. Nathaniel Burwell member of the
old Clarke county. Va, family Of that
name, who has been practicing his pro-
fession in Shepherdstown, w. Va. for
some time past. and Miss Lorraine Turner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Turner,
were married at the home Of the brides
parents In Shepherdstown Wednesday
The bride and groom left on a short trip
to WASHINGTON a~| "@fc" ,c-o-n cities
They will live in Shepherdstown.
Newton VI. Coniicia - Maude