Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Fruit Crops Not Injured by Re-
cent Cold Weather.
BIG PROMISE FOR APPLES
"Wets" May Not Pluck Fruits of
Victory They Won at
Shenandoah.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va, April %, 1910.
Notwithstanding severe weather in
other sections, the large commercial Or
chards in the lower Shenandoah valley
have thus far escaped injury from frost
Snow and hail fell for several hours
early in the week, and ice formed in
low sections, but the snow melted as
! soon as it touched the ground and
there has been no damage. The season
Is now thirty days advanced, and lead
Ing fruit growers in town today stated
that there was little possibility of the
| early fruit crops in the valley OF yir-
ginia being injured.
The apple trees are budding rapidly
| and the buds have fallen from the
peach, plum, pear and cherry trees
from which young fruit has been devel-
oped. Growers expect it will be neces-
sary to pull some Of the young fruit
from the trees before maturity. in order
to make room and save the trees from
being broken by the great weight. They
| say there is every reason to expect the
| largest crops this summer in the his
| tory of the valley. and that the apple
crOp-the most valuable of all-Will be
enormous The apple crop alone is now
estimated to be worth 81 100000 to the
owners of commercial orchards in this
section of the state. mere are about
| 100000 trees in Frederick county, and
many Of these will bear this year for
the first time.
Conducts Wall Street Services.
Rev. Nelson Page Dame, formerly rec
| tor of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
of Winchester, and member of an old
Virginia family of clergymen, has sue
ceeded Rev. w. J. Wilkinson in conduct
| ing midday services from the steps OF
the old customs house in Wall street.
| New York, and is said to be meeting
with much success. He is known face
tiously to the financiers as the Bishop
| Of Wall street." Rev. Mr.. Dame il also
rector of st. Paul's Church. at Ossining.
N. Y.
Harry st. George Tucker, the well
, known Virginia democratic politician,
| who has been spending some time with
| friends in the Virginia valley. has gone
to Washington, where he will submit to
| further treatment for his eyes. His
sight was much impaired recently, and
| he will undergo another operation.
| Arrangements are being made by many
| Sunday schools in northern Virginia
| to have special trains run to Washington
during the sessions of the worlds Sun
day school convention, next month.
| Rev. William F. Locke of Martinsburg,
w. Va, has accepted the invitation to
deliver the annual Ascension day SER
| mon before Winchester Commandery, No.
IL. knights Templar. in Braddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church South, Sun
| day, May T.
Because of adverse liquor legislation
the Savage Distilling Company of Kerns-
town, near Winchester, is preparing to
move it's plant to Washington county,
Md, and no liquor will be distilled here
after May Is. The plant is one of the
largest Of the kind in the Virginia valley.
"Wets'" Victory May Be Vain.
Although the town Of Shenandoah, Page
county. voted last fall to license the sale
Of liquor. it is probable the town will
continue dry" as it has just been dis.
covered there is a clause in the charter
which says that no license shall be
granted unless the application meets with
the approval OF the town council. AS
yet the council has Endorsed no applica
ton.
Bent and feeble F. c. Mauchur, a Con
federate veteran. eighty years old. started
from Winchester a few days ago to walk
to Bristol. Tenn, distance OF over 3O(
miles, where he expects to pass his re-
manning days with his son. He was once
have lost his wife and family during the
yellow fever plague. and all his money
| too.
1 The annual convention of the Cumber-
land Valley Firemen's Association will be
held In Hagerstown May Is, but there will
be no reel race or other contests usually
held during such meetings The Hagers.
quet in honor of the visiting delegates.
! In order To Introduce and instruct frrlt