Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24
cial methods of growing, packing and
marketing fruit the Virginia Horticultural

cial methods Of growing, packing ant
marketing fruit the Virginia Horticulture
Society has arranged to hold number
Of practical demonstrations in various
towns of the lower Shenandoah valley
next week, and several experts from the
l nited States Department of Agriculture
will be presest and make practical ad
dresses.
Chester Coins was arrested a few day:
ago at Charles Town, charged with steal
ing razors and other BARRIERS supplies
from Benjamin Brown of Hagerstown
and was taken to that city to stand trial
Eagles Garry Off Lambs.
Two large eagles have been making
daily inroads on A. r. Jones' sheepfod
near Monterey. during the past week ant
carrying off young lambs. Men are Out
with guns looking for the birds. but az
yet have been unable to shoot them
A large number of boys corn-growins
clubs have been organized in the valley
of Virginia counties during the past few
months, and assistance is being given by
the United States Department of Agricul
ture to the movement. The state society
OFFERS prizes, and several educational in.
stitutions. including the University of Vir.
ginla. are offering free scholarships In
certain departments.
Kennard Breeder, twenty years old
whose parents live at Elkton, has beer
sentenced to fifteen months in Jail for
alleged attempted criminal assault upon
the twelve-year-old daughter of Rev
AIRS Stricken, a Dunkard Church min.
lister, who lives near Luray.
Elias Earnshaw and Miss Viola Allen
both OF Charles Town, were married or
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge
which spans the Potomac river al
darperS Ferry a few days ago by Rev
d. A. Foard of the Methodist Church.
The board Of supervisors of Culpepe,
county have appropriated 81, 800 toward
the fund for the erection of monument
10 the courthouse yard in memory OF
the men of that county who served in
the Confederate army
cablegram received here from Johan.
nesburg. South Africa. states that Arthur
r. Worthington, member of an old fam.
ny or Frederick. Md, died this week
Africa with his brothers. Charles II. and
Nicholas J: Worthington, thirteen years
ago from Winchester and established q
large ice and cold storage plant. He
leaves another brother, Albert s. Worth.
lngton, who went to Africa recently
and one sister, Miss Mary Worthin9tor
Oh Washington.
walter Henry and Lilburn Carton, who
LETT Winchester this week to erect light.
ming rods. narrowly escaped beins
drowned in Cedar creek when they at.
tempted to ford the stream. which had
become raging torrent from heavy
rains. The men and their horses were
swept downstream, but lodged and finally
managed to reach the opposite shore
after a desperate struggle in the waters
Daniel B. Logan, who was recently
nominated by the President as postmas.
ter at Woodstock, Shenandoah county
has taken charge of the Office, succeed.
ing John N. Davis. Mr.. Logan was as.
sistant postmaster some years ago.
To Wed Sisters stepson.
Miss Minnie Hubbard, whose home is
near Winchester, has gone to Chicago
where she will be married to her sisters
stepson, John Stiles. jr. Mr.. Stiles re-
Gently bought the historic Kernstown
battlefield farm, near this city, and he
and his bride will live there
Application has been made for a charter
for the Valley Brick Company al
tnarles Town, with a capital Of $4,000.
The company plans to manufacture
$4,000 bricks daily.
Over 100000 brook trout were placed
in various streams tributary to the Poto-
mac river during the past week by the
United States fish commission.
Lemuel Morrison. the aged resident OF
by dynamite explosion several months
ago, has surprised his physicians and
relatives by recovering. 1t was thought
he could not live, but now they say he
looks twenty years younger.