The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-07
TAvENNER IS OUT
FOR STATE SENATE
1t Is Believed Shenandoah
County Man Will Have
No Opposition.
HAS SERVED BEFORE
-Copious Rains Bring Much
Rejoicing to Valley Fruit
Growers.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch.l

Especial to The Times ispatch.l
Winchester, Va. August e.-Judse
Frank S. Tavenner. of Woodstock. has
Democratic Nomination for the Vir-
sinla. Senate from the district COM
posed of the city Of Winchester and
will have opposition in the Democratic
primary. which will be held on Septem-
Der Z, the date of the United States
senatorial primary. Judge Tavenner:
who is son of Jonah Tavcnner. OF
Frederick county. was Judge of tho
system Of courts was abolished. He
represented this district in the Senate
a number Of years ago, being sue,
| Winchester. For many years II has
been the custom to alternate in this
dst5e! and, and now i Is
\ for the Senate
Members of Company I. Second vir
GINA Regiment, who nave been a the
4 Culpeper, Va. for week, returned TO
Il Winchester this afternoon on special
train. Captain James p. Reardon. who
| commands the local COMPANY stated
{ = me encampment was an excellent
school Of Instruction. and that all the
soldiers We're much benefited: Com
company OF the regiment, was the
largest company at the camp.
copious rains have fallen during the
i past TWO days in this section OF the
\ Shenandoah Valley. for the nrst time
in more than month, and fruit men
/ have been much encouraged. for the
! long drought had become matter of
| much concern. Apple buyers from
distapce, who have been here for sew
eral weeks, were slow to negotiate
| for the purchase OF the crops in the
large commercial orchards of Fred
erick county, but since the rains have
fallen and the orchards revived
number of important deals have been
| closed. 1t was stated yesterday that
the price OF apples VIII be much high
er here this year than for a long time.
! principally on account of complete
| failures In certain other sections. which
are usually depended upon 10 furnish
annual output. ( few days ago one
! OF the most extensive growers In Fred
erick county sold his York Imper rial
and Ben Davis varieties for SO a bar
81 for Grimcss Goldens and other fan
cy varieties Last september buyers
barrel. and II is predicted tina, by the
latter p.rt of that month this year
local growers will ind no trouble
barrel for &ewtow sns pippin n"G and ', other
fancy apples. while Yorks and Bens
will average $3.50 It Is likely that
! Frederick county will ship over 225 900
barrels OF apples this fail
The remains q Mrs, annie Fuller
al Wnsb1,y Tirs Of DR., 4 r. Alderman.
several days ago from 's' shock n iha can GeS
by bolt OF lightning striking near
her were inferred yesterday afternoon
was born in Winchester lxty-t!lree
years ago. and leaves her husband and
one brother J. Scott Fuller. OF this
| city.
The survivors Of the nftv. fonr,h
Pennsylvania Regiment. which partici-
p Pate In the Valley ,campaign during
reunion on the New Market battiefieid
on Wednesday OF this week They in.
tend TO spend some time in other sec
| tons OF the Virginia Valley. They
VIII be informally entertained at New
Market by the Confederate veterans OF
| that locality.
In addition to the new grands.and
erected last year and other Improve.
ments. more conveniences arc being
| arranged for the crowds who will at
tend the Berryville Horse Show on Au-
gust %. % and 81. Theme will be sew
e enty Glasses this year. and ii is likely
| Judges Will be Reginald c. Vanderbilt
! and Major Gulick. OF New York:
Charles X Harrison and Dorsey vii
ing. OF Pla!nheld. y j Practically
all the patrons Of the Virginia circuit
VIII make exhibits. and others have
|
! ington. New York and elsewhere. in
| clnd!ns the United States Army horses
| winch were shown at the London show
the latter. however. will not compete
for prizes
rents were slaves In Winchester many
years before the Civil War. is here
| from Harrisburg, Pa. celebrating her.
ssiix SHY birthday with her reia-
ner great-sreat- grandchildren for the
| hrst time. She is employed as n iani.
tress in an Office building in Harris
ours, and IN her spare moments she
was only recently that she learned to
t read and write, and she takes much
interest in her studies declarins that
IL is never too late to learn
= Land owners on top of the Blue
Ridse Mountain, near BIuemont and
! Mount Weather. where the govern
ment has signal station. are reapine
harvest of money from the sale OF
Iuafter-acre lots for summer cottages
needing the ''back-to- the land cry. 4
tract has been divided into quarter
acre lots. and some of these have been
sold for $500 cash. Only few years
such enormous prices could be bought
Tor $40 an acre.
| The first old-time camp meeting held
| In the vicinity of Winchester since tho
tate sam Jones Invaded the Shenan-
F; now in progress at Ridgeway. under
I the direction OF Rev. F.. A Strother ~
the Southern Methodist Church. as
sisted by number of other ministers
smaller tents are occupied bv whni s
| families. To-day was Odd -iFeiInU,s,