The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-16
lspecial to The Times Dispatch. J

W ilSHeSteT, va. january Io.--W IN =
chester and Frederick county fruit
growers returned last evening and
this morning from Roanoke. where
they have been attending the fifteenth
annual convention OF the Virginia
horticultural Society. and hrough,
with them tho greater portion of tho
money offered as prizes In the fruit
show held in connection with the con
vention and several silver trophies az
well. The local men had over 400
boxes, forty barrels and several hun
dred plates of apples on exhibition.
and they completely outclassed all
other sections of the State in ,he
| fruit show. In proportion TO acreage.
Frederick county produced aud shipped
more apples during the past fall than
any other section OF the United States,
according to we'll informed MN, and
the local growers reaped a financial
harvest.
a large number of residents OF Win
chester. Bcrryvillc. Front Royal and
other towns OF tile lower Shenandoah
Valley have lost money az a result
OF the court appointing receivers for
the Mercantile Railway Building and
Loan Association at Alexandria. and
they do not expect TO recover what
they paid into the society. 4. G. Butts
special agent, came here year or
two ago and found 1t easy to organize
branch societies in Winchester and
vicinity. and many people became
members.
There was much citation at Front
Royal few days ago, when word
came from Washington that the House
Committee OH Military Affairs iai en-
bodied in the general appropriation hill
the sum Of 100000 for the permanent
maintenance OF an army remount sta
ton near that town. For several years
the government has had an option on n
large tract of land adjacent to Front
Royal, and Captain Casper Conrad has
purchased large number of Virginia
bred horses for the army. Other places
in the state put forth claims for the
permanent rcmoun; station, but the
people of Front Royal succeeded in
convincing the members OF tho com
mittee that their town was the best
suited for such n sta tion.
While Dorie L. Boyd, an Industrious
young farmer OF Gainesboro. was In
town the other day making final prep
arationa for his wedding. news came
that his house at Ciainesboro had been
burned to the ground during his alb
sence. and that nothing was saved.
lie had arranged TO take his bride
there this week. The burning Of the
house. however. will not cause a post
Donement OF tho wedding
John Conner. we'll known young
farmer and fruit grower. and Miss
sadie Elizabeth Halves, daughter OF
James Hawes. were married "a few days
ago at the home OF the brides parents.
in Frederick county. by Rev. Charles
Lynch. OF tho Southern Methodist
Church.
When lanes Myers white youth.
was placed on trial at Martinshurg
few days ago for the murder OF Walter
Hideout. young colored man. on
Christmas Eve, he startled the court
aud lawyers by cntaring plea OF
guilty. but upon being prodded by his
lawyer, hurried changed The plea TO
that OF not guilty. a great deal OF
confusion followed, but the court final
~ accepted the amended plea and con-
tinued the case until the next term.
Jacob Catlctt and Miss Bessie Lut-
troll. members OF known county
families. found IL impossible to hire
horse anywhere last week In order
TO carry out their plans for clipping.
so they borrowed a mule of the un-
known quantity variety, and for
tunatcly. reached Inwood station lust
in time to board Cumberland Valley
Railroad train for Hagerstown. where
the knot was tied By Rev. e. X
Thomas.
Cecil Printz and Miss Annie L.
Clark did not succeed in eludinS rela-
tivcs at Luray until a late hour. and
when they arrived at Hagcrstown
nearly every one had gone TO sleep
for the night. but the accommodating
clerk OF the court got up, issued
marriage license. and the young couplo
was married by Rev. II. G. Goodwin.
George Dix and his wife started
from Winchester few days ago to
drive to Boyce, where Mrs Dix was
10 take train for visit to relatives
In Page county but their horse be-
came frightened at a Standard OIL
wagon near town and ran off, dragging