Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

the engine to a point where the Southern
and Norfolk and Western tracks intersect.
where 1t fell off. A little later a Norfolk
and Western express came dashing by
and ran over the horse again
heavy. settled rain. the first in a
month, fell in this section of the Virginia
valley late Thursday afternoon, and it
has resulted in saving many growing
crops. including corn and fall apples. The
orchards have been very dry and apples
were not maturing as well as was eX-
pected. This had a decided tendency to
cause a shortage, but now the fruit grow
ers are much encouraged. 1t was stated
here this afternoon that, in view of the
utter failure of the apple crop in many
sections usually depended upon to produce
a large portion of it, the prices here this
fall will be much higher than heretofore
Last year the average price for York I'm
perial and Ben Davis varieties was $3.50
on the cars, but now the dealers are offer
ing So for such grades. while it is fully
expected that 81 and $3.50 will be offered
next month for pippins. Grimes Golden
and other fancy varieties. Many Of the
local growers have declined to sell their
fruit or make contracts until the middle
of September.
Mrs j. S. Haldeman, wife of q we'll
known Winchester business man. was
hurled headlOng from a buggy and against
a large rock on the valley pike few days
ago, when the horse she was driving be-
came frightened as l. n. Goou's auto
deep cash was inflicted on the side Of her
head and she sustained numerous bruises
and severe nervous shock. MI. and
Mrs. Good brought Mrs. Haldeman to
attention.
Winchester Needs Money.
Being pressed for money with which to
meet current expenses. the Winchester
common council recently authorized its
finance committee to borrow $4,000, at the
rate of per cent interest, and it was
suggested that the board of trustees of
the Handley fund, which receives the
city's money from the estate of the late
Judge John Handley, would no doubt &C
cOmmodate the council, but the trustees
have refused to loan the money for less
than per cent. For number of years
there has been a great deal of friction
between the council and board of trustees
because of the councils efforts to get
detailed reports from the meetings of the
board.
Charles Mullikin, secretary Of the Ber-
ryyille horse show, which will be held
August 90, % and ~. returned yesterday
from the Manassas show, and states that
he has secured a large number of eX-
hibits for the Berryville show by promi-
nent people. among whom are Miss Amy
du Pont Col. George n. Dunn, Julian
Morris, DR.. Lester B. Jones, w. F. Will
bur, James n. Andrews. Mrs. Allen Potts
and also United States Army horses
which performed at the London show
The judges at the Berryville show will be
Maj. Guick and Reginald c. Vanderbilt
of New York, Charles K. Harrison of
Baltimore. Dorsey Williams of Elkridge,
Md, and Lewis E. Waring of Plainfield,
n. j.
People returning from the mountain
and river sections, where they have been
camping, declare that snakes are I'M
usually numerous this summer. This is
due. IN a great measure, to the long
drought, as many of the reptiles-particu-
iarly rattlesnakes-do not leave the noun
tains unless it is to get water. Several
people have been bitten by the snakes
The Virginia Horticultural Society has
arranged for a series of twenty apple
packing demonstrations to be given in the
Shenandoah valley and Piedmont towns
during August and the early part or
September in cooperation with the Vir-
gina experimental station. The officials
have been much encouraged by the sue
cess of the demonstrations given last
year,
The offer of Andrew Carnegie to give
Harrisonburg a ten-thousand-dollar IL
brary if the town will maintain the
same and provide free site is not TAX
ing very we'll among the people. espe-
cially in view of the fact that at
meeting of the town council this week
the finance committee reported that S14O,-
900 was needed for current expenses and
other obligations. Some of the people de-
clare the town is in need of no library.