Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Good Prices Being Obtained for
Peaches, But Not Apples.
TWO CHURCH CONFERENCES
Samuel Eaton, Aged 60, Gets
License to Wed Elizabeth
Marshall, Aged 90.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ihS VI tiIe pTeSluent1al campaign LOT
the democrats in Winchester last night,
when he addressed a mass meeting of
men and women in the courthouse audi
torium. Mr.. Tucker who has just re-
turned from n campaign tour through the
western portion of Pennsylvania. took up
the declarations of the republican orators
and the acts of their officeholders. and
answered them in such manner that
the audience voiced approval in vigorous
applause.
Mr.. Tucker was introduced by City So
licitor r. Gray Williams. He left at noon
today for Lexington. and after a brief
rest he will continue his speeches in be-
half of the democratic national ticket
Richard Evelyn Byrd, manager of the
WILSON, Marshall campaign in Virginia,
who for the past few weeks has been
organizing campaign clubs in all sections
shortly to make a series of speeches. 1t
IS expected that Representative James
hay. who Is up for reelection, will also
discuss the issues with the voters.
Lindsey Postmaster at Berryville.
AS rumored several weeks ago, E. A.
Lindsey has received a recess appoint
ment as postmaster at Berryville,
Clarke county. to succeed J. r. Elder
and the change was made a few days
ago. While Berry4ille is a town of no
more than Leo inhabitants. the post
mastership has for several years been
fought for by the two leading repub-
Ican factions in the state. There was
no personal objection to Mr.. Elder. but
1t is claimed he was a nonresident
when appointed some years ago by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt as personal favor
to William Loeb. jr., now collector of
the port Of New York. Mr. Lindsey
has been prominent republican work
err and is a native of Clarke county. 1t
was stated yesterday that Mr.. Elder
Will be given position carrying a
higher salary in Washington, where
he lived before taking charge Of the
Berryville post office.
More small towns in the lower Shenan-
doah valley through which the valley
turnpike runs are appropriating funds with
which to pay their portion of the expense
incurred In resurfacing the historic high
way with liquid asphalt binder. The
work is going ahead as rapidly as pos
sible, and 1t is planned to have all the
work for which, contracts have been let
completed before the ground becomes
frozen.
Richard Henry Lee who was found
dead in bed from heart disease at Grafton,
his ancestral home, near Wildwood, Clarke
county, this week, was son of the late
COL X. II. Lee, ST.. of the Confederate
army. and was a INSTRUMENTATION
of Richard Henry Lee. who presented the
Declaration of Independence, Of which he
was signer, to the Continental Congress-
Mr.. Lee. who was fifty-seven years old
and unmarried, was q great horse fancier
and was well informed concerning pedi-
grees- He leaves two brothers, who are
In the Episcopal ministry and two sisters
1t is expected that Mrs. Joseph
O'Rourke. whose husband was fatally in
jured last Saturday. when falling brick
wall buried him at the mill of the Vir-
sinia Wooden Company, will file claim
for heavy damages. Four other men
who We're injured are recovering.
Miss Hartford WEEDS Mr.. Buckley.
Guy Buckley OF Mount Pleasant, Fred
erick county. Nd, and Miss Gussie Har-
ford. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Hartford. Were married here a few days
ago by Rev DIR. j. w. Duffey OF the
Southern Methodist Church. after which
a large reception was held at the home
of the brides parents. Another recep-
ton was rendered the young couple the
following evening at the home of the
groom's people in Maryland. where they
will reside.
The Berryville group of Presbyterian
churches, consisting of churches at Berry
Vile and Stones Chapel. Clarke county,
and Clearbrook. Frederick county. which
have been without a pastor since Rev.
Samuel Knox Phillips accepted call to
called Rev. D. ". McKeever Of Memphis.
Tenn, who was assistant to a former
pastor number Of years ago. He has
the matter under consideration.
Fred Gilbert and c. o. lie Compile two
of the best known professional shots in
the United States, have been engaged to
give an exhibition program at the rifle
range of the Winchester Gun Club Octo-
Der 8. Mr.. Gilbert is said to be the
champion double target shot of the world.
At recent shooting match members Of
the local club defeated several of the
professional class.
w. c. Eddins. seyenteen-vear-old son
of G. c. Eddins. living near stanton.
attempted to board a Chesapeake and
Ohio railway freight train in that vicinity
one night this week and was literally
ground to pieces. Fragments of his body
were found along the track quite dis
tance. They were gathered up and in
TERED in a Staunton cemetery.
Winchester Presbytery Meets.
The regular fall meeting of the VIM
chester Presbytery, which embraces all
the Virginia counties west Of the Blue
Ridge mountains and north Of Rocking
ham county and also a number of West
Virginia counties. has been In session at
Piedmont w. Va, during this week.
There was a large attendance of min
listers and elders.
Although the bulk of the peach crop
OF Hampshire county was shipped dur
Ing September. fruit growers who have
october peaches are still making large
shipments of the late varieties, and
good prices are being obtained. The
orchard men say that while the prices
have been lower than they had hoped
Tor early In the season. they are salts
fed with what they have received, and
they also state that the orchard prop
critics have enhanced in value.
since announcement was made this
week that Mrs A. Moore, jr. wife of
prominent Berryville lawyer. and
banker. had been designated by the
court as trustee of fund which was
started by an old colored washerwoman
for the purpose of erecting a church at
Berryville as a memorial or monument
10 perpetuate the memory of the
black mammies' of the southland, she
has received many messages and let
tiers commencing the project. and it
was stated that from the present out
look there will be no trouble or diff
Guilty encountered in raising funds
sufficient for the erection and mainte-
nance Of such a church.
Price Of Apples Down.
Apple growers Of this section of the
Shenandoah valley are now beginning
to realize that they cannot hope to get
as much money for their fruit this fall
as they have during the past few
years. when several buyers found it
impossible to dispose of the fruit at
profit after agreeing to pay what the
local growers demanded. 1t was stated
hot