Evening star., 1912-11-24
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Frederick County Man Wins
Valuable Silver Cup.
TAKES APPLE SHOW PRIZE
Thomas W. Steck Beats Out All Com
petitors at New York Exhibit.
TRIAL SET FOR DECEMBER 5
Joseph Frazier, Rockingham County
Farmer, Indicted on Charge of
Numbering His Wife. !
TAKES APPLE SHOW PRIZE
SET FOR DECEMBER S

Special Core espondence Of The Star.
| WINCHESTER, Va. November %, 1912.
silver cup, valued at $50, was won
this week by Thomas w. Steck, owner
of one OF the largest apple orchards in
Frederick county, at the American land
| show In New York for the best display
OF fifteen boxes Of apples grown on his
farm. He exhibited five boxes each of
Newtown Pippins, Grimes Golden and
Stayman Winesaps. Growers of apples
representing every fruit-producing state
east of the Mississippi river were in the
competition, in which quality alone was
| considered. The judging was done by
Prof. A. T. Van Deman. formerly of the
United States Agricultural Department.
who is one OF the most noted apple ex-
perts In the United States. The prize
| won by Mr.. Steck is said to be the
most valuable ever given at an apple
| show in this country, and the competition
| was keen.
| December has been set as the day for
beginning the trial in the circuit court at
Harrisonburg Of Joseph Frazier. Rock
ingham county farmer. who was this
week Indicted by the grand jury for be-
ing responsible for the death of his wife,
i MIS-. MOlIle fTdZleT, SeNcid dleCi
she had become the mother of their
seventh child. The child died this week
at the Episcopal Mission Home In
Greene county, where the other Frazier
children are being reared. The returning
| Of q true bill against Frazier was quite
q surprise, but 1t is said that very dam
| aging evidence against him was given
before the jury by physicians and other
witnesses.
| The largest attendance in the history of
the Shenandoah Valley Medical Associa-
| ton was that at the society's quarterly
meeting, which was held Wednesday at
| the Winchester Memorial Hospital, prac-
| tically every county within the bounds
Of the organization being well represented
In addition to several West Virginia
counties. Those from distance who
read and discussed papers were Or.
tshe ana br Frank Il Marn Of the
Maryland University Of Baltimore and
DR.. William F. Driver Of New Market.
Va. Luncheon was served at the Fair
| fax Club.
Michael Richie. wealthy farmer OF
| Genoa, Rockingham county, was seized
| with an attack Of acute indigestion late
| the other night, and there being none
| with him except his wife she succeeded
| dinner bell. Doctors reached the house
just in time to save the mans life
Serves One-Minute Sentence.
After spending one minute behind the
| bars In the Shenandoah county jail at
| Woodstock this week and paying the
| commonwealth of Virginia q fine amount
| Ing to / cent. Joseph Sheetz, a mar
| ried man, was released. He had been
tried and convicted on a charge OF alb.
| ductiOn.
| William Luther Miller, a farmer OF
| Frederick county. living in the vicinity
| Of Whitacre, who retired a few nights age
| apparently in good health. was found
dead in bed the following morning by his
daughter. Miss Fannie Miller. In addi.
ton to the daughter who found him. he
leaves another daughter. Miss Laura Mil.
Ter of Washington. and one son, Howard
| Miller.
Members of the various companies oi
| the I'd Virginia Regiment in this section
of the state are jubilant over the pros
poets Of being ordered to go with the
| three other regiments to Washington
| when President-to-be Wilson is inaugu-
| rated March 4 next, and the Virginians
believe they will be given a conspicuous
position In the parade by reason of the