Evening star., 1912-01-07
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Judge Buchanan to Be Doomed
for State Supreme Court.
PLANTING NEW ORCHARDS
Fruit Trees Now Growing on Land
Recently in Timber.
LOOKING FOR COCKFIGHTERs
Frederick County Authorities Learn
Too Late of Early Morning
Mill at Springs.
PLANTING NEW ORCHARDS
LOOKING FOR CoCKFIGHTERs
Special Correspondence of The star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
| WINCHESTER, Va, January g. 19l2.
| II became known here today that
large number of lawyers. court officials
and newspapers Of the Shenandoah val
| ley will shortly start boom for Circuit
Judge Thomas w. Harrison OF Win
/ chester. and urge him to become a candi-
date to succeed Judge John A. Buchanan
of the Virginia supreme court of APP
peals, who has announced his intention
| II retiring.
| 1t is claimed that sectionalism should
not be allowed to influence the legislature
| in electing Judge Buchanans successor,
and that Judge Harrison Is regarded 10y
the judiciary all over the state as one
| Of the ablest men on the bench. Ills
opinions aie rarely reversed by the su-
preme court, and another thing claimed
| 10 be in his favor Is that he Is not an old
man. He is known to be a tireless work.
| er deeply interested In his work and fair
and impartial in all his rulings. One of
| the most celebrated criminal cases over
which he has presided was the noted
| Strother- Bywaters murder trial at Cul-
pepper a number OF years ago, which at
tracted national attention.
Apple Orchards Growing.
James Craig. the leading apple grower
Of the Waynesboro section Of Augusta
county, has finished the work of planting
80 acres in apple trees, and now has
$500 such trees growing and bearing on
more than 1000 acres owned by MIR.
Craig and some Of his friends. During
tho past two months no less than ten OF
The largest orchards in the Virginia val
icy have been planted in that section on
land that was covered with scrub oak
and brush year ago.
nave been unable thus rar to round up a
party Of young men who pulled off
large cooking main in the vicinity OF
Jordan White Sulphur Springs early the
Town, BerryvilIe and neignboring villages
were well represented at the fight, and
large amount OF money Is said to nave
changed hands, but the promoters of the /
affair made their escape before the OF |
ficers knew what had transpired.
Whisky Arrests Made.
A number of arrests were made this
week in Jefferson county of persons
suspected Of selling whisky without
government or state licenses. and they
were taken to Jail to await the action
Of the federal grand jury.
Had it not been for a faithful house
dog, Mrs. John II. MOnger OF Rock
ingham county would probably have
been bitten to death several days ago
by a mad dog which invaded the yard
and attacked her throat. She fought
off the rabid animal with club until
almost exhausted and then the house
dog leaped upon the other animal and
chased 1t of the premises. Mrs. Mon
ger however, was bitten several times.
and she has since been taken to Rich
mond for Pasteur treatment
"Drys" Win Campaign.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
wet" people to conduct quiet and
effective campaign, the Edinburg dis
trict OF Shenandoah county remains
in the dry column, the local option
election held there last week having
been won by the no-license people by
twanty-one majority.
At a large meeting of farmers and
fruit growers, held here this week, ar
rangements were made to effect a per-
manent organization of a farmers in
stitute. and a committe was appointed
to invite DR.. Harvey w. Wiley and
other noted experts to make addresses
before the farmers and fruit growers
DR.. Wiley and some others have al