The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-23

! the Jefferson Telephone Company, II
! being claimed that the electric wires
! have interfered with the telephon SER
! vice.
| The City Council Of stanton has ap-
| pointed a special committee on sewers
| for the purpose Of visiting Winchester
! and making a thorough study Of the
! newly completed sanitary sewerage
| system here before engaging the ser
vices Of an engineer to draw plans
for a similar system at stanton.
A spark Of Are from a traction engine
| is supposed to have been the cause OF
a fro on the farm OF Baker Williams.
near Summit Point which destroyed 4
| large stable. a corn crib, over coo
bushels Of wheat. many farming imple-
ments and machinery and some har-
ness.
A large number Of cases are on the
docket Of the Circuit Court of Clarke
County, which will be convened to-
morrow morning by Judge T. W. Har-
rison. of Winchester. 1t is expected
that the court will be in session prac-
ticaIly all week. Several divorce cases
=
! inal and civil matters.
For the first time since the great
development of the apple industry in
Frederick County some years ago. only
a few of the large commercial orchards
have been contracted for up to to-day
by the Northern and Eastern buyers.
| and prominent fruit men who were in
. ArAo dAcfcrad
they never saw the local market SO dull
as it is at present. During the past
. week thousands Of barrels OF apples
have been picked and packed into BAR
rels and boxes by the Frederick
| County growers. and instead Of being
| loaded in cars at the railroad stations.
| the apples are being placed in cold stor-
age because of the fact that the men
! who usually do the buying have not
offered prices which the growers con-
slider sufficient u justify them in SELL
| ing their fruit at a reasonable profit.
Heretofore many. IL not nearly all. OF the
LARGEST orchards in the county have been
| sold by the beginning OF the second
week of September. and. in fact, some
have been contracted for long before
that time: but this year the buy ers have
persisted in holding of. until now the
market is practically at a standsti1l-
Here and there one hears OF three or
! four carloads Of apples being shipped
| by the growers direct to Their agents
! in the Eastern and Southern markets.
but there have been no shipments OF
consequence made by the American and
English buyers.
During the early part Of the summer
| it was thought Frederick County would
produce about 250.n00 barrels Of fall
| and winter apples or 10000 barrels less
| than last year. but considerable dam
age has been done by numerous orchard
! pests. and thousands of apples which
would have been graded as No. are
| now In the second class. The best
| informed COVERS say the output OF fall
| and winter apples OF the first class in
F'redericks County will not exceed
15o. 600 barrels this year.
A big educational campaign for
Frederick County has been mapped out
! by Superintendent II. n Lynch, Of the
, c ounty schools, who will be assisted by
! Professor J. H. Binford, OF Richmond,
executive secretary OF the Cooperative
| Educational Association OF virginia
| A number OF patrons day meetings
/ have been arranged for It some OF the
+. high schools. and the superintendent
states that similar meetings VIII be ned
at each schoolhouse In the county. Tne
people are now taking . greater inter-
| est in public education than At any time
since the public school system was e.
! ,ablished in Frederick County. ana
through the efforts Of Superintendent
Lynch and leading citizens OF various
sections OF the county, large number
OF modern school buildings have been
erected during the past few years.
| Mrs Mary A. Feery. who died at the
age II seventy-seven years Q lev Gays
| azo at her home At stephens City. tnas
! co,n,v vas n member Of the Methodist
church over sixty years She was the
widow OF Charles n Peery. who was
| for many years postmaster n stepneas
civ. She leaves two sons, two dauen-
| tiers and three brothers Her fe1her
was the late James Kline
| The right eminent grand eommanser
~ the Grand Commandery OF knients
T.mnlar in virginia has designatea
par GRAND Commander Henry -.
R,vr,n- of Richmond 90 omctally IN
! .pecf winchester Commandery, No. ~.
| En,eA,s Templar. on the evening Oh
october Z. Quite an elaborate program
is being arranged for the occsssoe-
| Wf,,am z. Cooper - eminent CON.
nsnder Of winchester commendery.
l The annual INSPECTION Of COMPANY
IL second vlrg1nsa Regiment OF VINE"
| Captain james r. Reard,n 10 COM
mander. was made Friday night BY Col.
onel 10 lane Stern tnspersor-seners'
Of the military organizations OF tne
state. who 10 ccmpIetine IN Inspection
| sour which has lasted several weeks.
He f,urA the local company ana sss
| eou,vm~ut IN excellent condition.