Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Apples From Young Trees.

trees planted just little more than three
years ago in the Frederick county or
chard of Fred S. Boyd of Winchester
were shown this week. In size and fla
vor the apples are as good as those from
trees planted ten or twelve years ago.
although. OF course, the young trees have
not as yet yielded apples In paying guam
titles Mr. Boyd expects. however. to har-
vest bumper crop from his healthy
young orchard within two years.
Now that State Senator John Paul of
Harrisonburg has In letter to Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock resigned as federal
referee In the seventh congressional d.
trict, speculation is rife among the re-
publicans as to whotw be selected to
succeed him. Mr.. Paul stated that he had
too much other business on hand. but pol
iticians declare that the senator from
Rockingham has not been as outspoken
in his support of President Taft as the
leaders expected of him. John Acker of
the same county, who was referee for a
number of years and who was ousted by
one Of the factions. is said to be gaining
strength again and is expected to land
the honor of being the chief cutter of
federal pie In this district.
Robert Barr, well known Winchester
horse trainer. found it quite impossible
to ride on the Cumberland Valley rail-
road this week with an excursion ticket
that had expired September 25; and when
notified to get of at the next station he
conductor telegraphed ahead. and when
the train. reached Chambersburg the
horseman was taken OF bodily by three
policemen. He pleaded in court that he
had no money. but when the judge was
about to impose Jail sentence he pulled
out roll Of bills and peeled off $3.50
fine.
Although the largest and richest county
In the state. Rockingham never had an
agricultural fair until this week. and the
eYhthffinn To h0 l4I,
success In every respect that 1t was de-
cided to make the society permanent.
The fair project was sprung less than
four months ago. but the display was
Hamilton gave a number of flights with
his biplane. and another feature was the
drilling and the Roman races by Troop
A. 18th United States Cavalry, OF Fort
Myer.
Miss Ann Virginia Slime, sixty-two
years old and blind, eldest daughter Of
the late Isaac Slime of Frederick county,
who died this week. had spent practically
her entire life at Fort Collier, the family
home place. two miles north of this city.
Three brothers and three sisters sur
v1ve. During the civil war a number of
Important engagements took place on the
Slime farm. upon which the Federal SOL
diers erected the fort named for Col
Collier. the engineer who directed the
work.
Government Agents Buy Lands.
Agents of the United States forestry
bureau. who were in the upper portion
OF the Shenandoah valley last spring
closing negotiations for the purchase of
thousands of acres Of timber land for
watershed purposes, have been in the
Powells Fort part of Page county and
adjoining regions recently buying more
lands. One Of the largest tracts con-
tanning several thousand acres. has been
~ De-
land Is accepted the government EMPLOYS
lawyers or other competent persons TO
examine the titles. and in many Instances
the records have been verified as far
back as the time when Thomas Lord
Fairfax. baron of Cameron. was the
owner OF what is known as the northern
neck of Virginia.
The inability of the engineman of a
long freight train to get we'll under way
after calling In his flagman was the cause
Of a general smashing up Of cars on the
Pine Tree grade. near Magnolia. a day
or two 80. an extra freight rounding a
sharp curve having crushed into the rear
Of the train ahead. The engineman of the
extra train leaped from the cab and was
quite seriously injured. The main line
tracks were blocked by a toppled engine
and numerous freight cars for several
hours. and number of passenger trains
were detoured over the Western Mary
land railroad.
DR.. William Cleveland Thayer of Lee
nigh University, OF Bethlehem, Pa,
while on a visit recently to DR.. B. NJ.
Roszei, principal of the Shenandoah Val
ley Academy Of Winchester was SO well
pleased with all he saw at the local in
stitution that he offered 1t one classical
scholarship for the next year. The younz
man who gets the scholarship on his
merits will be entitled to. free tuition next
year in Lehigh University.
Rev. DR.. J. T. McBryde. pastor OF the
Presbyterian churches at Falling Waters
and Hedgesville. Berkeley county, w. Va,
and one OF the most widely known mem
oers Of the Virginia synod. died this wee,
At Jenkinsvilie. 8. c., where he had been
for several months. hoping to have his
aealth restored, He, was sixty-seYen
years old and leaves his widow. who was