The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-31
ORCHARD OWNERS
FEAR FOR FRUIT
KILLING FROST WOULD SPELL DIS
AsTER FOR MANY FARMERS
OF THE VALLEY.
WINCHESTER PRIMARY
JUNE 10TH is SET AS DATE FOR
NOMINATING CITY AND COUN-
TY OFFICIALS $3.50 MANY
CANDIDATES OUT.

WINCH ESTER, VA. March 30
This Ia the time OF the year the own
ers of the large commercial apple
orchards in the winchester fruit belt
feel uneasy and indulge in much spec
ulation in reference to the possibility
of late frosts killing the tender buds.
Peach and pear trees are already in
bloom. and the recent warm weather
has caused the apple buds TO be forced
to what Ia generally admitted to be
the danger point
A killing frost during the first two
weeks of April. which has occasion
ally happened, would spell disaster for
large numbers of farmers and others
who have fortunes invested in apple
orchards. Some of the most progress
slve orchardists, however. have during
the past few years adopted various
artificial methods for the protection of
their trees. Arrangements were made
day or two ago with the central
office of the United States weather
bureau in Washington to send special
weather bulletins by wire daily and
have the same published here for the
particular benefit of those engaged In
apple growing. which has now be-
come the chief industry I'm Frederick
and the adjacent counties of Virginia
and West Virginia.
Find Confederate Bones.
Trackmen employed by the Norfolk
and Western railway company several
days since. near Shepherdstown. dug
up a large number OF human bones
and several skulls, supposed to be the
remains of Confederate soldiers who
were probably killed or died from
wounds suffered by them during the
battle of Sharpsburg. which is opposite
Shepherdstown, on the Maryland side
of the Potomac river The bones have
been reinterred in cemetery and a
marker appropriately inscribed will
probably be placed at the head Of the
grave.
Refuses TO Marry Drunk.
A street scene was enacted in Har-
risonburg yesterday afternoon, when
Rev. F. s. Thomas, A minister of the
Church of the Brethren, refused to
officiate at the marriage OF county
man who was go drunk that he had
to be held up by the young woman
who had consented to take him for
better or worse. The man wanted to
have the ceremony performed with
out getting out of buggy. and 1t
was only when the minister insisted
that they come into the house that
the young mans condition was dis
covered. The couple attracted gen
eral attention on the streets.
Liquor Men Ask License.
Six firms which have for several
years been engaged in the retail liquor
business at Harrisonhurg have applied
for renewal of their licenses, and
ii Is expected that the same will be
granted Harrisonhurg is one of the
very few towns OF its size In the State
that has not been voted dry in
many years, although a local option
election is held there, as rule, every
two years.
A heated controversy carried on by
the citizens of Charles Town and the
suburban town of Ransom as to
which place should get q new pas
senger station to be built by the Nor
folk and Western railway has been
decided by the railway company In
favor of the former, and the new
station will be built on ground sold
by Miley Brothers for $4,000 and
directly opposite the present building.
The depot will cost about $4,000.
Several other new passenger stations
are to be erected this spring and sum-
mer by that railway on its Shenan-
doah Valley division.
June 10Th has been set aside by the
Democrats OF Winchester az the day
for holding a primary, at which they
will nominate candidates for city
treasurer. commissioner of the reve-
nue.. city sergeant and Common
wealth's attorney. A large number
of candidates have come out, and vot-
ers are being urged to vote for some
particular man.