Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-21

children. The jury found him guilty
and gave him six months in Jail. The
verdict was changed by the court.
which directed that an order be en-
tered requiring Suddith to pay his wife
So a week for one year. He also gave
bond in the penalty Of $500.
Large numbers of men engaged in the
apple industry in the Winchester fruit
belt attended an apple-packing school here
this week, which was held under the Oh
rection of the Virginia State Horticul-
tural Society. The instruction work was
in charge of Prof. G. c. Starcher OF the
Virginia experiment station of Blacks
burg, and the local committee consisted
Of III. F. Byrd, A. J. Tavenner and VIII
liam Massey. Similar schools are to be
held in other sections OF the state before
the fall apple season closes.
The high prices paid several weeks ago
for fall and winter apples grown in Fred
erick county R buyers representing
American and European wholesalers have
not been lowered as the season advances,
and il was stated today that even higher
prices are expected before the first of Oc-
tober for Newtown pippins and other fancy
varieties Up to this time the average
price for pippins has been 81 a barrel, de-
liyered in barrels or boxes at the freight
tanned $4.25 for their fancy grades. SINH
lar prices are also being paid by buyers
in the WaynesbOro. Crozet and Alton sec
tons of Augusta and Albemarle counties.
AS soon as the buyers offered unusually
high prices early in the season at Win
chester, the news was transmitted to
other apple-growing portions of the state,
and 1t now appears that the Winchester
buyers have set the prices for the entire
state.
Plans for Poultry Show.
Arrangements are being perfected at
Berryville by the Clarke County Poultry
Association for its annual show, Novem-
Der 49, 70 and q, and assurances have
been received that some Of the most
prominent chicken fanciers in this Sec
ton of the east will compete for prizes
One or more poultry experts from the
United States Department OF Agriculture
at Washington will deliver lectures dur
ing the show A number of wealthy resi-
dents OF Washington. New York and other
eastern cities who have country homes
near Berryville have become members
of the society, and they are promoting
the industry.
The regular fall meeting of the Poto-
mac Conference of the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church Synod of Virginia will be
held in st. Ames' Church at Zepp. near
Strasburg, next Tuesday and close Thurs
day. At one of the Wednesday services
ST. James Church will be rededicated.
Members of the Society OF Friends are
gathering from various sections of Vir-
Rinia Maryland. West Virginia, the Dis
trfct OF Columbia and other states to at
tend the friends circular meeting. to be
held tomorrow in the historic old meeting
house at Hopewell, Frederick county. o.
Edward Janney Of Baltimore. will be one
OF the principal speakers. A similar meet
ing will be held in the Winchester meet
ing house Sunday afternoon.
!, Sheriff Luther Pannett OF Frederick
county has gone to a town in Michigan,
armed with requisition papers and hand
cuffs. for one Irwin Kern. who is wanted
here on a charge OF betrayal, and who
was recently located In that state, after
Michigan authorities are holding Kern
for the Frederick county sheriff.