Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-26

Jones in the vicinity of Opequon, Where
some of the best of the fancy apples are
grown. The work is being done py
neighboring fruit growers. it having oeen
pretty generally demonstrated that the
cedar rust was responsible for many
first-grade apples being thrown into sec
Ond grade lots last year. and, incldehlams,
causing much loss to apple growers. ne
cedar cutting campaign is being carrIeu
on all over Frederick, Berkeley and ad-
joining counties of Virginia and west VIZ
ginia in which the apple Industry mas
been developed into an important enter
prise.
Notwithstanding every county in the
Virginia valley, has this winter clalmeu
the honor of producing the largest hog
of the season, it is generally conceded
that Rockingham is entitled to the hrst
honors. as J. A. Painter of Mount CraW-
ford this week slaughtered porker which
tipped the beam at $50 pounds gross
weight and 7S3 pounds after the amman
had been dressed. The hogs intestlnes
were fifty-four feet long and We're Stulleo
with seven gallons of sausage, while the
lard from the porker weighs more than
200 pounds.
Four separate indictments have been
found by the grand jury of the Berkeley
county circuit court against Clarence w.
Stewart general manager of the Stewart
Vehicle Company of Martinsburg, charg-
ing him with arson. Judge r. w. Daley
of Romney has been designated to PRESIDE
over the trial, which will be held early
next month. Several years ago the com,
pany's large plant was burned down ana
another and much larger building was
erected. 1t was totally destroyed by hre
several months ago. causing loss OF
nearly S15O.O00, with insurance of slO9ooo.
which the insurance companies nave
withheld State Fire Marshal Ellison OF
Charleston will be the chief witness
against Stewart who has for years been
one of the most prominent business men
of Martinsburg and also leading
churchman.
Agricultural Commissioner koiner OF
Virginia has arranged to operate farm
ers' institute special from Wadesville TO
Lexington, beginning January y ana con-
Guiding with a meeting of farmers at
Lexington January 81. One-hour stops
will be made at the various stations ana
subjects of. interest TO farmers and 1rult
growers will be discussed by experts from
the United States Agricultural Depart
ment and the Virginia experimental sta
ton \ similar train was operated about
the same time last year. when the ther-
mometer registered from 10 to 20 degrees
below zero, and at that time the train
was crowded at each stopping place
states First Woman Lawyer.
Mrs. George Weaver. a sister of State
Senator A C.. McIntire of Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, made high averages
during the law examination at Morgan
town this week, and she will be the first
woman to practice law in West Virginia.
Charles Hardy. son of Harry Hardy of
Winchester, has been appointed by Rep
resentative James Hay of this district to
the United States Military Academy at
West Point.
About $4,000 has been raised by the
Winchester Memorial Hospital AsSOcia-
fjOn imnrOVpmpntS to its present
building, and it is expected that the bal
ance. $1,000, will be Forthcoming by Feb
ruary 1.
John A. r. Rosenberger and Miss
Mayme Fuller. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fuller, all of Winchester, were
married this week at the home of the
brides brother. Christian w Fuller. in
HagerstOWn, Md. They will live in Mar
tnsburg. W. Va.
Friends of Judge r. II. w. Duke. jr..
of Charlottesville, who have been urging
him to become a candidate for the office
of attorney general of the state. are ex-
pecting some positive statement from the
Charlottesville jurist within the next few
days. 1t is known that Attorney General
Sam w. Williams will be candidate to
succeed himself. Should Judge Duke
come out for the Office the voters are
certain to see good deal of old-time
campaigning, as both Duke and Williams
are veteran stump speakers.
The annual smoker given by the
members OF the FAIRFAX CLUB, one or
the most exclusive organizations of the
kind in this section of the state, was held
Wednesday evening in the clubhouse
here, and was attended by large numbers
of invited guests from many of the near
by towns and some from Washington and
Baltimore.
w. Campbell Tabb, who returned this
week from South Africa, where he has
been engaged in business for sixteen
years, brought back with him large and
rare collection of horns taken from prac-
tically every horned animal to be found
on that continent. He intends to remain
in the states.