The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-11
.BUY-BARREL- APPLES
movement IS GROWING
Orclhardists in Valley Of Virginia Ex-
pect to Get Handsome Prices
for Bumper Crops.
MANY ARE HOLDING FRUIT
Martinsburg Wooden Company Sc
cures Big Contract From England
for Making Blankets for Soldiers.
Will Be Kept Busy Day and Night.
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WINCHESTER, VA. October TO-
The ''buy-a-barrel-o apples move
pent, which was started here recently
along lines similar to those adopted
by the cotton growers of the country
further south, already has met with
great deal of success. and the local
apple growers. practically all of whom
hava bumper crops this fall, are much
pleased with the prospects of dispos-
Ing of their outputs at better prices
than those offered recently by travel
| Ing buycrs. 1t is not expected. how
ever, that all the apples grown in this
section of Virginia will be bought OH
the "buy-a barrel plan. because the
croy is too large Rather than let
| the fruit go at prices offered by some
growers are storing their fancy grades
In cold storage lIlnts. with tile ex-
! pectation that the market conditions
VIII improve. News has been re-
ccived from an authoritative source
In Washington to the effect that the
crop is almost a failure In the famous
| Hood River Valley region of Oregon,
ana that alone. 1t is said, will cause
prices to advance here within COM
paratively short time. Many others
! h"'S az iaheeu " nOiu some OF thclr
best apples for exhibition purposes
during the annual convention Of the
virginia Horticultural Society. which
will be held In Winchester in January
Frederick Is now the banner apple
county OF the State, and il is the in
tention of local growers to make the
local exhibit the best in the history of
the county.
MAKING WOODEN BLANKETS
| For BRITISH SOLDIERS
A WOODEN company of Martinsburg,
w. Va, to-day began work on large
contract. made few days ago with
representatives OF the British govern
ands OF army blankets. The exact
number of blankets ordered by the
British War Office was not announced,
but 1t is said to be one OF the largest
contracts ever made by wooden mill
In this section of the country, and IL
VIII keep the big mill rushed day and
night for an indefinite period
! The Northern Virginia Power Com
pany. OF Winchester. has paid $4,000 to
Mrs. Ella r. Lumley, widow and adj
struction foreman of the company, who
was instantly killed here August l BY
coming In contact with live wire
while working near the top of high
pole. The parties in interest effected
a compromise. and no suit will be
| brought.
/ The thief who rined a mail pouch
after taking IL off crane near the
1 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station
at Great Cacapon several days ago got
only 81 In cash. according to the de-
tectives who Investigated the case.
Hundreds of dollars i'm checks had been
thrown away by the thief. and all OF
these were recovered by the authori-
. ties.
!, Judge ]. NJ Woods. of the Circuit
Court OF Berkeley County, w. Va. has
held that the West Virginia law giving
the State Crop Pest Commission the
right to cut down. remove and destroy
certain cedar trees i'm close proximity
to apple orchards Is constitutional.
The case came before him from n.
Willis Busey. of Inwood. who had war
! rants Issued against agents Of the
commission who had cut down some
OF his cedar trees.
I Local lodges of the knights OF
Pythias have elected delegates TO rep
resent them at the annual meeting
OF the grand lodge OF Virginia, which
! will be held in Richmond beginning
october 30. At that time the semicen-
tennial of the order In this State will
be celebrated.
KNOCKS OVER THREE nUGGIEs
AND DASHES ACROSS TRESTLE
David Carver and neghbor named
Showaiter. living near Dayton, Rock
inGham County, were severely cut and
] bruises during runaway accident.
Their horse spirited animal, not
/ only knocked over three buggies, but
il also dashed safely across a high
trestle on the Observation-Disclosures
Railroad.
! Over 100 ewes have been shipped
from Front Royal to the experimental
farm of the United States government
in Fairfax County, Va. They were Sc
lected from large hocks owned by
! Charles Fritts, of near White Post.
Clarke County. by Mr.. Rommei, chief
! of the division of animal husbandry
of the Department of Agriculture.
| Local sportsmen are making prepare
tons for the hunting season. which op-
| ems next month in the counties west of
the Blue Ridge Mountains. with posi-
lily few exceptions. Those who ex-
! rect to go out in quest of game, have
F! been cautioned to acQuaint themselves
| with the laws before they start out,
| for, under an act of the General Assem-
| bly,, each county is given the right to
make its own game laws. 1t is re-
| ported that quail, pheasants, wild tur-
| keys and other game are quite plenti-
/ full this fall.
Employees of the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad Company are OF the opinion
| that the statement for the month Of
| October will be much more favorable
| than those of the past few months have
| heen, because of the great increase in
| freight traffic. Unusually large ship
| ments of wheat have been passing
| through Brunswick since the first Of
/ last month OH their way to the seaports.
| Some days as many as $500 ears were
/ classified and sent out from Brunswick
An aevrage of between 1000 and 1900
| cars a day were dispatched eastbound
| Fourteen new crews have been added
tc the Brunswick payroll which is eS-
| pected to reach nearly $4,000 for the
| first fifteen days of October at that
| place alone.
ar-Admiral John Rodgers, of the
| United States Navy. of Washington;
| State Treasurer Murray Vandver, of
Maryland, and Charles E. Bryan, of
| Havre de Grace, Md, have been on an
| extended motoring trip through the
| Shenandoah Valley, accompanied by
SOME of their local friends. They came
principally to visit the large CONNER
cial apple orchards of the Winchester
| fr,,ft al r. .