Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
LECTURES ANNOUNCED
BY. LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
Eminent Men VIII Appear in Win
; chester, Paid From funds OF
Late Judge Handlcy.
APPLE aRowERs rRosPERoUs
Fruit Raisers in Valley Are Shipping
to Foreign Markets and Receiving
Top Prices-Boys "Slroot Up" City
and Are Heavily Fined.
'fspeclai to The Tlmea-DIspatcll.l


MANCHESTER. VA. December Ia
The lecture committee Of the John
liandley Memorial Library has an
nounced q series OF lectures this win
ter by some OF the most eminent pub
lie speakers In the United States. who
are to be paid out OF funds left for
that purpose by the late Judge Hand
ley, of Scranton. Pa. who gave WIN
chester the bulk OF his vast estate for
the education of the poor boys and
girls and for the library that bears
his name. The first lecture will be on
December IL by DIR. James Howard
Gore, native of this county, who for
years has been connected with the
government in scientific research
Her People" Others who are TO de-
liver lectures are DIR. Harvey w. Wiley,
Garrett =. Serviss. George W. Wend-
ling. Dr. Alphonso Smith, one-time
Roosevelt professor to Berlin. and posi-
sibiy DR.. David Starr Jordan
The Interstate Evaporation Company,
OF Inwood, w. Va, whose plant col
lnpsed and burned recently, has been
made defendant In an action for datl-
ages to the amount OF $4,000 NY
Theodore Furley. father of Robert II.
Fur!ey, who was killed by falling tim
bers. The suit has been filed in the
Circuit Court of Berkeley County, at
Martfnsburg, but IT is thought COM
tiations are now in progress.
WINCHESTER APPLE GROWERS
GETTING BETTER PRICES
Apple growers of the Winchester Sec
ton are getting still better prices for
their better grades of fruit in England
than had been anticipated. a week
or two ago II was thought the top
price had been reached, but cable ad-
vices to-day from Liverpool say Mrs.
Thomas w. Steck. of Opequon. this
county, has made a profit of $4.S2 per
barrel FOR Newtown pippins and 1920
for York Impcrials, all expenses after
loading at Winchester being deducted.
Harry +. Byrd and Bond Brothers of
Winchester, cleared $40 per barrel
FOR Yorks In the Liverpool market yes
terday: while Henry NJ. Baker, of the
county received in the same market
prices ranging from s3.25 to $3.50 for
forks packed to minimum of two
aud n quarter inches William s. Hic:t
X Sons returns were the same, More
winter apples are being sold In Eng
land by growers of the Winchester sec
ton this year than ever before in spite
OF The risks accustomed by the war
The Southern Railway alone has han
hlcc over 10000 barrels Of apples from
It's station at Front Royal, in Warren
County. and 10000 of those went to
England The exports from Frederick
County Will be much greater before the
ond of the season.
John Ebcrsoie. eighty-three years old
n native OF Pennsylvania, died sud
denly OF apoplexy few nights ago.
a; his homo near stephens City Mem
hers Of the family wanted to call In n
Doctor when he was taken Ill, but he
wouldn't permit It, believing the at
tack would wear of. He expired, how
ever. In II short time. He was a promi-
nent member of the Dunkard Church
aud n wealthy retired farmer.
All the telegraph and telephone lines
In tho Shenandoah Valley are In good
working order again. after being re-
paired by laT~nsfarccs, of trouble men
where damage WAS done by sleet dur
ing the early part OF the week. Some
" the county telephone lines were put
out of commission entirely for sew
eral days. and the telegraph service
was also badly crippled.
.tJohn w. Paul. siNty-seven years DID,
member of the prominent Virginia VAL
ley family OF that name. died at his
home a day or two ago near Staun-
ton. He was an elder In the noted old
Thinking Springs Presbyterian Church
NEwldow. formerly Miss Mary Z. Nc
Combs. one son and two brothers,
Rev. l.. II. Paul. OF Clifton Forge. Va,
and Judge Christian Paul, OF Texas
survive
Mrs. Edna NJ. Smith. formerly OF Win
chester. but now Of Baltimore. was
granted n divorce in that city this
week from Blake a. Smith, who. It
was alleged, abandoned her the day
after their marriage. which took place
March -, 1911. a decree has been en-
tered In the Clarke County Circuit
Court at Berryville. awarding a d.
yorce to Mrs. Ada Grubbs Johnson from
+. E. Johnson, of Winchester. Two
similar DEGREES hate been entered In
the Corporation Court of Winchester
one for Mrs. Bessie Barrett Symons
against Clarence l.. Symons, OF VIM
chester, by which the mother Is given
the custody of their son, and the other