The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-05


Messrs. Walter W. Trout and x.
Poole, Of tho Gold Orchard company,
and Manager H. H. Rutherford, OF
the McKown Orchard company, says
the Martinsburg Journal, have closed
one of the biggest apple deals Of
the past few years with W. H. Hud.
gins. representing Crutchield & Wool.
folk. The entire crop Of Northwestern
Greetings of both orchards, about
$500 barrels from the Gold orchard
and about $500 from the McKown or.
chards. was sold at 1926 net, I. 0. b.
Martinsburg. Five thousand barrels
means S16,250 and there is a posi-.
bility of te estimated number OF bar.
rels being materially increased when
the time comes for picking. The two
orchards will net at least $4,000 bar.
rels Of the different apples grown
there, about 10000 from the Gold
orchards and 10000 from the McKown
orchards. Prices 80 far obtained In.
dictate that Berkeley county friu.
which will be of high order and quail.
ity, will bring the growers Of this
county a tidy sum Of money this year.
Work on the identification OF ff.
teen miles more OF the Norfolk and
Western railway will be started with.
In the next few weeks. according to an
announcement made at Bluefeld. The
present electric zone Of the main line
Of the system will be extended from
West Vivian TO Farm, a distance Of
ten miles, while the line from Tug,
near WEIGH, to Wilcoe, on the Tug
Fork branch, a distance Of five miles,
will also be electrified. This will give
the Norfolk and Western road a total
Of about fifty miles Of electric line,
forty.one miles OF which is on the
main line Of the system, starting from
Bluefeld and going west.
Though the Democratic party in
| West Virginia had three candidates in
the statewide primary for the gov.
ernnorship nomination, the indications
are that they were able to get out
less than seventy.fve per cent. of
the normal vote OF the party, as the
combined vote given the three candi.
dates was only 67,7so, says the Char.
iCbtOu Mhli. ~
The combined vote Of the two Re.
publican candidates for governor,
though less than the party's normal
strength, was nearer that than was
secured by the Democrats. This com
bined vote vas 1889, nearly fifteen
thousand more votes than were regis.
tered for the combined candidates IN
any other contest in the Republican
primary.
In the United States senatorial race
the combined vote was 104,2S6; for
treasurer 1t was only 100,S23; for
auditor It was 103,031; for secretary
OF state 102,037; for attorney general
100,461; for superintendent Of schools
101,446; and for commissioner Of as.
riculture only $3.50 votes, or more
than $4,000 less than cast in the gu.
bernatorial contest.
Ben Nathan, who with his family,
Is enjoying q trip through Alaska,
writes the Parkersburg Sentinel from
Dawson City, stating that they are
enjoying the trip and having a pleas
ant time In that interesting section Of
the United States. Commenting on
the high prices which prevail there
he states that copies Of the local
papers sell for Is cents each on the
streets.
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Having served as a servant In one
family for more than eighty years, Ell.
len Washington Brown, colored, aged
go years, died at her home on the
Mrs. Nathan Musgrave property. at
Stealey Heights this week, Of diseases
incident to old age. Mrs. Musgrave's
maiden name was Icie Baker. In 1858
Isaac Baker brought the colored ser.
want girl, Ellen Brown, to C%larksburg
from Winchester, Virginia. She liv-
ed as a slave with the Baker family
all through the war between the
states. When that struggle came to
an end and gave the negroes their
freedom Ellen Brown remained with
Ar4-T aFeHssH4N $3.50