Evening star., 1916-09-10
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WlNCHESTER, Va, September 8
The office of markets and rural Or
ganization of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture opened branch
in Winchester this week, with M. s.
The office is situated in the post office
building, from which bulletins are is
sued daily, giving the number of bar
rels Of apples shipped the preceding
day from various states, the number
OF sales made and the prices prevail
Ing on the day the bulletin is issued.
The branch is proving of inesttrna bl e
value to fruit growers and farmers,
generally. as 1t supplies them with the
latest information by telegraph with
out cost. number of cities and towns
In this section made strong bids for
the office, but the department finally
chose Winchester because of the enor-
nous production Of apples and other
fruits and farm products in Fred
erick county
The 117th annual session of the vir-
g1nia conference of the United
Brethren Church, which embraces por-
Maryland, will be held. beginning Sep
tember 13, at Shenandoah city. Page
county, Va, with Bishop William N.
Weekly of Parkersburg. W. Va. pre-
siding.
A new motor hose truck and chemical
engine costing about $4,000 was re-
ceived this week by the Charley Rouss
Fire Company of Winchester from the
seagraves Manufacturing Company of
Columbus, Ohio, and the apparatus will
be put into the local volunteer fire
service as soon as 1t Is officiaIly tested
by representatives of the manufac-
turers and the fire insurance under
writers.
A joint meeting of the health boards
of winchester and Frederick county
was held here day or two ago and
among the matters considered was that
of putting into effect a quarantine
against the states of Maryland and
West Virginia and the District OF
Columbia on account of infantile pa
,, ralysis, but no action has as yet been
aiken, although the matter is still
under advisement. A resident Of wash
ington who brought his family here
several days ago in an automobile.
after visiting in Pennsylvania and
other states, was required to leave Vir-
ginia the same day, because there were
several children under the age of six
teen years. Local authorities have been
kept busy for some time past ut rail-
road stations and along the principal
bringing children into Virginia from
states in which the disease has gained
foothold.
Miss Helen Lee Larrick, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James /. Larrick of Mid
dletown, Va. was married Tuesday, at
the home of her parents TO Albert Law
| renee Conn of st. Petersburg. Fla, the
ceremony being performed by Rev
J: H. Haley of the Southern Methodist
Church.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association,
which has been in annual session in
Winchester. has adjourned to meet next
year at Browntown, Warren county.
Rev. W. r. Alexander, pastor of the
Winchester church, was chosen to rep
| resent the association at the Southern
Baptist convention, to be held next
May in New Orleans. One of the prin-
cipal addresses was made by Lieut. Gov.
J. Taylor Ellyson of Richmond. who is
a candidate for tho democratic nomi-
nation for governor. Mr.. Ellyson is
one Of the leading members of the
Baptist Church in the state. He made
an eloquent plea for more candidates
for the ministry.