Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-05

the end of the packing season. and
indications today were tnat the move
ment of fruit from this belt during
the coming week will be as heavy as
that for the week closing tonight.
During the week approximately 49,
600 barrels of apples have been 'hauied
by the railroads from this territory:
Much better prices are now being palo
ago, and many sales have been made
during the week. Many growers con-
tinue to store their fruit, confident OF
higher prices later in the season.
George McCord. retired Baltimore
and Ohio railroad engineman. died here
a few days ago. aged eighty-four years
in october. 1915. in Philadelphia. where
he had been living for number OF
years He and his wife were knocked
down and run over by heavy wagon
while about to cross p street. MRS
McCord died in a few days. but her
husband fingered more than year
with both legs and several ribs broken
Three daughters, Mrs. Robert Ways
| Of Baltimore. Mrs. Henry Andree OF
Washington and Mrs. David Dawson OF
Philadelphia, and one son. Hunter Nc.
Cord of Philadelphia. survive.
Prof Frederick M. Alexander OF
been superintendent Of the schools OF
Cape Charles Va, is now connected
with the faculty of the University OF
] Virginia, having been recently appoint
( ed assistant instructor In the school OF
{. education. He is graduate Of the
university.
| J. B. Patterson. living near Stanton
Va, failed to renew his fire insurance
| policy several days ago, and the fol-
| lowing day his large barn burned de-
| stroying about 700 bushels Of wheat
! large quantity of hay, straw. feed
| and implements. The origin of the
| of Frederick county last week de-
clined to sell his wheat for $1.83 per
| bushel, and his barn burned the next
| day.
! The Virginia quarantine against
children under twelve years OF age
from New York. New Jersey and Penn
sylvania was raised November / by
order of State Health Commissioner E.
| G. Williams. following an Investigation
of several weeks into the prevalence OF
infantile paralysis in the north. The
steady decrease In the number OF cases
since the onset of cool weather led the
state health board to believe that dan
ger is largely past for the present.
and that restrictions on the travel of
children would not be necessary after
the end of October. Health authori-
ties Of Winchester have also raised
their quarantine against Berkeley
! county and Martinsburg, w. Va. The
authorities had comparatively little
trouble enforcing the regulations. One
| or two railroads showed signs Of re-
sisting, but when told that the trains
would be stopped and the trainmen
| not only arrested but sent to jail, the
| railroads finally decided that the quar-
antine was effective. One Of the most
the law was that reported from Hot
Springs recently. where. In spite OF
previous warnings, the Duchess de
the springs with her eight-year-old
son of New York. The health officers
| told the duchess they would have to
place her under arrest II she did not
quit the state at once. SO she packed
duke over to White sulphur Springs.
TX. Va. Now that the quarantine has
been raised the duchess and her son
| can return to Virginia, Il they so de-
! sire.