Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

| There has been no improvement dur
| ing the past week in the infantile
paralysis epidemic in the upper coun-
| ties of the Shenandoah valley. On the
other hand, it has become worse in GER
tain localities, notably at Grottoes.
Rockington country. and in the vicinity
Of Front Royal. Warren county. total
of about twelve new cases being re-
also occurred. State Health Commits
sioner Williams yesterday issued a
| warning to parents to keep all children
of twelve years and under away from
public gatherings, and intimatinG That
unless the situation improves the state
board will have to take more drastic
steps and extend the quarantine lines.
Thus far the disease has not made its
appearance in Winchester or Frederick
or Clarke counties, but it Is prevalent
in all the adjoining Virginia counties
and in one or two West Virginia coun-
ties to the left of this state.
Having exhausted its first list with
out obtaining the quota Winchester
and Frederick county must furnish for
the National Army. the local board of
exemption today called up an addi-
tional list of 100 men for examination.
Many Of the men were found to be
physically unfit, large numbers obtain
ed discharges on account of dependents.
while others, dissatisfied with the de-
cisions here, have noted appeals to the
district board. The local quota is
nipety-eight men. and sixty-one have
been certified for service.
Between sixty and sfxty-f1ve recruits
of Company l. I'd Virginia Infantry.
eral weeks, have gone to regimental
headquarters at Roanoke, but the
rockies had a real wartime experience
the night before they left town. when
with the result that large quantities Of
fruits and vegetables were appropri-
ated along with number OF chickens.
The men had heard they would get lit
tie to eat until they arrived in Roanoke
at night. so they prepared in advance.
Col. Robert F. Leedy of Luray. COM
manding the I'd Virginia Infantry. is
reported to be slowly recovering the
ly sprained and bruised several days
ago, when he was knocked down by a
street car in Roanoke. the regimental
headquarters.
Speculation is rife among apple
growers and buyers in the Winchester
section concerning prices to be paid
this fall for commercial fruit, and up
to this time very few orchards have
been sold. Several years ago there was
a deadlock. which became very serious,
and which was not broken until some
of the fruit remaining on the trees was
injured by frosts. One of the first sales
TO be reported this year was announced
yesterday, when J. T Fisher sold all
his York imperial and Ben Davis apples
to c. F. Massey for s2.75. delivered at
the railroad station Several other
sales at somewhat similar prices have
been reported.
The annual Berryville horse show. to
have been held August % and %, has
been called off by the board of di-
rectors because Of the epidemic of in
fantile paralysis in other sections of
the Virginia valley.
The seventh annual Southern Method
list Church camp meeting to be held at
Ridgeway, w. Va, closed this week
with an enormous crowd of people in
attendance from many sections of the
Shenandoah and Cumberland valleys
Many of the most prominent ministers
of the Baltimore conference preached
during the meeting, and the closing
| sermon was delivered by the Rev.
Frank A. Strother of Edinburg. Va.
Despite warnings given by the Agri-
cultural Department that 1t is not ad-
visa BILE. under ordinary conditions. to
| attempt to carry over a large supply
of early potatoes. local farmers and
gardeners are storing all the tubers
they can grow, whether they be early
or late ones, for they believe there is
every indication of high prices again
this winter. Some of the potato crops
did not mature we'll in this section of
the state this summer. while others
made a fine yield. Late crops are re-
,, ported to be in good condition.