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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
4
In a compact event, Savtnew OMor faced Belles with J in a tight 74 point finish. The contest featured strong play from both sides as the outcome hinged on late-game scoring.
Petersburg Index-Appeal lauds Senator Thomas S. Martin for unwavering duty in Washington. It argues steadfast attendance and timely action protect constituents as a cadet’s case shows, urging voters to back Martin and trust Virginians to decide nominations.
A technical note from Ss. W. Fletcher, Director, advises testing lime sulfur solutions before use and warns against improper dilution. He recommends 11-4 gallons per 50 gallons at 32 degrees, adjusting with test results, and stresses high spray pressure to avoid leaf and fruit burn. Lead arsenate amounts up to 4-5 pounds per 50 gallons are mentioned as safe.
Lieutenant Noah Wedding, a Pennsylvania regiment officer, dies at his Berkeley Springs home at age 70. He was captured by Confederate soldiers at Winchester and confined in Libby Prison for six months before being exchanged and rejoining his unit to serve until the war’s end.
The article warns buyers about fruit land schemes in new areas. It advises checking with horticultural experts on suitability, rainfall and irrigation needs, frost risk, soil depth for fruit growing, and the honesty of orchard promoters. It urges due diligence to avoid losses and urges cautious spending.
Dairymen facing contagious abortion must thoroughly clean stables and quarters, spray with a 1 to 1 000 solution of corrosive sublimate, then whitewash. Separate suspect cows, wash those with calf loss daily with 1 percent antiseptic, and treat pregnant cows with sodium hyposulphite. Burn or bury aborted material, disinfect spots, and keep bulls away from healthy cows.
A New England bird study estimates at least five insect eating birds per acre in Massachusetts totaling 21 000 bushels daily insect consumption. The Nebraska station reports spraying trees yields a net $64 55 per acre with sprayed trees producing 220 bushels marketable fruit versus 90 bushels on unsprayed plots.
In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia Ernest F Y Harris and James P Harris are defendants in a chancery suit. Sutcliffe N Widdup Josie M B Widdup Wm K Hill and others are plaintiffs seeking to recover 1500 dollars and costs and to annul a deed dated May 25 1911 from S N Widdup and wife conveying real estate on Highland Avenue Winchester Virginia. Defendants Gosie M B Widdup and Wm K Hill are nonresidents of Virginia and must appear within fifteen days after publication. Publication ordered weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star and posted at the Circuit Court House front door. J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk Circuit Court Holmes Conrad & Con attorneys. 6-16-4w
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