Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-23
Affairs Or the Virginia Sides
ICOlTesnOn6Iellce of The .Star.l
LCUITtSiUHHPItCtU o. TIE StUT.I
FALLS CHURCH, VA. Jan. god. /;

FALLS CHURCH. VA, Jan. 22d, 1850.
| A remarkable winter, truly. Mild and moist.
| Lowest temperature, in November, 16o above
| zero. Ground full of water wells ali furnishing
| water, and roads most of the time nearly i'm
passable to loaded teams. Larks, blue birds,
chipping birds Wlea mnoekng birds and sun
been plentiful in the fields all winter, now, so
| far as the months are concerned, nearly two
thirds gone; The after clap Of this mild and to
comiiants,. will be, quite possibly, a variable,
| disagreeable, backward spring. Fears have
been expressed OF danger to fruit buds see
| no indications OF their swelling.
The week OF prayer was observed by the
churches OF this place. Following these obser-
| vances the Congregationalists are making a
prOtracted effort to save the sinful The Meth
odsts OF the old church propose to follow in.the
same line with the CongregationalSts when
the meetings OF the latter close. The Presby-
ing new church, ] understand. The pastor.
the Rev. D. H. Riddle, has been seriously ill for
several months at Martinsburg, W.. Va, and is
but slowly eOnVaeScing
The thieves have been rather quiet this
winter, but last Sunday morning after daybreak
some OF them began with an iron instrument to
knock off the boards from the smeke-house,
used for storing provisions, of Mrs. Scott, an
elderly woman living in somewhat retired and
lonely place. The noise reused the daughter,
who raised an alarm and the rascals fled. They
had succeeded in getting off one board. Certain
parties here are suspected of the act.
The Lecture Association have given but two
Lectures IS, 50 far. 1t seems to lead doubtful
meetings, and has become an institution Of
much usefulness in our place.
A library association has been established In
connection with the Congregational Society
and am told has quite good supply OF books.
L. S. A.
A CHICKEN THIEF IN CHIMNEY FLUE.-It was
reported to Lieut.. Guy yesterday morning that
a notorious chicken-thef named Frank Sounds
had robbed several hen-rooStS in the second
precinct and taken his plumber to a house in the
fourth precinct. Sergeant Perry and Officers
Martin and Shilling were detailed to work up
the case. After going to several places they
found the chickens in the back room of a house
on New Hampshire avenue, between M and n
streets northwest occupied by a white man
named Scott and colOred family named Rob-
ertson. Mrs. Robertson stated to the officers
that the chickens had been brought there by
man named Sounds. and that she was the only
person then in the house. Officer Martin was
make a thorough examination of the premises
and found Sounds in the chimney fiue. The
officer, after considerable difficulty, got Sounds
out of the fine and turned him over to Lieut.
johnson, of the second precinct, who will in
trodu him to Judge Smell.
JAPANESE GOODS AT AucTIoN.--This elegant
collection of art treasures will be closed out
this evening, at 1925 New York avenue, when
some of the most elegant articles are to be sold
All goods remaining uncalled for will be sold TO-
morrow. Saturday, at 2 O'Clock. +
THE REMAINS of MI. Robert P Button, Grand
Master OF the o. o. F. of the state OF Virginia.
whose death was mentioned in THE STAR OF yes
terday, were escorted to the Baltimore and Pc
tomac depot this morning, accompanied by his
immediate relations and committee of Column
bia Lodge No. 10, OF this city, Grand Repre-
sentative John T. Given and Grand Master A.
late home in Lynchburg, Va. The train left this
city at $40 O'Clock.