Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.


LhCTUREs-sLY MOVE TO CONSOLIDATE DEPoTs-
PEACH RoT-sTRIKE OF LAB0RERS on W. AND W.
X R-PoULTRY STEALING, ETC.
Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
FALLS CHURCH, VA, August 9, 1882
meetlng was held here few evenings ago to
consider the construction of sidewalks. The
proposition discussed was to purchase the ties so
far as desired, designed for the projected narrow
gauge railroad, and put them down on each side
OF the walk for curbing, and to fill In between
with gravel. From one to two miles OF walk was
named, and the expense OF construction to be paid
by individual subscriptions
W. w. kinSley, esq, is delivering series of
sunday evening lectures at the Congregational
church, in which he aims to show that the Old
Testament account OF creation and the teachings
or astronomy and geology on the same subject are
IN harmony He takes, so far as astronomy unfolds
the suD1ect, the nebular hypothesis The highly
attenuated nebular haze or cloud filling space was
the dead and motionless matter without form
ana VOID" or the Testament which God in the be-
ginning spoke out or nothing. "The deep" was
the abyss OF space. The spiral motion given to
the 'nebular cloud" or dead motionlesS matter
was the result OF creative fiat, and the attrac-
tion OF gravitation, the centripetal and centrfu-
gal forces were the product OF other creative ats
and thus on. Each morning and evening were
long, indefinite periods, laws OF time
The lectures are well attended and much inter-
estlng Scientific speculation and biblical expana-
tioa are given TO the audience.
Our incorporated limits embrace many broad
acres OF territory This is so to Include
the scattered haDtat!ons. Capitalization of
the town is a thing-if to be at aIl-of
the future. Our citizens seem to have desired
a community with rural homes; many OF the
residences baVe several acres attached to them so,
tnlG gardens, fruit lots, and SuStenance for a.
horse and COW may be had. To accommodate need
1ully the many OF our people who reac:ro daily
mile and quarter apars were absolnteIy re-
quirea These have been established. Almost the
entlre community are satisfied with this depot
arrangement Parties not to exceed probably two
IN number who would be pleased with lot sell
Ing, Doom to their advantage, have drawn up a
statement to the effect that rumors were afioat
that the new management OF the Washington q
Western railroad contemplated a consolidation OF
the two depots, and also that people taking the
trains at the lower depot were coyertly operating
to have the Old Falls Church depot vacated thus
making the lower one the common depot; and then
the document proposes a new site between the two
depots in out OF the way locality. and requests
the company to locate common depot there
The statement OF these matters was being eau
t1ouSiy and covertly circulated, but it was ,let
out" and for little time 1t seemed as If our ham,
etwas to become the bitter strife over the
depot question, again. Inquiries were made and it
was aScerta1ned that no one about the lower depot
was endeavoring to have the upper depot re-
moved; that the railroad officials were not con-
templatlng any consolidation OF depOtS, and that
the "rumorS'' rife were only the product of the
fertile brains OF two interested parties and were
published In their statement for the first time
The whole community-save the two mentioned
is a unit for the permanent continuance of the
depots, aud Will demonstrate with the railroad
management against vacating either or consoli-
dating them into one.
So far all kinds OF peaches have rotted exten-
Svely; some SIX or seven varieties. There are in
dications that decay Will spoil the entire crop /
hope tnat these will prove delusfve
IL is reported that the laborers on the railroad
struck ieW days ago on account or purpose to
reduce their pay from sl.25 per day to ST. The
company came to terms at once and the men went
back to work.
There is an occasional instance OF poultry roost
rOObtng, out OF season, for that business Mr. Raw
mond lost 2 brahmas, fine birds, one night awhile
ago.
The society worsh.pinp I'm the old Falls Church
now about SO years old have had festival to raise
FUNDS to fence their grounds. l. s a