Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-19
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FALLS CHURCH AFFAIRS.
The Recent Charter ElectiOn-The Pro-
posed Railroad and Projected Turnpike.

correspondence OF The EVENING STAR:
FALLS CHURCH. Va, June Is.
A considerable amount of corn ground is I'M
planted because too wet. 1t is too wet, Of
course, to cultivate much of the ground that is
planted. Clover, in accordance with latter
day experience, should have been cut ten days
ago. Daily damage is being done to it by the
rain. 1t is heavy crop; is lodged and decay
ing at the bottom, and possibly the second crop
has already started to grow. ''Seed time is at
least for once partial failure. II, however,
the fall should be warm and, as such, be long,
late planting of corn will mature. My own
plum trees blossomed so fully as to give the
tops the appearance OF mass of blossoms. but
there is no fruit on them. I am told that this
Is the case with other growers here of the plum.
So far as l have been able to examine the
orchards there are but few apples, althoughs
the bloom on them was full one.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
There are three residences commenced on
recently-purchased lots near the old depot-Mr.
Bolling's, Mr.. Billiards., and Mr.. Choate's. The
late purchases are one acre of land at the vii
lage by Mrs. l.. G.. Gordon of Mr. VIM. Turner
for 5000 and the store and residence owned
and for some years occupied by Mr.. Geo. w.
Mankin at the village by Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Prigg for $4,000.
THE PROPOSED TURNPIKE.
Mr.. Campbell, who seems to be the most
active Of the parties who obtained the charter
for a turnpike from the Courthouse to Wash
ington city, told me to-day that they proposed
to hold meeting here soon to ascertain what
cur citizens will do to aid the enterprise.
Among the prominent and influential men con-
cerned in this projected enterprise are MIR. Jas.
NJ. Low at the Courthouse and Mr.. Jno. II.
Chichester, county treasurer.
lnspectOr-( General T,awton has takap poSsaS-
sion Of the residence he purchased recently.
The Rev. Robert Nourse has offered his SER
vices to preach at o'clock p. m. every Sunday
at the Ford school house, about a half mile up
the pike from the old depot. l learn that he is
agtating the matter of erecting union church
near the depot. Mr.. L. S. Gordon, 1 under
stand, has voluntarily offered to give the lot
for such church where the increasing popula-
ton about the old depot would be very con-
veniently accommodated with the 'stolid
preaching of the gospel" as the old-time B. F.
Butler once expressed it in public document
l think q church Will be built.
THE NEW COUNCIL.
At the late charter election there were two
tickets and the contest was an unusually lively
one. For the last two years there have been
some of our most prominent latter-day citizens
in the council and they have given very credi-
table service. A ticket was made up largely of
the same gentlemen composing the present
COuuCll, WIFI some new ones OF nj character
for the council. This antagOnized by
another ticket, the motive for which opposition
was not known by citizens generally. 1t now
leaks out that the purpose was to put out of
place the present sergeant, Mr.. A. b. Nodine
The persons named will constitute the next
council: W. H. Doolttle, NJ. F. Chamblin, W.
Z. Parker, w. N. Lynch, George c. Crossman
j. ]. Atwell and George w. Hawxhurst Mr.
Doolittle, Mr.. Chamblin and Mr.. Parker are
members of the present council, the term of
which expires June 80. Doolittle and Chamblin
were on the regular ticket and the others
were on the ticket antagoniZing it.
Mr.. Nodine's energy i'll improving county
roads has made many friends for him and it is
expected that any attempt to displace him will
raise a controversy.
DIR. J. b. Gardner who died recently in
Washington city, had been the druggist here
for many years. He was an army surgeon
have heard him say. over thirty years He was
pleased to say that he never made an error in
compromising medicine. Mr.. John H. Chi
chester is reported to be dangerously ill of
gastric fever.
THE RAILROAD.
The representative of an-association of capt.
talists in New York has been here and viewed
the route proposed for the Falls Church and
Potomac railroad obtained terms of sale of the
charter privileges, and was given refusal for
thirty days.
The important question with the farmer now
is: When will the weather permit having to
begin? l.. s. A.