Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-20
FROM THE VIRGINIA SID
Falls Church Real Estate Changing
Hands-Turnpike to the Free Bridge.

Correspondence of TIE EVENING STAR
FALLS CHURCH, May II, 1889.
The corner property Of DIR. Llyod's estate in
this village was purchased recently by Mr.. NJ.
E. Church for $4,000. The drug store, occu-
pied by Messrs. Spofford & Church, and an old
time building, which for many years was used
for dwelling and a store. are on the lot. This
was the property on the rear part of which the
council of the town has determinedly persisted
for years in turning the water, from the rain
storms from the street, with its accumulated
mud and filth. This condition of things is still
undated. For the credit of the town and
the healthfulness of that locality, the street
should be so constructed at once as to carry the
water along the bitches of the same and dis
pose of it where it will damage no one.
+. I. Foote. the most active, thrifty and in
fiuential man of his race here. died May 4th
inst, aged forty-three years. He had been
sick since LIST of January. He had served in
the town council several times and has held
other official positions outside The funeral
was attended by the council and by a large
number of citizens, white as well as colored.
The Society of Christian Endeavor has
large membership among our young people
here, and the attendance is noticeably regular.
notice numerously posted and circulated,
signed by c. l.. Campbell, Washington, D. c.,
states that a company has been organized for
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duct bridge to Fairfax courthouse, and invites
all persons interested in the enterprise to call
on the person named above for particulars
and to say how much subscription to the stock
they willing to make. 1t would seem to be
time for the people en- masse to bestir them
selves in the matter OF making speedily first
class free public roads, but. strange to say,
they are almost wholly indifferent to them.
But if the people, in the past immemorial,
still persistently adhere to the wagon trail of
uncivilized regions, why let us have roads, if
they must be, toll turnpikes.
DIR. Aug. 5. Boernsteine, of the bureau of
labor of your city, has rented residence here
for one year with the intention of purchasing a
lot and building home thereon. The secre-
tary of the Spanish legation, it is said. has
rented the premises locally known as ''Shade
Land" where he and his family will spend the
summer.
Col. H. W. Lawton, inspector general, U. S.
A.. purchased the residence of c. H. Buxton
esq, and l think the 10 acres of land pertain
ing to it. This is, beyond question, the most
beautiful site in Falls Church. DIR. Hodgkins
has bought the residence and II acres of land
owned by Bishop Southgate. A portion of the
land will be plated and offered for SALE Mr.
c. W. Morgan has bought of Rev. B. W. Pond
l acre of ground, and will build on the same
MIR. NJ. 5. Roberts has bought acres of land
on the opposite side of the road from his hand
some residence, from the Fowler estate. for
$1,000
The country, it seems to me, was never clad
in fresher, richer verdure than now. Partridges
have been drumming for about two weeks
Quails began to whistle a week ago. There APP
pears to be enough of them for a plentiful par
entage.
Sergeant A. b. Nodine, noticeably, during the
last two years, has been doing excellent road
work in some portions of the village. The
road tax has been increased and the village i'm
provement society has raised funds that have
been available in making the road work more
extensive than ever before. and its quality en-
titles the sergeant, to much praise.
The managers of the Washington Ohio and
Western railroad have just published new pas
scnger rates. They give the lowest quarterly
communication ticket that the people have been
favored with since the construction of the road
An additional train, it is said, is to be put on
the road soon L.