Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-18
Facts from Falls Church.


CHRISTIAN CONvERTS-REAL ESTATE TRANsAC-
TIONs-CHICKEN THIEVES, ETC.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
FALLS CHURCH, Va, March 10, 1889.
OF the one hundred converts made in the
revival meetings here during the winter eight
were admitted to membership in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, six in the Presbyterian
Church here, and three in the church at Balls
ton, thirty-four in tine Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and five in the Congregational
Church.
Mr. NJ. f. Church here reports that Secre-
tary Window bought the homestead of the late
Lewis Crump, containing some or acres
What is to be done with it is not known pre-
cisely. 1t is fine location. and it is thought
that portion of it will be divided into village
lots and offered for SALE
understand that part of the land of the
late Il. T. Fowler and that portion of the land
of Miss Louise Sewell, lying contiguous to the
Fowler property, have been divided into lots
The locality is very handsome one. These
lots are near the old Falls Church depot
The Rev. Robert Nourse, who bought the
Mrs. koOn, farm has moved on to the same, and
is about to put upon the farm forty head of
thoroughbred alderney cows, it is eported.
Mr.. Ballard, who bought twenty acres of the
Koon farm some months before the purchase
made by Mr.. Nourse, has erected recently a
new barn on his land ana is making sundry
III.
templated improvements are completed he will
make the property his home.
Fifty thousand peach trees are being sent to
the north by railroad by Mr.. d. o. Munson the
nursery-man.
Mr.. l.. s. Gordon, who owns the old Barrett
homestead, had twenty-five fowls stolen on the
night of the 18th inst. He offers S25 reward
for the identification of the thief or thieves
and the evidence to convict.
Mr.. VIM. Turner, eighty-seven years old and
formerly OF your city, and large property
owner there, understand and who owns a con-
siderable amount Of property here, is in a
critical condition from threatened gangrene
in one foot. Mr.. Turner is much esteemed
citizen of our place. Prof. Graham has the
case in charge.
1t seems that the spring time has come The
bees are buzzing about the spring birds are
abroad in the fields, the frogs are croaking,
and the tulips are lifting their tops above the
mould, the gardeners are breaking ground and
the farmers plows are running. L. s. A.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH EXHIBITION
Washington Camera club will give an exhi BIZ
ton of photograph at the assembly room of
the Cosmos club on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week from 10 to o'clock each
day. Judging from work already done by this
club the exhibition should be an artistic one
The work is to be the entire production of the
members without the interference or aid of
professionals and the selections have been
made with regard both to the subjects chosen
and the treatment and development of the
plates.
A CRAP PLAYER FINED.--Tommy Craig went
out in East Washington yesterday and was
enjoying game of ell" otherwise known as
crap" One of the boys was throwing the
"bones" when Policeman Stahl came along and
saw them. He caught Craig. but the others
escaped. Craig was fined IS by Judge Miller
to-day.
James G. Blaine's grandmother Gillespie was
native OF Loudoun county, Va, and the Os-
borns, Heatons and other prominent families
are directly related to the new Secretary of
State. The parents of Secretary Window were
also natives OF Loudoun county.
The oyster season at Norfolk is nearly over.
and the packers are preparing to close. The
season has been poor one all around
Gov. Lee will be present in New York at the
centennial celebration on April 80, and expects
to have 400 Virginia military in line.
The sale Of the Bartholomay and Rochester,
N. Y, breweries, to the English syndicate, was
completed last week. The sum paid is about
$3.00O,OO0.
The general passenger agents of the trunk
lines have passed resolution to stop paying
commissions on trunk line tickets March 20,
and to stop paying commissions at all other
points April 1.
White caps are active in Warren county,
n. ].