Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-26
FALLS CHURCH,

Additional Railroad Facilities Promised-A
New Odd Fefows' Hall-Notes. &C.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHUCK, Va, September "a, 1891.
A committee appointed by the citizens resid-
ing along the line Of the W. O. and w. railroad
have had conference with the officials of the
road with reference to better facilities of COM
municstion with your city and better rates and
being perfectly satisfied.
The officers pleasantly granted all they asked
for. One thing they asked for was two trains
more, one each way, which are to DO realized
early in the spring. Since the conference Capt.
Lacey, in behalf Of the committee, has asked
the officials to issue Is family ticket. Every
transient passenger now from West End pays
sixty cents round trip, good for two days. The
quarterly commuters pay nineteen cents each
round trip. The family ticket will cost forty
cents round trip and good until the twenty. five
rides have been taken, and is to be Of uni
form rate for all stations from the old Falls
Church station to Carlin. inclusive. This ticket
will largely increase the number Of passengers
from the old station to your city. Now every
body who can supply his or her own convey
ance rarely uses the railroad.
Prof. N. F. Graham, who has Just returned
from his annual autumnal visit to his father in
Canada, has latterly completed very extensive
improvements on his premises. He has fine
residence, situated on an elevation, with a
handsome surface, and the natural trees have
been cut out SO as to present beautifully shaded,
grassy grounds about it. The size, appearance
and arrangement of the residence are due chiefly
to Mrs. Graham's ideas. a lady of excellent
taste. The improvements referred to are in
the rear, and consist Of children's play house
on the left. large building opposite the resi-
dence, with as handsome a front as most dwell
ings in the rural regions have. for carriages and
harness on first floor, &c, with rooms above
finished up. To the right and opposite the
play house is the old barn. all handsomely re-
rear spacious, grassy, handsome court. This
is only one Of sundry beautiful houses that have
been built here in the last two or three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Church and Mrs. Churohs
mother, Mrs. E. J. NOrthrup. have resnrnea
from their visit Of suudry weeks duration in
New England and Canada.
Mrs. John NJ. Crossman has added a story
to the kindergarten school building and re-
furnished it, and, with Miss H. W. Downing
as new principal and Miss Elsie Griswold as
assistant, has commenced the school year.
Mr.. w. NJ. Ellison has become the 'Cc." in
the firm Of John F. Febrey l. Co., and the
active member.
Corn is very late. Ordinarily cutting ND AND
shocking begins in August, the latter part of
the month. l have seen but one field that is
being cut yet: This very warm, dry weather
that we have had for a few days was much
needed to bring the corn forward. go
There have been two cases Of stepping on
nails and forcing them up into the foot re-
Gently. One case was that of M. F. Chamlin,
and it has been a very tedious, painful matter.
The other was that Of James Taylor, who and
Miss Dora Robertson Of your city were re-
Gently married. but it was soon cured.
Mrs. Henry Turner has the cellar dug for q
new dwelling house on what was for SO long q
time known as the Clover property.
The Odd Fellows have the foundation partly
laid for a hall (the lot is on the Clover place
also). The main building will be forty feet by
sixty five feet, and the brick walls will be car
ried up forty feet for two stories. one-story
extension will be built the width of the front
and thirty feet long for q stage and dressing
rooms. The design is to accommodate people
giving public entertainments
Mr.. NJ. E. Church was chosen president OF
the State Pharmaceutical Association Of this
state at the recent meeting at Roanoke.
L. 8. A.