Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-08
FOLKS AT FALLS CHURCH,
Washingtonians Going There for the Sum-
mer-Improvements in Progress.

Washingtonians Going There for the Sum-
mer-Improvements in Progress.
Correspondence of The Evening STAR
FALLS CHURCH, Va, June s, 1891.
The reign of the rosy month of June just be-
gun seems to promise locally a cloud of, to us,
important events, showing a..notable influx of
new people and greater growth and prosperity
to our town.
Mr.. Green Gather. one of our grocerymen.
who for manyweeks of illness has been confined,
is out again. Miss Sarah Rawlin, his niece. who
has also been very ill for long time, is slowly
cOnyalescing.
Mrs. Albert Ives. who had paralysis. died two
or three days ago. Immediate cause of death,
abscess at base of the brain.
Rev. T. W. t. Nolan has been fitting up the
house and painting it. and putting in order its
environs. purchased from the administrator
of DIR. Moran.
Mr. Z. j. Birch of Georgetown has rented
Mr.. Almund Birch's house and will move his
family into it for the summer.
Mr.. Stewart of Washington has rented the
house of Mrs. Ives and with his family will
occupy it during the summer.
Prof. n. F. Graham is building cottage on
the grounds commanding such a delightful
view of the national monument. the Capitol
and intervening country.
Esquire Hitler mas nearly completed his res
idence.
Mr.. George Crossmun is building a fine
house on Crossmun street.
Mr.. Harry Turner is having a cellar exca-
waited for a much larger and finer house than
those he has recently had built.
Miss Sybilla Sewall has had a story added to
her house, materially improving its appear
ance.
Mrs. A. F. Kingsley of Washington has rented
rooms here. which she will occupy with her
daughter during the summer.
Mr.. E. c. HOuck of the patent office. who re-
Gently purchased the Darling residence, has
had a spacious addition bniit to it and will
move his family into it at once.
Painting Of residences is epidemic. as Messrs.
". III. Doolittle. W. W. Kinsley Capt E ii.
Repiey. J. H. Christman and W. H. Nowlan are
demonstrating.
Capt. A. 2. Eastman has purchased fine lot,
which adjoins his own, of Miss Belle Merrifield
and has greatly improved its appearance BY
fencing and setting of trees.
Messrs. Brinkerhoff and Reed of Herndon.
W., are making notable progress in the con-
struction of fine residence on the Sherwood
subdivision Other residences will be mco-
menced soon.
Z. W. Watkins. having sold awhile ago his
house, is building a large house for his use.
Meantime his family are boarding with Mrs.
England.
Mr.. NJ E. Church is building an addition to
his drug store and real estate Office and other
wise improving the surroundings.
Mr.. Fulton Gorden. who purchased the fine
house of Miss Belle Merriield, was married re-
Gently, and when he returns from his bridal
trip will occupy it.
The town council at their last meeting or
dered new bridge to be built over Four Mile
run and the construction of a sidewalk along
Broad street connecting the Sherwood sub
division with the post ONCE and the railroad
station at West End.
Capt. sensner. a retired naval officer. with
his two daughters and two sons, are stopping
at Mrs. Raymond's.
Lieut.. Wetzel and family are stopping with
Mr.. A. f. Rosebeck.
The riding club were out on Thursday even
ing last. The sound of the bugle heraIded their
coming and gave to the cavalcade something of
a martial air. L. S. A.