Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-24
FALLS CHURCH HAPPENINGS,
Important Improvements Contemplated ii
This Thriving Villase-Notes.

Important Improvements Contemplated in
This Thriving Villase-Notcs.
Correspondence CT TIE Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va, April "a, 1893
An important meeting Of the town council
was held on Friday night at which business
OF much interest to the community was
transacted. Mr.. S. V. Proudft, vice president
Of the Village Improvement Society, reported
tina: the society had accepted the proposition
of the council in regard to street lamps and
would raise the 800 required. The
council .he-eupon appointed Councilmen Z. ].
Northrup. J. W. Brown and W. N. Lynch a
committee to purchase the lamps and have
them placed along the streets at once. Mr.
Proudfit also stated that the society
would be AT the expense OF setting out
seventy-fve or one hundred shade trees along
the public streets if the council would
agree to properly protect the same.
This was agreed to and the matter was placed
in the hands of the town sergeant. Mr.. VI. Z.
Church offered to donate the necessary stakes.
which offer was accepted. On petition of citi-
zens interested the mayor was directed to ap-
point five free holders to assess damages for a
new street proposed to be opened from Wash
ington street to Little Falls street from near
the Congregational Church to connect with
Park avenue from the Sherwood and Block sub
one of the finest in the corporation. Suitable
resolutions of respect on the death of Council
man J. i. Brown were adopted, but no action
taken to fill the vacancy.
At the meeting Of Falls Church Lodge No. II
Of Odd Fellows on last Tuesday night Mr.. J.
H. Garretson was elected marshal with Mr.. W.
n. Lynch as his assistant. The lodge is in a
prosperous condition. Mr.. W. n. Lynch gave
an interesting report OF the proceedings of the
Grand Lodge in Norfolk, which lac attended.
Mr.. John McDonough, with his family. will
start for the northwest about May / to make il
his future home having disposed of his farm.
The directors of the Falls Church Mutual
Fire Insurance Company will meet here next
Wednesday.
Pioneer Lodge, No. 1, Of Good Templars ia
having an average attendance Of sixty at its
meetings every Tuesday night and all excellen,
program of musical and literary exercises and
additions to its membership at each meeting.
The lodge has l25 members.
Meetings are being held nightly in the Bap-
| fist Church and considerable interest is mani
Tested under the preaching Of Rev. W. C. Black
burn.
Rev. NJ. C. Gabriellan, a native OF Armenia
preached in the Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. He gave very int resting descrip-
ton of that country, its people. the successful
efforts Of the missionaries and the wonderful
effect of the reading Of the Bible by the natives
| as translated in the modern Armenian language
-hAoo FAnaahuo otaht, PAAhSApoA u sAc 1bHcu'
public school Of Washington, and her sister
Miss Jessie, spent Saturday and Sunday visit
ing Mrs. Lounsbury.
Some maliciously disposed person poisoned
| the large and valuable trained dog belonging to
| Mr.. A. C. Roreback, which was a great pet OF
| the family and community.
The railroad authorities are now considering
| the question Of accommodating the annual in.
crease Of travel in the summer by either adding
another train, as last year, or changing the
schedule Of the present trains. The passenger
traffic Of Falls Church is larger than any Other
station along the line, and is constantly in.
creasing.
The illicit sale Of liquor which was invest
gated recently by the mayor seems to have beer
effectualy stopped. Two Of the parties have
been heavily fined and Jailed and the trial Of
Al Bowman is set for May court As soon al
the whereabouts Of Valentine Luckett are as
certained he will be arrested. All the parties
are coiored. This is a strictly prohibition towr
and the authorities are determined that 1t shal
! be SO in fact as well as in name.
The colored youth, John Handy, has beer
convicted and sentenced to two months In tn,
county jail for breaking into the residence Of
Miss Sue Riddle.