Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-12
SUBURBAN NEWS
FALLS CHURCH.

At q meeting Of the town council on Mon
day night Mayor ]. D. Payne presided with
all the councilmen present. Mr.. r. Walton
Moore of Fairfax Court House was re-elect-
ed counsel for the corporation for the en-
suing year. Councilmen Lynch Poole,
Parker and Payne were appointed to in
vestigate the complaint of Mr.. Van Horn
for damages Councilmen Poole and Erwin
were appointed to report plans and specif-
cations for making proper receptacle for
the records and books of the corporation.
Mr.. R. H. Phillips, manager of the Wash
ington. Arlington and Falls Church Rail-
way Company. was present and addressed
the council, requesting authority to. cross
certain streets of the town with an electric
road. Speeches were also made by Mr.. J.
f. Clements, Mr.. w. w. Douglass, Mr.. NJ.
f. Church and Mr.. J. c. DePutron in adj
vocacy of the granting of the right of way
as desired. Councilman Ellison offered a
resolution expressing interest in the
proposed railroad and granting authority
of the company to build, construct and
operate its line, provided the company shall
maintain suitable crossings and approaches
subject to the approval Of the council. The
resolution was adopted by a unanimous
vote. on motion of Councilman Gould, a
committee of three members was ap-
pointed In each ward to canvass the wards
to secure the assent of the freeholders to
the issuing of bonds to the amount of
$iOV<O, u DedF I'VE per cent interest, ana
redeemabfe in ten, and payable in twenty
years from date of issue. in aid of the first
electric railroad constructed and in regular
operation between Washington and Falls
Church. The matter of permission to use
the streets of the town for an electric road
was referred to a committee, consisting Of
Councilmen DePutron, Ellison, Gould,
NoWlan and Erwin. to report at a future
meeting of the council Many citizens at
tended the meeting and manifested much
interest In the railroad matters.
Kew 5. +. Shipman, as presiding elder,
and Rev. s. A. Ball, as pastor of the NJ. F..
annual conference, which met at Old Point.
The other appointments for this district are
as follows: Alexandria,, Rev. Mr.. McDougal,
transferred from the Texas conference;
Rev Robert Chew; Chesapeake. Rev. w. F..
Sheppard: Claremont, Rev. A. r. Snedegar;
Fairfax. to be supplied; Falmouth. to be
supplied Herrdon, Rev. G. w. Stallings;
Hillsboro', Rev. ]. p. Feltner; Manassas,
Rev. r. e; Jordan; Waterford, ]. E. AL
added to the Falls Church circuit.
Rev A. J: Porter, presiding elder of the
Abingdon district NJ. E. Church, is at his
home here for a few days.
Miss Sallie Gaver, who has been spending
the month with Miss Addie NJ. Spofford,
left her home in Loudoun county Tuesday
morning. On Monday night n gathering in
her honor was held at the residence of Mrs.
NJ. f. Church, the following being present:
Mr.. and Mrs E. ]. Northrup. Mrs. J. NJ.
Newton, Miss Josie Higgins, Messrs Willis
Dixon and JOS. Hill.
A lodge of the Junior Order of Mechanics
will be organized at Odd Fellows Hall
Monday night Twenty-Five of the young
men of the town will join as charter mem
bers.
Mrs. Fannie Blanton of Brooklyn, N Y,
is visiting her sister, Miss Virgie Bugg
The funeral of Mrs. E. NJ. Koon, who died
Sunday. took place from the Episcopal
Church Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John Nc
Gill. rector. officiating. The pallbearers
were Messrs. Geo. B. Ives, G. G. Ely, A. E..
Lounsberry. s. u. Trip w. f. Parker and
the church yard.
BY long-distance telephone Falls
Church is now connected with Washington
Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York, Chi
cago and other principal cities.
At the last meeting of Falls Church
hurst, past grand, was elected to represent
the lodge in the Grand Lodge of the state,
which meets in Charlottesville April IA.
Past Grand W. NJ. Ellison was elected al
ternate. Two applications for membership
We're favorably acted upon.
The meeting of Pioneer Lodge of Good
Templars Tuesday night was enlivened by
an excellent program of exercises,in charge
of Miss Addie NJ. Spofford, and participate
in by Messrs. G.. w. Beck, j. c. Wilson,
Morris Trammell. Miss Emma Garner Miss
Nellie L. Hawxhurst. MIR. A. S. Mankin,
Corrie Cooksey. Mrs. Willis Gordon Messrs
T.. NJ. Ball. G. c. Birch, w. c. Shipman and
j. H. Morris. There were three additions
to the membership of the lodge.
Miss Annie Marten of Grand RAPIDS
Mich, is visiting her uncle Mr.. V. E. Kerr.
Mr.. Fred. NJ Kerr. son of Mr.. V. e. Kerr.
died on Wednesday at noon of consumption.
He was nineteen years Of age.