Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
SUBURBAN NEWS
FALLS CHURCH.

At the meeting Of the Presbyterian Sunday
ychool Sunday morning Miss Title Rawlings and
Miss Maud Rathbun made interesting reports of
The recent session of the Sunday school convention
for the county. Over fifty schools mad sent in
reports TO the secretary, showing 2,2i0 pupils, a
gain Of over I.6t0 since last session. Rev. A. NJ.
tackley of this town delivered address at the
convention The sunday School Superintendent. -
The Sunday school of the Presbyterian Church of
this reported scholars enrolled anil that of
the VI. l. Church South 80
lfoneer Lodge OF Good Templars held interest
Ing meeting Tuesday night. with a deIega tion
Of visitors from Columbia Lodge of Washington
present. The committee on debate with Columbia
I"lse reported as the subject: TIL, Dispensary
J. II. ,iarretson Misses Maud Rathbun. Id. j.
Ilui,k- Id! More!and. Beulah Donaldson, Mcssrs.
w l. Parker and W. \. BAH Were appointed to
for next Monday night
Mr. + V Crittenden Of Washington. who at
teni,d the Christian Endeavor convention at San
Francisco Cal. made address the convention
at the meeting Of the Z. f. Society here Sunday
Mr., J. G Wilson has sold his horse and lot in
West Falls Church.
Several weeks ago serst a. A. Soulc. at the III
Eianc@ Of 4 member Of the town council. arrest cd
EereFai Young for disorderiy cotriuct at East
End. and tl'y were hned 10y the mayor. In max
Fred. as lie Claims in the air. hut on complaint
To "a magistrate of Alexs nd-a county lay one of
kill. warrant was issued and the s-rg amt
rested and taken before Squire Payne. who
tFStd MIN on his personal bonds for examina ton
at future date POSTMASTER Gibson at East
Ed w%s also arrested. charged with Illegally ar
resting another of the men, and was released for
trial.
TIE examination of the town sergeant and his
ASSISTANT j. \. Gibson. took place before Justices
Thursday Messrs II. ". Moore and !. c. ~.
Triton for the cooperation, represented the Of
the warrant against Sergeant SouIe was dis
missed. and his assistant. Gibson. fired $3.50.
The costs being assessed against the conplainents
The eNtt isiOu of The electric I:rpa1 10 Test
End has, il is understood. been decided upon, and
the work will he comm, need al an early dale
Contractor Geo. W. Poole is riaking extensive
Improve ments to the Mcdaniel house. lately pur-
Chased Ivy Dr. w. ". Ash of Washington.
The members of the Sunday school of the NJ f.
U , went on their annual picnic Thursday to
Mr.. Geo W. Hawxhurst has purchased Of Mrs.
Nona w Wyckof half an acre of land adjoining
his property. for $3.50.
the CONGREGATIONAL Church the ministers OF the
town at their last meeting adopted resolutions Of
regret
Mr.. ]. II. Wells has the contract for erecting
handsome residence at East End for Mr.. Charles
The Presbyterian Sunday school will give picnic
to Glen E-ho next Tuesday ~,
the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning.
tan Endeaycr Society. will tie held in the NJ. +.
Church South Sunday night. and Rev. ]. ii. Jen-
kins will preach.
gang OF chicken thieves has been engaged the
past few weeks in visiting the hen of s.ve-al
tsen J. u. Garret<on. W. ". Kinsey. ]. G. De-
I'utron. W NJ Ellison. J. ii. Mills and others. On
Tuesday warrants Were issued for four Ol"rld
youths. George Clements. Bonnie Taylor. George
Gibson and James Taylor. All We're found and
rested hut JAS. Taylor. and on being arrairnsd be-
fore Mayor Payne pleaded guilty. George Glenn
ents sentenced 10 forty-ive DAYS in the county
Jail and three years In the pentcntary and Bennie
Taylor and George Gibson TO forty-fvc days in the
county Jail and two years each in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Rev. 4. s. A. Hcavener met with an accident
Friday Tn" horse which he was driving ran away,
and he WIS thrown from the buggy and quite ptn-
fuliy bruised He left Saturday for Roanok, where
his wife is qIitp ILL.,
NJ. and Mrs. q. W. Mankin and daughter. Miss
1.nla- have returned from Charlottesville. where
they attended the deaf and dumb convention.
Mr.. William Kesterson and Miss Kidwell were
married Monday.