Evening star., 1898-09-10
HEKSDON, VA.

Misses Hatti- Whcley of Washington and Lillian
ktrsty Of Alexandria. who have been visiting Mrs
\. G. Hut hi7son. have returned to their her.ies
NJ. ". d. Swectser has returned from three
weeks sojourn among friends in Maine feeling
much recruited by the vacation
Mr.. VIII Simonds and his friend Clarence En-
triean Of Washington. have gone camping Oh the
Potomac at Seneca
DR.. T. l. Detwiler's building on Station
street near the post office, is abeut completed
Mr. 7. Z. Reed Is erecting building on the
corner Of Spring and Elder streets, which when
completed will be all ornament to the town being
by far the most imposing editice in the village
SerGt- Arthur Buell. and HucIl Stanley, both Of
G. nlpany X, lst District of Columbia Regiment
arrived home Tuesday of last week in a very lee,
ble condition. MIS-. Buell. mother Of the sergeant
started from his place Camp Wfkof Sunday
morning In Washington she received a letter Of
introduction from an official in the War Depart-
In+Ht. addressed to Gen Wheeler Arriving at
Mcntauk Monday morning the letter proved a SUI.
fcient pass any part Of the camp Seeking tne
hospital. she was told ttat the boys wern there
but she would have to hunt them out After diI-
igent searching sh" succeeded in finding them
She got them to New York Monday night had
them made comfortable Until morning and tn :;
started for Washington. arriving in take
the last train for Herndun, reaching here ut Z 40
pm The soldier boys have improved very SLOWLY
but 1t is hoped that by careful nursing they viii
sO"n be out again.
The public schools will commence the 1st of
October. Mr. Joseph H. Dodge of Manassas viii
be the principal ard Miss Sadie DetwiIer will
again have charge Of the lower grades.
county Sunday school convention was held in
annual convention OF the Fairfax County Sunday
School Association The services opened at 10I1
IN. with song AMI devotional exercises: IL vel
come to sunday school workers, hy Rev. J. j. C5D-
ton Of the Episcopal Church, song by choir roll
call Of Sunday schools, with responses by dele
gates, 20 20 II 80. The place of the Billie in
Sunday schools was discussed by Or. A. NJ Caclt-
ley Of Falls Church, Rev ClOpton of HerndoI. ard
Others. At Il n, reception OF reports and ap-
pointment Of committees; 1870, lunch 40 praise
and prayer service led 10y Rev Augustus Dawson
pastor Of Congregational Church. Herndun.
Al 2:lO there was an address the State Sun
day School Association and its work and Claims by
Rev. Dr. ID. l. RathbUrn of Falls Church; ESQ
primary work. talk this topic was made 10y
Mrs. Wheeler of Philadelphia. At 3, address
the topic. The Children in the County Who
Are Out Of Sunday School by Air. Fred W Bas-
ley OF Vienna; $40, General Sunday School
Work, by T.. II. Bristow, superintendent of Cal
vary Baptist Church of Washington DC. Among
others who spoke was Rev. Mr.. Montgomery Of
Lewinsyille
The church filled to the extent Of its seat-
ing capacity, while many unable to secure
admission. The exercises enlisted the close at
tentiOn Of the audience from opening ~ close.
Mr. Z. Il. Buell. OF this town has sold the Fuller
ton farm, near Clifton station In this county, to
B. +. \. Myers Of Rockingham county, for SIS, 900.