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The Washington times., 1903-06-28

dered and bepatched ladies gathered
within its walls. and when the congre-
cation watched for the broad shoulders
and noble face of General Washington
as he rode staidly TO church in the warm
Sabbath sunshine. Those were the
times. too. when its interior was heat
ed by pair OF charcoal furnaces; the
fathers made no provision for stoves N
their churches, they did not even bu.fd
chimneys. not they. A good conscience
was the best sort of foot warmer in
their opinion. Those were the times,
too. when deacon would tiptoe up the
aisle and stir the noisy sleeper with a
staff. lest he should drown the good
mans ''seventeenthIy."
Quaint Old Graveyard.
There is a little graveyard attached
to the old church. but the green mounds
are few, for no one but the immediate
relatives OF those who lie here are per
mitted to bury in this ground The
headstones lean at all sorts OF angles
and most Of them are indecipherable for
the lichens. On one stone YOU read
that beneath lies "Rachela, daughter ot
AMI and Ann Coe." A big oak grew
out of one of these graves and had +,
be cut down. Judging by the stumr
which remains II must have had a trunk
which a grown man could not have
spanned. A pair Of giant tulip tree.
stand in this graveyard. There is some.
thing uncanny about their bare, wrIth
ing branches for they push their root,
among skulls and draw their life from
the dust of bygone generations.
] Falls Church was used at one tim
as stable for cavalry horses. and ais,
d as a hospital during the civil war. q
f. that It can claim large share Of par
2 ticipation in the history Of the country
r The principal streets In the town ar
S Broad and Washington Streets. Broa
e Street is two miles long. is a portior
S OF the Alexandria and Leesburg turn
j pike. It has number OF handsome resi-
$ dences along its course, among other
b that occupied by General Lawton whe
d he was acting inspector general Of III
= army with the rank Of Lieutenant colo
n mel II is a large old fashioned farm
h house. and stands a good $50 feet frol
it's front gate. The grounds around n
old house are large and well KEEP
y There is fine orchard OF peach an
e apple trees attached to the house. Dun
Il ing his residence In Falls Church Colo
It mel Lawton was very popular with II
s townspeople. and was outspoken in HI
d support and admiration of the little Vi
Df lRge. After he was promoted and ol
TX dered to the Philippines a number Of II
-e Falls Church folk thought seriously
ID following him and engaging in businei
ID in the islands
r. Just outside the town is the Munsc
lie Nurseries. an extensive enterprise.
. is well known as the place where son
very pretty skirmishes took place duriI
" the civil war. The spot was held
at turn by both armies. and was a DANCE
III Gus location for a scouting party to pitc
S, its camp.
v Yale Rice. long time resident of Fal
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elected from each. The council Of the
First ward is composed Of E. I. Crump.
Samuel Thompson. and George y. Less
Ter; that OF the Second ward OF Frank
Newman. H. C. Ryer. and John Wells:
that OF the Third ward Of c. G. Walters,
William n. Ellison. and Harry c. Birge-
These nine committeeman meet annually
and elect the mayor from their number.
The mayor and council meet the second
Monday night in each month. John \.
Gibson is town sergeant. Besides the
councilmen each ward has q road com
mlttee whose duty it is to maintain the
thoroughfares in good condition.
The town has a large three-story hail
on Broad Street. where the meetings OF
the odd Fellows. the Good Templars.
the Masonic Lodge. and other societies
are held.
Kemple Lodge. A. F. and A NJ. r.
ed after Mr. Kemple. deputy Of the dis
trict in which Falls Church is located.
meets the second and fourth Fridays in
every month in the Odd Fellows Han.
The officers are William A. Ball. grand
master; A. H. Barbour, senior warden
DR.. ]. r. Hagan. junior warden; H :.
Beach. secretary. and Merton E. Church,
treasurer.
The Good Templars meet IN the hall
every Tuesday evening. The officers are
Joseph Marr, chief templar; Mamie
Graves. vice templar; George Thompson,
secretary. and Mrs. J. H. Garrettson,
treasurer.
The Odd Fellows meet every Thurs
day evening Their body is in -four
ishing condition and new members are
being added often. Their officers are II
A. Hundley. noble grand. presiding off,
Ger: Karl Karl Garrettson. vice grand;
H. A Beach. secretary; J. H. Brune-
financial secretary. and George W
Hawxhurst. treasurer.
The Patriotic Sons of America NEE
in the Odd Fellows Hall every Monday
evening. Their organization is CROWN.
rapidly.
Jefferson Public School.
The public school. called the Jefrer
son. has a large number of pupils. an,
its scholars who have passed through
the eighth grade are admitted to I'll,
high schools Of Washington without ex
animation. z. c. Sine is the principal
, He is assisted by Miss Maud s. Riley
Miss Devine, and Miss Lottie Dyer, win
teaches the primary pupils. The trus
, tees OF the institution are .Dr. J. B
Gould. J. 5. Riley. ard J. w Brown.
! or Broad Street, not far from IN
q center of the town. is the Trainin
, school for Feeble Minded Girls. Thi
institution is doing excellent work un
e der the guidance or Miss Matte Grundy
i the principal. It is housed in a larg
= brick building and is surrounded by wild
n and wcu-kept grounds.
. There are a number of physicians Il
= the town. Among others there is ID
T. y. Talbot. Dr.. George B. Fadeley
Lr. T. c. Quick. Dr. l. E. Go,t. and ID
, y. F. Graham. J. W. Brown. G.. Gather
and Merton L. church have three vel
@ appointed groceries George !. Irwin
C the proprietor Of large grocery an
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Church. occupies a roomy. homelike
farmhouse just beyond General Lawton's
old house. MIR. Rice's home is surround
ed by large fields under cultivation. He
owns a large barn and stables From his
porch the view Of the surrounding farm
ing land is very picturesque.
Oakwood Cemetery.
About mile out from the village cen
ter. Oakwood, the Falls Church Gene
/ tory. is located. 1t occupies four acres.
and the grounds are always kept In ex-
! celIent condition. A sweep of woods bor-
ders on the cemetery, the grass seems a
bit greener here than elsewhere, and the
| tombstones are costly and artistic pieces
Of carving. Oakwood Cemetery is man
aged by a board of trustees chosen from
all the churches in Falls Church This
board Is changed every year, and the
money realized from the sale OF lots is
applied entirely to beautifying the ceme-
terry. 1t is considered an honor to serve
on this board, and no salaries are paid it's
members. Merton f. Church is superin-
tendent for the present year.
Falls Church is set in a cup-shaped
depression in the third range of hills,
which places 1t about 800 feet above the
Potomac River. The streets rise with
scme sharpness from the center OF the
town. At the eastern part OF the village
Rufus II. Darby and his brother. and AL
win NJ. Lothrop. three prominent business
nen Of Washington. occupy homes which
Lothrops home is an ideal one for ths
summer. 1t occupies the fat top Of e
hill the ground sloping rapidly from tho
, edge of his lawn. a superb panorama
, OF Washington is spread out before yo,
, as you sit on his porch. The Capitol
the Monument. and a number of the othe
public buildings can be readily dlstin
, guished. The mass Of woods around tn,
distant city throws It out in bold relief
- in height. It is fitted with odd and unex
- pected gables, quaint porchess screene
4 with climbing rose vines, there Is an oil,
n sun dial in the middle OF the trim from
Q lawn. and altogether the house is jus
t. the sort Of one where you would thin
- Of finding cozy ingle-nooks. snug librarie
n with welI-stocked book shelves. and tn
o peace and quiet Of home. Large barn
are attached TO the house and there ar
4 a number Of outbuildings for the housin
Of carriages. drags. and buggies, and sew
eral horses.
The Star Tavern.
On the way 10 the western portion {
the town you pass the old Star Taveri
> which is almost as old as the Fal
e Church. II was favorite stoppin
II place in the days when Broad Stree
,s was the great thorouChfare betwee
Leesburg and Alexandria. A Mr.. Aucki
n moody kept the tavern in those day
It and It is still in the family. It va
ie shortly after the tavern was built thi
u coaches ran between the two cities.
N takes no great stretch OF fancy today
? see the driver In his many-caped Goa
h slowly drawing on a pair OF gigant
mittens while wCrshiping hostler hol'
Is up the bunch Of ribbons. Who knows b
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II burg" u,.-.
you are"
The central Office which really places
Won in communication with Leesburg is
situated in the picturesque town OF
Falls Church. Some idea of the imPor-
lance Of this little Virginia suburb of
washington may be gained when it is
known that it is the great nerve center
Of the telephones that connect with the
following towns of its own State: Clar-
endon. Calvin. Fairfax, Dunn Loring'
nranesville. Glencarlyn. Herndon, Ken
more Leesburg. Merriheld. Lewinsville'
oakton. Rosslyn. Vienna. wiehle' Chain
bridge. Alexandria Court House. ASH
Grove Bafley's Cross Roads. and Balls
ton
Rut this list of towns gives you no
conception of the unique beauty Oh
Fails church; OF the long, shady streets
"a eide lanes: OF the neat cottages
each standing apart from all neighoors
IN it's own trim grounds; OF the snug
uell-AIled barns: of the superb views
., washington and the surrounding
peadnw-land. deep and rich; OF the
country air. and the brilliant green OF
1r,e foliage. These are charms which
cannot be conveyed in words
origin of the Towns Name
The whole history OF Falls Church
sbatespeare to the contrary, is con
,sined in its name. It is built around
an Episcopa1 church. which was erected
in 1857. and. because It was the neares
building OF the kind TO the great fails o
the Potomac River, was chrlstene'
THE Falls Church" IN the stress
time and after hundreds of tongues ha'
been busy with IL. the name was con
veniently shortened to Falls Church
This was one OF the first thre
churches built in Virginia by the Eng
Usb Crown. One OF them was az Alex
andria and the other in Norfolk tn
third being located az Falls Church
Before the Alexandria church was bull
General Washington used TO worship +
THE Falls Church" riding his favorit
horse over the roads from Mount VeT
non. He was a vestryman of the churcl
and today the people OF this villae
point with pride to the very ceda
where he was accustomed to hitch hi
bride rein when he dismounted tt
bricks used in the construction Of thi
old building we're brought from Englan
at great expense. Thus. our father
raised their houses Of worship wit
good English soil and, doubtless. praye
under this shelter for the speedy hun
bling Of the mother country. The tow
was gradually built about the old churC
and took its name from H.
The Old Church.
The old building stands in a sum
acre OF EDuoOAn ldWAiNs ~ A4oo n NpNe
row OF windows. one about three fe
from the ground and the other abo
seventeen or eighteen. In the old da
there was nothing but earth-paek
flooring; at present there is the best
red carpet and a good, firm layer of o
boards underneath. Modern pews ha
been provided and two large wo
stoves. besides a handsome lectern a
appropriate decorations for the alta
The Rev. George S. summerville is &
present pastor and has large congr
CATION in his charge.
still. the old church seems dreami
of the day when It had nothing but II
earth flooring. high-backed pews wi
book racks full Of Bibles and hymna
when periwigged gentlemen and bepo
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bakery. P 3. Nourse and J. c. Elliot
also own groceries which DO q tidy
business. A. H. Barbour Co. run
feed store, and c. T. Mankin Co. are
the druggists. John D. Paine keeps the
grocery store in the west END OF the
town. william H. Veitch and somer-
field Taylor are patronized by a great
many people for fine meats and pro-
visions. The Misses n. E and c. z.
Remore have popular dry goods and
notion store. C. W Manldn owns an
establishment Of the same character
The Times IS represented in Falls
Church by Edward Mckay, weIl-known
citizen Of the town He is one of the
most enterprising business men in a
busy village
Some Handsome Residences.
Among the handsome residences OF
Falls Church are those of A E Rowel.
H. P. Buckner. c. c. Walters. the may
or; William H Ellison. who settled in
Falls Church in 1912 and is counted the
oldest fnhabitant; the beautiful home of
Col. Leo s. Parker in Great Falls Street;
Col W. 5. Patterns at West End; that
Of James L. Davenport, Deputy Conmis-
sioner of Pensions. in Forbes Street. and
that of Dr. D. H. Riddle. Presbyterian
minister. and his sister. Miss Sue y.
Riddle. Major NJ. s. Hopkins. Z. 5. A.
has lived in Falls Church for some years
and occupies pretty residence WI
liam o. Berry. P. W. Lee, and D. A.
Duncan own handsome houses in the
principal streets
Opportunity for Investment
There is excellent opportunity to
Mace ready money at Falls Church
either in loans on property or in buying
real estate outright. The value Of
ground here has steadily improved in the
last fifteen years There has been no
boom" With its resulting fall In prices
and staenation of all business Il is q
town of magnificent distances" every
home standing apart in Its OWL three or
four acres Of ground The spring and
well water are pure
It is easily accessible from Washing
ton. being one hours drive or thirty
minutes by rail from the city. The town
has a population Of 1907. according to
the last census. but the villager VIII
tell YOU that the number OF dwellers In
the town limits doubles during the sum
mer months Many people stop at the
J hotel or rent furnished houses for the
D warmer months of the year
p Tbore are about one hundred clerks
p ennloved in the various branches Of tho
. General Government who make their
p. homes permanentIy in Falls Church.
o These gentlemen hold high positions
- under Uncle sam. and almost every one
}. owns the house he lives in. There has
been no open or licensed sale Of liquor
e in the town for many years Indeed ths
g place is REGARDED as a temperance
$ stronghold
= The people are for The most part New
r. Epqlanders. and they have brought with
e them the native shrewdness. the old
O fashioned honesty and thrift which char
acterized the Yankee. Fifteen years agC
n not a dollar WAS To De had on loan. To-
r. dav the agents Q; Falls church have
+. thousands Of dollars which they are en-
r. deavorins TO place fer their clients
r. All iu all Fails Church IS one OF th'
i most prosperous and attractive suburb
Is in Tho Immediate neishhc-hood OF Wash
ID ington.
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o4 Sketch of the Pretty Vfr-
qinia Village, With the EpiS-
copat Church Where George
Washington Was a Vestry-
man One Hundred Years
Ago, and the Old Star TAB
EN- of Romantic Memories.
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Five Protestant Churches.

Besides the Catholic and Episcopal
churches there are five other congrega-
tions in a fiourishing condition. The
Methodist Episcopal Church. of which
the Rev. a. S. Ball is present pastor
has a very neat frame structure. where
the weekly service Is conducted. This
church was founded by the Rev. B. W.
Pend, who lives at lexington at the
present time. and is chief examiner in
the Patent once.
The Congregational Church. of which
Dr. Franklin Noble is pastor. is twenty
years old. Its congregation is large and
the church structure is attractive in ap-
pcarance. The Rev. William W. Woolm
rs at the present time pastor of II"
Methodist Church South and is one OF
the most popular clergymen OF the vii
| lage. The Rev. r. A. Davidson is pas
/ tor of the PRESBYTERIAN Church. The
Rev. A. W. Graves is pastor OF the Bap-
/ list Church. The parsonage is locatcl
or one Of the principal residence streets
/ OF Falls Church and Is regarded as on1
OF the prettiest homes in the village.
( There is quite q colored colony to the
south. Of the town and the people find
+ employment in The homes of Washing
tcrlcrs ard the residents OF their OWL
village. There are three churches 4.
this section and they have a large NUN
Der o. mc:llCrs.
N-yo~ and Town Council.
Falls Church has a local government
cen listing OF a mayor. c. c. Walter
and council The town Is divided int
three wards AID the councilmen AZ
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The Beautiful Homes of tbe
Cfty,s Business SNen. the
Nany Enterprises of the
Picturesque To1un, and the
Rare Opportunities &oSD
Open to Tbose Wbo Desire
Safe, Paying hnOestments.
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situated on knoll among large trees.
and Is regarded as one OF the hand
somest church buildings in Falls Church
The healthfulness Of the surrounding
country and the purity % the water
supply may be realized when It is re-
nembered that in 1898. during the
Spanish war. Camp Alger was pitched
just outside the town of Falls Church.
The Second Army Corps. under Maj.
Gen. William NJ. Graham. occupied this
camp, and the streets OF the village
were alive with the uniforms of the
various branches of the service under
HIS command.
The Falls Church Village Improve
ment Company corresponds TO the citi-
zers' associations Of the other suburbs
OF Washington. The citizens OF Falls
Church owe their fringe Of shade trees
along the curb of every street and the
good condition OF the roads and lanes
to it. G. L. Merrifeld is president;
George W HawXhurst. secretary, and
Merton z. Church. treasurer. The peo-
pic of the town appreciate the work
that is being done by this association
and are loud in its praise. The assO-
citation has a large membership.
The Falls Church Monitor" is the
village paper. It is composed of foui
sheets. and publishes the news OF tho
/ town and countryside. r. c. l.. Mon
cure. a prominent citizen OF the State
/ is editor The Monitor" is published
by the Alexandria County Publishing
] Association.
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ffv TELLO. central. Gimme Lees
RI burg"
= .Teesburg2 o. K. There
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

The pistol toter must go. We are in favor of making the penalty more severe. While it might not be well to make the offense felony, we would like to see term of inn priSonment added to the fine and let 1t be so that, theimprisonment is positive andnot with the discre, tion of the jury or 'judge.-Des- Arc Guidon. The end in view in the above is worthy and much needed, but the means to obtain that end will never accomplish the result. Not the severity of the penalty, but the certainty of it, that deters persons. We are in favor of reducing the fine to such a sum, say ($10.OO), that a jury can and will convict 6 man. As it now stands juror hatches any kind of an excuse possible to keep from convicting a man. We Say, reduce the penalty and con- vict the criminal everytime. Then Pistol toters" will be animals unknown or at least seldom seen.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

A new idea for children from 5 to 50 years of age" is a term used by the St. Louis Post-Dis- patch to advertise it's new four page color part, to be called The Home Circle Section. This will be issued in addition to the Ma gazine, the Funnyside and other Features, every other week, com mencing Sunday, Feb. 15. This special section will contain parlor tricks, games to be played by the family circle, puzzles and illdslons. It is specially designed for the entertainment and amuse- ment of children-all children, of course from 5 to 50 years of age, as the Post-Dispatch puts it.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Collectors s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that I will be at the following places at the times mentioned below for the purpose of collecting each and every kind of state, county, city and school taxes, both generaland special for the year 1902 as shown by the Tax Books of said year Said taxes being due Jan. 1st, 1903 and payable any time before April 10th of said year without penalty But after said date 25 per cent penalty and cost of collec- tion will be added:
 Riverside, Thursday. Feb. 5th. Snapps, Friday, Feb. 9th. Gregory's, Monday, Feb. 9th. Augusta, Feb. 16-25th. Cotton Plant, March 2-6th. Maberry's Store, March, 7th. After March 10th, I will be in my office at the Court House in Au- gusta, Ark. until April 10th, 1903.
 M. H. PATTERSON,
 Sheriff and Elk -officio Collector
 of Woodruff county.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
NEVILLE.

By Regular Correspondent
 MT. Kelley was in town Sun. day.
 Walter Robertson visited Mem phis this week.
 MT. John Robertson, your time will come next. MT. Smith, of Forrest City, was in town this week. The young people enjoyed a sociable ball Thursday night.
 MT. John Stagg, the track man made a flying trip to New port Sunday.
 By Grits! A sweet little girl is visiting the home of MT. and Mrs. Hunnicutt of Wiville.
 MT. and Mrs. Woods and MT. and Mrs. Strickland, of Grays, visited in town Sunday.
 MT. Bob Richard, the Howell Agent, with the dream of his future, Mrs. May King, visited Wiville Sunday.
 Mrs. c. L. Watkins and her Ivanhoe of the Isle of Kenlock strolled toward Howell and back last Sunday afternoon.
 Chas. Tyron, the Nimrod of the Choctaw R. R., was at Martin Ju notion last Sunday seeingafter his flower garden. He is cultivat- ing some rare flowers this year.
 Quite a number of our people took hand car ride'to Gregory's Point last Sunday. MT. Hugh Walker had to be waited on by Dr. Patterson at the conclusion of the trip.
 Dr. Pattersonleft for Memphis last Thursday, but owing to bad connection and other unavoidable accidents at Cotton Plant, he was not permitted to persue his well laid plans. So we can simply say he visited the Queen of Sheba in her earthly paradise.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

GRAND JORORS, A l. Crittenden B F Spradlin s B Dent Ell Connor I J Stacy B H Lacy S H Hill Geo Warner w B Jelks w B Fakes Clayton Hailey B Wherry W H Gray M Musgrove J I Cain w N Sales
 ALTERNATIVES. J B Kittreu w B Doughertv T A Jeffries Jack Quiett J R Vinson l. B Smith
 PETIT JURORS. Jno F Gardner w R Bishop J B Hagan D P Shoup J Haralson re Green c c Heckart Minor O'Neal Lee Miller W V Angelo Lum Crossett Joseph Crossett J c McCrory Sam Kyle Bob Holder Wm Penrose Jr 1 T Browning J S Easton w R Brown J B Conner A s Thompson John Lewis w c Berry Jr J H Hopkins
 ALTERNATIVES. Archie Bonham Jas Horbour J T Hall E l. Hamilton Dave Burkett M H Garland E Cogbill T w Quiett Steve White Harry Snapp Jno Pace B l. Kittrell.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

The Newspaper and Stamp Act has been passed oyer the veto of our Governor. This act of the le- gislature reminds us of an aceph- alous William Goat wandering aronnd putting with that which he has long since lost and can never again acquire. Gentlemen, you can't move Jeff Davis. He has the throttle in his own hands.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

Circuit Court meets next week. Look out for the Grand Jury boys. Some of our semi-annual hunters had better take their beds with them for a week s stay. For game is abundant in some the cain-breaks.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12

See Americas most unique tete-the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Only one fare plus $2,OO for round trip by the Rock Island System Choctaw, Okla homa & Gulf R. R. Tickets limited twenty-five days from. date of sale.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
E. C. KRAHER, Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year, in advance. $l

The Hon. w M. Fishback. ExGov. of Ark. has gone to his reward. He was man of wonder ful ability and his energy and zeal knew no bound. In his death Arkansas has lost a hero.
Woodruff County news., 1903-02-12
Kramer insures COUNTRY PRO,

PERTY against FIRE.