Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
HERNDON AND VICINITY
STUDENTS DEPART FOR COLLEGE
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


number of boys and young men left this
section recently for schools in the southern
part of the state. Edwin Goodwin, Fairfax
Court House; G. D. Darrell. Daysville and
Vernon Wrenn, Herndon, have gone to the
University of Virginia: Frank Moncure,
Fairfax Court House. and J. H. Sewers and
j. C. Freeman, Arcola, to William and
Mary College; N. w. Burgess, Sterling;
B. F. Lanham, Colvin Run; Conrad Choate.
Herndon; Jay H. Yates. Chantilly; Lewis
Oliver, Fairfax Court House, and John OIL
yer Of DranesvilIe district to Randolph
Macon Academy. Front Royal, Va.
Gen. George H. Harries of Washington
city was a recent guest of Mr.. ]. J. OAR
lington at Herndon.
Mr.. Robert Lee. who Is member of the
committee appointed by the legislature of
Virginia to investigate and recommend a
place for the location of the proposed new
state normal school, states that the COM
mittee has not yet formulated its report
10 avoid the possibility Of a leak the COM
mittee will not determine upon the loca-
ton which it will recommend until imme-
diately before the report Is to be submitted
to the legislature. Falls Church, Herndon
and Leesburg on the Bluemont branch of
the Southern Railway each hope to be
lected as the place for this institution and,
as an inducement, Herndon has offered to
contribute $4,000 and about twenty acres
Of land.
Mr.. 7. R. Buell., who graduated from the
Columbia School of Mines, New York
city, last spring has accepted position
as mining engineer with zinc mining COM
pany of Joplin, Mo- Mr.. Buell. left his
home at Herndon few days ago for the
west.
Mrs. Belt and Mrs. Mary stallings of
West Washington. who passed the summer
months on the Averill farm near Herndon,
and who became i'll Immediately after
reaching the country, have recovered.
George w. Jones, colored, whose death
occurred Wednesday last at Vienna, was
highly respected by the entire community.
He had been a resident Of Vienna for
twenty-seven years, and at the time of his
death was fifty-four years Of age. The
funeral services today were conducted by
cOlored Odd Fellows.
w. G. Kemper cashier of the Peoples
Bank. Point Lick. KY, will visit Herndon
In a few days in connection with the bank
which 1t is proposed to establish here. Mr..
kemper has correspondent with B. A. Man
kin and others of Herndon, and is quite
satisfied with the location and business
prospects Of the place.
Republican Meeting Monday.
The republican campaign in Fairfax
county will be opened Monday. September 1S,
by a meeting at the Court House. Former
Representative Jacob Yost OF Staunton, w.
B. King of Bluemont and j. D. Payne of
Falls Church will be the speakers. The
statement that Judge Lewis, the republican
nominee for governor was removed from
federal office by order of the President is
resented by republican leaders. They say
that Judge Lewis presented his resignation
some time before it was actually accepted,
and that he was in no sense "forcibly re-
moved" as has been stated
1t is expected that Mr.. Swanson will visit
this section later on In the campaign.
Maj August Henning. justice of the peace
Of hos cd I, iS 1r,fin
he has not fully recovered from his recent
severe illness.
Mr.. Harry G. Bradford, foreman of Hern-
dons weekly paper, the Observer, was
married to Miss Ada Smith of Luray. va,
Tuesday, September II. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Bradford will make Herndon their home.
Mrs. B. B. Detweiler and daughters re-
turned Friday evening from a visit to |
friends at Bailston.
Mrs. Bennett. widow of DIR. Bennett, late |
president of Randolph-Macon College, is |
visiting Mrs. Laura Hanna, near Herndon.
A musical organization is being formed in |
Herndon, under the leadership of Mr.. ]. f. !
Oertel of Vienna. An orchestra will be |
composed of stringed instruments only, Mr.. |
Robey playing first violin; W. H. Blan-
ehard and Arthur Robb, second violin;
Charles Howard, cello. and Mrs. w. 1. |
Robey, jr., piano accompanist.
Sales Of Realty.
w. E. Miller of Herndon has made the
following sales of real estate in Virginia
recently: Four hundred and fifty-two acres
belonging to Miss NJ. E. Berry, Sterling,
Loudoun county. to j. W. Nicol, Rockbridge
county, Va; 40 acres belonging to r. H.
Maddox, Eoudoun county, to l.. E. Boyer,
Pittsburg, Pa; 155 acres belonging to Ida
Mcfarland. Loudoun county, to ]. S. Phil
lips, Norfolk. Va; 30 acres belonging to ].
7. Milstead Loudoun county. to Edgar E.
Beord, Rockbrdge county, Va; 100 acres
belonging to c. l.. Berry, Loudoun county,
to w. p Slough, Rockbridge county Va;
% acres belonging to Sarah E. Jenkins.
Loudoun county, to T. J. Hedges Lynch
burg Va; 800 acres belonging to H. G. Otis,
Fairfax county, to c. H. Kemper, Warren
ton, Va; 1873 acres belonging to Abram
Bushing. Herndon, to w. r. Ruggles. Mel
county, Va. Mr.. Miller states that since
the lst of June last he has sold 652 acres
of land with improvements, the total value
being 500, $50.
Mr.. A NJ. Hoge. who recently sold his
property to E. w. Thomas of Washington
D. c., has rented the Wescott house, Maple
avenue, and will remain In Vienna this win
ter. In the spring Mr.. Hoge will give up
his position in the sixth auditors Office and
go TO his farm, near Somerset, Ky.
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