Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03
HERNDON HAPPENINGS.
General and Personal News of the Vir-
ginia Town.
Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
HERNDON, Va, March 8, 1906
w. F. Miller of Herndon reports the fol-
lowing recent real estate sales: Farm of
Walter E. Stark, near Sudley Mills, to Mon
roe Garst of Roanoke; the R. II. Thayer
farm of 400 acres at Lunette. to w r.
Barton, and Miss Lizzie Daniels farm Of
266 acres near Lunette, to William Miller.
Mayor Gillette of Herndon had before him
Thursday seven young coiored men charged
with the destruction of the fence on the
Arthur Beull farm. The boys removed a
large section of the fence and used it to
barricade the county road. This fun cost
them 50 each. Town Sergeant Dyer is said
10 be after several more who participated
in the escapade.
Mr.. J. w. Kephart has returned to Hern-
don from a trip to Pennsylvania, where he
purchased new machinery for his sawmil
at Quantico. Va. Mr.. Kephart expects to
have the new mill in operation in the re-
Gently acquired timber at Quantico by the
first of April. The timber will be worked
up into lumber to be shipped to Washing
ton. d. c.. and the north, and into railway
ties.
Mr.. r. n. Harper of Loudoun county
Va, president of the American National
Bank, Washington, d. c., has been APP
pointed a member of Gov. Swanson's staff.
bill appropriating $4,000 for the purpose
OF working the public roads of the state by
convict labor. The funds are to be used
in the employment of guards and the trans
portation of the convicts and for their
board Inmates of the county jails are to
be employed on road construction.
The senate finance committee has recon-
mended the passage of the Machin bill,
which provides for lending small sums 70
money on furniture and other household
goods.
Mr. W. F. Middleton has purchased from
Rev. James P. Feltner his dwelling house
and two acres of land In Herndon and from
Mrs. Arthur Mullen one lot containing
about three-fourths Of an acre
Mr. w. G. Collins of Vienna. upon the
motion of Mr.. Walton Moore, has been
admitted to practice before the circuit court
of Alexandria county.
Residents of Woodford, Fairfax county,
have petitioned the circuit court of the
county for road from Woodford to Fair
fax Court House through Vienna. The pas
sage of the road through Vienna will be
considered by the Vienna town council at
its regular meeting next Monday night
Mr. w. e. Miller has gone to Chicago for
the purpose of purchasing several carloads
of high-grade cattle, with which. 1t is
stated. he intends to stock his large farm
near Herndon.
Attorney w. G. Collins of Vienna has con-
veyed to James Sprucebank of Washington,
D. c. four lots of land near Woodford,
Fairfax county.
Machinery for the Herndon canning fac
tory has arrived and Is being unloaded, al
though the building is not quite ready for
it's reception. Work Is being pushed re-
CARELESS of the weather conditions, and
portion of the structure IS ALMOST COM
pieted The question of water supply is
now being considered by the directors of
the company, and 1t is probable that pipes
will be laid from the Ballou spring to the
factory, about one-fourth of a mile.