Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
HERNDoN HAPPENINGS.
News Notes of Interest Relating to
Virginia Town.
.pondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
HERNDON, Va. April g. 1906
DR.. B. B. Detwiler of Herndon received
Friday last $4,000 perch from the United
States fish commission. The. fish were sent
at the request of the Herndon Fishing Club,
and were deposited in the river at Camp
Flicker in the afternoon.
The board of supervisors of Fairfax county
met at Fairfax Court House recently, when
the ladies Of the Fairfax Village Improve
ment Society were authorized to take steps
to improve the appearance of the court
house building. A brass plate will be placed
in the front of the court house to show the
date of its erection.
Among the citizens of Herndon who have
been spending the winter in Washington,
but who have returned to the country for
the summer are Col. and Mrs. f. d. Ste
phenson. DR.. H. A. Johnson OF the War De-
office and family, Mrs. Fannie Gresham and
family, Mr.. Mooney and Mr.. L. G. Schooley
and family.
work on the Herndon canning factory
building has been completed, and all the
machinery Is in place ready for operation
as soon aswork on the boiler has been fin
ished.
Louis v. Wiehle of Columbia College New
York Vernon Wrenn of the University of
Virginia and Conrad Choate of Randolph
Macon Academy. Front Royal, Va. were at
home for the Easter holidays. Since his ar
rival Conrad Choate has been confined to
the house with humps, and will not be able
to return to Front Royal for several weeks.
number Of gentlemen of Herndon are
discussing plans for providing the town with
a water supply for use In case of fire, and
several very substantial contributions have
been offered At an informal meeting FRI
day evening DR.. e. L. Detwiler was re-
quested to prepare plans for the work.
The committee appointed by the Herndon
lvryny ana Arcr ,fof 3r,v, -.
preliminary survey for an extension of the
Great Falls and Old Dominion railway from
Great Falls to Herndon expect to begin work
early this week; The COMMITTEES CONSISTS Of
DR.. B. B. Detwiler and Mr.. James Cock
Grille.
1t is stated that about 800 men are now at
work on the extension of the Old Dominion
road, and that buildings are being erected
at Great Falls. Additional cars have teen
ordered for the road and the work of
double-tracking is about to begin. This work
and the work at the end of the route will, it
is reported. be completed by the middle of
June.
The Ladies' Aid Society at Herndon met
with Mrs. e. r. Wells at her home near
Herndon the 18th instant, the occasion
being the ninety-frst anniversary of Mrs.
Wells birth.
The delegates to the Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution from
Fairfax County Chapter. Vienna, were: Re-
B. W. Sunny. Miss Louis Huntington, Mrs
e. 8. Bethel. Mrs. Marian F. Sherman, Mrs
Joseph Berry and Miss Mary Huntington.
Mr. T. M. Williamson and family have ar
rived from York. Pa. and have taken pos
session OF the Mayers farm near Herndon
Contributions will be received at Herndon
from the residents of the town and sur
rounding country for the San Francisco sufr
ferers. A committee will probably be APP
pointed to receive and forward such contri-
buttons. either through the Washington city
authorities or direct to the proper organfza-
ton in San Francisco.
special communication of Hernaon
Lodge. A. F. A. NJ. with be held tomorrow
evening to honor the memory of John Paul
Jones. A committee. consisting of DR.. w.
l. Robey. DR.. +. I. Detwiler and Mr. w H
Blanchard have made arrangements for a
public meeting. at which Mr. Harvey Hanes
will deliver an address on the life OF the
naval hero.
William Durant. a resident of Providence
district, aged about sixty-hve years, died at
his homo near Vienna last evening Mr.
Durant came to Virginia from the west
plumber OF years ago and engaged in farm
Ing. few weeks ago he sold q part Of his
farm. and when returning from a visit to
washington city Just after the sale lost the
pfoc9eds. about a. 100. in one Of the cars OF
the Ariington. Falls Church and Fairfax
electric railway. The money was returned
to him by one OF the employees of the road.
4horfty before his death Ii 10 said that Mr.
Durant made q win. leaving his estate to
nis only child. daughter, now living in