Evening star., 1907-10-13
NEWS OF HERNDON.
Local Fraternities Lease Lodge
Room-Old Court Papers Found.
| Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| HERNDON, Va. October IL, 1907.
| DR.. E. L. Robey and c. A. Hutchinson,
| representing Herndon Lodge, Masons; e.
T. Gillette and c. NJ. Burton. represent
ing the JUNIOR Order, United American
| Mechanics. and Charles H. Reed and II.
| +. Hanes. knights of Pythias, met
| Wednesday night to consider the terms Of
rental of the lodge room in the new Wal
| ker building for their respective lodges.
| The committee accepted the terms offered
and agreed to enter into a joint lease for
| the term of five years. The several lodges
| expect to take possession of the new
| lodge room in November.
1t is reported that a package of old
court papers found in a drug store
at Leesburg this week, which bore dates
from 1765 to 1161 Many of the papers
| We're signed by Charles Binns, who, it is
said, was clerk of the court during the
| reign of George Ill.
Mrs. +. w. Richardson, wife of the
clerk of the circuit court, was badly
! burned at her home at Fairfax Court
! House Wednesday afternoon. Needing an
empty tin can Mrs Richardson took one in
| which had been kept some giant powder,
and supposing that there was but little
! powder in the can at the time, she ap-
piled lighted match. By the explosion
| which followed Mrs. Richardson was
burned about the face and hands The fire
| communicated to her clothing, but the
| blaze was quickly extingushed.
| q. S. DevereauX of Vienna, formerly
station agent at that place, and lately
Company in Washington city, has re-
moved to Vienna, Ga, where he will be
connected with the Central Georgia rail-
road.
1t is stated that Mrs. Fannie Gresham.
4 nf IlaypInD U-l,n a iaI OF
ton, Tex, last week, received the injuries
which caused her death IN an attempt TO
escape from a burning building in which
she and her daughter Caroline were oc-
cupyng rooms. Escape by the stairway
being impossible Mrs. Gresham leaped
| from u high gallery to the pavement ht-
low, falling with such force that heI
ankle was shattered and internal injuries
sustained. from which she died. after lin
gcrins several days. Mrs. Gresham was
the widow of Col. +. w. Gresham. &
former business man of Washington city
who died several years ago leaving valua-
bic real estate in Herndon. Mrs. Grcei-
am it is stated. was engaged AT the time
of her death in settling in Texas the os-
state left by her father She was an aC-
tive member of the Herndon Baptist
Church and of the Women's National
Press Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hall who sold their
property in Herndon a number OF years
ago and removed to South Dakota have
to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs {. S Steel of Herndon
have received informa tion that their
daughter. Mrs. Hollister Sturges and Mr..
Sturges, nave arrived at Calcutta. Mr..
and Mrs. Sturgcs Will remain in India
about one year. Mir. Sturges being en-
Glged in business there.
Belmont, an estate of 1000 acres in
Loudoun county, has been sold to Mrs.
\. a. Ferguson of Pittsburg, Pa. for
$4,000
+. Nj. Trail and family returned from a
trip to New York state Friday evening.
Mrs. A. f. Corning has returned To her
home at Vienna, after several weeks
visit to the jamestown exposition and
| friends in the lower part of the state
w. G. Collins and family have removed
| understood that Milton Collins Is III
at the Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington.
Debating Club and the Arlington ,lub.
which took place a the Arlington public
school building last evening was largely
The debaters from Bancroft were W. w.
who supported the negative of the sub
1ect under discussion. The question
affirmed THAT Country Life Is Preferable
to City Life" The Arlington Club was
represented by Messrs Dayie, De Lash
mutt and Walters. The judges We're Gram
dal Mackey, j. w. Head and Mr.. Middle
be the victors.