Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
MANASSAS IS TO HAVE
DAY ELECTRIC POWER
Northern Virginia Farmers Insti.
tute Scheduled to Meet Friday.
December IS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
! MANASSAS, Va, December AT the
regular meeting of the town council it
| was practically decided that the town
is to be given the privilege of both day
| and night electric service. Since the
completion of the municipal system a
snort time ago many business firms
have expressed desire to obtain day
| power. The council passed a resolu-
ton of thanks to Councilman Albert
Speiden for his efforts in obtaining the
| handsome new station recently built
by the Southern railway.
| The four-story Hopkins candy fac
| tory and adjacent lot have been sold to
j. H. Chilly, wholesale grocer of AL
exandria.
John X. O'Neil of Alexandria, son of
Dennis ONeil of Manassas, was injured
Wednesday at Culpeper He was struck
| by standpipe while swinging from a
freight car. The blow cut two deep
| gashes in his head, broke his collar
! bone and cut and injured both hands
| and arms.
Dog Blamed for Accident.
n. B. Hensley has been confined to
his home for several days, following
an accident on the Southern railway.
He was riding on a hand car when a
dog blocked his way. The dog and car
collided and the car jumped the track.
| The circuit court for Prince William
| county Is to be in session Monday,
| Judge J. B. T. Thornton presiding.
Inc Prince William Pastors Confer
| ence is to meet Monday in Grace Meth
| odist Episcopal Church South
The regular meeting of the Home
missionary Society of Grace Methodist
episcopal Church South is to be held
Thursday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. l.. B. Williams, on Prescott ave
nue..
Manassas Chapter. United Daughters
of the Confederacy, met Wednesday
afternoon in the chapter room. Mrs J.
y. T. Thornton presided. Mrs. Margaret
Barbour was appointed a committee to
arrange for Christmas gift to the SOL
diers' Home in Richmond Mrs c. NJ,
Larkin and Mrs. Albert Speiden were
appointed a committee to arrange for
uary 10.
B. P. Snyder of Spokane. Wash, has
purchased fifty-six acres of land from
C. H. Wise.
address on the history of Fairfax
county Thursday evening to the pupils
of Clifton School.
Farmers to Discuss Dairying.
The Northern Virginia Farmers In
stitute is to be in session Friday, De-
cember is, at the home of it's vice presi-
dent, Corbin Thompson of Woodbridge
1t is expected that dairying will be the
principal topic of discussion.
At a recent meeting Of the school
trustee electoral board. James Luck,
jr., and T.. II. Galleher were elected
trustees in Coles and Gainesville dis
tricts, respectively.
The Guild of Trinity Episcopal
Church is to hold the annual dinner
and bazaar Monday in the NJ. l. C.
building. Mrs. Coles and Miss Rixey
are in charge of the fancy work booth,
and Miss Mary Lipscomb is to preside
at the candy table.
Mrs W. w. Greene, widow of an
Episcopal clergyman, died Monday at
the age of eighty-five years. She leaves
four daughters and one son. Mrs. Mat
tie Marshall. Mrs. w. G. Willis and
Mrs. Il. J. Linthicun, all of Washing
ton; Mrs. J. F. Breazeale of Manassas
and Thomas L. Greene of Washington.
The funeral and interment took place
al Church Creek, Md