The Washington times., 1914-12-11
FAIRFAX TO VOTE ON
ROAD BONDS JAN. L
Issue of $4,000 Proposed to
Improve Highways South OF
Alexandria.

| ALEXANDRIA, Dec. IL-Whether
| Fairfax county will issue $4,000 adj
ditional bonds TO supplement the &S,-
COO issued a year ago for the improve
ment Of its roads, TO connect the roads
now under course of construction south
! of Alexandria in the Mt. Vernon dis
tr.ct with improved roads in the other
| sections of the county and with the
! Georgetown pike. will be decided by
! the voters of Providence district on
January L.
I of the circuit court, Judge J. &. /;
| Thornton issued an order for special
/ election on the question. The ACTON
| followed presentation OF a petitloh
signed by ninety-one property owners
| in the district The petition was Sc
cured by Thomas r. Keith, Of Fair
I fax Courthouse.
| IL is said that the district is strongly
/ in favor of the bond issue and that
! its passage is almost certain.
The proceeds of the bond issue, II
authorized. will be used to extend the
| present macadam road from Vienna
| TO Langley, six and one-half miles,
where il will connect with the Ioad
recently built from there TO Chain
bridge and to reconstruct the Lees>irS
and Alexandria turnpike from Tyson
corner TO West End, two and three
quarters miles.
The Elks' cuchrc and dance last night
was largely attended. Miss Bessie
Creegan won the first prize for wom-
en- and George KeeGan, the hrst prize
for men.
Andrew Jackson Lodge. No. 100. \. F.
and A. NJ. paid a fraternal visit 10
Alexandria, Washington Lodge. No. q.
last night, returning a visit paid oy
the latter organization earlier in the
year. The master Masons degree was
conferred on the candidates of Wash
inCton Lodge by the officers of Jack
son Lodge, the stations being filled by
the following officers: Chester \.
Gwinn, worshipful master: Frank w.
Latham. senior warden; c. Z. Dare
junior warden; walter S. Nicklin. Sc
nior deacon: s. Z. Luckett, junior dea-
con: william Lewis Allen, treasurer
James E. Alexander. secretary; II. b.
Richards and Elliott Hoffman, stew
ards: George W. Zachary, tiler. At the
conclusion of the initatOry work a buff
feJ luncheon was served. There were
number of visitors present, among
them NJ. E Church. of Falls Church,
district deputy grand master OF Masons
in Virginia.
The bov who was arrested yesterday
morning charged with robbing the store
of Ballenger Brothers. i'm West End.
and who gave his name as John john
son, mas Deen luenuIleO as Leroy Lam
meyer. He has been turned over to the
Fairfax authorities.
Albert Napier. cOlored. eighteen
years old. was fined $50 and sentenced
to Jail for six months by Justice Cation
this morning, for entering the room OF
Maria Munson. an aged colored woman,
and destroying her furniture and cloth
ing. According to the police. the wOm-
ans room was ransacked by the boy.
who opened trunks and boxes. piling the
contents on the floor in the greatest
confusion.
Mrs. Hazel Reeder. a noted soprano
OF Washington, will sing the ohertory
Sunday night at the First Baptist
Church.
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy
Hunter, wife OF George Hunter. who
died at OccOqUan, were held yesterday
by the Re-. o. w. TripIctt. pastor of
tfc Second Baptist Church. lnterment
vas in Bethel CeIctery
The body OF Mrs Elizabeth Hondricks
Pollock. seventy-One. who died i'm Lees
burg. Va Was brought here Yesterday
and shipped today 10 Warrenton. Va.
for burial Mrs. Pollock was a daugh-
ter of the late Rev. a. d. Pollock