The Washington times., 1914-11-26
HUNT|NGNEAR END
IN FAIRFAX COUNTY
NOn-ReSidents Barred After
Monday by Ruling of Board
of Supervisors.

ALEXANDRIA,. Nov. 26.-FairfaX
county viii be closed to hunters who
are Honresidents of the county after
next Monday. Many Alexandrians and
Washingtonians who had looked for
ward to a few days shooting in this
section during the winter will be dis
appointed by the sudden action of the
authorities ir bringing the season to a
close. The action was taken at a meet
ing of the board of supervisors OF the
county. held at iTairfax County Court
House yesterday, and the reason given
was TO prevent the spread of the hoof
and mouth disease, which is prevalent
in many part 0f the United States.
The reso.uI!on OF the board was as
follows: ~ nereaS il mas been broug IT
10 the attention Uf the board that the
germs oil the ioci and mouth u d-Sease
among cattle can pe readily transmitted
Dy dogs ranging ana nunIlng; anu,
whereas IL is therefore necessary ana
proper, IN order 10 control SAID disease
and to prevent the caItIe of TINS county
being affected thereoy, that the hunt
ing season as TO nonreSiuentS and res
dents OF adjacent counties ana cites
be forthwith shortened and closed; now,
therefore, be At
Resolved, That the hunting season
in this county De anc the same Is now
hereby declared, closed aIter Decem-
ber ], 1914 AS to all nonrSeidenIS ot
this county and state, and also closeS
as 70 all residents OF adjacent cities
and counties, and that after said date
all hunting in This county by nonreSi-
ents and residents OF other and adja-
cent cities and counties, except as to
water fowl tne existing State law as
to the hunting OF eli water fowl re
manning unaltered by this resoluuon) be
a M a Is. hRrehV
unlawful
Thanksgiving Day was quietly sb-
served in Alexandria Many residents
took opportunity OF the holiday TO visit
nearby PAGES. Church services We're
largely attended. Two masses were said
at St Mary's Cathode Church and at
the last one al So o clock a sermon was
preached by the Irey. II. j. Cutter The
union thanksgiving services at Trinity
Methodist Churcn were largely attend
ed. The sermon was preached by the
Iicy. ar. John Lee Allison, pastor Or
the Second l'resDI teran Church. Serv-
ices were neId 1T Christ, st. Pauls, and
Grace Episcopal churches.
The store of Sands d Co, corner AL
fred and Oibbon sIreets, was entered by
burglars last night, who pried oped a
side door. They secured a large guam
IIty OF goods, including twelve pairs of
Sn0SS, twenty palTS Ol panIS, TWO cans
OIL ard, and a number of miscellaneous
articles.
Fifty members of Old Dominion Com
manuery, NO. Ii, knignts Templar, left
Alexandra in SPECIAL train for The
Plains, FauQuier county, this morning
for the purpose of conferring the de-
grees upon members of a new COM
mandery 10 be established at that place
this afternoon to be known as the Pied
mont Commandery. A banquet will be
rendered the visitors tonight.
Miss Mary Madaline Byrne daugh-
ter. of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph II. Byrne,
and John Lee Donnelly were married
yesterday at $50 o'clock in st. Mary's
Catholic Church by the Rev. L. +.
Kelly. The ceremony was witnessed
by a large number of friends of the
young couple. The church was dec
GRATED with white and yellow chry-
santhemums and palms. The bride
was given in marriage by her father
and wore a gown of white charmeuss
ornamented with pearls and lace. Her
veil was caught with orange bios
SONS and she carried a bouquet of
hlites of the valley and Bride roses.
She was attended by Miss Lillian
Hill Of Washington, and the best
man was Thomas II. Clarke, of Wash
ington. Little Miss Helen Cline, cou-
sin Of the bride. was the flower girl
The ushers were John T. Hill and
lgnatius Stoutenburg. of Washington,
Bernard Mahoney, and Cornelius Hill.