Evening star., 1915-09-19
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va, Sep
tember 1s.-Two topics of interest to
Fairfax county We're discussed at the
annual meeting of the county school
board at Fairfax Friday-compulsory
education and delinquent taxes. 1t was
declared at the meeting that Fairfax
county had the unenviabe distinction
of being the banner county of Virginia
in the proportion of its delinquent
taxes, and that the amount of school
taxes reported delinquent for 1914 was
the largest ever reported, showing an
increase over the delinquency of the
previous year of 40 per cent.
The uncollected county school taxes
show an increase in round numbers
from S1,363 in 1913 to $3.50 in 1914,
and the uncolected district school
| taxes from Sl.255 to S2.119 in the same
period. The county school board voted
to turn the matter over to committee
composed of one member from each
school district, with view to making
vigorous effort to have the board of
supervisors perform its duties with re-
spect to the delinquent tax list.
The subject of compulsory education
was brought up by Franklin Williams.
jr, who as clerk of the school board
has taken a school census and has found
many children not attending school.
There will be a special meeting of the
county school board in November to
consider this question.
John u. Garrett of Centerville was
chosen vice chairman of the board to
succeed the late Franklin sherman, and
a committee composed of the members
of the Providence district school board
was appointed to draft suitable resolu-
tions in memory of Capt Sherman.
The board voted the sum of S22S to be
paid the fair association for the admlS-
sion of pupils and teachers to the school
fair this sum to be paid by the sew
eral school districts proportionately to
their school enrolment. There was
some discussion of holding the school
fair ct the close of the school year IN
stead OF in connection with the county
fair at the beginning Of the school
term.
Frank White and his wife, who resld-
ed on Mrs Albert Mitchell's farm near
Ilda were taken into custody last week
by Sheriff j. r. Allison and brought be-
fore Justice H. w. Kelly, who sum
moned-Dr F.. NJ. Brooks and DR.. How
ard A. Fletcher to examine them as to
their sanity. They We're adJudsed IN
sane and sent to the State Hospital at
| Staunton Their two little children
were placed in the custody of near rela-
| tives. and Mr.. Allison was appointed
curator of Mr.. Whites estate.
The members of MARI Camp, Con-
| federate Veterans, VIII meet thlS dltei :
| noon at the courthouse for the annual
election of officers. Delegates to the
Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans,
which will meet at Fredericksburg Oc-
| tober 10. will also be chosen.
| Mrs Fannie Taylor, aged ninety
years, died Thursday night at the home
of her niece. Miss Laura Monroe. fol-
lowing long illness. Besides her
niece, Mrs Taylor is survived by two
nephews. Rev Frank Berkeley of this
vicinity and Harry Berkeley of Wash
! ington.
Judge J. B. +. Thornton will open the
| September term of court Monday Tor d
! session of two weeks, which promises
to be interesting in a political way, for
the contest over the county treasurer
| ship comes W at the start. Two mo-
| tions are ready. one to strike out all the
| important allegations of the petition
of the complainant and the other asking
| for an examination of the ballots cast
and a recount of the votes. Both sides
are prepared for Il fight to a finish
| should the court grant the request OF
the petitioner for an examination OF the
| ballots and "A recount