Evening star., 1921-08-07
HERNDON.

HERNDON, Va, Aug. 6 (SpeciaD.-
Two important sales are reported this
farm Of 166 acres adjoining the town
of Herndon and belonging to the
estate of the late j. ]. Darlington of
Washington. who made his summer
home here. The place was purchased
by W. r. Huffard and son of Wythe-
Chantilly for the past three years.
Another sale was that of the fine
Hammond farm at Dranesville to r.
N. Krebs of Rockbridge county Mr..
krebs is an expert dairyman. and
upon the completion of a modern
his herd of pure-bred Guernseys.
f. n. Wrenn has sold the Emil
Schulke farm, better known as the
Doctor Taylor place." near here, to
| Lewis F. Bradshaw of The Plains.
who will take possession Dec l.
The Floris Ladies' Aid Society was
, entertained Thursday by Mrs. Robert
| L. Harrison.
The Home Interest Grub met Tues
day with Mrs. Annie Robey Walker. a
| majority of the members being pres
ent and taking part in the discus
The Farmers Club will not have
their usual monthly meeting in
August. but instead the two clubs
will unite in a picnic to Great Falls
on August IS.
| Complaints as to depredations of
rabbits increase. many of the gar
deners in town complaining that rab-
bits are destroying large per cent
of their tomatoes before they are
entirely ripe. The little animals are
tame, in many instances coming to
eat at the doors like dogs and cats.
A case is reported where a man pick
| ed a bucket of ripe tomatoes and put
them on his high back porch. In the
| morning the greater part of them
| were eaten.
The marriage of Miss Suella Fling of
I Aldie to Archibald Bill of the Plains
| formed the ceremony.
+, Miss Lola Cummings and Robert r.
James. both of Waterford. were mar
! ried in Leesburg, Rev. ]. N. Mast per-
| formed the ceremony.
/ The reward of 800 offered by the
| town for the arrest and conviction OF
the man who attacked young lady
! at her home on the outskirts of town
| has been increased to $400. The
| bloodhounds used to track the culprit
went into the Wiehle woods. where
F, the trail was lost. Several suspects
| leased.
Clifton Laughlin of Mclean has been
made president of the Fairfax County
Fair Association. The Herndon School
will send in a goodly number of ex-
hibits this year.
| Teachers for the high and graded
schools have been appointed as fol-
lows. Miss Annie Gregory Edwards of
Richmond. principal; Miss Flemma
Ralston of Livinwood Depot and Miss
Kathleen Givens of Buchanan
teachers in the high school grades:
Miss Anita Fox, Waterford; Miss Ger
trude Carrier, Harrisonburg: Miss
Kate CAN'T, Natural Bridge: Miss
Mildred Kidd, Roselands and Miss
| Lennice Shoemaker, Elkton. Mrs
Annie Robey-Walker has been reap
pointed musical director.
| Rev. B. F. Wright. pastor Of the
NJ. E. Church South; H. H. Hoyt of
Dranesville and Misses Katie and
Estille Holden were in attendance
this week as delegates to the district
conference, in session at Sudley.
| Herdon township gave Trinkle q
majority of over Tucker. a number
of republicans voting. DIR. Russell
+, carried the town over Williams, the
vote standing about 246 for Russell to
| II for Williams.
| Miss Decker entertained at picnic
bridge. about twenty-five guests being
| present.