Evening star., 1923-09-02
FAIRFAX, VA.

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE. Va. Sep
tember 1 (SpeciaD.-The Centerville
fair will feature a demonstration OF
radio. Concerts will be given through
out the day and will be broadcast
by loud speakers. Premiums have
been offered as follows. a Washing
ton firm, box of paper and Ever
sharp pencil for boys and girls club
exhibits: Roger d. Wharton, 81 for
best sewing: Mrs. Ormond Stone.
white Orpington cockerel for best
best male collie; beginners collection
OF stamps for best map of Virginia
by pupil in Centerville School; u
W ashineton firm. thermos bottle:
Harry 3. Dorr. 81 for best pound of
butter: a Manassas firm. twenty
for best pan of biscuits made with
this flour and ninety eight pound
sack OF White Rose flour for best
loaf Of bread made with this -four:
Mrs. William Harrison Lamb. 81 for
hest potted plant; John Gleason. 81
Tor best collection of canned goods:
miscellaneous prizes Of 81 each by
Miss Rickstraw, Miss Lucy Steptee.
Mrs. De Bell and u. W. Buckley. En-
tries for the poultry show should be
The fair committee met Saturday
night to make final arrangements for
the program.
Camp Meeting.
non -sectarian camp meeting will
be held on the fair grounds from Fri
day, September :, TO September 16. in
elusive. The services will be con-
Quoted BY twenty ministers from va
rious churches in Virginia., Admis
sion VIII be free, and a lunch stand
Will be conducted on the grounds.
There will be preaching each day AT
a young peoples meeting will be
held each day at 2:30 pm.
or the poultry f1ocks of the state
competing in egg-laying contests in
June conducted by the extension di
vision of the state agricultural col
mock of white Leghorns, numbering
Z6s. ranked sitxh in the ten best
Hooks and fourth in fiocks mum bering
100 and more. The average OF this
hock was 20.SS eggs per hen.
Fairfax herds took high rank in tho
June dairy contests. Ben Middleton
was first, NJ. Perkins. second, and
NJ. h. Middleton, seventh: for the best
ten cows in all associations in the
state For the best herd averages
Ben Middleton was third. his herd of
twenty-three grade HolsteinS produce
ing 1,O23 pounds of milk and 4O.6
pounds Of butterfat. r. w. Huddle-
sons herd of twenty six grade Guern-
seys ranked tenth. producing 695.6
pounds of milk and 29.6 pounds of
butterfat
The Fairfax school will open Sep
tember II. Miss Edith Thompson has
resigned as teacher in the primary
dspartment and Miss Ruth Garland
The school board to succeed her. 4
meeting of the School League will
oe held on September at pm. at
the courthouse: officers for the en-
suing year will be elected.
DEVILS Grip Sufferers.
p. Devils grip has appeared In Fair
oeins confined to his home by an at
tack or the disease. DR.. Brooks has
about ten cases in the county and
otner physicians are treating numer-
The oakton school will open next
month; The teachers will be Miss
amy Payne, principal, and her as
sistants Will be Miss Elizabeth Reed.
MIS-. Allen Malley. Mrs. Lena Miller.
noISb n5TS M11dred apd M,sC Campbell. Mrs. Leah
VII william Hodges, former principal,
WWiii teach mathematics in a school
In Akron, Ohio.
pohte,. Inc annual annual pilgrimage to old
Ionlck Shurch will be held Labor
day Addresses will be made bv
prominent speakers. ~
Ihe board OF supervisors has aeain
asheo Tor bids for the construction
VI LIE .ne roads from Herndon to Meck's
eglr cUiner and from Herndon to Chan
.ii!y; BIDS will be opened at noon
on Wednesday. September 5. This is
the third time that bids for the build
ing OF these roads have been asked
ana Inc state or county NAV In The
eno De Obliged to build them as tbe
state authorities have hitherto re
1ecaea ~ All the bids received as being
- A lawn party and dinner for the
by the ladies of the cburcb oe given
day. Nooey' LABOR
Frederick w. Richardson. clerk of
eourt; mas issued marriage licenses
as follows: Edith Mcdaniel Of Fails
Church and Alan Lindsey of Aiexs
a' anorla' Martha Z. Brady and Arthur
Sooper' S @ ana Beulah Simpson and
eS neorse W., w.. Zimmerman. The last
MFR, Harnsberger at the NJ. E. Rector
MARI Camp. Confederate Veterans,
VIII mold its annual meeting in the
courthouse. Thursday, September 6.
AZ . pm; Inc election of officers for
the coming year will be held
Ine Antiech Rod and Gun Club will
mold clay pigeon shoot on its
pm. "A program consisting of snipe
shooting and other novelties has been
arranged and prizes will be awarded
to visitors and members
An oRort Is being made by the resi-
dents OF the Centerville road to rid
the neighborhood of foxes which in
the past few weeks have carried off
ent poultry farms. So far only a few
foxes have been caught