Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-24

winter.
Mrs. Mitchell, of Swetnam, is
Very i'll with flu.
Mrs. Josephine Kidwell of Pen
her. is slowly recovering from a
Rad attack of flu and BRONCHITIS
She is under the care sof the very
canable hands ofisDr.f F. NJ.
Brooks.
| Mr.. Cheslea, mail carrier who.
lives on his farm near Burke, will
shortly loate at Fairfax Station,
where he will be nearer his work.
/ Mis-. Arthur Smith paid a short
visit to Cherrydale last week.
A dance was given in the hall
ut Burke Saturday night by; Mr..
La Rue Kemmer.
Mrs. l.. n. Hall, of Swetnam,
spent Saturday in Washington.
Miss Tracy Gaines has just re-
turned from weeks visit to Pen
der.
Miss Polly Rice was a Burke
visisor at Burke Friday and Sat
urdav. She attended the funeral
of her sister. Mrs. Harry Martin
Mrs. G.. B. Myers is confined
to his home from injuries received
from a COW which he was doctor
ing. falling against him and
throwing him to the ground. He
was quite badly bruised.
Whitney Mills. of Forestville,
died January ism, and was buried
at Chestnut Grove cemetery,
IHerndon, Saturday, January goth.
Besides his wife, a daughter and
son survive him.
In rlay peccc ccmrRK do omd Il
Ccle Cu1tiss, of Herndon, has
been reelected head of Halifax
County health unit.
The Herndon Observr, one or
IFairfax's best papers, has beer
sold to Commonwealth Corpora
sion of Rosslyn. There will be a
local representative from Hern-
don to report the news from the
northern section of the country.
Ballston Council, No. 20, D; A.
IR.. will hold a meeting at the
hall next Tuesday, evening.
The Sarah Herbert Guild will
r,oA ~ tho home of. Mrs. C. s..
Marshall Tuesday, January 23rd.
f. w. White, of Ballston Ave
nue., has purchased the newly
erected house of Mr.. NJ. +.
Church, at Waycroft. in the Ard
more subdivision. He will move
shortly.
The Box Supper to be held Jan
uary 9th for the benefit of Good
Shepherd Church at Burke, is
postponed on account of the illness
of Mrs. G.. s. Marshall.
There viii be an oyster supper
in the NJ. E. Church room, Falls
Church, next Wednesday.
Mrs. Belle Crounce is i'll at her
home in Herndon.
Mr.. Ligh Long, son OF Mrs
Lille Ballard Long, of Henrrdon,
| is ill in the hospital at Blacks
burg He has been attending v
NJ. /. .
Mrs. Lille Thrift Ballard, of
near Fairfax. has been indisposed
! for the past week.
Miss Mary Clark, one of the
Vienna teachers, who has been
boarding at the home of Mr.. Rob
ert T. Ballard, of Vienna, is iii.
Miss Nellie Carbury who has
been visiting Mr.. Ballard, is i'll at
his home
Mr.. Melvin Wheeler, adopted son
tof Nh. and Mrs. Fred Stowe. OF
Penled. was home on flying visit
last week. He has just gotten
his discharge from the navy and
after his visit home will open
bakery in Connectiut.
There were services by the Rev
Mr.. Thrasher in Fender Church
Sunday night.
Mr.. Will Craig who has been
lcritically i'll at his home near
Fairfax. is improving rapidly.
Miss Edna Rollins and Mr..
Thomas Rollins. who have had
bad cases of chicken pox, are re-
overing rapidly and will soon be
out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stowe who
have been very i'll, have improved
very much under the efficient nur'
sing of Mrs. F. NJ. Alder.
Mrs. j. W, Ball, of Manassas,
and Mrs. Banner, of Washington
were the guests of Mrs. George
ITwimbly, of near Fairfax, Sun
day.
The little son of Mr.. Jim Thorn
son. is quite i'll. DR.. W. |. Ro-
lbey of Henrndon. is tending him.
|. Mr.. Wilson Sauls, of Fairfax
leaves shortly TO attend an auto;
mobile. school in Kansas. Z
According to the latest statis-
tics, Fairfax County ranks as havI
ing the smallest percentage OF
lilliteracy in the state.
An old and highly respected cit
izen of Falls Church, Mr.. Schuyler
Duryee, died in Washington De-
cember 10th. He lived in Falls
Church for nearly thirty years,
i.