Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-16
FAIRFAX NEWS

DR.. Cain. health officer for
Fairfax County, has resigned to
take NJ more Ienumerative work
in Alexandria. lie has been
very efficient officer and al the
people will be sorry TO see him so
Marshall Hawley Curtiss, the
infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs Paul
Curtis of Burke VINO was report
ed as having measles, is much
better and the case turned on. to
be only a slight disorder of the
stomach.
At a recent meeting Of the Me
Lean School League it was voted
10 appropriate sum to be used
in purchasing a sick room present
fer Miss Snead. the principal who
is ~ in hospital in Baltimore.
Columbus D. Chrotte was bur
led at Herndon last Monday. The
services at the grave were con-
Quoted by Reverend Alexander
Calf.
A very bad accident occurred
last week when the small son OF
Dr.. Pool Of Henrndon, ran his tn
cycle into tree and broke his leg
in three places. He was rushed
Immediately. TO a hospital in Wash
ingtou and is reported as doing
fine.
Surveyors are at work on the
pike that runs through Herndon,
from Chantilly to the DranesvilIe
pike, preparatory for rebuilding
when the weather opens. Above
Herndon and through Chantilly a
machine is now unable to pass.
Mr.. y. s. Beach, an old resi-
dent of Fairfax, who lived just
below Burke. died last week. He
had been i'll for long time. He
was well-known all over Fairfax
and Alexandria Counties, having
that territory exclusively for sew
ing agency and also conducted
store for the last twenty years at
Stcneleigh on the road to Deco
Quan.S
Funeral services for Mrs. Sal
lie Lewis Ball, widow of Colonel
Mottrom d. Ball, were held at st.
Jobn's Episcopal Church at Nc
Lean.
She died at her late residence
"Killatnev." at Balls Hill, after
long illness. Che was 80 years
of age and beloved by all who
knew her. Intcrment was at Falls /
Church beside her husband. The I
pastor. Rev. G. C. Shears, being
in. the funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev, r. A. Casteleman'
of Falls Church, and Rev. B. Z.
Foster. Layman of st. johns
Church, Mclean.
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Fearing that the county health
worl-swoults rsnow stop, 5sinsa pr~r
Cation has resigned, representa-
tive was elected and sent from
Herndon to meet the supervisors
of the county at their March I
meeting at Fairfax Court House
to ask for The continuance.
Mr.. benjamin Bcyce, Of Burke,
.;.:t;,,, - brother i'm New
York.
At the last meeting Of the Nc
Lean School League it was voted
that the continuance of health
officer be petitioned. The as
sembly expressed itself in a body
in favor of highr salary to en-
able the county to procure a good
physician. Three delegates were
appointd to confer with reprcSen-
tativcs from other communities
in the county to make petition
to the Board of Supervisors for
this purpose.
These delegates were: Or. Z.
x. Merry. Mrs. Hunter Mack and
Mrs. f. D. Vosebury.
Mrs. Mitchell. of Fairfax Sta
ton. who has been very i'll with
influenza, is able to be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnes, of Dunn
Lcring. celebrated their thirty
wedding anniversary last week. 3
Billy GuiSon, son of Mrs. Or
rison, Of Falls Church. was taken
TO the homeopathic Hospital in
Washington where ne is being
treated for blood poisoning, fol-
lowing an operation on his foot.
He is in a very critical condition.
Il has been proposed TO publish
copies Of George Washipgtou's
will to be sold at Tire Shrine~'s
celebration i'm June for ;he bcre-
fit of the Fairfox School Fund
\ committee has been appointed
TO confer with NeSSrs. Holbyook.