Evening star., 1924-04-20
FAIRFAX.

FAIRFAX, Va, April l9 tSpeciaD.
AT the annual meeting of Mari
Car~p Confederate Veterans. DIR. z. +.
Russell and j. B. Fay were elected to
the Grand Camp, which meets at
Charlottesville, and DR.. Russell and
Nelson Follin were elected to repre-
sent the camp at the convention of
the United Confederate Veterans at
Memphis. The decision as to what
day will be observed as Memorial day
was left to Fairfax Chapter. L. ID. c.,
as June /. the day usually observed.
on = this var. on Sund ~. c"al-
mittee consisting of DIR. Russell,
de" ov ma r walton Moore
was appointed to procure a speaker
for the occasion.
A portrait of the late c. Vernon
Ford, for many years commonwe aith
Tttornev of Fairfax county, will be
presented TO the county by Mrs. Ford.
The portrait will hang in the court
room and will be formally presented
and unveiled on the first day of the
May term of the court, Monday, May
19, at pm.
The state council. Order Of Fra
tcrnal Americans, will hold It's annual
meeting i'll Lynchburg. and will be
presided over by Elton r. HoIbrook.
state president. Fairfax Council will
be represented by Hugh Sauls. John
NJ. Whalen and Samuel.Sisson.
Diagnoses Poultry Disease.
Harry B. Derr, county agent. has
diagnosed an unknown disease which
has been seriously affecting poultry
in the county as a form of indiges-
tfon, caused by lack of grit in the
feed. Mr.. Derr says that the common
practice of feeding the fowl oyster
lime is not sufficient to keep them
healthy, because the lime is too soft
to give q sufficient grinding surface
for the food The same is generally
true of the sand and gravel which
the chickens pick up, as 1T is too
smooth to be of value. The feeding
completely eradicated the disease
Mr.. Derr also warns cattlemen that
since blackleg has appeared in neigh
boring counties, it is advisable to vac
cinate all calves from four months to
two years old
Frederick W. Richardson. clerk
Of the court, has issued marriage
licenses to Mary E. Brumback and
o. Fl Alderton and to Sara Wells
and Tilden Shirley.
at the home of Mrs. Thomas r. Keith.
on Paine street, Wednesday, April
%, at 8 pm. The business to be
transacted includes the ARRANGEMENTS
for the annual dinner for the vet
Grams and the election of delegates
IN the district meeting at Front
Royal.
Testimony on Supervisors.
r. Ewell Thornton. master COM
missioner, appointed by Judge Brent
to take testimony, is hearing evil
dence in the matter of the county
against the board of supervisors,
which grew out of charges made by
residents of Herndon against MEM
bers of the board. suit has been
instituted by c. NJ Farr. common
wealth attorney, and the testimony
is being given at his office. n'N
testimony Of f. N. Mohler. F. F.
Thompson. H. A. Sager. d: c. Maho-
Guire and A. H. Kirk, all of Herndon.
together with that of several others,
has been taken. Mr.. Thornton, under
anime and settle accounts of the su-
pervisors for the past two years and
ascertain if any sums have been iile-
gally paid out and the number and
date of the warrant; also If any sums
bers Of the board of supervisors. He
will also settle accounts of the road
boards for two years. and will ascer-
of law by the board as to contracts.
holding meetings and the like; If
any member of a road board was in
terested in contracts for roads or
bridges. and IL any member of the
boards had received any money lille
gally. Mr.. Thornton's findings will
be reported to the court, and on
them Judge Brent will base his final
decree The supervisors are repre-
sented by Thomas Randolph Keith.