rch near the Falls has
now, after the lapse of years, become irrevocably fixed. Around it
cluster so many memories of the early days that the name "Falls Church"
must continue unchanged to the last.

[Illustration: Town Sergeant John N. Gibson]

Extracts from Records of Vestry Meetings.

June 10, 1733:

Capt. Francis Aubrey, towards building the chapel above Goose
Creek, 2,500 pounds of tobacco.

October 13, 1734:

To Mr. Robt. Blackburn, for his plans for building church, 16,750
pounds of tobacco.

To John Trammell, for grubbing a place for the church, 320 pounds
of tobacco.

To Jos. Johnson, to read at the chapels, 1,300 pounds of tobacco.

November 18, 1735:

Jos. Johnson, Clk. of the New Church, 1,000 pounds of tobacco.

Thos. (?) Bennitt, sexton at the New Church, 150 pounds of tobacco.

Oliver Roe, sexton Pohick Church, 300 pounds of tobacco.

August 19, 1736:

At a Vestry held for Truro Parish this 19th day of August, 1736;
present Jeremiah Bronaugh, Ch. Warden; Denis McCarty, Augustine
Washington, Robt. Osborn, John Thurman, Wm. Godfrey, Jas. Baxter,
and Thos. Lewis, Vestrymen.

[Illustration: Mr J. C. Elliott's Store]

Mr. Cha. Green being recommended to this vestry by Capt. Augustine
Washington as a person qualified to officiate as a minister in this
parish, as soon as he shall receive orders from His Grace, the
Bishop of London, to qualify himself for the same, it is,
therefore,

Ordered by this Vestry that as soon as the said Green has qualified
himself as aforesaid he be received and entertained as Minister of
the said parish, and the said Vestry do humbly recommend said Cha.
Green to the Right Honorable Thos. Lord Fairfax, for his letters of
recommendation and presentation to his Grace, the said Lord Bishop
of London, to qualify himself as aforesaid.

August 8,----:

At a vestry held for Truro Parish the 8th of August, for appointing
processioners.

Ordered, That John Trammell and John Harle procession all the
patented lands between Difficult Run and Broad Run, and that they
perform the same sometime in the month of October or November,
next, and report their proceedings according to law.

Ordered, That Anthony Hampton and Wm. Moore procession all the
patented lands between Broad Run and th