Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-11
GEORGETOWN.

BpIIDIN0 IMPROVEMENTS. - NOtwith-
is iooling up. and more Improvements are
In progress than for many years past. On
Road street corner OF High, the old Robinson
and II cy tse frey ssos
cogt q, co., On West street, Mr.. John Semms
is building fine brick (douole) house, be-
cost $4,000. On the same street. between
Green and Washington strests, 8. I. Brown,
ESQ, 10 putting up two thrse-story brick
q eco each. On 5th street, between Market
and Frederick streets, James II. Payne Is
erecting two two story and basement frames;
each. On the same street, between the same
streets, VIM. Donaldson Ia having erected
two story frame; builder, John Donaldson;
same streets, VIM. WOODY. one two.sto or
frame; builder, John Easton; cost $500. On
Sd street, between Frederick and Fayette, T..
7 LyddSne, a neat two story brick; builder,
]. Bogue, renovation OF dwelling between
Market and Frederick streets builder, f. III.
Cole; cost 5000. On Prospect street, near
(doublel brick house; builder, James g.
Maybe cost s12 0o0- On Beall street, be-
tween High and Congress streets, William
Hazle. two two story bri ck houses; builders,
f. II. Cole 4 Jos. Pearson; cost $1,000 each.
On Montgomery street, between Stoddard
and West street, Reuben Daw, improvement
head Of Montgomery street. renovated By
Frey Bros; cost SO 900. On washington
street, between Drnbalto and Gay streets,
Yourg and keenan,, two three-story bricks;
On Congress street, between Gay and Bridge,
Cropley Bros, four offices, (brick;) builder,
Charles Seeley; cost 50 900. On High street,
between West and Beall streets. for George
Gibson. two-story brick; builder, Joseph
Pearson; cost $1,000. On the same street.
corner OF Sd street, DR.. Richie, renovation
Fesrson. builders; cost 81 900. On Frederick
street, corner of Sd street, Edward Sheckles
two two-story frames; builder, Powell Hess;
cost 5000 each. On the same street, between
I'd and Sd streets, VIM. Wetzell, q neat two
story brick; cost 81 900; builder, Powell Hess
Riley Shinn. esq, is about to build two-story
brick feed homie, on the corner of Bridge and
Montgomery streets. Jos. l.. Semms, esq,
is about to build three brick dwellings on the
corner OF Washington and West streets, and
the Mount Zion NJ. E. Church (colored) is
digging the foundation for a fine church
edince on Green street, between Beall and
DunbartOn streets.
The following houses have been built dur
tween Gay and Olive-A. Il. Shepherd, ell GIT
two-stOry bricks; builder. 8. p. Drumheller;
cost, $3.50 apiece. Same street, between
Olive and Bridge-Riley Shinn. ESQ.,, two
two-story bricks; builder, Jas. Yates; cost,
81 goo each. Same street, between High and
Water - Wheatley Bros, eight two story
each. Washington street, between Gay and
Bridge-Frey Bros, three two story bricks;
cost, S4 900 each. Same street, between Stoi-
dard and West-Henry Dodge, renovation of
dwelling; builder, ]. McDaniels; cost, 50 ,OOs.
Market street, between ID and 3d-Thomas
Mcintyre, two twostory bricks; builder,
tween Congress and Valley-Jos L. Simms,
ESQ.,, three three story bricks; cost, 81 900
each. Same street, corner Congress-Geor
town Building and Improvement Co., four
nan; cost, So 900 each. Congress street. be.
tween West and Beall-Mrs. w. H. Cooley,
two three story bricks; builder, David Cis-
Washington and Congress-Thomas Cart
wright, one two-stOry brick; cost, SIS 900.
I'd street, between Market and Frederick
Sc 600; builders, Young & Keenan,. Gay
street, between High and Con gress-Francis
Wheatley, three three story bricks; cost,
$4,000 each; builder, j: +. Sanner. LIST street,
between High and Potomac-D. Locker
man, renovation OF building; cost, So ,0OO
builders, Young keenan,.
1t will thus be seen that at a rough esti-
mate property TO the amount OF S25O,OOO has
been built in Georgetown during the past
year, and yet the old town is called a ceme-
terry, and very fast people say IL don't gr wv.
to purchase the Cooke place, corner Wash
ington and Road streets, and to run street
through 1T from Road to Stoddard street.
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-Mrs. Mary
lady OF Georgetown, died this morning, after
long and lingering illness, at the residen ce
Ol MI. %. H. Maynelo, corner OF washington
and West streets, in the 18th year of her age.
She was worthy member Of Dunbarton-
street NJ. f. church.
CATTLE Markell Reported by j. III.
Kengla Co. Number of cattle on market,
III; ISL were sold at prices ranging from 4a6c.
per pound; IA left over. Number of sheep,
200; 500 were sold and 200 left over. Old sheep
sold from 5a6c per pound; lambs, s2asi.5O per
head. 10 cows sold from S20S40 per head.
Market dull.
GRANNY River-Mary Ann, with 200
bushels of wheat, consigned to Hartley 4
Bro.