Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-01

lots Of work for every one of them. They do
very extensive business in stoneware of all
descriptions. All their goods are sold in the
district They make anything in stoneware
from the harmless fower-pot, through the in
nocuous grades Of milk pans and preserving
jars, to those suspicious-looking jugs which
| only need corn-cob stopper to be refused ad-
mission to the precincts Of Washington Grove.
In the factory there were but few potters at
work when STAR reporter called. The ma
jority Of them had gone into the city to invest
their recently-received wages in somebody
savings bank. A deft-ingered son of Connec-
ticut toiled away at his wheel and evolved two
gallon preserving jars out of 13-pound Jumps
OF clay with an accuracy and speed which was
hardly short Of marvellous. Outside a decor
ator was at work upon lot of ware and as fast
as his skilfully-wielded brush completed its
work on the numerous pieces the crooks and
pans and jugs and jars were piled into kiln
and made ready for the final and fiery ordeal.
simple-looking piece of machinery was a
press for making flower pots, and when work.
ing at top speed 1t can turn out 5000 3-inch
pots day.
LAMoNDs.
From Hiser's up to Lamond's, distance of
about l q miles, the country is in the undis-
puted possession of agriculturists and dogs, the
latter noisy and in many instances ferocious.
Passengers Oh the trains are safe from them,
but he who walks the track alone will do well
to I'LL his pockets with rocks. few of the
city folks board at Stotts, about midway be-
tween the two points.
When Angus Lamond struck the place which
now bears his name-back in 1S76-it was by
no means as attractive as it is to-day. The land.
which Is clear and grassy. was then covered
with heavy growth of forest. Neighbors
were extremely scarce, and the nearest of them
was couple of miles distant As soon as he
could erect the necessary buildings Mr.. La
mond commenced to make sewer-pipe and
drain-tile, and he has continued to do SO ever
since. successfully in every point of view.
Three kilns are kept busy all the
time, and they turn out about four car loads
of pipe every week. In addition to the manu-
facture of pipe and tile Mr.. Lamond does a
good deal of really artistic work, some of his
large vases and similar decorative material
being both pleasing in design and thoroughly
finished All Of his wares find ready sale in
the city, and as rule he, like his competitors
down the road, is unable to keep up with his
orders.
A TERRA GOTTA HOUSE.
Adecided novelty is the building in which
the fuel is stored. 1t is made of hollow blocks of
terra Gotta, 9 inches square and about foot in
length. The blocks are perforated and when
set IN place the perforations are perpendicular
so that crushing by weight is rendered impos-
sible. The building is very attractive in its
appearance, and it looks as though the shrewd
Scotchman had made modern application of
an aged invention which renders the thing
practicable for the first time
In the near future Lamonds will undoubtedly
be subdivided, but the time is not vet. Mr.
Lamond Is in no hurry to have his pretty place
cut up. He has waited for thirteen years he
says, and he can afford to wait a little while
longer. From the elevation on which his
house sits there is fine view of the surround
ing country. Brightwood seems to be but
few steps away to the west. The Washington
monument Is visible over the hilltops to the
southwest, and the Soldiers Home building is a
prominent feature in a landscape which ends
just where the smoky-looking hills of Virginia
blend with the sky.
There will shortly be subdivision Just south
OF Lamonds. The tract contains 45 acres and
is the property of Mr.. Hagan, whose home is
upon it. What will be its distinctive title and
who will have charge of it are, as yet, matters
for conjecture. The surveyors have not yet
commenced their work