The Critic and record., 1891-04-06
SOUTH WASHING ron.

Workmcn this morning commenced
digging the trenches for the electric light
Conduits which will extend along Seventh
street to the river.
Among the landmarks which will soon
be destroyed To make way for railroad inn
provements is the house on the south
side of Maryland avenue near Twelfth
street in which Alexander II. Shepherd
was born.
Dollars to buttonsn1 exclaimed an old
tiger hunter ut Monte Carlo, THAT some
unfortunate with more money than dis
cretion seeks refuge in the river bed
yonder or under the wheels of some pass
ing train before many moons. At the
old stand on Seventh street If fellow
lost heavily he had time to regain courage
and self possession before coming in con-
tact with the river or train of cars, but
here the means of self.destruction are too
accessible for a man maddencd with
whisky and financial ruin"
Il, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
has something of n scholastic reputation
Anthony Bowen, after whom the Bowen
Cthe first colored public school in the Dis
trict) was named, resided in this square
for years. Here also lived, taught school
end died, Euoch Ambush, a colored
teacher of ante-bellum times, after whom
the Ambush, another colorcd public
SCnOOli was llulleu.
The arch at Four-Mile Run is still in n
dangerous condition. The Virginia Mid
land Railroad will have grave charges to
answer should continued neglect at this
point lead to disaster after the warning
of week before last.
Yesterday evening at 3 o'clock DIR.
Rauterberg' naphtha launch, with party
on board, collided with the steamer City
OF Washington off Giesboro'. a broken
flag staff was the only injury resulting
from what might have been serious
affair.
The garden spot of South Washington
blossoms between Seventh and Four
teenth streets and Virginia avenue and b
street. Handsome residences with spa
| Cious parking aud long yistas of shade trees
abound, where reside some of the most
conspicuous business men in the Drlstrict,
among whom might be mentioned w. ii.
Shea, j. Harrison Johnson, e.. II. Church,
y. II. Butler and many Others.
Yesterday was the third anniversary of
the Rev. Mr. Outwater as pastor of Ken
DAN Chapel, He preached an appropriate
sermon from the text, "Hitherto hath
| the Lord helped u.s. and gave a resume
| of how the church had been helped from
beginning of less than twenty to mem
| bership of nearly one hundred, After
| the sermon meeting was held ut which
q committee, consisting Of the pastor and
deacons, was appointed to wait ol
! Evangelist Hammond and secure his ser
vices, if possible, for week of revival
| meetings,
Mr., Patrick Smith, the d street grocer,
| is an enthusiastic believer i'm the future of
the southwest. lie thinks that the adj
vance i'm real estate values in this section
is comparatively as remarkable as that
elsewhere and is, if anything healthier,
In the Smithsonian grounds it has been
found necessary to make war on the gar
lie which, owing probably to its Italian
! sympathies, is more than usually trouble
some this spring The work is accom-
plished by saturating the roots with crude
carbolic acid squirtod through the ordin-
airy machinists oil-can.
Worlmen are at work cXcayating for
the foundation of the new Epiphany
Chapel on Twelfth near G street. The
Blunt mansion, one of the old land mark,
stood ON this spot, and IL was here that
| Ned Blunt was carried after being
wounded by George MantZ in Shoemaker
restaurant several months ago.