Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

coin avenue at Florida avenue and North Cap
| itol street, thence to Chase road. to Duncan
and Fort streets (Brookland), to Bunker Hill
road, to Sargent road. to Riggs road, to North
Bladensburg road, to Queens Chapel road, to
Baltimore road. to city.
Condition of the roads-Lincoln avenue,
good; Chase road, fair; Duncan and Fort
streets, fair; Bunker Hill road, fair, sand and
clay surface; Sargent road. heavy in spots and
rough; Riggs road, fair; North Bladensburg
road. hard surface. rough in places; Queens
Chapel road. hilly and rough in places, but
Baltimore road, good.
At Florida avenue and North Capitol street
take Lincoln avenue, lexington being on the
right as you advance.
Prospect Hill, (German) and Glenwood ceme-
terles on the left and st. Mary's burying ground
(Roman Catholic) on the right are soon passed.
A short distance beyond Glenwood Chase
road is taken to the right.
Daffodil brooklet and the tracks Of the Eek
ington Electric railroad are crossed. From
this point. looking up the road, you get .
glimpse Of the Roman Catholic University.
MRS. cHAsE's HOME.
The hill to the right, as you leave the rail-
road. is Edgewood or Metropolis View. the old
historic home Of the Chases The tract COM
prises ffty-three acres, and is now owned and
occupied by Kate Chase. Seventeen acres of
Tue tract, lying oetweeh tue fcAington railroad
ana Lincoln avenue. are now being laid out In
Mrs. Chase has reserved the remainder of the
estate, including the old homestead, for her
future home. Agood part of it is under culti-
vation, the ground being remarkably fertile.
MIS- Cnase devotes much OF her Tune 70 FARM
ing, as sne hersei expresses II.
The old mansion house, which is spacious and
comiorsaoie i0okihe, as Wen as attractive In
sIyie, ~ more th1n nunored years OLD. 1t was
DuA' w zen; "@sn nnH DEITY. Inc estate
.h PM ;a'e.; AZ tovS y III. Sase. why was
Mni en.el Jus'ice sne ouprems court Oh the
United States. ana has remained In the possess
s'on OF !ne fanny ever SINCE.
roSsing Me tracks OF the metropolitan
D.anch lanroao, an eignth Oh mile east OF
p pnassis, you snp ,n.o .ne growing village OF
nroSklana, Iaets ABOUT winch We're related In
AS you move along 70 sne ieit on duncan
s.ree. sne w4lAs Oh oi1 For. bunker VIII be
noticed on the right. They stand 24Sfeet above
nde level, and nne, far-reaching views are OBJ
taineu from tue oiu pafaPets ana from the
town that mas recently been quit upon them.
pnntsr H, roaa mhicb "a sntsr. ,;t. g ,e mo 70
bunker mn road. Mnlcl IL enters little 10 the
eastward OF tne railroaa. taxing bunker Hill
.oau 70 tne Iign., ess 'nan quar.er OF mile,
Drihgs you 70 sargent foaa' WHICH ioiiow TO
49,,
FROM bunker mn ROAD good view ls Oh.
tained Oh Fort 1ot'en over by the Soldiers
nome.
advancing aiong INC sargent roa1 you soon
pas on .ne le,s the mouth 1 Of ba'es ROAD,
slen ie''os "es'Sa[u ~ rCr' Ao"en' tne SOL
oIurcn cemetsres 70 nehy corner.
~. Inisetsv he.ga w 6 new VIVA, Is on tne
riigns, WINE the oio queen mansion ID visible In
the trees TO the LETT ms latter is an old land
utaLA having oeen '.e nome, generations ago,
=. ne Sussns one Oh .he mrs. ana most prom
inen. .An,'S s: am3ns ,1e earIes' settlers.
sIest uixeIa.y OF scenery presented
from tn,s Point-rcn truck farms, pleasant
iooAins isrm houses VIII mere ana mere
Plece VI woouano. Ahe eoioiers nome Is
ProMmehuy visiole 70 tne Ieit.
a. .s s0usu " En- r.: oroS., when 10 pres
enuy passed, runs .ne nne wn1cn separates the
Dis.rc' o. Coiomois from frince Georges
county, No;
Vn tne mn oeycno ne ofoos you pass on the
,eis orshse r0sa, wnicn leaas nortnwesterly
LOT mile 70 ns8gs road' near eureka orange
BAL
Entsring Mggs ROAD snort aistance north
OF orange road, keep 70 tne right and you are
soon ~ the IRON pFi1ee that spans Silgo pranch,
the Riggs country place appearing to good adj
vantage as you advance.
just peyon9 tne 1rancn rough piece OF by
roso y passe9 on tue IeIs, when iesds 10 and
enters nortn biaoensDurg road At school NO.
y nttie nortn OF riggs
Iaxlng nortn biadensourg road ut Riggs
gate, move to the right As you move along
VIZ .e,sSs .rh,.s sue u,.;. ZIG a'. .h i've hggs
s;on. fine iandscspe yieWs are nrsssn taSu IN
every direction.
From the bridge that crosses Northwest
branch the attractive country places OF Messrs.
Snyder and Heurich appear to advantage to the
eastward.
near mere 10 passed private road on the
ieft and Few hundred PAGES beyond you enter
Queen 8 Chapel road, which follow to the right
Northwest branch 10 again crossed by wooden
oridge near the Junction OF the roads:
me s; sihng u;s on me name queen Cnapei,
oy Mnicn tnis ROAD Is known, may excite your
curiosity as 70 ITS origin. Jonathan L. Queen,
Cne o. tne earnest anu neayiest Iano owners In
.nls slSinity, oelns oeVout roman Cathoio,
erecseo place Oh worship at ms own expense
on INC nign ground south o. the r., brentwood
Eoao' WHICH you VIII soon EeScn: LUIS cnurSn
was cauea queens Cnapel from winch the
road derived us name. But 1 wiii soon have
something more 70 say about this chapel.
From the Junction OF the roads, where We
STOOD wnen started on TINS aggression, o good
vieW OF the roman Catnonc University Ii had
TO the westward.
httie north OF the road Junction just re-
Ierred to Marigold brooklet was passed.
Now proceeding along Queens Chapel road
isr-reaching. attractive views are presented as
the nigh ground Is gained south OF Bunker Hill
road. Looking to the rlghtas Milwaukee street