Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

addition to the druggists, Patterson, Stott
DnIany' northwest corner az street =. ami 1M
Pennsylvania avenue; F. W. Fuller & Co.
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street: Wal.
lace Elliot & Co.. 18th and streets, and J.
F. Callan, It'll and E streets. The latter
added the business Of scotsman and agri-
cultural implements to his trade, occupy
ing the corner store in the Callan build
ings, in which were located DR.. A. Holmead
and several claim agents.
Few Remain.
There were numerous agents for the
prosecution of claims: Bigelow C Pugh,
w. c. Allison. at It'll and E streets; James
Fl. Causten, near 18th street; Charles
De Selding, near Browns Hotel; Clarke &
Quantrell. and 10th streets; L. B. True.
AZ and avenue; I. l.. Smith, F near 10Th.
On F street opposite the patent office were
2. c. Robbins, W. F. Hunt, G. c. Thomas
and w. p. Elliot. engaged in patents in
one-story frame offices. Elias Kingman
was on 18th street above E street.
The principal retail grocers recalled are
John A. Donoho. It'll and d streets; Ed
ward Hall. Market space; A. and L. Lee
preux, 18th and the avenue; Presley Simp-
son, D near 18th; G. A. w. Randall 18th
and D streets; B. w. Reed, J. j. Joyce and
Elexius Simms, corner 18th and F streets;
John T. Given. 18th and E; Elias Travers.
avenue east of 18th street; w. B. Laub,
10Th and F streets; A. G. Caruthers 1lth
and F streets; Sharrett & Brereton. 7th
and F streets; John T Killmon. Pennsyl
vania avenue and LIST street.
The wholesale grocery firm Of George and
Thomas Parker had then branched out ON
a long career latterly the Co. being added
On Market Space, between 9Th and Sth
streets. Messrs. Murray & Semmes were on
the south side of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Az and 9th streets, in the same busi-
ness. 1t was matter of comment in the
business world that when some of these
houses closed there was one, which. after a
business aggregating nearly a million an
a ha
than $4,000 of unpaid accounts on its books.
The art of obtaining pictures by means of
the suns rays was then in its infancy, and
was known after the discoverer, Daguerre.
There were two galleries here at the Time
one conducted by Plumbe en- the avenue
near BrowLs Hotel. and the other by Dan
lei Wolfe, over Stott's drug store, the first
coming down as a photograph gallery to a
very recent date, keeping pace with the
progress of the times
The ready-made clothing business was
then IN It's infancy. at least in the District.
nut few stores being devoted to it. These
were run by VIM. B. Lewis, on Pennsylya-
MA avenue above 18th street; c. Hunt, on
the west side of 7th street, above Market
space, and Hugh Henney, on F street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. the latter also
carrying on the same business in the first
ward Merchant tailors were quite numer-
Gus, and among them We're Young G.
Steer. Enoch Tucker & Son, j. H. Daniel
Uhe late professor of music. Drew & Ste
vens Godfrey Eckloff, ]. r. Thompson,
DuVall x Brothers, J. W. Browning Lane
Tucker, all east of It'll street; Tabler &;
Clark, Mattock & Griffith, Owen Evans &
Co. and Christopher Cammack.
Familiar Names.
A large gilded fish, marked o. Fish, not
far from the effigy of an Indian queen, in
front of Browns Hotel. was the sign at
the door of Stevens & Emmons, successors
Of Mr.. Fish in the hat and cap business
Mr. Francis Mattingly carried on like
business above Odd Fellows Hall on 9TH
street. Robert keyworth, near Pennsyl-
wanna avenue and 9th street; G. Warriner
near Sd street; S. Mast, near Az street; j.
Husgins, john Reese and VIM. Voss, above
18th street. and Jas. Gait near 9th street,
We're the best-knov jewelers. and watch
makers. In the boot and shoe line Andrew
Hoover. between 9Th and 9TH streets; VIM.
Mann and George Burns & Co. near Az
street; John Mills, near 9th street, and T.
3. Griffin between 9th and 10th streets
were the principal avenue places. Douglas
Moore, S. p. Franklin and Mrs. e. r. AL
eXander, on the avenue and John F. Webb,
on 9TH street, were among the paper hang
erS.
Two soap and candle manufacturers.
Bates & Bro. and P. &. T. Donoghue, the
first on street between 9th and 7th
streets. and the other between Atm and 5th
streets. were in business and continued for
half a century.
The principal hardware firms were
Campbell & Coye, John w. Baden and f.
Wheeler, on the south side of the avenue
east of 9TH street. and for smaller hard
ware and varieties George Savage, on the
avenue near 9th street, had large trade.
There were auto number of printing
offices, JOB Printing" being a familiar
sign. Jacob and George S. Gideon had an
office. with book binGery, on 9th street near
d street; john T. Towers. 9th street below
the avenue, and T. Barnard. Pennsylvania
avenue and 18th street. The livery stables
of Allison Nail,r were on E street and 49,,
and he also carried on the coachmaking
business and ran line of omnbuses. Has
lup d Wceden We're in the same business
at 18th street and the avenue. The largest
paint and oil store was that of Oliver
Whttlesey, on C street east of 18th.
There were numerous wood and coal
yards tthe dealing in coal somewhat linn
tied at the time. its use being experiment.
aD, and many of them in the heart of the
city. j. S. Harvey, afterward of Harvey,
Clark & Given, was at the southwest cor
ner of 10th and E streets. Gustavus Wa
tiers, southeast corner of 9TH and f streets
(site of Federal buldirg); j. b. Boone,
9th street opposite Marsh market: T.. Wa
tiers, 11th and c streets; T. CaZeuaVc, 10th
street and canal
Some Queer Customs.
In stoves and kitchen utensils there were
but few dealers, Woodward & King, on d
street between 10th and 18th streets, and
James Skirvng. Pennsylvania avenue and
10th street: F. Y. Naylor, Pennsylvania
avenue near Sd street; John T. Tonge and
Narrower on 18th street, being the principal
dealers.
The water SUPPLY being almost exclusive
ly through pumps and springs, pipes con-
Quoting water only to the Capitol and the
executive departments, and gas not having
been introduced. plumbing unknown.
The business of architects was represent
ed by but few, Robert Mills among them.
There were, however, many carpenters,
bricklayers. painters and other mocha MICS.
and custom giving the general supervision
OF building operations to the first, they
were known as carpenters and builders
Among the principal carpenters were A
BALDWIN, Indiana avenue and Sd street: F.
Mohun, 11tt between G and II streets: r.
Wlllett street between 9th and 10Th
streets; James Towles. Sth between f and
r streets: Joel Downer. 18th and Z, streets.
Robert Barr, 18th street above F. These
mostly had their shops on the streets
some in close proximity to first-class resi-
dences The principal painters were John
r Stallings, corner of 18th and f, streets.
NJ T. Parker. Louisiana avenue near 9th
street; James OBryon. 18th street between
Pennsylvana avenue and E street. and G.
Sengstack, Pennsylvania avenue between
18th and 18th streets
The funerals were conducted by cabinet
makers. and almost Invariably the coffin