Evening star., 1901-10-03
THE OLDEST INHABITANTS.


The regular meeting of the Oldest Inhab-
itants Association was held last evening,
Mr.. Smith Thompson presiding and MI.
Benz. w. Reiss serving as secretary pro
tenn. DR.. ]. 7. Howard, the corresponding
secretary, reported the death of Mt. Chas.
King. September II, and memorial card
was ordered to be sent to the family.
Messrs. w. G. Gallant and w. A Barnes
were elected members.
Mr.. Boron referred to the want of cour-
tesy usually accorded the association by the
authorities, stating that in the Memorial
bridge project the members had not been
consulted. He said that the District of CO.
lumbia had been ,dismembered and there
should be no union by bridge with the state
of Virginia until the District is restored TO
its former proportions. He presented pa
resentatives asking that the bill be de-
feated. His paper was placed on file.
Mr.. j. Madison Cults said that while the
membership was not a drinking class, II
days there was some drinking, and 1t would
be interesting to enumerate the taverns
existing in 1920. He understood that there
was such a list in the hands of the chroni-
cler, and called for it's reading.
That official remarked that he had made
such list from the records, and the popu-
lation eighty years ago having been but
10000 or 12000, an idea could be formed OF
the drinking ndDllS OF tDe people. HIS lfSt,
he would premise, was doubtless not per-
feet. but he believed that it was nearly
complete one. In it were included the hotels,
Of which there were the Indian Queen,
Jesse Browns. now the Metropolitan; the
Mansion Strothers, at Pennsylvania avenue
and 14th street; Alex. Sanford's Washing
ton Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue between
18th and 18th streets; ONeales Franklin
House, 21st and 1 streets; Queens, 1st
street between A and B streets southeast;
Shakespeare Hotel, Gutcherlich's, adjoining
the American Theater, on Louisiana ave-
nue. between AZ and 9Th streets; City Hotel,
Rumpf's, Pennsylvania avenue between 9th
and 7th streets; Fountain Inn, David Ap-
pier, proprietor, Pennsylvania avenue and
12th street.
The taverns were required to have
commodations for man and horse. and were
better provided than are the present ones
in having in some instances, extensive
stabing, and the locations at the present
day appear to be In strange neighborhoods.
The location was governed by the law OF
supply and demand. For instance, east of
the executive offices there was ample
number, as follows: Simeon BasSett, south
side of G near 18th street; James. Dough-
erty, Wm Bowling, John Kennedy and Geo.
Miller, on F street between 18th and 14th
streets; Patrick Dulany, 18th street be-
low F street; James Terrence, 18th street
opposite the treasury.
Above the Presidents House were Henry
Drain and Richard Payne, each on Pennsyl-
vania avenue above 18th street, and John
Gregg, porter and ale, in the same neigh
borhood
Below Pennsylvania avenue on 18th
street were the taverns of John Hughes,
afterward at the corner of street, and
Thomas Ticer. near the Tiber, accommo-
dating the canal trade.
Near the Center or Marsh market were
Hugh Herman, on the avenue opposite the
market; Eliza Barry, Louisiana avenue be-
tween 9th and 7th streets; James Grain,
west side of 7th street above the avenue;
Mrs. Ann McGonigle, Globe Tavern, 10th
street near the avenue; Thomas Murray.
9th street between D and e streets; Robert
Tweedy, in the same locality.
On 7th street at E street was R. Hendly:
between g and H. Patrick Herman. and at
street, James Herman.
Sam Black kept famous place on Union
street between AZ. 9th, NJ and streets
southwest The house, built prior to 1900.
is yet standing, and John Cumiford was
NJ street near AZ street. On Capitol
Hill Zack Hazel kept tavern on I'd street
between A and B streets northeast; Thomas
Fowler, on A street between New Jersey
avenue and 1st street southeast; Gregory
Ennis, 1st street between and B streets
southeast Jane Marr's tavern was on
Pennsylvania avenue west of the Capitol.
F. Shureman kept a porter house on Penn
sylvanfa avenue between Az and 9th streets;
Thomas Reynolds, on K street near the
Eastern branch bridge; Eden Ridgway, on
21st street near the Western graveyard;
w. Watson, porter house. Pennsylvania
avenue between 21st and 22d streets; VIM.
Wood. Sth street near the navy yard; Jerry
Sullivan, East Capitol street between 1st
and I'd streets; John Street, G street be-
tween 18th and 10Th streets; John Smith,
Maryland avenue and 14th street south
west, and Elisha Johnson kept the Spring
Tavern near what is now Mount Olivet
cemetery.