Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16

no one in regard to what she did with her
money Another queer side to her nature
was her aversion to electricity, and she
never put her foot on a Washington street
car from the day the Metropolitan COM
pany abandoned horses on It's F street line
Up to a few years ago she did her own
marketing, walking to and from the center
market every other day. Her generally
shabby clothes and pathetically old race
made her an object of commisseration on
the part of many who observed her, but
she cared little for public opinion. One of
her great hobbies was the raising of par
rots and many birds of this species were
reared in her F street home. For long
period of years she was never without
bird of this species. and one specimen she
possessed about fifteen years ago, or per
haps more. gained quite a reputation
among the frequenters of F street by Its
limitations of animals, it's shrill calls OF
were the bane of the lives of the drivers on
the F street car line, who often stopped
their cars for a supposed passenger at the
corner of 18th and F streets, only TO near
piercing laugh from their feathered tor
mentor
1t was in the bay window of the F street
house that Mrs Hanson was always TO be
seen lust back far enough Ito escape too
curiors ewes but near enough to keep in
touch with the busy world she mad once
known so well and so intimately Here she
would sit by the hour. and II some one
happened to be with her would recount
some happening of her girlhood days, al
ways in a delightfully."- conversational way,
and then tell with pride of the notable peo-
pie she had served curing her har ,1 Work.
ing DAYS She was known to nearly every
one as Aunt Julia" and to nave called
her Mrs Hanson would propaoiy nave
sounded as queerly in her ears as IL "ouid
to others familiar with her ana her MS
tory.
Caused Her Anxiety.
For many years past she was sufferer
from grip, and her physicians were accus-
toned to tell her that If she survived March
each spring she would live to see another
wear. This became almost gospel with her
so that each spring would see her alternat-
ing between hope and fear. looking forward
70 the month Of March with the dread of
what 1t might bring to her, and yet with
hope that it might prove but another mile
stone in her life. AS stated in the fore
going she would probably have survived for
2 number of years but for her injuries.
Mrs Hanson was hrm believer in
signs" although not superstltlous In the
ordinary way single case serves to Illus
trate her belief and, indeed, serves also
to strengthen the theory of thought trans
ference Some years ago friend of Mrs.
Hanson left Washington for California, in
tending to stay for time In that state
She left the city in excellent health and
in the hest of spirits. About four days
after her departure her daughter was as
founded to receive telegram announcing
her death on the train from pneumonia
The message informed her that her mother
had nassed away at an early hour that
morning and knowing Mrs. Hansons fond
ness for her, the daughter took the telegram
Immediately to her. Her surprise may be
imagined when Aunt Julia appeared at
the door herself In response to her ring and
informed her that she Mrs Hanson) knew
what was the matter-knew that her friend
was dead. Upon being questioned she said
she had been awakened three times in the
night by rings at her front door bell; that
she had personally answered the call the
first two times, and had found no one there,
| and that the third ring came when she was
sitting at the window watching the front
steps to see who might be awaiting admis-
| sion to the house. The third ring, she stated,
| came when there was absolutely no one In
| sight, and no one awake in the house Con-
| WINGED that something was wrong she
| racked her brain to find out which one of
| her friends might be in trouble, and finally
| decided that the particular individual was
| the one whose death was the subject of the
message She could not say how she arrived
at this conclusion, but competent witnesses
have subscribed to the story she told re-
Fond of Her! Pets.
| In addition to the raising of parrots Mrs.
Hanson was always very fond of pets and
always had fine stock on hand Of canary
birds She also took pride IN her chickens
| and never failed to send to- any of her
friends VINO mlgflL De All eihS lfeSItSl OIL
| eggs for their especial use. ,lgi
| She retained her mental faculties to the
! last, and although toward the end she be-
| came too weak to speak. she would recog-
| nize an acquaintance or a friend by a nod
| of the head and smile that showed she APP
preciated their coming and their remem-
| brance. AS late as 1925 MRS. Hanson was
able to thread a No. 10 needle and to do
the neatest kind of patching, and hemming
without the aid of glasses. She attributed
| her survival to extreme age to nothing in
particular outside of the general dispense
| ton of Providence.
Mrs Hanson was devout Catholic and a
| patron of st. Patrick's Church. Shortly
after she sold her house on F street she
| gave In cash to the Rev. Father MCGEE.
| formerly Of st. Patrick's Church, $4,000 to
assist him in building his new church of the
| Sacred Heart In Mt Pleasant
| 1t Is expected that some of her belongings
will be left to Institutions. Her will was
made the day before she was injured, but
| the contents of the instrument have not yet
/ been made public.
Threatened to Kill President.