Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16

ton being of brick with a long shed ex-
tending westward; the Northern Liberty. at
Ith and X streets, a BRICK structure, which
had but recently been extended and the
Navy Yard or Branch market somewhat
similar to the Western, at X and 9TH streets
southeast. To these the housekeepers would
go for their fresh supplies. What are now
known as green groceries. or market stores
had not come into existence to any extent
The principal butchers were Philip Otter
bach, Charles Miller, Sam Hoover John
Hoover, William Peake, Samuel Little
George Miller John Bohlayer, David Miller
John Murphy, James johnson. Tom Shoe
maker, John Walker. Joseph Peck. j T
Walker Benjamin Geier, George Heating
Mrs. Hager, David Rawlings, NJ. Rupert
c. Thoma, the Weavers and others
In Georgetown there was the Catholic
College, and near the upper end of 18th
street, on the hill, the old Columbian Col
lege building. The latter was a fine old
fashioned brick building, facing south. with
the houses of the president. DR.. Bacon, and
others. about what would be the line of
18th street facing eastward. Other institu-
tons of learning were the Washington Sem
mary, a three-story brick building. on F
street between 9th and 10th streets, which
is now Gonzaga College. located on L
street near ST. Aloysius Church; ST.
Josephs Academy for Girls. 9th and F
streets; the Rittenhouse Academy. on In
diana avenue near Sd street; the Rugby
Academy, 18th and X streets; the Union
Academy, 18th street and New York ave
nue.; McLeod's Academy. 9th street between
G and H streets; Emerson Institute. II
street between 18th and 18th streets; the
Central Academy, 10th and f streets; Mrs.
Burr's Academy, on II street near 18th
street and others. Among the teachers were
Prof Charles H. Nourse, Prof. Cushman.
Mr.. Clarks James Nourse. F. w. Morrison,
Mason Noble, Z. Richards. A. c. Richards,
c. B. Young, o. c. Wight, Mrs. G.. Web
ster Mrs Addison, Miss Cotter, Misses
Tyson, G.. j. Abbott, Alexander Hayes ].
F. McCarty. p Moss and Miss Sendorff.
There Were also parochial schools, few in
number, maintained by Catholics.
Our public schools, from 1904 to 1914 but
two in number, had been increased to four
about ten years before, now included the
primary grade and numbered twenty in the
entire city. There were not 5000 pupils in
attendance but the line of education
ried them beyond the ''three-R course of
reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. The four
ulSlIlcl StHOOiS were III DuIlullSS o"llt
by the city, that of the first district at the
corner of 14th and G streets, a remodeled
stable; that at 9Th and F streets, a two
story building of brick for the second dis
trict; Sd and d streets southeast, for the
third district, and 9Th and d streets south
west for the fourth district, were also
of brick. but none of them would
be regarded suitable now for a coun-
try school house. The district schools were
taught, respectively, by Samuel Kelly, Thos-
NJ. Wilson, Isaac McCathran and John E.
Thompson, each having assistant; Mrs.
Henshaw, Mrs. S. 2. Randolph, Miss I.
d. Martin and Mrs. NJ. A. Hinton filling
those positions. The other teachers were
in the first district, A. Lindsay, Mrs. A. o.
johnson, Mrs. NJ. f. Rodier, Miss Alice
English and Miss NJ. F. Nevins; in the sec
ond district Rein Beck, Miss NJ A. Joyce,
Miss L. H Randolph Miss c. l.. hewitt,
Miss r. M. Ogden; John Fill, Miss c. d.
Martin, Mr.. w. NJ. McCathran, Miss
Frances Elvans Miss Freeman, Miss
Clark and Miss Jane Morse of the third dis
trict; A NJ Smith, Miss NJ. B. Anderson,
Miss NJ P. Middleton and Miss M. \. Mil
burn in the fourth district
The Churches and Associations.
That the community was fairly well sup