Evening star., 1902-09-02

DOCK store, at 4ts street,, BACK again past
Lutz. the saddler's. next to the National
Hotel; past William Browns, the harness
dealer, on the south side near 7th street;
past Keyworth's. where the American
House now stands: past De Ramps print
Ing ofhcs, at 10th street, Cooper & Iati-
mer's at 11th street. tillireaching a small
brick building on the south side near the
corner of l1th street another halt was
made. in order that an advertisement might
be left at The Star office.
On the northeast corner OF 11th street
was Blanchards book store, and at the
northeast corner Of 18th street they passed
the Kirkwood House. where Andrew John
son lived In 1855, at the time OF his sue
cession to the presidency. At 15h street
Thomas j. Fisher kept saddlery and har-
ness store prior to the real estate business
which today bears his name
Owen the tailor. whose establishment was
on the present Owen House site, would as
suredly have received a call from the gen.
tieman of long ago, who could have selected
an outfit Of coat and trousers OF anest
black broadcioth. waistcoat Of purple uncut
velvet and huge circular cloak of heavy
beaver or doeskin cashmere
First Public School Site
Doubtless by this time the little girl, nes-
tling in the cushions. would be getting
drowsy with so much business in which she
took no part To arouse her interest her
father might have purchased her nose
gay from the green house at 18th and g
streets and entertained her with incidents
concerning the people and places that they
passed as they drove rapidly homeward-
He could have pointed out to her from that
corner the site Of the first public school in
Washington. where SmaI's flower store is
today.
In the late sos the experiment was be-
gun there and called the Ragged School,
one teacher sufficed to care for the few
| children whose parents were not sticklers
| aga nSt public education. 1t was looked
upon as an institution solely for the poorer
! classes BY no means the least indication
| OF the immense Improvement of times with
| in the past century is the marked change
! OF sentiment toward public education.
On the north side of PENNSYLVANIA avenue
! near 2ist street We're the IS Buildings"
Where IN earlier years the famous Mrs.
Eaton, then Mrs. Timberlake, lived. As
| Mrs. Eaton, wife of the general, her resi-
dence was on l street between Goth and
| list streets, in the old Gadsby Row. OF
| this dashing woman many stories are told
AS Peggy O'Neal, the daughter of a tav-
ern keeper, she won the heart of Purser
| Tfmberlake of the navy. After his deal til
| her fine figure and beautiful face with eyes
! of blue and hair Of brown, attracted the in
terest of Gen. Eaton, member of Jack
| son 8 cablnet, and at one time minister to
| Spain. Notwithstanding the opposition OF
| his friends, she became his wife. The story
| of her career as cabinet lady during Jack
! SOH ) administrator Is TOO well known IC
| need repetition.
After the death of the general Mrs. Eaton
| still beautiful and fascinating woman al
| seventy. married a young Italian twenty
years of age. Buckignani by name, who was
employed as dancing teacher to her grand
| daughters. The match was a pitiable end
| ing to the comedy which the beautiful
Peggy" had made of her life; firing soor
| of his elderly bride, it is said, Buckignan
| ran away with her granddaughter.
Physician and Mayor
Opposite the Six Buildings the ives
| corner Of 21st street lived DR.. William B
Magruder, a famous physician of thos
days. afterward mayor of the city. He wa
greatly beloved and respected by all o
his numerous patrons, and by one most es
| pecially. Minister Fox of Great Britain
who was for many years envoy extraordi
nary to this country, residing on the corne
! of 23d and K streets, where St. AIMS Or
| phan Asylum now stands DR.. Magrude
was his physician during his residence her
and was the recipient of many costly an
lavish gifts tokens OF his high esteem
among them being a horse valued at sew
| eral thousands of dalars and ring Sc
| with a perfectly constructed watch.
At 23d street was open reservation
the present Washington Circle and its vi
cinity was rendered extremely dangerou
| to pedestrians by the disreputable occu
, pants of the old Round Tops" a row @
. several small buildings. one story high, tn
roof of each hemisphericai in shape. Her
thieves abode and carried on their nefarieu
practices Several dreadful murders wer
: committed within the walls of the "Roun
| TOPS" and many rObberies and h1ghWa
assaults occurred in their immediate Vlclf
ity.
travelling past these homes of crime. how
ever, could not be avoided. for Georgetow
lay the other side of the Avenue brids'
: tbera being no M street bridge then.
On the hill to the right, the present sit
of the Columbian Hospital, stood a larg
house, the peculiar appearance OF Whic
/ nassarhy It was the home of DR.. May
pard, a celebrated dentist, and by mos
D UNIQUE design Of entrance he had embelllsf
4 ed the terrace from pavement to SUNNI
A | according to his cwn architectural tast
In annesrance it was not unlike Swis
: chalet and probably cost as much as woul
f have built small house.