Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-03
TWINING CITY AFFAIRS.
Steady Growth of the Community
improvements Noted.

The prospects for the steady growth of
this community pictured now as being
of the brightest. the promises made some
months since of good building season for
the suburb being realized. George r
french Is having erected one OF the most
substantial buildings In the limits of Twin
ing City proper in a dwelling of brick that
Is being built for him adjoining his present
nome on Carroll street. On the same street
H. Il. Dennison. a letter carrier, has I'M
der way a neat. ornamental cottage of
frame to cost about S30O0 Farther along
In the same locality, Robert F. Bradbury
who has erected a number OF houses in the
town within recent months. is having put
up six frame cottages that will be util-
lied for renting purposes
The highlands surrounding the village are
being dotted with residences which are be-
Ing built by the company interested in the
development of its property. some of them
also being erected by lot owners who are
taking up their homes there. Edward wes-
teriand Is building a frame dwelling near
I'D ana Q streets, in the highlands John
t. Bell has completed modern home in
the same vicinity. o. c. Brother. jr., has
built house on 9th street near O street
The U. s. Realty Company is having half
dozen houses put up In the same section
The residents are satisfied the coming OF
the trolley car service has brought many
of these Improvements. and continuation
of them Is looked for.
Bcaior & Schmidt's factory for the out
put of ornamental iron work now STANDS
COmpieteQ at trout ana SarrOH streets, In
Twining City, and the managers have be-
gun actual operations In the plant The
building Is a frame structure, which has
been given an ornamental finish to resem-
BILE brick. and measures 150x5o feet Elec-
trio power has been introduced for running
the machinery. The building is one STORY
In height. with the exception OF the office
portion. fronting on Carroll street 1t Con-
tains machine shop. drafting room and
other sections for the conduct of the busi-
ness. At present about eighteen hands are
employed Robert +. Bradbury of this
place superintended the erection of the
factory. which cost about 5000
Samuel Taylor. until lately an employee
of the Maryland Agricultural College IL
lying seriously Ill ut his home in the high
lands here. having been overcome by
stroke of paralysis a month since. Mr..
Taylor Is about fifty-fve years of age and
at one time lived In Anacostia-
Mrs Elliott Dennison and four children
Of North Railroad avenue. this town, left
yesterday afternoon for Chicago where
Mrs. Dennison will visit her old home.
Harry Christie, who IL connected with q
bottling establishment In Alexandria, Va.
has returned to his home In Twining City
after completing his seasons work there.
The recent police census indicated q pop,l-
lation OF 4s2 people In Twining City. all
white.
While Mr.. and Mrs Lee. who reside
near Good Hope. were driving along PENN
syivania avenue extended Sunday afternoon
last their horse caught enc of his rear legs
In the conveyance. throwing the animal te
the ground. They were compelled to re-
move the horse from the buggy and pro,
coed afpot. The attention OF q veterinarian
was called to the injury to the animal. con
slSting Of q cut