Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

what then was considered tire fine Union
row of buildings. Judge T. Hartley Craw-
ford. long the terror to evil-doers arraigned
before him in the criminal court, resided in
the house on the corner, and other houses
were occupied by Edmund Burke. commits
sioner Of patents: Capt. Maxwell Wood
hull, U. S. N; George s. Gideon. printer.
and r. W. Latham, banker. The tn shop
Of William Robinson and apothecary shop
of wolfenden. the site of which is now oc-
cupied by the May building. 1th and Z
streets. about this time disappeared. Mr..
John F. Callan acquired the property and
placed thereon row Of housese long known
as the Callan buildings These were four
three-story-and-attic bricks used for stores,
offices and dwellings. Mr.. Callan resided at
the east end and in the corner store engag-
ed In the drug, paint, oil and glass; agricul-
tural supplies, trees. plants and seeds bust
ness for many years. The store to the
north was for long time the tailoring es-
adjustment Of John D. Evans. In the Of
fees were DR.. Anthony Holmead, physician:
Bigelow Peugh, w. s. Allison and others
as Claim, patent and general agents.
Game to Beat Lottery.
The view from an attic window down the
Potomac being unobstructed. it played a
part in a game to beat the Virginia lottery,
the drawings Of which took place at Sarep-
ia Hall in Alexandria. Though there was
telegraphic communication northward there
was none south for a short time and the
recognized time for news to arrive from
Alexandria, consequently, was one hour
from the time the drawing was given the
lottery agents in this city and Georgetown
A government clerk conceived the idea of
buying up winning tickets during that
hour. Ostensibly horseback rider for the
benefit Of his health, he would ride over the
Long bridge to the place of drawing, and,
taking note of the numbers drawn, he
would ride to the lighthouse at Jones Point
and by means Of rockets would signal the
numbers to the man in the attic. The latter
would Immediately telegraph to confede-
rates north and hand the lists to the local
operators, and in little time tickets bear
ing such numbers would be secured and
consequently the lottery people were out of
pocket in large sums. The trick came near
wrecking the company before the line was
open to Alexandria and the hour of grace
was abolished.
In the forties, other than those above
named, there were on F street James Sell
den. the naval storekeeper; H. H. Sylvester,
chief clerk of the patent office; Maj j. p
Heiss, the junior editor of the Union; NJ.
Larner. printer: c. S. Fowler, china and
dence; Michael Larner. printer. and L. j.
Middleton, then a grocer at 9th street and
the avenue; at the corner of 9th street c. s.
Teshma 1aaes s elerk Mrs
milliner; Columbus Munroe. <. Powell
and D. H. Saunders, clerks Mrs. Walker
and ]. H. Saunders, lawyers; Mrs.
Hepburn's boarding house on e street;
John Turner. carpenter, and A. J. X Ba-
ker, printer, on 9Th street, and DR.. w. p
Johnston who long had his office and resi-
dence on eth street near F; Chas. Shussler,
timer, and John T. Sullivan, long a clerk,
who later bought the house.
In the fifties there was some improve
ment noted on F street. William Noyes,
wholesale shoe dealer, had erected a block
near 9Th street; Andrew Hoover, a boot
a mr. m III "a nf a fin ncid
and east OF Union row Augustus Perry,
long in the dry goods business, erected a
fine house, while about the center of the
square Thomas U. Walter. architect of the
Capitol, then being extended, built a fine
house in which he resided for a number of
years. JAMES CROGGON