Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21

200; lot l, Sth and I streets; 3. Bassett,
Nieman. 5000: A. Sinclair. $1,000; Tucker.
$3.50 and $3.50: McKims heirs, $3.50 and $500;
]. Alvey. s1,100; G. McCauley. $1,000: E.
ros see a sSoS G.sI Rss So: snsoo L.
In 1927 Philip Cravin. a coppersmith. who
was on lot II number of years. leased
the property: Edward Simms In 1923 bought
were occupying lot %. as was Mrs. Ann
Roberts the next year, and Joseph White.
Jared Taylor and g. w. Williams.
In that decade and afterward Isaac Beers,
Rev. VIM. Ryland. Joseph Brady. r. L.
Jordan. Sarah j. Crandell. James Whipple
and Thompson Van Riswick owned on 9TH
street. and ]. NJ. Roberts on G and sth
streets.
ground was from to IA cents per foot.
and the improvements noted were: NJ.
Wright, 1880. reduced from 5000 P.
Cravin. 5000: J. T. Neeman. 800; j. Thomp
son. $50: A. Sinclair. $500. reduced from
$1,000: McKim's heirs. 500. reduced from
$3.50: and $3.50 from $500; ]. Alvey. $500,
reduced from SLIGO: G.. McCauley. $500,
from 81 800: Dye. $780, from 1900: Pearson,
5000. from $1.3O,: Cassidy, $780, from $500:
f. Bryan's heirs 5000: Foster, 500; Tucker,
$3.50. and $50. unchanged.
The house known the Simms or Rob-
erts house on the south side Of G street
was long on the property of Butler Cooke,
who purchased the same in 1906 of Commo-
dore Tingey and, 1t Is believed. was erected
by him before 1920. Mr.. Cooke was promi-
nent in the early days. member of the
councils and connected with the navy as
the prize agent of the u. s. sloop Wasp.
Surgeon Chas. B. Hamilton. U.S.N.. re-
sided here few years. and owned and oc
cupied by Capt. Edward Simms Suisse
Quently Capt. James Edelin, was here. and
later Dr. George NJ. Roberts lived here
long enough for his name to attach to the
house.
Chaplain Ryland.
Rev. William Ryland. for whom the
principal Methodist church in South Wash
ington is named lived in the thirties at
715. opposite the barracks. He was ap-
pointed a chaplain in the navy in 1899.
serving at the yard and barracks He Is
remembered as a most active minister of
the gospel. especially in sections before
neglected Marmaduke Dove, sailing mas
ter of the yard for half a century, was
a public-spirited citizen, serving many
times in the councils, and the father of
DR.. George NJ. Dove. Thomas Thornley,
in the forties in the grocery business
on this square. He also served long IN the
councils. and once was warden of the PEN
itentary. Mr.. NOkes was a leading house
and sign painter, and for a time was in
charge of the public grounds. Mr.. De
Neal was a pioneer in small way in the
passenger transportation business. Owning
and running hack before 1910. he made reg
ular trips from the navy yard to the Capitol.
and this small line may be said to have led
to the putting of bus lines the avenue.
Mr. McCauley was one of the first employees
of the yard to reside on Sth street. His
home was opposite the barracks from about
1903 till his death, about 1920. at the time
being the master mechanic Of the yard.
William Elder, who lived on G street, long
kept grocery on Sth street
Before 1895, in addition to those named
abo. there We're on Sth street Mrs. NJ
Bryan. B. Biscoe. w. Durety, NJ. Loker.
T. Virgins and P. F. Nash, shoemakers;
w. Clark and Sarah King. grocers; John
Rose machinist; Benjamin Settings, Char
ity Nicholson. Rosanna Walker, James
Farrow. f. Foster, craftsmen; S. Har-
wood. John Cassidy and James Lawrence,
tobacconist.
In the forties these lived on 9Th street:
John Wilkinson, Thomas Thornly. grocer:
John O'Donnell. confectioner: James Nokes,
painter; Charles Hooper, musician; w.
Grunen. F. Elwell. confectioner: DR.. G. NJ.
Dove, Marmaduke Dove, A. Douglas, Mrs.
Dennison, Kenneth Deneal, hackman; w.
Cox and John Casteel, grocer.
On 7th street were John Mills black
smith; James Jordan. marine. and John
Jarvis, musician.