Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10

odist local minister and a Jealous temper
ance advocate. In the interest of the total
the Columbian Fountain, with his son,
James T. Ward, editor. The old board
ing hoNse structure gave way for a three
storied brick structure, in which the paper
was published for some years.
Purdy's Court in 1885,, -
The weh-known John Purdy leased land
near the corner of 1st street in 1925, and
soon his sign as a house., sign and orna-
mental painter announced his business. Mr..
PHrdy afterward bought this lot with 9TH,
ers and also conducted a wood and coal
yard on LIST street. On LIST street and in the
interior Of the square, Mr.. Purdy erected a
number of tenement houses, to which the
name "Purdy's Court" applied, but these in
later years became tenanted to such an eX-
tent by natives Of Italy, that the former
name was almost entirely displaced by that
u In the thirties, ". G. Wheeler, A. B.
Davis, James Fitzgerald, c. Simon, James
Adams, c. Drane, ]. A. Donoho owned on
street, ]. S. Clark, A. B. Davis and Jona-
than Hill on other parts OF the SQUARE.
Among the residents were John U. Moulder,
then chief clerk in the treasury; George F.
Berry, a messenger in the Capitol; John
Dom & Son were in the coach making bus
mess and Joseph Etter, printer, on the
avenue, and Thomas Dom was on street.
There were two or three colored families
destroyed by fire In November, 1910.
About 1915 Mrs. Letitia Elzey. Mrs. E.
Barrett, dressmakers; Thomas Wallace.
messenger in the War Department.; John
MacDuffies and Mrs. Pierce's boarding
houses were located on the avenue, and
Mrs. NJ. A. Barrett, seamstress, on LIST
street.
In 1916 the well-known VIM. Thompson,
for many years later Justice of the peace,
established the Washington News. near the
corner Of I'd street, and published the Same
till 1858. It made its appearance on Satur-
days and was popular journal Of that date
and, unlike other papers Of It's day. made a
speciality of local news, particularly cor
poration and city items.
In 1853 the Sentinel. democratic paper,
was published here in the interests of the
democratic party, Of which Beverly Tucker
was editor and proprietor, and here was
also done some Of the congressional print
ing. The Sentinel was but short-lived,
however, closing its career In 1855. After
some years the building was used by the
colored Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows.
Circular Road Around Capitol in 1895
Mr.. Ennis, who about 1920 kept tavern
on LIST street east, in 1926 built a residence
near the center Of the square, and was re-
siding here in the thirties. Mr.. Ennis was,
at this time, leading contractor on gov
eminent and corporation work, which he
carried on for many years. His first i'm
portant work was in the construction of
the circular roadway around the Capitol
grounds. about 1926.
In the fifties, as above stated, the Jackson
Tavern, established by John Foy. had been,
and was still, conducted by Patrick Moran;
Squire Thompson administered the law
and edited the News: Mr.. Purdy engaged in
the wood and coal business but before that
time had lumber, coal and wood yard vita
office on LIST street, and had erected dwell
ing houses on his avenue property. Mr..
Killmon was the grocer at LIST street and
the avenue. and west OF him was fruit
store kept by Mrs. N. A. Brown. Board