Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

T Casseil bought in -; = IN 1882 and
Thomas Lloyd bought In TOT n 1885
The improvements listed We're 500 TO
WI liam Gibson. and S3o and $40. 10 j.
r. Speake. on lot 1. ard 500 20 James 4.
Cassell. in lot - Nj. Speake lived here
IN the ihir;.es. and Later was connected
With the balt.m ,re and Ohio railroad.
son became n minister OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. serving several OF ;he
local churches and in tn presiding elder
snip. Mr. Cassen erected = Nttle homo
and lived here many years. enga sed as a
master bricklayer. There We're a 50 here
William Gibson. Il. III brummond. john
Campbell ard John Evans in Tie thIries.
In 1910 Rho6erick o'Brien. a s;onecut-
ter Dough in 10; and erected n at
rame Residence fronting street, and
G 'orge Miller. a carpenter. bought IN lot
: and had his home On Virginia avenue.
The latter lot was mad into y sub
o's about this time ana shortly after
here were on Virginia avenue George
stock and George Strcbel. The former
"as long In basin - rs Il whe 'lwr Gh;.
navns his shop near by. and the latter
lochsmi'h and machinist. who il well
represented today In t;le Rel shborhood.
United States an Owner.
Virginia avenue was almost 2araileled
by the line separating the Burnes and
Young tracts. The square south +6f OF
eleven lots. fronting Virginia avenue. II,
9th and eth streets. il 1927 in tne nam -
of Carroll and Young was vested In tho
United Ste tes In 1874 the lots had been
included in those sci Z; q by ar. Green
leaf IN his contract 10 Improve. but in
1917 j. Arnot succe i d to the tie. Tho
otS had the same values as in the squares
ahov, and were all OWE q by MI. Arif"t
til 1873 Wien J. II. Foulke lad lots 10
and IL. In 1874 George M.lturn bought the
whole square. William BurGine a car
penter. was then living on tie sou Invest
corner. Mr.. Miiburn built at the south
sast corner OF Virginia avenue and Ith
street aud estaoished the Miibarn hoiio
\ few years after he was kro"fed uOH;i
and robbed near the corner Of eth aid Is
streets and d from the ilj1ir! - then re
ceived. \ little later John Trook. ong
of the city post office. was adjoining
Mrs Nj iburn. Miss VI lbuTn ana Mise
Trooh afterward became prom Il II. As
teachers in the pubic schools. each DO
coming vete ans in ;ie rTice In Uih
hites two Zine CIV Kings were erected GA
Y rginia ayenve near Tie east end - the
square. and William A. WI Sans long r.
sided here. TIE eastern po:ut- 81 the
square th@n became the si.e cf The .s.acd
Hall. 4 th.ec-stor ed 5rica bui- a uC. th'.
upper story used for lolErTooms. tin.
second for balls. parties ard public meet
ings and the lower part FOR business aHd
school purposes Before the 4. mory. now
fish commission. bui Ding was completed
il was the armory O. thc National Glara
battalion. During the days OF know
nothine.sm il WAS The scene Of many
meetings Of the order which taxed tns
size and strength cf the hall and n SOM
of the later polit cal campaigns. national
and ocai, II was in service IL was hes;
known. especial y to tie young peop,e OF
that day. as the scene OF much social en-
segment. and SOM ike TO call III VA Is
given BY the Ugly Club when annua )
the ring and r nknife were aws-.ea .
the most hOmoly lady or gentleman. the
presenta lions beng rad With much g re-
mony. followed 6v refreshm Of pump
kin pie and hard cider
JAMES CROGGON.