Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09

McCauley, $1,000. and w. H. Gunnell.
1900.
In 1895 Mr.. Clarke owned lots and ..
corner 18th and c streets; William Doug
las. Is to Is. including the corner of 18th
and b streets. and soon after John p.
Murphy bought lots Is to IS.
Square Taken by Government.
The square south. No 26s. between c.
D. 18th and 1874 streets. o. twenty lots.
went as whole to the United States in
1916, and for twenty years the names of
Greenleaf, Law and Morris & Nicholson
were associated Herewith. Apparently
there was nothing doing here other than
charging up a cent a foot valuation on
the assessment books About 1878 how
ever. there was a settlement made upon
it, the title going to. Joseph Pearson, and
soon after a seven hundreddollar house
was built. facing 18th street. Eight years
after a subdivision was made. In 1881
P. M. Holbrook bought a lot and built
a -hundred-do dollar house: William B.
Walker, five lots, erecting two houses of
one-thousand-dollar value; William Lloyd.
several lots. erecting buildings valued at
$500. and Patrick Green, a lot and one
thousand-dollar Improvement
Square Assigned to Mr.. Young.
The square made by 18th 18th. Vir-
ginia avenue. B and c streets, % A.
of twenty-four lots. was in 1897 assigned
to Mr.. Young. In 1874 James Greenleaf
and in the following years G. Harrison
and S. Sterrett and Morris & Nicholson
had title. In 1902 P. Bush had the west
half and Mr.. Sterrett the balance. Two
cents had been reduced to one cent as the
value by 1907, and this was the rate for
many years. In 1908 Joseph Moyland
had lot on 18th street. From that time
until the forties tax deeds were the rule
until 1915. In that year w. II. Gunnell
owned the west half of the square and j.
P. Murphy had lot at 18th and c streets.
Square Owned by Government.
The twenty-six lots in square 29I.
fronting 18th, 18th. c and D streets, were
in the division in 1897 vested in the gov
eminent In 1904, however. 1t was a
Greenleaf square, with mortgage to
Thomas Law the next year. In 1917 John
Law had it, in 1920 w. W. Seaton. in 1921
Overton Law and in 1925 the Bank of
Washington. In 1871 H. Wilson had nine
lots, which he made sub lots A to q. and
Mrs. Sarah Collins bought two on c
street. J. F. Caldwell two on D street and
p. Green one on 18th street. Later there
were improvements made, which came
slowly.
Homes Of Well Known Residents.
Though most Of the settlers were work
ing people of the bone and sinew class of
the community, and their homes mostly
frame houses it became, by the forties, if
not fashionable neighborhood, one which
bore an enviable name. More than few
were known as leading public spirited cit
liens. and their work in the city councils
and in the various interests of the COM
munity made record which is priced by
the descendants of the people of that day.
Among the residents in the thirties were
William Lloyd, the progenitor of well
known family. He was leading carpen-
ter, and afterward head of the firm of
Harvey, Lloyd & Co. lumber dealers; a
member of the common council in the
forties: one of the original members of
Ryland NJ. E. Church. Three of his sons
were prominent in municipal affairs. two,
Asbury and Thomas E.. in the councils.
and Benjamin F. in the public school
trustees as also his SON. in-law, William
j. Murtagh. William B. Walker was for
many years the leading painter of that
section and man of prominence. The
family has made its mark, a son, William
T.. representing his ward in the councils,
and. with his brothers. attaining sue
cess in business matters prominent in
the brick-making industry. Mr.. Murphy
was connected with the police and later
in life became a justice of the peace.
Commanded Continental Guards.
John L. Smith at that time lived on e
street. afterward on 18th street. He was
justice of the peace for many years,
served several times as an alderman, and
in ante bellum days commanded the Con-
tinental Guards.
John Pettibone is we'll remembered as
dealer in coal, lumber and lime at the
foot of 18th street, where he afterward had
his icehouses, from which he conducted
known in military affairs, being an officer
in the Presidents Mounted Guard. For
many years he lived at the corner of b
and 18th streets.
Among others recalled are Robert Coch-
ran, clerk in the first controllers office:
]. w. Williams of the registers office: W.
S. Colquhon. William Lloyd and Arthur
Simmons. on street; Rein Trunnell
James H. Chizum, E. E. Stark and Jo
seph Davis. carpenters: Truman Small
wood. huckster: John Gibson, in the fish
business: christopher Gill. plaster. and
Daniel Mitchell. tailor: John Moses, Pat
rick Toomey and the Walkers. on street;
George Dale of the sixth auditors office;
c. w. Huntington. prominent a print
er and also in local politics: John David
son. carpenter; j. S. Harvey of the gro
Gerry on Maryland avenue and 1877 street;
\. Whitmore Patrick and r. A. Green,
Mrs. s. S. King, on 18th street: Maj. p.
G. Hoyle, United States marines: VIII
liam Mclean. constable; Mrs Thompson
and Thomas Posey, on 18th street;
Thomas Rabbit. on 1917 street. and Mrs.
Collins. ]. G. Smith. a tailor. and George
Grudge, on 18th street. Mrs. Jane Fa
gan then kept a grocery at the corner
of 131a and c streets.
About 1850 one of the few public schools
was established in a small frame building
on 18th street between c and d streets.
Mrs. Southworth, the novelist. was the
teacher here for time. and had among
important positions under the govern
ment and in the business world
JAMES CROGGON.
INFLUENCE OF THE MULLAHS.