Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18

10Th and 18th T. w. Pairo kept dry
goods store on F street near 13th and
John Telfair was dry goods merchant
in the first ward, on the Avenue west of
18th street.
The vicinity of the navy yard supported
several dry goods stores. The patronage
included the country people who entered
the city by way of the Navy Yard bridge
the crews of the war vessels which lay
i'll the river from time to time, and the
residents of that section.
William PrOut, the original proprietor
of the grounds about, had store
at the southwest corner of Sth and 1.
streets: j. Jenkins, on the north side of
L street. between Sth and 9th. and Gus
Higdon, opposite. Samuel Hilton and
James Spratt. on the east side of Sth
street. were engaged in the dry goods
trade, and SalIe Sedgwick, on the west
side of 9TH street. was the leading mill
liner of that section. On East Capitol
street, on the site of the library, William
Emack had a dry goods store. in which
he also kept groceries, that being good
stand for some country trade attracted
by the Capitol Hill Market, in East Cap
itol street.
A Great Increase.
siderable improvements had spread, and
the Northern Liberties section was build
ing up. Nevertheless. the space about
of the dry goods trade. Almost the en-
tire street front. from 9TH to 9th street,
was occupied by dry goods stores. They
had increased out of proportion to the in
creased population, there being about
one hundred stores about the city sup
plying the wants of $4,000 people. i
On Market Space were the dry goods
esta blishments of Perry & Ashby. w. r.
Riley, r. w. Carter G. CO., William
NJ. Perry. f. T. Wall. r. c. Washington,
u L for
D. Clagett & Co., Thomas Barnes and
George w. Adams. as also the fancy
stores of J. H. Gibbs and the millinery
stores of Mrs. Sinclair and Mrs. NJ. A.
Avenue. was John Richeys fancy goods
store. On the north side of the Avenue
between 9th and 10th streets. r. 8.
Smallwood and George Allen were the
dry goods dealers. and there were the
fancy stores of Selby Parker, Julius Wis.,
ser, the Misses Robey. Mr.. Claverdets-
cher, Mrs. Glitch and Mrs. H. L. Morley.
and the millinery of Mrs. Allen. On the
opposite side of the Avenue were the
millinery establishments of Mrs. Sarah
Hamilton, Mrs. Morrell, Mrs. E. Sexsmith
and Mrs. Z. Lamphier.
East of 7th street. on the north side
Of the Avenue. George Stettinus had sue
ceeded John Stettinus in the dry goods
business. and nearby were the like es
adjustments of Briscoe & Clark and j.
b. Clark. On the south side of the Ave
nue. were the like houses of William
Egan & Sons and w. G. w. White. On
streets. David S. Waters had dry goods
with his hOusefurnishing goods and hard
ware. Mrs. Kehoe carried on mili-
merry business near the site of the present
Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs. Peddicord kept
a millinery shop on the north side of E
between 9Th and It'll streets: as did Mrs.
III. Martin, on the north side of + street
near 7th. Mrs. Ailer kept fancy store
H. e-iI sNf ytr HATE Ar,
II and l streets and on the square above,
convenient to the country trade of North
ern Liberty market, the dry goods stores
of Charles Deveny. who had moved from
near the site of tile present Star Office.
Brown e. Hyatt and j. w. Clarke had
been established.
On the Avenue between 10th and 18th
streets was Mrs. f. Hill. milliner. on
lace store of Bragdon & Twombly, which
was later in the hands of King & Brother
who were succeeded by J. b. Tate a.
Brother. On the square between 11th
and 18th streets John Allen was still at
his old stand as dry goods merchant.
and nearby j. II. Edwards had a lace
store and the Misses Pilling had fancy
goods. Mrs. Delarue dealt in fancy goods
on the north side of the Avenue east of
18th street. and William Harper had
dry goods store nearby. Mrs. Catharine
Lansdaie. mililner, was located on the
east side of 10th street between E and F
StTeet MIS u DdHIel WdS 80 en-
gagged on the south side of the Avenue
west Of Sd street, and p. Crerar had
fancy store on the north side east of Sd
street. In the first ward Drury g.
Brother had dry goods store on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 10Th and Goth streets. and Mrs
Thompson. on II street. and Mrs. Steele.
at 21st and II streets, were the milliners
of that section.
On Capitol Hill John Hitz. afterward
consul general of Switzerland, carried on
a dry goods business on street between
New Jersey avenue and LIST street
southeast. On the Navy Yard r. NJ
Coombs. on Sth street between | and H.
and James Dodd on 9TH street between
l. and NJ carried on the dry goods bust
ness. and Walter Evans. on /. street be-
tween Sd and 4th, carried dry goods with
groceries. etc.