Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11

| avenue. which later was destroyed by
| fire, and a five-story building. the first
Of its height erected in place of the old
frame: what was once the Clinton
! House. afterward Dorsey's Hotel. was
then known as farmers hotel kept
by J. Lyon at 7th and I streets. opposite
! Bakers coffee house. at sth and
streets. was Owen Connolly's Farmers
Hotel. The Star coffee house had been
established by Hancock on the Avenue
between 18th and 18th streets; J. Jost
kept the first warehouse at 18th and q
streets; p. II. KING kept the Congress
Hotel on the Avenue between ~: anu
9Th: B. Shad was OF B street between
I'd and I'd. and p A. DE Sauies was at
eth and + streets. and Brady's railroad
house on the Avenue between list and
I'd streets.
0ld-Time Restaurants.
On Capitol Hill, Joseph Casparis kept
a refectory at New Jersey avenue and a
street southeast: Mrs. Sweeney was on
south A street between New Jersey ave-
nue. and LIST street; A. Rupert and James
Lynch were on East Capitol street;
Joseph johnson was on A street and New
Jersey avenue. On the navy yard were
b. Clemmon, G street between l. and M !:
b. 4. Golden. 18th street between i ana IL
streets; John Lloyd. Sth and * streets.
The most noted places among confec-
Beardsley. on the Avenue between l2th
and 18th streets: Timothy Buckley. on Z
street between 9Th and It'll: K Chapman.
varieties. OH the Avenue between 1?th
and 10Th; G. Columbus. on 9TH street be-
tween ID and E: G.. Gautier. a French
confectioner. on nth street and the Ave
nue.; Paul kinchy. on the Avenue be-
tween 10th and 18th: Harry kuhl, on the
Avenue between 18th and 18th streets:
]. G. Weaver. on 7th street between l
and X: Cyrus Wineberger. 18th street
between E and F. streets southeast. j.
H. Cake was a baker on East Capitol
street; j. Horning kept variety store
nearby: Toddchinder & Co. We're brokers
in the same section; J. Wunderlch was
baker on 9TH street between and l.
streets southeast and afterward he had
d popular lager beer saloon. John ODon-
nell a confectionery opposite the Marine
barracks. Nick Funk had a variety store
north of the West Market.
The variety and fancy stores attract
ed custom. that of George Savage. on
the north side of the Avenue west of
town boys. Metal toys, wooden hobby
horses. wagons and sleighs were here.
but the favorite was the toy cannon
for the boys. and false faces attracted
the girls. OF the stores conducted by
women that of Mrs. Ailer. adjoining
the most popular store of Ailer & Thy
son. on 7th street between G and Fl
streets. was a leading one. especially
for dressed dolls. and at this time
these were mostly of PAPER mache or
wood. Among the smaller shops kept
by women were those of Mrs. Davy
on the northwest corner of 18th and r
streets. and Mrs. Jackson. on r. street
between 18th and 14th streets. which
had runs on the smaller toys. Mrs.
Lethe Tanner, colored. had crowded
stock at the northeast corner of 14th
and H streets. and Nanny Jones. on
G street between 18th and 14th streets.
famous for homemade taffy and cake.
branched out little by adding artf-
cles of other makes to her stock. The
little confectionery of George Norbeck.
on the north side Of the Avenue between
stock of toys in addition to confection-
cry that but few customers could be
admitted at a time. On 9Th street be-
tween F and G streets Michael and
Christian Briel had confectionery,
where candy canes, baskets. etc. We're
made for the trade and for their market
stands.
Sellers Of Holiday Books.
In the matter Of holiday books there
was some trade in which auctioneers as
we'll as booksellers engaged. In the early
days Weightman. on the site OF the Ma,
tional Hotel: French. northwest corner
9Th street and the Avenue. and Pishy
Thompson, on the Avenue between 18th
and 10Th streets. were the leading book
sellers. In the forties in the same trade
were W. G. Fischer and E. K. Dundy.
near Pennsylvania avenue and 18th; ROD
ert Farnham, Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street: Frank Taylor and w. NJ