Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
OLD WASHINGTON
BY James Croggon. !.

Many of the residents of Washing
ton over sixty years ago who were ad-
dicted to the use of strong drink other
than spirits used porter ale and cider
before the introduction of the lager beer
saloons. Cofdias and wines were dis
pensed in the confectioneries. and light
drinks with refreshments attracted the
patronage of some.
Before $50 there was the Columbian
garden, on the east side of Sth street
north of Market space, conducted by
Burkhart & koenig. which tradition
says was very popular with the Young
people. The next place of the kind was
that of \. Favier, on 18th street, south
of the Avenue, some ten or fifteen years
later William Horton had a mineral
street The porter and ale houses or
cellars attracted the custom mostly Of
the old English families. but many others
followed their example and "'arf and
arr mixture of porter and ale, was
a popular drink, while 'porterie' and
'aleree'. pleased children.
In the twenties Robert Charlton,
grocer on the Avenue, west of 9th street,
conducted a porter cellar Frederick
Shuman conducted porter and ale cell
lar on the Avenue, east of 9th street:
James Terrence was on 10Th street, south
of f street, and William Watson on the
south side of the Avenue, west OF list
street. Capt Michael Bulley was popu-
lar in the same business at the corner
of Sth and X streets southeast. and was
succeeded by his son. a. +. Bulley. who
was in business down to the civil war
times. The retailing gradually went
to the taverns. and through the agents
of breweries families obtained supplies by
the bottle.
The saddle and harness business was
represented here by a few persons IN
the twenties. William Young was on
18th street. north of the avenue, and
Henry Johnson on the north side or
between 18th and 18th streets. At that
period the saddle bag was in common
use by the horsemen and the carpet bag
by the pedestrian. So few trunks were in
use that it could scarcely be said that the
trunkmaking business was carried on.
The usual trunk was a round top, long
| box covered by the hide of COW with
| the hair on, and thus there were trunks
| like "Joseph's coat Of many colors :
brindle and spOtted-no two alike, and
| yet could easily be identified.
| 1t is unnecessary to say that such
| trunks would not stand the handling In
! these days. and yet there are some eX-
I tant. railroad men having handled a few
| in the last few years which were held
together by rope or strap.
| In the forties there was much doing In
| the saddle, harness and trunk line,
though in the latter many trunks came
here as cases in which merchandise was
packed Daniel Campbell had been fol
some years established on the Avenue
between Az and 9th streets, and later
came into prominence through the In
PRODUCTION of an improved style saddle
lVrl,i hV n MpYic9 n
war C. J. Fisher & Son were then on
the south side of the Avenue between
18th and 18th streets. but later went out
of business, the father becoming a
Treasury clerk and the son becoming
popular auctioneer. Owen Summers. or
9TH street, opposite the east front of the
Interior Department, was there many
years. having much patronage from the
country people who came in by the 18th
street road Later F. A. LutZ was or
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, east of 9th street
and for time the firm was Lutz
| Beall Thomas Fitman was on the soutf
| side of the Avenue at 9th street, but later
entered the consular service.
The square on the north side of Penn
| sylvania avenue between 9th and 10th
streets was occupied. in part by the
| matchmaking and jewelry business in the
teens of the century. John Gait about
1920 moved up from Alexandria, where
he had been in business since 1904, and
was here many years. The business de-
scended to his sons, NJ. and w. Gait. and
was carried on there several years. but Is
now located adjoining The Star office.
Robert Keyworth. better known as Maj.
Keyworth. for he was prominent in old
time military affairs and also in city
councils, occupied store adjoining Cats.
Seraphim Massi, one of the three broth
ers of that name. was also adjoining. and
farther west was John Latruite, whose
specially was watches and clocks. On
the south side of the avenue. opposite
Browns Hotel Charles H. Wiltberger,
an old citizen of Capitol Hill. was a
silversmith and jeweler. In the thirties
he was the city register. Silverplatng
was followed by S. Lancaster on the
north side of F street between 18th and
14th.
In the forties Messrs. Gait, Keyworth
and Massi, watchmakers and jewelers.,
were at their old stands, and in this dec
ade Samuel Lewis was a leading silver
smith on the south side of the avenue
between 10th and 18th streets. and after
ward moved to the north side between
18th and 18th streets. Near the latter
place was J. Montandon. who was sue
ceeded by c. Lesiardi. Chauncey War
riner was on the north side of the ave-
nue. between I'd and Sd, and after near
Browns Hotel Mr.. S. Mase had sec
ond establishment near the corner of AZ
street and the Avenue. On the south
side Of the Avenue between 18th and 18th
streets was John Reese. William Voss
long kept opposite a we'll known watch
making and jewelry establishment. On
7th street at the corner of IL was Joseph
Marsoletti. who was better known in the
musical world, at one time being the