Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01

Edison electric batteries. The road now
starts at Carroll avenue and the District
line in Takoma Park, running south on
Sd street to Kennedy street, thence west
ward to 14th and Kennedy streets and
Colorado avenue, connecting with the
Capital Traction Company, with which it
will issue transfers. 1t was the inten-
ton of the former owners of the road to
operate it by gasoline. but before this
could be accomplished it was sold to
Pennsylvania and Virginia capitalists.
The work Of extending the line is to be
started not later than September ]. and
by July l, 1872. The franchise granted
by the Maryland council is for thirty-five
years The company also has a perpetual
charter for the state of Maryland.
w. H. Broadhurst is now constructing a
tWo-stOry frame residence on Grant ave-
nue., 1t being the third house constructed
by him on that street within the past
year. +. r. Brown has just completed a
Tulip avenues, which is one of the most
attractive in that section. Mrs. Harriet
Miller is building a neat brick bungalow
on Chestnut avenue. {. j. Province has
struction on Cedar avenue and Harry A.
Stacy of the Navy Department has built
frame residence on the same thorough
fare. Prof. Benjamin G. Wilkinson of
the Foreign Mission Seminary, Takoma
Park. is now occupy .ng his new home
recently constituted on Carroll avenue.
New Houses on Old Site.
H. p Maxwell has removed tie old
Moses house on Maple avenue. and has
about completed two frame cottages on
the site. Mr.. Maxwell contemplates
building two additional cottages on other
lots in this property. which has a tota
frontage of 100 feet William Reaman
is building a two-story frame dwelling
on Hancock avenue and Mrs. Rosa A.
Murray, two-story cottage on Lincoln
avenue. Miss Ell .Za.beth F. Re.Ss recent
ly purchased 10O-foot lot on Chestnut
avenue and has started the erection of a
two-story cottage on the property. New
man c. Van Horn is now engaged in
building an attractive bungalow on Syca-
more avenue. ID. II. Drury is construct
ing a two-story frame residence on New
York avenue and Elijah Brady is build,ns
4 cottage on Ridge avenue. William
Busey is building house on Oswego ave-
nue..
Among the more extensive improve
ments made in the park within the past
few years are the spacious buildings
constructed and now occupied by the
Seventh Day Adventists. Over hat a
million dollars has been expended in the
purchase OF land and tire erection OF
blu ldings. The new structures include a
training college cons sting OF four build
ings. costing approximately $4,000: a
printing establishment costing 80: 10
which was recently damaged by fire to the
extent of about $4,000. and the Washing
ton Sanitarium, w,lich cost more than
100000. The sanitalium IS situated on
fifty-one-acre tract ON the outskirts OF
tie town on the banks of the Sligo creek
and one of the highest points in T2koma
Park. 1t is only a short distance from
the new Sligo bridge. for which the Ad-
ventists contr buted nearly 5000
The other buildings of the Adventsts
are located in the central part of the
town, on Carroll avenue. In the vicinity
of these buildings especially on Willow
avenue, are many handsome residences
Within Easy Reach Of City.
Takoma Park is very close to the
business center OF Washington in point
of travelling time, the suburb being
reached by the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road with its suburban trains on the
Metropolitan branch. as well as the
cars of the Brightwood and Takoma
Park branches of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. The town
mas a public school. erected several
years ago alta cost of 100000. and
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches.
The town is supplied with a. branch
post Office and general merchandise
stores. The former town hall was pur-
chased a few months ago by Takoma
Lodge No. %, F. A. A. NJ. in which
the meetings of the lodge and Takoma
Chapter, No. IL. Order of the Eastern
Star, are held. The building is of
frame construction. with several stores
beneath. from which the lodge derives
it's revenue. Within a short time the
trustees of the building expect to make
extensive interior repairs to the
structure. by painting and installing
electric lights and electric fans for
comfort during the summer meetings.
The hall is a popular one. and during
the winter months is used by the young
folks of Takoma for social affairs and
dances.
Takoma Park has never been boom
ed" but it has made steady progress
Takoma is suburb of pretty homes.