The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-09-14
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to @. p. O. Workers

4 Burnside was born in Philadelphia, Pa,
| eighty years ago in which city he Learned
press work al Harding's- Coming tC
Washington more than sixty years ago,
he was first employed at Hamilton's, or
Pennsylvania Avenue, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth Streets, the former site OF
the old power house, afterwards in the
Offices of the Evening Star, the Con-
gressional Globe. and the States and
| Union.
Fifty-seven years ago. September. 1856,
Mr.. Burnside obtained a situation in the
pressroom connected with the Govern
/ ment Printing Office, the foreman being
Henry W. Gray, father OF the son of the
same name, for many years the faithful
custodian OF the confidential vault in the
| old building. An excellent pressman and
an indefatigible worker. he served fol
many years.
Being separated from the services sew
eral years ago he retired to his farm,
where the Southern Railway Station was
named for him. Some confusion arising
few years later with a nearby station
named Burke, the railroad company re-
versed the syllables of the name of Burn
side to Sideburn.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Josephine Burn
! side, he is survived by the following
children: John s. imposer I'm the hand
section: Robert W., well known printer,
for many years at Judd & Detwiler's
printing establishment on Eleventh
Street; Mrs. Lizzie Rice, Mrs. F. e.
Lowey, and Mrs. Christopher Plaskett, of
this city; Mrs. G. w. Kidwell. of Rochest-
er, n. Y; Mrs James Coxen. OF Fairfax
Court House. Va: Miss Birdie Burnside,
| and Samuel Burnside, OF Sideburn.
Mr.. Burnside was a member of Com
pany #, Interior Department Regiment,
which took an active part in military mat
tiers In July. 1854 when Washington was
threatened by the Confederate General
Early.
The funeral services were held on Tues
day afternoon from Undertaken Wright's
Chapel in Tenth Street Northwest. The
Rev. Willard Whitsell pastor of the NJ.
Z. Church, of Fairfax Court House, Va,
was the officiating clergyman. Many
beautiful floral designs from the COM
positors at Judd & Detwiler's, and the
day hand section, and sympathizing
friends. -Four grandsons acted as pail
bearers-W. B. Burnside, Herbert Lowey,
Aubrey Merchant, and Edward Plaskett
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Charles Gardner, of the night proof
force, in the recent automobile trip he
took with his family, Travelled over LAOS
miles, including all the overflow district
OF OnlO -0urlnBs Ine nOOOs last bpr1IlBs anu
the most serious accident he had was a
punctured tire.
W. A. Kinsoiving. Of the night keyboard
force, started September 10 for a trip Hf
thirty days. which will include the water
route from Baltimore to Savannah,
thence to Birmingham, Hot Springs, Por-
tales, N. Mex; Denver, Colorado Springs
dncluding the Printers Home), and re-
turn by way Of Chicago.
Jacob C. Lesher, the popular and eff.
Gent deskman in the office of Assistant
Foreman of Printing Greene, on the sixth
floor, Is at Chesapeake Beach.
William NJ. Leavitt, of the day hand sec-
tion, Is substituting for Deskman Lssher
In the office Of foreman Of printing.
Comrade Isaac d. Williamson, of the
hand section. took his departure last
evening for Chattanooga, Tenn, to be
present at the forty-seyenth animal en-
csmpment Of the G. A. R., which con-