Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

paid him. The claim was sworn to
before John N. Moulden, justice OF the
peace, May 4. 1919.
Another claim on the estate was by
Lund Washington for $40 for board
of Mrs. Catharine Stephenson for April;
1919" Mrs. Stephenson paid the Dill
to be gathered from the papers as to
why Mrs. Stephenson owed IIund Wash
ington a board bill for April. 1879, SIX
months before the death or MT.
Stephenson. T. W. Pairo, one OF the
very early dry goods merchants or
Washington. put in a bill November 20
1919. and sworn to before Joseph Eor-
rest. for S54.71 for cambria, white nor
renee, black beaver gloves, two yaroS
of flannel, one skein of silk and tour
and one-half yards of 1innen" Tor MIS-.
Stephenson
In the first of this series of narratives
about street the Rambler told what
he knew of the farm of David Burnes.
through which + street was iald out,
as well as Pennsylvania avenue from
the foot of the Capitol to 18th street.
The other day in looking through an
old scrap book in the rooms of the cap
ital Camera Club he came upon a cllp-
ping from The Star of February 4 1893,
giving an account of the annual exhibit
of the club and also reproducing one
of the photographs of the exhlolt'
photograph of David BurneS' cottage
made in that year by Charles L. FAIR
and for many years historian ana Gus
todian of the art works of the capitol.
The clipping about David Burnes cot
tage follows:
Many objects of local interest are shown at
the annual exhibition of the Capital Camera
Club among which Mr.. Fairman's photograph,
OF Davy Rurnes cottage deserves special men
tion exhibiting a remarkable amount Of de-
tail together with softness of tone. This
cottage is the corner of 18th street and
fury Ia WINS
prietors of land in the vicinity OF Washington
when the plan of the city was made. lie Is
described n bicoted and ch"leric old Scotch
man. He cultivated large plantation which
included what is now the Fashionable northwest
Although the bringing of the capital TO the
Ten Miles Square made him a very rich man; he
vigorously opposed the transfer Of his land to
the Government and fought George WASHINGTON .l
and the commissioners at every step. George
Washington first went to the cotta-" and nrgned
the project. hut the old msn could never see
il. on occasion when Washington seemed
10 him to be particularly earnest in his argl-
he tried to ''call him down by ask
ing Where would you have been If yon had
upon il is related that the father of his country
lost his temper and would never have AYE ANYTHING
Davy Burnes' only child Marcia. the beautiful
heiress of Washington inherited all his prop,
whom the old fought with all his might a nd
main. On the 9Th Of May. 1902, she married
lived for some time with The old man in his
cottage and afterwards huilt> and occupied the
historic Van Ness Mansion.
Washingtonians of middle age re-
member the ruins of the. Burnes cot
tage. and Washingtonians now in
young manhood and womanhood re-
member the runous Van Ness house,
whose site is covered by the Pan-Amer-
lean building.
In the preceding + street narratives
the Rambler has named the lotholders
in 1900 along both sides of the street
from 18th to 18th. and to be consistent
il is necessary to name the early prop
erty owners along the other blocks as
far east as 5th street. ON the north
side of + between 18th and 18th the
owners were James Hoban. James ii.
Blake William Bond, Lewis Clephane.
Thomas Dobins, William Hoy!e, the
corporation of Washington and the