Evening star., 1925-01-04

edward F. Droop), 517 Twelfth; Will
he,minia Finkman, widow of Conrad,
3lS Twelfth: Tobias burlington. physi-
clan. 110s f: Robert c. Fitch Glitch.
Fox & Cutler), 1909 Massachusetts
avenue: Joseph f. Kelly. real estate,
906 Eighth; George W. Utermehle. 80
Second southeast, and George c. Wal
lfer. confectioner, 1918 +.
The Rambler has received notes from
August Bruehl, who was one of the
Rambler's collaborators in The Stars
composing room for many years. Gus
is retired. though only c. years old.
and he spends his leisure travelling to
and from California and elsewhere on
a recent trip to the Pacific Coast he
stopped some time at Hollywood and
looked over the motion picture colony.
He says that if he were not identified
with Washington he might settle down
at Hollywood. He met Ben Turpin
(Rodney st. Clair, the notorious sheik).
Billy Bevan, Louise FaZenda and other
notable Americans.
Gus was born at J04 Eleventh street,
and the notes he gives me read: 500
Eleventh street, Stutz's grocery store,
500 Eleventh Gn the 70s and S0s),
Henry Sohon's father; sos, Mr.. Eich
stadt. He kept a worsted and novelty
store in the building at the Avenue
and Tenth. About 508 lived Eddie
Hoods father. He had his jeWelry
store on The Star site and built the
old marble front structure which The
Star bought; about $50 lived Robert
Doyle, the father of j. Hadley Doyle
and Lieut.. Jacob DOYLE of the Navy;
the next house on + street was occu-
pied by DR.. Bull,ley. Barry Bulkley's
father. Next door lived DR.. Marmion.
eye specialist (Dr. Marmion had taken
the house occupied by DR.. Purring-
ton). y little west lived the Net
zerotts. AT the corner of Twelfth
and F, William Dietz, still living,
kept a fine restaurant. He sold to
Henry Alshwee.
The first building south on Twelfth
was the Emergency Hospital for
some time. Back from the building
line was the house which Mr.. Met
zerott rebuilt. Gen. Grant occupied
the house for short time for Office
purposes after the war. DR.. Dixie lived
next door, south. Next TO him lived
Will Upperman, expert telegrapher.
Then Charlie King Cliving) built the
house now owned and occupied by Eli
Sheetz. At sos Twelfth street Will
liam Shoemaker of Shoemaker &
Herzog fame. At SOB, the Waters. an
old family of printers, lived. About
1880 Atzel opened 'stovepipe' house
at the northeast corner of Twelfth
and e. selling 'stovepipes' at cents
and good hot lunches al 10 cents.
Shecks, or Sheckels, made keys and
sold shotguns and fishing tackle in
the center of the block on Z.
Next came what was said to be the
oldest beer saloon in town-continu-
Gus license. Charley Essig was the
first owner I remember. He sold 10
John Gentner. Next came McGill &
Witherow's big printshop, now oc-
cupied by my old friend, Ernest Gich-
ener, sheet metal expert. Then We
get back to Stutz's grocery store"
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THE progress of the story calls the
Rambler to leave the streets and
visit a place of calm and silence.
The graves of William G. Metzerott
and Edward F. Droop are in Oak Hill
Cemetery. In June, 1881, Mr..
Metzerott bought from the Hooe
family part of the burial lot which
in the MetZerott lot have been made
the following interments: Theodore
Steinway Metzerott, 10 years old,
June %, 1881; Marie MetZerott, 81
years old, June 10. 1884; William c.
Metzerott, so years old, June 10,
1884; Henriette Metzerott. so years
old, March 19, 1918; Frank IS.
Metzerott, SO, December 12, 1921;
John H. Metzerott, 81, January 5,
1928.
Frank sleeps beside his kindred in
d bit of earth which had been part