Evening star., 1928-06-10

as a clerk in the Interior Department,
but gave this up TO practice law. He
was an active citizen and served the
community as treasurer of the Union
Hall Co.
ONE Of the oldest settlers In Mount
Pleasant was Thomas j. Quinter,
who built here In 1862. And right here
let me say that in speaking of Mount
Pleasant I mean to include the several
subdivisions looked upon by the old
timer as part of that we'll known
community. including the Sherman
tract and others.
The first schoolhouse was erected In
1859 on Oak street, but soon II became
too small for the attendance. and new
four-room building was erected in 1872.
on the present site OF the johnson
School Some of the early teachers in
cluded Mrs Julia E. York, Miss Kate
Sanford. Miss Mandana Brown, Miss
Ellen Emory, Miss Della Tingle and
Miss Carrie Spalding.
| Mrs. Luther F. Fristoe, who as Caro-
| line Bloss, daughter Of John B. BloSs,
/ dbkGIluEQ bItC UilBiiAc1i OllC~kOOAn S(AlOOh
| on Oak street, says this structure was
not far distant from where the new
st. Stephens Church is going up. Her
| teacher at this time was Miss Lizzie
| Arnold. No doubt the honor roll Of
Mount Pleasant School for 1878 will
| be interesting TO at least a few who
may try to recall once again their
childhood days: The list Of names for
grades six to eight, Miss Della M.
4 cfY IL
| Sturtevant, Phil S. Brown, Clem I.
Orr, Herbert w Work, Helen I. Brown,
Marie A. Redway Lillian D. Rice, Jlilia
H. Stickney, George w. Davis. Fred II.
| SturteVant, De GI&phen freeman.
For grades four TO five, Miss Adeline
Walcott teacher Annie d. Pyles. S.
Marie Gilbert, Louise c. Saxton, Henry
| Yost Europa L. Chase, Harriet K.
LASER, May M. Pierce. Gertrude E.
Yeabower, E. Edward Evans and Mary
| G.. Saxton.
No story Of Mount Pleasant would
be complete, without something being
said about the Man in the Tree"-the
Bird Man"-otherwise known as A. B.
Haywood, who erected a house in the
treetops a little north of the village
about 1889, and found his habitation
agreeable and profitable. 1t was not
mere whim Of the one-armed veteran
of the Union Army. for he was really
seeking pure and fresh air as a health
cure, evidently thinking he was threat
ened with tuberculosis
After moving from this section he
settled somewhere to the north, on the
Forest Glen line. saw him until q
few years ago, when he must have
reached his eightieth year or more.
OF course you know that Fourteenth
street was not then cut through, ex-
cept for few hlccS5. and that Piney
Branch road took up all the traffic at
| this point Leading north This was true.
at least up until % years ago. when
the Capitol Traction Co. desiring TO
extend its line out Fourteenth street.
secured the opening of that street as
we see 1t today. II was on the west
side of Piney Branch road that the
House In the Tree" was located-juSt
nbout in front OF thc Marina Wash
ington Seminary, and Just before you
cross the Plney Branch Bridge on Six
teenth street. You will notice the Ole
road--now called Ogden place-run-
ming in a sort Of northwest and south
almost opposite the seminary The
large oak trees in the grounds next &c
the seminary property were quite likely
a part OF Mr.. Hayward's grounds.
At first the structure was small one
but as the curious c-0wds came on
in the country TO see the Man in the
Tree" an admission fee was charged
and the G.. A. Il. veteran was aoic
add to his home, and eventually move
away, presumably well provided for
since he erected, several miles farth
/ out. more ,pretentious and conthS2a
/ Gus habitation. -