Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-21

The Stone house, in which lived for
long time the late DR.. c. G.. Stone,
well known physician Of this section,
and the Washington E. Nalley prop
erty, both just south Of the engine
house, may be called old dwellings for
this part Of the District. though not
IN the same class with the Emery nome.
DR.. c. G.. Stone first lived in part
of the Nalley property, which had preVi-
ously been rented by the owner, Archi-
bald White, to Albert I. Whiting. DR..
Stone, the writer was told, was orig
inally a dentist from somewhere around
Newmarket, Md, and practiced his pro-
fession for a while at Rockville. After
he married Dora Higgins he moved to
Brightwood and seeing field here for
a medical doctor, took up the study OF
medicine, and from that time on for
many years successfully practiced here:
His second wife was daughter OF
the late W. w. Rapley. After living In
the Nailey house for a few years DR..
Stone built a home next door. to the
north, and here he reared family OF
children, and it is probable that he
died here also. His daughter, Mrs
Cleary, still occupies the old home.
Washington E. Nalley, popular school
teacher. followed DR.. Stone in the first
house in which he had lived. and here
he died about nine years ago, after
having been teacher and principal of
the Brizhtwood School for many years.
He left a wife, who has since passed
away, and a daughter, Miss Nan Nailey,
a very amiable and delightful girl, who
now resides elsewhere.
Joseph Keene, another noted peda-
goQue of this section, lived for Iong
time on Shepherd road. He was con-
nected with the public school system
as an instructor or supervisor for more
than 40 years. and at the time OF his
death had reached an advanced age.
A SIDE from the school conducted in
- the old Emory Church before the
Civil War, Brightwood had its first
public school in 1866. At first 1t was
one-room wooden affair, a two-roon
building not even being recommendec
by the superintendent of schools until
November Is, 1877, when he made his
yearly report.
Even the enlarged quarters, which
resulted from the recommendation, die
not prove adequate, and IN 1873 the
building and repair committee OF thf
public schools is found recommending
the sale of the Brightwood school prop
erty, the purchase of school site on
Seventh Street road and the erection
thereon of o two-room brick school,
building for white children, at an esti-
mated cost of $500.
On June 80. 1870. Superintendent VII.
son announced an addition to the school,
house at Brightwood, for white children
making 1t tvo-room affair, and being
the result of the superintendent's rec.
ommendation of November Is, 1877
No appointment was made of teacher
for this additional room until January l
1880, when Clara e. Stuart was ap'
pointed acting teacher of grades to
She was superseded the following veal
by Isabella r. Nalley, sister of Wash
ington e. Nalley, principal for so man!
years of the Brightwood School, ant
known by so many people OF tlh
vicinity.
The first teacher whose name is fount
associated with the Brightwood Schoo
was william G. Lipscomb. jr., VIII
transferred to Mount Pleasant in 1878
He was educated in Georgetown English
and Classical Academy, and first laugh
school in 1855, his public school caree
not commencing until September !, 1878
He resided on Park street, Noun
Pleasant For q time he taught grade
l to 4, the fifth and sixth grades beinl
afterward added. He was the father o
several children, among whom were TIL
distinguished lawyer, Andrew A. Lip
scomb, who died year or two ago
Lisle S. Lipscomb, the Well-known realt.
operator, and Mrs. Greenawalt.
| When the additional room was addes
to the Military road school, in 1880. Mr.
Lipscomb was succeeded by Francis A
Springer, who was assigned to teacl
grades to 6, and Miss Stuart hat
grades ! to 3. MIR. Springer continued