Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07
Rachael, married
Ofutt;


his last days in his Beacon Hall plantation adj
joining Mount Calvert, the first capital of
Prince Georges County, about three miles south
west of Upper Marlboro the present county
seat. Beacon Hall granted to him May 1,
1872, and was his home plantation as early as
1886, when he made Town Officer for
Mount Calvert
His will was executed on January Is, 1717
and probated on February %, 1717, so that his
death occurred between these dates His re-
mains were possibly buried on his plantation,
IN accordance with the custom of those days.
There are indications of an ancient graveyard
on the manor house portion of Beacon Hall,
but they were more probably inferred within
the confines of the Gods half-acre which his
Christian charity prompted him to give to the
presbyterian congregation in Upper Marlboro,
the present site of Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church"
ON Washington's Birthday, back in 1881,
Georgetown" was the topic of the Grafton
given by William H. Tenney himself member
and native of West Washington. Speaking
OF the early Importance of Georgetown Mr.
Tenney said:
Washington bellies did all their shopping
there. The old Union (now the West End)
Hotel was the great hotel of the District It
was thronged with members of Congress and
other guests. Its stables were filled with the
best horses, for in those primitive DAYS eoues.
trianism was the rule and vehicles the excen-
ton. The great Kentucky statesman rode on
horseback to Washington. Henry Clay, who
would rather be right than President was among
the distinguished guests who boarded at the
Union Even IN my boyhood I remember that
not watermelon or a sweet potato or an
oyster, Shad or a herring was landed at WASH
1ngton, but our haibor was crowded with
pung1es and oyster boats from whence Washing
ton was supplied. The wholesale .grocers of
Georgetown supplied nearly all the retail grocers
iY1rYtOr h.rAk Att.
reverse is the case. Georgetown has her his
tory. She was created town in 1751 and
chartered as a city 173o-the same year that
George Washington was inaugurated our first
PRESIDENT. Georgetown had large commerce.
coastW1se, and also traded with the West Indies
Europe and East Indies. All this has ceased
except the coastwise trade which is now quito
extensive, its principal exports being coal -four
and grain.
Among its merchants were Elisha Riggs
SINCE OF New York, now deceased and George
Peabody, since of London also deceased who
left his memorial, the Peabody Library: Edward
M Mnthicum, one of her prominent merchants.
AeIt ms memorial, the Linthicum Institute
Among our citizens was the author OF The
Star Spangled Banner afterward district at
torney. Among those born in Georgetown were
George w. Riggs, w. W. Corcorar now of
Washington, and Robert Ould, now of Rich
mond, Va. Washington increased; Georgetown
remained stationary for 80 years The trade
nom Washington, which helped to enrich
Georgetown, almost entirely ceased During
THESE changes there was jealousy between the
Two sisters, and the youngest triumphed over the
elder: no uncommon thing In these days and
every daughter has not Laban for her father
Georgetown has been celebrated for her
beautiful heights and her more beautiful women
The Count Bodisco, Minister from Russia, took
from among her fairest daughters his bride.
en- the slight hareben raised its head
Elastic from her airy tread
There are still plenty of fair young maidens
left, who, like Milton's Eve
Would be wooed and not unsought be won.'~
GEORGETOWN has much to its credit In the
way of distinguished men and women who
either were born there or for time made IL
their home. One was our most noted philan.
thropists, William w. Corcoran, whose father.
IhomaS Corcoran, came to GEORGETOWN from
the County Clare, in the West of Ireland and
with nothing to depend upon but the '.probity
OF his character and anlity of his feelings So
succeeded in business and endeared himself that
he was four times elected Mayor of Georgetown
from 1895 to 1906. 1908 to 1911 1872 to 1873
and 1913 to 1919.
Another man of the same type was the noted
0enefactOr, George Peabody, who, though born
In Danvers Mass, in 1895, began his fortunate
career In Georgetown. And indeed it was here
that he gave the first evidences of his great
business talent, becoming a partner in a uroS-
porous Arm at the unusual age of 49, Some of
the laudable gifts made by him during his life
time or provided for i'm lis will included 5000 600
for free library in his native town of Dam
vers. and 81 000.O 900 to found a free library and
institute OF art and sciences at Baltimore In
1852 he placed $750,o00 in the hands of trustees
Tor the benefit of the poor of London and later
added to this an additional sum of 81, 10000
His gift Of $3,5oo00o for the cause of education
In the South was probably his largest charity
He died I'm 1859.