Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

folios, Snuff, Smoking and Chewing Tobacco
and Playing Cards"
IN 1916 we find in business here on the north
side John Byrne, boot and shoe makers
Henry Kuhl, confectioner, and Thomas Berry,
marbleworker. On the south side were HaSluu
& Weldon, ceachmakers, and John Reese, she
versmith. In 1850 the list is increased with
John d. Clark, justice of the peace; Daniel
Pierce, umbrella maker; C. Lesiardi, watch and
clock maker; John Wagner picture frame
maker, and william Voss, matchmaker and
jeweler At this date Mrs. Reeder had her
corset factory where the old Southern Railway
Building stands, and at an earlier date the
National Republican Office was there.
BY 1878 the following persons were engaged
In business on the south side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets:
At No. 1900, Augustus Lepreux groceries; 1902,
Otto Heunsch, boots and shoes; 1906, the Green
Mountain House and saloon, conducted by Pat-
rick H Morgan; 1915, kept by Bernard Heinze,
who had succeeded George w. Driver in Oyster
Bay Robert Hoy, known as Tip Hoy" and
Adam CLARK ran a saloon at 1926, while at 1890
was Curtin B. Graham, the photographer
Horace K. Fulton, a pawnbroker, was in BUSH
ness at 1882. and few years later at 1918;
and Elias Heidenheimer was few doors away;
at the corner of Thirteenth street, but after
ward moved next door, to 10"
On the north side at tiAIS ts-.le was Wllllam
E. Entwisle's drug store, at the Twelfth street
corner, while next door, at 1908, was the res
taurant of William III. Gilman. The City
Directory does not show Gilman as occupying
this number after 1879, and by 1853 the place
was being run by David Hagerty, who continued
here for some time. 1t was during this period,
so the writer has been told, that some one stole
about $45, 900 in $500 bills from the TreasrerS
office in the Treasury Building and hid it in
the rear Of this place, where it was discovered
and returned to the Government officials.
AS the story goes, the theft created much
excitement at the time, and several persons
were accused and tried for the crime, but were
successfully defended by William A. Cook, then
one of our most prominent lawyers. Several
theories, it is said, were advanced as to how the
money secured, one being that the person
accused-who happened to be an employe-
hooked the packages from balcony with q
hook and line and hauled them up in this way,
but this was only theory, and the real crini-
NAL whoever he might have been, escaped
punishmer'
THOMAS RUSSELL was also doing whole
sale liquor business on the north side of
this block, at 1913, in 1878, apd in 1880 Bar
lows Art Gallery was at 1925 This was then
said to be the finest private gallery south OF
Philadelphia. AT 1927 Dr.. O. H. Brightweu had
an cfiice upstairs and next door was Jacobs
Bros, the jewellers, Then game James S. TOPS
ham, the leather goods manufacturer, who later
took over the building next door vacated by
William S. Roose the tobacconist, and remained
at this stand for 10 years before moving to his
F street store Mr.. Topham was member &C
the Association Of Oldest Inhabitants, as is hia
55st ,t.,.'4... ~ 'Nsa f"..f ss1r. ~ ~