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and apleS trees, was, nevertheless, devoted main-
ly to ornamental trees, both evergreen and de.
ciduous. He not only grew all the large ever.
greens, such as Norway spruces balsam frs Eus
ropean silver flr, Nordmann fir, hemlock spruce,
japanese and Chinese arborvitae, all kinds Of
pines and all kinds Of japanese naples and
shrubs, but every variety Of small fruit"
In connection with the starting in business
Of John Saul ON Seventh street; he at one time
said: II rented on my arrival house on the
corner Of H and Seventh streets northwest,
where resided and carried on the seed busi-
ness to the Spring Of 1866. On April 10 Of that
year purchased the residence, 621 Seventh
street, opposite the Patent Once. This pulled
down In the Autumn of 1878 and rebuilt the
store, now standing, November, 1875"
There were three justices of the peace oppo-
site the Patent once: william H. Chase, Lud~
wig Eisinger and e. G. Weaver; and E. A. Els
WORTH LVsander Hill, William T. johnson, L. L.
Leggett, r. B. Lloyd 81 Co., r. d. o. Smith and
Charles II. Watson otherwise represented the
legal profession. Matz & Burger, modelmakers,
were also located here.
ON the east side Of the block between @ and
H streets Daniel Ballauf had his model
making plant and nearby were wild's music
store and the business office of F. d. Pistorio,
the band leader, well known to all old-timers.
Arthur p. Brown and Patrick Byrne real estate
dealers; Charles L. Motion, barber; John Bellew,
bookseller; Adolphus G. Constantine, John II.
Goodwin, 8. p. Moses and Spear & Bro, shoe
dealers; John T. Moling, tcbaconnist; Louis
Baum and Charles Kattelman, jewellers; Simon
Goodman, clothier, Ernest A. Knorr, Robinson
& Stern and John Weideman, confectioners;
Thomas j. Hart, furniture dealer; Edward e.
Cohen, furs; G. N Balderston, hardware and
Francis Germuiller leather goods, completed
the occupants Of that side Of the square,
On the west side of the block were: Schmettie
Bros, jewellers; Abraham Herman, Solomon
Hirsh, Louis Kaufman and Stromberg & jacob
clothiers; Valentine Hellmuth, confectioner;
Ammon Behrend, dry goods; Pauline Samstag
and Mrs. Max Weyl, fancy goods: August Dit
rich and Benjamin Solomon, hats, caps and
furs; Isaac L. Blount and Mrs H. Rosenbaun,
millinery goods and Patrick ". OBrien, pho
tographer.
Ever so many Of these firms will be recalled
with degree Of pleasure by people who are not
as active physically as they were around so
years ago. Few of the houses mentioned are
now in existence, and almost an entirely new
set OF merchants Is now doing business In this
street-or elsewhere, for that matter. But
some Of the old firms like some Of those doing
business today, were admired for their fair
dealing. and they still live in the memory of
many OF their customers, when they pass up
and down Seventh street
In the 800 block, between H and I streets.
we md Windsor's and william Youngs shoe
stores, Augensteinis china and glassware store.
and Holmead 81 Co. in the same line; Lederer
ds Co., cigars and tobacco; John r. Major, Drug
gist who we believe sold the best chocolate soda
in Washington; A. King Chandler, dry goods:
Bendiza Behrend and Rudolf Goldschmid fancy
goods; James Dugan and Patrick Foley furni-
ture; Carl Auerbaeh, ladies' and gents furnisl1-
ngs; Alfred w. Davis q 90. and John DOwi.
ing. grocers; Alexander r. williams hardware:
II. Cunningham, furS etc.. and at 028 was the
Clinton House, managed by John r. Gheen, and
one of the few hotels along Seventh street.
Mrs b. Baum had her millinery store at o02,
and Jared p Sparks conducted like business
at 012.
A s we get closer to the Public Library ana
farther up town, we come in contact with
the names Of stores which were patronized TO Q
large degree by persons living In north WASH
ingtOn, for at that time-when we recognized
the approach Of the bob-tailed car BY tho
jingle Of the bell, strapped to the horses collar
the people did not mind walking mile or 80