Evening star., 1933-12-31

N.s dated June /, 1902, and was for one year.
Annually, for six years, he was reappointed by
Mr.. jefferson, and when President Madison
took office he continued to reappont him, in
1909. 1910 and 1911. There can be doubt
of his ability and integrity, for he also served
by executive order as justice of the peace from
1901 to 1917; judge Of the Orphans Court.
1906 to 1914 and paymaster general of the
Army, 1908 TO 1914.
At this time Georgetown had q population
of 1898 and Washington proper only pit more;
outside of Washington, In what was formerly
Maryland territory. there were approximately
1856. Alexandria had 5,l71, and that part OF
Fairfax County outside Of Alexandra and with
in the original boundaries of the District, 973.
The total population for the District was then
14,303 Alexandria was incorporated by the
Virginia Legislature October 4, 1779, and its
first mayor was Robert Townshend Hooe, who
served from 1880 to 1882; Georgetown was in
corporated under the Maryland law, December
IS, 1889, and its first mayor was Robert Peter
So that at one time the District Of Columbia
not only had a mayor. but actually had three
Robert Brent hailed from South Washington
or what used to call the Island, and for
awhile lived with his father-in-law, Motley
at the Mansion House, then on G street south
west between Ninth and Tenth streets. Motley
Young died March 23 1902, and the mansion
demolished about 1856. Robert Brent sub
Seuuently built home at the southeast corner
of Maryland avenue and Twelfth street south
west and died there September z, 1919. The
house adjoining his own to the east was also
erected by him for his son, Robert Young
Brent The body Of the first mayor was
ertO ohSaS in lalr 10
estate, where was also fine mansion
A short while prior to 1915 vandals broke
open the tomb and dragged out Of their cofins
some of the bodies inferred there. Speaking
of this, The Star Of October l, 1915, says:
Acting under instructions from resident
of New York, an undertaken has removed the
remains of six persons from the diapidated
vault on the Patterson estate, near Gallaudet
College, where vandals opened cofhns and left
bones strewn about the floor. The remains OF
two Of the persons were cremated at the Dis
trict crematory, while those Of the others were
inferred in a cemetery at Forest Glen. Md,
Tuesday afternoon
1.-The remains that were cremated were those
of John and Ellen p. Farley. The former died
in July, 1874, while Mrs. Farley died In Novem-
ber, 1862 Of the four whose remains were in
tered in Maryland, two were named Brent, one
Carroll and one Pearson.
According to the records of the Health De-
partment, elizabeth CARROTS DOQy was placed
in the vault some time between 1872 and 1922.
Robert Brent's body was deposited there Octo-
Der /, 1919, while that Of Mrs. Catherine W.
Brent placed there July 1, 1922, and
Eleanor Pearsons, March 80, 1918.
Coroner Nevitt had to approve the cremation
Of the bodies of the Farleys. The police were
assured the vault would be sealed, and that
there would be no further cause for complaint
about it."
A few years afterward the old mansion was
destroyed by fire, and now there is little to re-
mind us of the past and the glories Of old
Brentwood