Evening star., 1935-03-31


amended May 10, 1866. 1t is as fol-
lows:
1T shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to ride or drive any
horse, mare or gelding, in or on any
street, avenue or alley of this city at
a pace faster than a moderate trot
or gallop, or to make any attempt or
trial Of speed between two or more
horses, mares or geldings or other
animals Of the horse kind, in or on
any such street, avenue or alley, under
a penalty of not less than $50 for
each and every such offense; and the
informer of the person offending shall
be entitled to one-third of the penalty.
And If any person shall sustain an
injury in consequence Of fast riding
or driving in the streets of the city
the person or persons so producing
injury shall be liable to imprisonment
in the work house for a period of not
less than 80 nor more than 80 days in
addition to the fines imposed under
the provisions of this section"
THERE are not many former livery
stable keepers still living In
Washington. Allison Nailor, who was
foremost in this line, died on Janu-
airy 2, 1908, while he was president
Of the Association of the Oldest In
habitants of the District of Columbia.
He was one of the most prominent
and best known citizens in the city
and passed away at his residence,
corner of Fifteenth street and Rhode
Island avenue northwest. A native
Of the District of Columbia, he was
born in Washington on May 81, 1886.
and at the time of his death was
in his 72d year. He was also
thirty-third degree Mason, and the
acting general secretary of the
Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient
| and Accepted Scottish Rite, as well
as a staff officer of the once famous
Washington Light Infantry Corps.
Mr.. Majors father, also Allison
| Nailor, operated stage line for years
between the Navy Yard and George
town as well as a mail coach between
Washington and Baltimore. When the
senior Mr.. Nailor died, in 1879. he
left considerable property in the block
where is now the District Building,
and where was his livery stable, and
those of his sons, Allison and Wash
ington Nailor.
At least cne of the oldest living
former livery stable keepers in Wash
ington is Benjamin F. McCaully. who
for years kept the Tally Ho Stables,
on o street between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest. He is vice presi-
dent of the Association Of Oldest In
habitants and still takes a lively in
terest in equine matters, and not long
ago, when there was plenty of snow
on the ground, got out his old horse
sleigh and took q drive through Rock
| Greek Park.
Recently in looking through an
early file of newspapers, dated 1888,
the writer came across a cut OF an
old stagecoach operating between
Washington and Baltimore, which
seemed to embody the streamlineS OF
the present-day automobile. OF course.
he was not surprised, but it did
make him think of the old saying:
There is nothing new under the
SUM-"
In the mail. not long since, was
the following letter, which speaks for
itself, and because Of its interesting
references, the writer is passing it
along to the public. 1t says:
My Dear Mr.. Proctor:
your story about old Washington,
in The Star for January ~. awakens
memories Of my childhood, when,
with my parents. John r. Croggon
and wife, I lived at 1925 8 street
northwest, about 1880, or even earlier.
About that time workmen were low
ering the grade of an alley south Of
S street, and few bones were found,
quite exciting for the boys.
Before this time my parents lived
near Twelfth and L streets, after
their marriage, in 1870. My mother
once told me of q long horse car
ride up to S street to the State De-
partment, and when they rented
house on S street later their rela-
tives considered that neighborhood
almost in the country.
"I well remember Mrs. McClosky
and her notion store on Fourteenth
street near v. I also remember the
T. B. Towner store on upper Sew
enth street near o street and Bur.
dette's, where the Hahn stores are,
near Seventh and K.
MY father used to take me away
out Fourteenth street to old Whitney
avenue (now part Of Park road. I
used to be helped up on the wall sur
rounding old Columbian College.
believe part of this wall Is now
standing, near q synagogue near
Euclid street.
st went to school at the Dennison,
same class as Mr.. James e. West,
when the Dennison was new.
Pardon the length Of this letter,
but it Is about my old stamping
ground about which you write so
interestingly.
"Your article Is the first thing IN
the magazine section which ! read.
Sincerely yours,
"E. r. 8. CROGGON."