Evening star., 1939-06-18
Chevy Chase
Was Bradley
Property
Assistant Postal
Leader, Early
Suburbanite

terry at Forest Glen, Md, Tuesday
afternoon.
The remains that were cremated
were those of John and Ellen P. Far
ley. The former died in July, 1874,
while Mrs. Farley died in November.
1869. Of the four whose remains
were inferred in Maryland. two were
named Brent, one Carroll and one
Pearson.
According to the records of the
Health Department, Elizabeth Car
rolls body was placed in the vault
some time between 1912 and 1922.
Robert Brents body was deposited
there October /. 1919, while that of
Mrs. Catherine w. Brent was placed
there July l, 1922. and Eleanor Pear
sons March 30, 1918.
/ Coroner hewitt 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,
Destroyed by Fire.
| A few years afterward the old
mansion was destroyed by fire, and
now there is little to remind us of
the past glories of old Brentwood.
However, though we do not find
the name of Robert Brent in the
census for the year 1900. yet we
do find the names of many other
pioneer Washingtonians, including
William Adams, William Allen, John
Aiken. George Amos, John Ander.
son, Benjamin Andrews. George An.
drews, James Archibald, Andrew
Armstrong, William Austin, James
Bacon, Barton Baker, Samual Baker,
James Ball. John Barber, Thomas
Barkley, John Barnett, John Bar
ney, G. and Redman Barry and
James Barry. who was probably the
same who erected, in 1906 what is
generally known as Barry Chapel.
Mr.. Barry came to Washington
before 1895, for in that year his
wharf at the foot of New jersey
avenue was well under way. 1t
was here that he anticipated ex-
tensive foreign trade would be cen.
tered. and he also conducted store
at this point. But in this his opinion
as to location failed him. as it did
others, and soon we find him serv-
ing as trustee for the sale of the
sugar refinery at Greenleaf Point,
the first and largest enterprise in
the city up to that time.
Even the chapel erected by Mr..
Barry was soon abandoned, together
with the bodies which were intombed
beneath the church. For many
years, we are told. the interior was
pretty we'll preserved, though the
trapdoor had been removed by an
intruder or desecrator of the dead.
A pair of steps. we are told. led down
to the tomb where the door had
been removed and the bones were
had seeped through the walls. or
otherwise strewn over the pave
ment. These mortal parts of man.
here exposed to view, belonged
principally to the Barron family.
Member Of Council.
James Barry was elected member
of Washington's first Council, in
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first chamber of that Council.
Other names occurring in the
census of 1900 are: Mrs. Beakley,
Thomas Beall, John Beckett,
Stephen Beckett, Middleton Belt,
Hezekiah Berry, Benjamin Better
ton, Frederick Belts. William Bond,
Samuel Boole, George Blagdep,
chief stonecutter of the Capitol:
John Bloer, Clement Boswell, Peter
Bowman, Augustine Boyer and
Abraham Bradley. The latter wss
the Assistant Postmaster General
when the public offices were re-
moved to Washington. and had
charge of the removal to this city
Of all the Post Office property,
He arrived in this city in May,
1900, and was surprised to find that
the quarters previously selected by
him not ready for occupancy, and
also inconveniently situated, and
for this reason he was forced to
secure quarters elsewhere Regarding
this, on June 2, 1900, he wrote:
1--WE have not been able to open
the Office and commence business
until this day. I left Philadelphia
Wednesday, May 81, and arrived on
Friday evening, the 29th. The Pres
ident left Philadelphia the 26th and
arrived at Georgetown June /. The
situation of the city is extremely
pleasant, and it will probably become
the greatest city In America. -
"We have taken DR.. Crocker's
house for this office (close by the
Great HoteD and for my family at
$500 year. The apportionment of
the rent shall leave to you. 1t ap-
pears that 5000 year is as much as
ought to pay for a house. Our
office is kept on the second floor,
which contains one large room and
two small ones. The largest room is
81 by II feet and the smallest rooms
are each Is by IA feet. The front
room on the first floor was prepared
for Mr.. Munroe's office, with an