The New York herald., 1869-01-15
Auction sales Of Teal Estate Yesterday.
Real Estate Notes.

Mr.. Charles w. Collins, OF Alabama, has purchased
the estate known as "Ioy HILL" at Milford station.
the Fredericksburg road, Virginia. Price $1,000
writer from Caroline county to Richmond
paper says-"There are several Northern men OF
means now In this county examining lands for the
purpose OF investing, and appearances indicate that
considerable real estate will change hands in few
days.
writer from Petersburg to the same paper
North during the week looking round at the neigh
boring farms. iey profess to be much pleased, but
have heard OF no purchases"
Two young ladies OF Iowa have taken up lands In
that state under the Homestead act and purpose re-
moving upon them to run o farm on their own ac-
The transfers OF real estate recorded in Detroit,
Mich. during the week ending January amount TO
$4s205.
N. ", January IL, amounted TO $27,00o.
Late sales OF real estate In Rochester and vicinity
soid o. acres Of land in Rush ior SO sisoco. Joseph
Lovecraft has sold to Harriet A. sheldon lot 81,
corner OF King and Allen streets; consideration
$4,000. Samuel p. Gould has sold to George Leg
gett 23-10O acres of land In Brighton; considera-
ton 81, 100 So John Nook has sold to Alvah Nook
iOlk acres OF land In Henrietta Consideration
5000 Harriet A. Barnum has sold to James Wentz
% acres OF land In Irondequoit. Consideration
sl,5o0 Mary Little has sold to Lurila Case lot in
the village OF H0ncoye Falls. Consideration 1880.
Silas ID. Walbridge AMI others have sold TO the
Rochester rink association IS ieet front on Allen
street, Uy ZDO deep. COnSueTHtlOH tbUOU.
During the year 1918 Baron Haussmannn knocked
down 7G4 houses representing a mean value each
Of 1000 frs or total OF $50 ov 600 me 1855 new
houses have To pay the expensas OF these dem0li-
tlons by an Increased rent
Detroit is striving for new Masonic temple. Con-
journal says:-aihe selection OF q site was referred
last year 10 committee OF seven members, OF which
M. l. Mills is chairman. II Is understood that the
plan proposed by the order contemplates the erec-
tion OF temple costing least t5oO,00O not incud
ing the coat OF the site, which would not probably
exceed $4,000 to &S0.000 and In connection with
TINS il is proposed to establish library an art GAL
lery which might become the Nucleus OF the most
magnificent and extensive library and art gallery
A sale or Crown lands In the township Of E'ma,
In the dominion OF Canada, recentlv, exhibited
the following results:-The lands offered consisted
OF pine lands, marsh lands and swamp lands. rhe
lands At 81 and the swamp lands At %. The At.
tendance Of purchasers pretty good and the sale
on the whole was satisfactory TO the department. tho
lands bringing an average OF 81 per acre. Some OF
amount realized from them was ABOUT sls,soo The
marsh lands sold for from 81 20 10 So, realizing .
total q sso we dId not nsa. hear What ,ns SWAMP
ment, while the pine and marsh lands were sold for
each to lunbermen. some OF the purchasers who
had not examined the lands were taken In, as many
OF the lands sold are said to be stripped OF pfne
Others, however, secured excellent bargains.
The following real estate transactions give an Idea
OF the appreciation OF property In Bro0klynIn ls<0
John Cray, OF New York, purchased plot Of ground
l2s feet on Clinton avenue 2Is feet on Atlantic av.
enue and "a feet on Vanderbilt avenue, for 81, 200
paying $500 cash. the balance remaining on bond
nnd mortgage. Last November Mr.. GRAY sold tue
property to Mr.. Gordon l.. Ford for $4,000, who re-
sold u to Mr.. John A. Bets a few days ago for
s2ioDo, and the mortgage OF $1,000 which was lett
on IN 1876 Ia su standing against the properly. NJ.
lis Washington street, with ten lots, was sold IN
l.o3 Tor $3.50. The same property was rcsold In
1858 ivr 800. No. % Concord street was sold IN
May. lo67 for e10,5O0 res0d In November, 1858, at
$500, and sold again IN month after at 900.
"My dear SIR - he answered, syou have rented your
apartments 70 my oldest son. that young lad who is
sucking barley sugar at the loot Of the stairway.
assure you that he N not married the father OF
family f0u have nothing 70 fear from his children
tor long time TO come--Only h0 extends 10 bls
rather and brothers that hospitality which your sig
nature authorizes him 70 oxcrcso for the nsxt txe
years."