Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
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TfiL BOOM IN REAL ESTATE.
Transfers AGgregatIng 81 3o,o 600 for tho
EIrst Quarter oGISSI

h'"hsicrs hGHfesHttne 81 3O,OUU Tor tuo
First Quarter OF 1851.
The sales of city real estate for the quarter
ending March u aggregate one duadyed and
Nirty thousand dolldrS--a sum immense in
itself and full of significance as to Our pres
emf and prospective prosperity. In 1888 the
transfers aggregated quarter of million II
dollars, and that was rightly regarded as
most Encouraging showing; but if for the
rest OF tie present year the real estate move
mcnt holds any sort Of proportion to The first
quarter, 1884 will show u very large gain
over 1883. More than this, it is already
certain that there viii b. moro building this
season than in any previous year in the his
tory Of the city. And in building and buy.
ing, the movement is mot Hpcculgti.c one
The houses sold during the past quarter have
been bought by people financially able to
buy them and occupy them; and the houses
which the moncyed men will erect The com
ing season will b. erected 80 supply 40
urgent demand. Tic city is prosperous, and
the outlook for the immediate future ia for
healthy growth in its prosperity.
The list of transfers Of real estate during
The months Of January, February and March
is as foilOws.
Ward I.-C. \. sumner to Roxy A.
Perkins, house and lot cast side North Pros
poet street, $500; Charles T. Laduke to
Francis Leclair land and buildings, brick
yard, $4,000; s VI. Pope, almlnisiratlt C.
Baxter estate, to Lqw!Cnc, Barnes, about 10
acres of land, south side of WiIiston ave- ne,
cast OF reservoir, $3.50: Joseph Il. Roe to
Sarah Bernor, interest in house and lot
north side Colchester avenue, $3.50 II. j.
Dodge and wife to NJ. j. Crosby, house and
lot north side Colchester avenue $3.50.
Ward lL-llarriet Barrows to Isabella c.
Ba'rowa. undivided half George Barrows
homestead, cast side North Union street
$500; W. +. Ferguson 10 Z. II. and L. NJ
Lane, house and lot west side School street,
about $1,000 Elias Lyman and others to
G. d. Wii-ht and l.. G. Burnham, Lyman
homestead and land north side Pearl street,
$500 F. y, Daniels and wife to J. NJ
Cioarcc, house and lot west side Wlnocski
avenue, $1,000; L. B. Taft, administrator,
Patrick Ready, to p. Pinler, house aud lot
west side Hyde street, $500; Grecue and
Sumner, administrators, to r. p. Fuller and
Fuller to Henry Greene, land south side
School street, $3.50; II. L. Chase to Fannie
E. Shaw, lot east side North Willard street.
$3.50; G. L. Robinson to Joseph and Mary
n. ucbert, house and lot south side North
street, $3.50.
Ward Ill.-Thomas Mcagher t. Patrick
Mckenzie, house and lot west side North
avenue, $40; il j. Nelson to c. b. Alien,
hous" and lot north side Pearl street, al
head oi Pine, $500; American MiIluunial
Association to Margaret d. Courtney, house
and lot cast side North avenue, $500 same
10 James NJ. G cason, house and in west side
Front street, $500 Amtsa Drew to H. r.
Congcr undivided halt farm VS., side North
avenue, terms private Martha 4. Smith to
frur lot, Dat
Front street, $500 E. +. Lucts aud wife t.
Peter Dcvereux, house and lot cast side
George street, S2100.
Ward lV-B. u. Peterson 20 y. K
Brown, house and lot corner Pearl and
Union streets, 5000; Il. y. Ceunclly to
Henry Greene, store and two lots west side
Church street, $4,000; A. G. pcirre aud
wife to Robert Il. Arms. HON stead north
side Cherry street, $500 r. 4 Connolly t,
William Brinsmsd aHd Brinsn4id to lIar-
net B.Connelly, house and 10, north side Coz.
lege street, near rayine, $1,000; Harriet c.
Shattucl 10 Mrs Julia Nlbi: Waiting.
building corner College and Church streets.
$500; G. 4. SumnCr, administrator. 10
Fannie D. Johnson, house aud lot west side
Champlain street, S2l00 Gracn and sam
rcr, administrators, to i .aupru Il L1Wrcy.
stores corner Church and Bl.k streets. So.
600; ;. H. P09e, administrator Grace VI.
Campbell, to John Gibson, land and building
south side Bank street S9jOO; Nellie G.
Gates to James Fallon, hJus and lot south
side Bank street, $1,000; ILL Richardson
and wife 20 Nathan Richardson. homestead
cast side Pine street, terms private.
Ward N.-J0hn Brooks a8d wi(. 10 Char.
lotte Smonds, house ar ut s3u.a side KING
street, $1,000 Tnuna, CJOar. tl pEiDmcpG
Pasha, house and 10. co.nr. Battery and
Main streets, S2i0l c. II. EIodgclt to Elias