Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-07-25

Buying Suburban LOts-The fever
real estate speculation seems to have struc
the lady members of the Presidents family
for they have operated quite extensively /
property at Glen Echo Heights, ne,
suburb of Washington, located on the ban
OF the Potomac river in this county severa
miles above the city of Washington. Quit
a number OF deeds have been recorded, tn
last one in the name of Alice b. Sanger
Attention was attracted to the deeds becaus
several OF them came from Washington, &C
companied by a letter signed VIM. III. Crook
which was written on paper bearing tn,
words Executive Mansion, Washington
ID. g." at the top of the sheet The deed
were recorded with Capt. Anderson, Clerl
oil the Circuit Court for this county, a nun
Der on the 7th instant, and others before and
since. The deed recorded in the name o.
Alice b. Sanger was for lot z, in block IA
OF Glen Echo Heights, and the considera.
ton was 81 800. In this deed Miss Sanger's
residence is given as indianapolis, Ind, but
as the previous deeds in her name were ac.
companied by the White House letter it is
probable that she is in Washington now.
When this letter was received, on July q
it brought also nearly a dozen deeds to Glen
Echo property. Some of them were in the
name OF Alice b. Sanger. One was to Caro-.
line Scott Harrison, the Presidents wife, the
consideration named in this deed being but
81. A deed has been recorded in the name
OF +. w. Halford, the Presidents private sec
retary. There We're recorded at this time
two deeds transferring from Edward Bal.z-
ley to Alice b. Sanger, tor $2S25 S3, lots 80
and.3l in block 13 OF Mr.. Baltzly's tract and
also, for $S33.20, lots IA and Is block H.
Another deed recorded July transferred
from Edward Baltzley to John w Scott u
part of Il lot numbered 4 in Glen Echo
Heights, and 1881 square leet of marsh
land bordering the Heights, the price being
$21,7 1888 AT the same time another deed
was recorded which transferred this same
property from Mr.. Scott TO Mrs. Caroline
Scott Harrison, the Presidents wife Nh
John w. Scott, who bought the property
from Mr.. Baltzley, is the father OF the Presi
dents wife, and in the transfer oi this prop
erty to Mrs Harrison the consideration
named was but 81.
Two deeds were also recorded transfer.
ring Glen Echo property from Edward
Baitzley To William Ii. Crook, who wrote
the letter from the White House One OF
these deeds was ior lot6 in block Z, and lots
"a and %, i'll block 13, the consideration he
ing $3,4SS, and the other for lot 8, in block
Z, the consideration being $64720. Another
deed recorded at the same time transferred
lots 26 and 81, block Is, Glen Echo Heights,
to Mrs. Mary Scott DimmIck, The Presidents
sister in law. The price Mrs Dimmlck paid
for these lots WAS 81, 1854.
Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee, the Presi-
dents daughter, at the same time bought
from Mr. Batziey lots 26 aud 81, IN block
13, near by the lots purchased by Mrs. Dim
mick, 2,430 60. BY another deed recorded
at the same Time Batzley sold 10 Harrison
Crook and 5. N. Sheets lots 30 and 81, in
block l /, and lots l, 3, 3 and A, in block IA,
for 50 ,346 30
The Presidents private secretary, Mr. Il.
j. Haliord, made but one purchase. This
was OF lots /, 2 and 22, in block 8, Tor ST..
97S. rs.
Alice Il. Sanger's purchases were the most
extensive made by any Of the White House
ladies, aggregating, on the deeds examined,
IS ,209, unless Mrs Harrsons purchase OF
$21 ,7S3 worth OF property Tor the nominal
Of 81 be Counted. The lots
purchased by this lady are in the pleasant
est part of the splendid tract fronting on
Walhonding or Dahlongea roads, and two
of the lots running through from one road
to the other, As yet deeds have been
recorded in President Harrisons name
Nugget wilkes Persons interested in
horse flesh will he gratified to learn that
Messrs. John w. kelchner and g. w.
Fields have purchased from G. +. Emery,
the weIlknown owner of Nugget, Patron,
Brown Wilkes and other celebrated horses,
whose farm is located near Cleveland, Ohio,
the standard and registered two years old
chestnut colt, Nugget Wilkes. The sire of
this colt is Nugget, record 2:26a, whose LIST
dam, Keeokee. is by King Wilkes, trial
BIT, the leading stallion of Alexander's
farm, OF Kentucky; his End dam is Vesper
Bell, by Belmont, sire Of Nutwood, and his
3rd dam Venus, by Seeley's American Star,
sire of the dams OF Dexter, Nette, Dicta-
tor, &c. Nugget Wilkes is closely related
in blood lines to an army Of star performers
like Nutwood, Wcdgewood, King Wilkes,
Dexter, Jay Eye see, Maud Sin fact al
most every brilliant trotter in history. He
is very rangy, blood like youngsler, nicely
gated, only halter broken, but gen.le and
kind.
Nugget was sired by Wedgewood, record
2.l9, and is the sire of Gold Leaf, 2:19;
Nettle Leaf az, 2:234; Newton (4), 2;2S4,
and San Malo 81, 2;294 His LIST dam is
Minerva, (dam of Meander, 2:96t), by Pilot,
Jr.
A Grand Pic Me c-The Juvenile TEN.
plars of Gaithersburg will hold "a Pic Mic
in the grove, at Grange Hall, on the after
noon and night OF August 1st Ift should
be raining on that day, then. on August I'd.
There will be an abundant supply OF first
class ice.cream, fruits, confectionery and
many other things pleasant to the taste and
pleasing TO the eye.
The pic mic will be held by the Lodge of
Juvenile Templars and for their benefit, but
the management will be in the hands of
grown persons selected from the subordi
nate lodge of Gaithersburg.
All are cordially invited to attend. Come
one, come all and encourage the children
by your presence and patronage.
There will be instrumental music and a
grand display OF fireworks to enliven the oc-
casion.
The Coolest July on RecOrd.-The