The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-19
A THRIFTY FIRST FAMILY.
THE HARRIsONs SPECIALIZING IN
SUBURBAN LOTS.

None of the Purchases Made in the
Name OF the President-Mr Harri-
son, Father-in-Law Scott, Miss
Sanger, the typewriter. Private
Secretary Halford and Others In
volved.
WASHINGTON, July 1S-Not only was
Mrs. Harrison not satisfied with acquiring
property at Cape May, but she and the
lady members of the presidents family have
been operating extensively in suburban
lots at Glen Echo, new suburb just above
Georgetown 4 number of deeds have been
recorded at Rockville. Md. the county seat
of the county in which the prop
erty is situated. The last one was
on Wednesday, in the name Of Miss
Alice B. Sanger, the presidents type
writer, the transfer including lot in block
IA. and the consideration being 1850. On
July a number of deeds were filed, among
them one in the name of Caroline s. Har-
rison, the Presidents wife. A deed was re-
corded transferring from Edward Baltzley
to John ". Scott part of lot No. in Glen
Echo Heights, and also 2l3, 3S1 square feet
of marsh land bordering the heights, the
price being S21, 7S3
TRANSFERRED TO MRS. HARRISON.
At the same time another deed was re-
corded which transferred this same property
from Mr. Scott to Mrs Carolina Scott
Harrison, the Presidents wife. John w.
Scott. who bought the property from MIR.
Baltzley, is the father of the Presidents
wife, and in the transfer of this property to
Mrs. Harrison the consideration named was
hos OTierp0
name of Private Secretary Halford
and two others to Miss San
ger. the consideration being S2,S45 SO
in one and 1888 90 in the other The con-
sideration given Mr.. Halford was 81 ,97S 70.
Two deeds we're also recorded, transferring
the Glen Echo property from Edward Baltz-
ley 10 William Crook, a white house clerk,
and one of these deeds was for lot No. in
block No Z, and lots Nos. "a and 25 in block
No. Is, the consideration being S3,4oS and
the other for lot No. 9, in block No. Z, the
consideration being $647 20.
MRS. DMMICK's PURCHASE.
Another deed recorded at the
same time transferred lots Nos % and q
In block No 10. Glen Echo Nights, to Mrs
Mary Scott Dimmick, the presidents sister
in-law. The price Mrs Dminick paid for
these lots was IS, 1854. Mrs. Mary Harrison
Mckee, the presidents daughter at the
Nos. 26 and 81 in block No. Is. near by the
lots purchased by Mrs Dimmick, for
50 ,4S0 60. By another deed recorded at the
same time Mr.. Baltzley sold to Harrison
Crook and s. N. Sheets.lots Nos 80 and 81
in block No. II, and lots Nos. /, 2, 3 and
in block No. IA, for 1886. Miss Sanger's
purchases were the most extensive by any
of the white house ladies, aggregaUinR
SIS, 209. unless Mrs. Harrison's purchase of
$21, 7S3 worth of property for the nominal
consideration of 81 be counted.
EXCITE SURPRISE.
These wholesale purchases Of suburban
property will be a surprise in this city, mas
much as Mrs. Harrison no longer that July
6 made a statement that the Pre- sdent
had decided scruples against purchasing
property and using his position to enlarge
its value Evidently there were no scruples
on the part of the other members of the
family, for the transaction had been COM
pleted when Mrs. Harrison made the above
statement Unless Miss Sanger, the type
writer. is being used as screen by some
one else, her position at the white house
must be highly lucrative one.