Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-05-07
REAL ESTATE SALES.
THE ARLINGTON ADDITION.

| What is known as the Arlington In city eN-
pansion was lot of land five and one-tniro
acres fronting on Churchville Avenue aol ON
ing on the west the grounds OF capt IL ~
| Ransom. and on the north side OF ChuroeViilo
| avenue midway between Augusta street ana
the Water Works The front is South and on
the Avenue is the lowest point. making con-
siderable rise to It's northern limit
| The approach is at the ends OF teffseed
street supported above the avenue by stone
wall. Through the eeater Ia another street and
on the two outer sides aud ena are alleys, The
purchasers paid shoa, 81 40 Tor the land, and Ia
building the wall and opening the streets and
alleys sad preparing tae property iag sale IN.
creased considerably ihe expense, the amount
| OF wtsea taeS iAaVe Hot made known, hWt OBJ
servers extf,s4e "a ST ofi s, 20 to Si,52o, maxi
/ iea ,Ae4r aggregate % expenditure something
aa6eg &StSAa, Se4l4,Jyt estimating sDe time and
personal sAttas t5>a contributed 70 iAe enter.
Prise
sg54@ axe 3 4a4s Il sAe average width oi
sooat - Sce by TIE average densA " i45 feet,
f4ots es and q are on e6ssees At ,Ae entrance
and are tt6 deepest An shorten ia DEPTH as
the street IS sseeAaea, sae sTes being wider at
tbe fr5at OF Caare4Viile Avenue taee Is Is at
Its extremity oa tas noetsa,
/ The property beng ready iae sA&e, Is was
well advertised. ana nl,>ce Than ordinary inter
est was manifested by the public as IL was the
first offer 0; lots Ia that wsy-,he land pur.
chased, and made ready with the view OF intro
drcing new enterprise in the growth of the city
on what may be termed. most appropriately,
the popular style of inspiriting progressive
| m ovement.
Auctioneer Cushing, who Is uneXcelled In
In spirit and style. looked very bright and
cheerful as he mounted his familiar stand on
the Courthouse porch in front of the Clerks
office, and announced the sale and terms-one-
third cash and the balance in two payments at
six and twelve months, interest added He
had g fine crowd among them several strangers,
and, of city folk, many experts in real-estate
transactions. Commencing, lot No. l was
knocked down to Capt. T. D. Ransom at $500.
Next No. to Mr.. ]. E. Graham at the same
figures These lots are the extreme end of the
two rows as Nos. % and "a are at the entrance
of the group. The bidding was more lively at
the commencement then at the close. The
lowest price was $3.50 for No. r. and the high
est for Nos. % and 24-Mr. j. T. Harris for %,
s245, and Messrs W. Fl. Norman and w. N.
Wilson for q, s225 Following are the names
of the purchasers and the number of lots each,
bought: It. D. Ransom, l; James E. Graham 4;
B. F. Hughes.4; E. Heckhimer, l; W. J. Metzel
L; NJ. N. Bradley, 4; Lnttar Miller. l; II. L.
Hoover l; J. T. Harris 2; E. j. Cushing, l; J. r.
Liggettl l; P A. Baylor, /; ". Fl. Moorman. i, and
W. N Wilson, 2. Two of the purchasers are
from Baltimore
The aggregate of the sales was 81. $780, The
average for the lots being fraction over 5000.
After the sale was over, it was much discuss
ed as the crowd was separating. and afterwards
On the streets some said that whilst the promot-
ers of the enterprise have unQuestionably made
a fair proft, yet they thought it was not enough
for the risk and time employed in conducting
it through to q close. Others thought they
should regard the nett amount of the transac-
ton 6 handsome income for the capital and
time expended-all agreeing that an upward
tendency IN real>estate, not only from this. but
other sales, is a fixed reality.
Messrs. w. J. Perry & Co., have made the fol-
lowing sales: The lot on south side Main street
between Water and Lewis streets about 81 feet
front and l65 deep for Mr. Thomas Wholey to
Messrs- W. T. McCue. 8. NJ. Wilkes and @. L.
Weller for $1,000.
A small lot on Water street to G. &. Gooch, |
Chas. E. Hoge, aud S. NJ. Wilkes for $780,
For E. I.Jones house and lot on Institute |
road, to Eura Moon for $500.
For W. Il, Greaver, house and lot in West |
End to S. P. Little.
E. NJ. Cushing, Auctionser, for Echols, Bum
gardner and walton, Commissioners, belong
ing to the estate of George f. E,licE deceased:-
House and lot on Main street adjoining prop
erty ofthe Staunton Lodge of Masons, % feet
front by Y deep, $1,000, to the Masonic Lodge
Three lots on south side Main street between
Market and Coalter, one. 48 feet front by 165
deep. to ]. G. Schefer for s. 400; one IS feet by
1876 deep, to Jno. D. Crowle for $1,000, and an
other which is the brick residence of Mrs
Flick for SC. $50 to DR.. II. Wayt.
Messra. Asher Ayres, Geo. G. Jordan and as
sociates have purchased OF Jno. D. Crowle and
]. G. cheffsr, the corn r property north side
of Main about 1874 feet front and 10 deep or
Water street for $1,000. This Is what is known
as the Skating Rink property, and was sold
recently by w. T. Rush, Executor of e. G.
Bickle. to Messrs. CroWle and ScheTer for Sl3,-
500.
Mr. James Frazier has sold to Mr. q. L. Hoo
YER and others. seven acres of land north of
Capt. T. d. Ranson's property and the Airing |.
ton extension, for s., $50.
Mr.. John 4. Fauver has sold his farm of
about ITO acres OF the Churchvile rood imne-
dlately beyond the City Park to Captain II. L.
Hoover, representing himself and others for
$4,000.
Deeds have been admitted to record IN the
County Court Clerks office of GALES of lands
adjoining the City to the Stanton Land Com
pany from Hon. Alex. I'll. Fl Stuart. Dr.. N. ahd
j. H Wayt, r. A. and H. L. Hoshour, Richard
W. Hardy, Hartman J. and W. L. Lushbaugh,
and VIM. FL. Weller and wife.
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