Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25
THE LOTS SOLD WELL
OVER THREE HUNDRED AUG W'SO
AT WOODLAND HEIGHTS
YESTERDAY.
The Attendance Large, Bidding Ac'''s'
and Prices Good-Transactions d"
Richmond and Henrico.

The Soutbside Land and Improvement
Company's sale of lots yesterday at "oou-
land Heights, just beyond Manchester Wa
O great success.
The weather was bright and pleasant
the attendance was large, embracing ie",-
estate dealers and businessmen from pai-
timore. Richmond, Manchester. and Cnes-
terfeld: the bidding was spirited. and inc
prices obtained were good and came fuh'
I'D 10 the expectations OF the owners. n
The general manager, MIR: Jonn -,
Robertson. was in charge and was seadd
attentive TO his company, who numoereu
several hundred. and at the same time
whispered TO them all that he knew aDou'
tho advantages of this very desirable pro-
pertv. Mr.. A. J. Bradley, real estate ageniS
and auctioneer, of Manchester. conducteu
the sale. His affable, pleasant manner
caught the bidders and induced some VI
them to go higher than perhaps .tnoy
| might have done under other crcuh-
stances.
THE BALTIMORE CROWD.
party of seventy-fve or more rom
Baltimore arrived yesterday morning a.. r.
| Danville depot with stages and driven our
to the Heights. Among those who came
W. Nessrs' W. C. Seldom, A. II. Ruther-
| ford. William L. Marbury. Charles h. har-
rison. and Charles A. Martin. large STOCK
! holders in the company; Willoughby n.
| Smith, John II. richardson Charles f.
Pitts, Jr., w. i. Oliver, j.. w. MiddendoIi'
Theo. Marburg, Alexander !. Leit az n
Henry Lauts, Z. Bradley, Jones 4; y;
| Dukebart. Charles Goldsborough. Gaorlei
On Val, John A. Dushane, G. Irwin Dunn
| II TT Diner. Owen DAILY, Crisp W. Ben
ton. w. II. Bosley, G. NJ. Benninghaus, Dr'
| Archer Atkinson, Alfred Atkinson. Ora
ham Gordon. A. A. Bresee, J. W. Ihonp-
son. John +. Semmes, John \. Steele, ,. ~
Segmucker. j. b. Wagner. Colonel ID. ~.
| Mcintosh. Parry Lee Downs. larry q
Steinmetz, Morris u 7. s tf1 . WI
| lev. Henry b. Woke, DR.. A. Iinsley, I. n.
! Tuck, W. Barry Turner, Isaac II. Shirk, W. ".
F. Jackson, Il. i. Chamberlaine. W; D.
! Thomas. J. II. Saunders, James Il. Gay
noola W. II. Moore. Francis X. Cary, j., ".
! Hook A. ID. Jones. A. n. Robertson. Colds
| borough II. Keene. John X. Laurs, George
| 4. Reed, II. G. Spillman, Hiram Noou91'
Nicholas 7. Bond, j. b. Parkinson, ana D.
| q. Kraft. ,..o.
after 10 O'Clock TO carry Richmond people
over TO the grounds.
THEY ATE, THEN BOUGHT.
| Mr. Thomas y. Cersley had provided a
verv temptinp lunch and liquid refresh
| ments. to which the crowd was invited
] after they had taken a glimpse at the
| Forest-Hill Park and at the land to be OIL
Dinner over buying began. The sale
| commenced with the lots fronting on on, tne
| north side of Semmes avenue between mr. al
| tv-third and ThirtyAfourth streets ana the
bids ran up rapidly from $40 10 $40 % pr
| foot. Mr.. r.. Foster, of Baltimore, maze
the latter bid and took two lots.
This was the highest price gotten. emo
the figures ranged between this and ST.io,
which was the lowest price st which lot
was sold. There were altogether about go
lots sold, and the prices averaged IRON SlO
to $f2. The lots oil front 81 feet and run
back 14s feet TO 16-feet alleys. The sale as
eregated nearly 100000.
Among the largest purchasers. were X.
Foster. c. A. Martin. c. Nj. clearinghouse,
| Harry Whitley. r. A. Woodbridge. Mr..
Dunn. w. c. Seldom, Mr.. Morris Mar
burke Brothers, aud Henry Shrk, OF Bal
! timore. Joseph Middendorf, of Chester
field II. Pelouze, x. b. Chaffin, Thomas
| NJ. Rutherford. Gideon Davenport, Otway
| Alien. Corbin Warwick. and MIR. Stumpf,
| of Richmond. Among the Manchester
purchasers were A. l.. Adamson, James +.
| Bradley. ID. II. IulllHlIi, JOSepu W. OiO-
nough, Jr., and f. b. Howle.
The sale, which embraced about one
seventh of the company's property, lasted
about four hours.
Property Transfers.
The following deeds of bargain and sale
have been recorded in the Clerks office OF
| the Chancery Court:
| John # Allen and wife to Richard II.
| Hucless 90 feet on Tyler street northeast
corner Cabell. $500.
Samuel 8. Cottrell and wife TO Norman
Y. Randolph, ~ feet on south side Ross
street near Governor. $4,000.
Charles H. and Joseph b. Cosby and
their wives TO William NJ. Campbell, %
feet on north side Moore street near Kin
new. 81 $50.
Michael ]. Wall to Frances A. Nesbitt 80
feet on Fourth street northeast corner Du-
val, 81 $3.50.
COUNTY OF HRNE1Co.
Charles ii. Cosby and wife TO W. X.
Hooker and L. w. Phillips. 30 feet on north
side Williams street near Carter, $500
John Hitchcock and wife and John and
| Emily V. Whiteside 10 William W. White
side, interest III 30 73-l00 acres on Williams
| burg road, s..
William w. Whiteside and wife to Henry
Neurohr, l7s feet on Avery street near Sc
! yenteeDth $500