The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-10
FORT MEYER HEIGHTS.

A Fine New Suburban Subdivision Placed
on the Market.
An event in the suburban real estate market
was the placing on sale yesterday by Messrs.
Robinson & Lodge of the lots in the fine new
subdivision of Fort Meyer Heights across the
river. Speaking of the matter to HERALD
reporter yesterday Mr.. Robinson said
''Isn't 1t strange, after all, that so magnif-
cent locality, healthy, high, Offering such
beautiful views, having water of such rare
purity, and in such convenient proximity to
the heart of the National Capital, has not been
made available before this time for villa and
home sites. or even for safe investment on
speculation? We have just had this new sub
urb laid out and placed Fort Meyer Heights
upon the market to-day. We are general
managers of the property, and l predict
square foot will surely bring 81 or 81 so in five
years. time. We are offering beautiful lots
and villa sites at prices ranging from five
cents to ten cents per square foot The sub
division adjons the Arlington estate, COM
prising 100 acres, embracing Arlington
Park, Fort Meyer, and the proposed expert
mental gardens of .he Agricultural Depart
ment. Fort Meyer Heights finest lots and
villa sites are right on the military road, q
beautiful, broad, macadamized Government
road leading from the Free Bridge to Airing
ton. The proposed memorial bridge will
lead directly to the property from the city.
1.-THE opening of Mount Vernon avenue, two
hundred and fifty feet in width, extending
from Washington to Mount Vernon, will give
one of the grandest boulevards in the world
Ihis avenue will pass the property. Fort
Meyer Heights beautiful drives, it's magnif-
cent views, its pure water, the absence of
maarial and kindred diseases, and covered
with forest growth, make it unrivaled in it's
capabilities for future development From
the elevated ground and hilltops delightful
views are afforded of the city, river, aud sur
rounding country.
"a large force of men are now at workgrad-
ing the streets, beautifying the place gen
orally, and soon there will be a fine neighbor-
hood built up. Forty-five lots were at once
taken when it became known that subdi-
vision had been made, and there are 444 lots
and twenty-one villa sites in all. OF the
latter six handsome villas have already been
contracted for. Many houses will also be
built this month. The prices given are just
half OF what property in adjoining subdi-
visions sells for"
The Dumblane Hunt Clubs Meet.
The Dumblane Hunt Club holds the third
OF its successful race meetings this week at
the Ivy iJity course. The meet will consist of
two days racing, on Thursday. May ID, and
Saturday, May 16. On the first day there will
be five races, two on the fiat, two steeple-
chases, and one hurdle race. On Saturday six
races will be run, five on the fiat and one over
track has been put in the best of condition,
and every care will be taken to provide for
the comfort of those attending. The entries
are larger than heretofore and the horses are
evenly matched Society is deeply interested
in the meet and large crowds Will un-
doubtedly be present each day.
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The Spring and Summer Schedule
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for local
and express trains will go into effect this
Sunday morning. The more Important
changes in time of departure of trains from
Washington are The Royal Blue Line train
formerly leaving at noon for Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, and New York will hereafter leave al
11:55 A. M. The New York Express heretofore
leaving at 2:50 p Nj. will hereafter leave at
2:45 +. M. The sleeping car will be discon-
tinued on the I'after-supper' express and
mail train for Philadelphia and New York
leaving at $50, and will be attached to the
New York night express, heretofore leaving at
1870, but which will hereafter leave at 11:30;
sleeping-car open at 10 O'Clock. The A. M.
express for New York will run Sunday as we'll
as week days, making all Royal Blue Line
trains for Philadelphia and New York daily
and Sundays.
There are no changes in the Chicago and
Cincinnati daily vestibuled express service.
The Pittsburg express, heretofore leaving at
ll:3O A. M, will hereafter leave at $3.50 A. M,
and will run through solid to Pittsburg as
formerly, with parlor car attached.
There are two new local trains for Balti-
more, one leaving at 5:35 and the other at Q
T. NJ, except Sunday. The 7:30 z. M. ex-
press will make several additional stops
On the Metropolitan Branch the ear y morn
ing mixed train will be run as a passenger
train. The 10 A. Nj. Sunday train for Gath
ersburg will leave one hour earlier. The week
day train leaving for Gaithersburg at 1880 will
hereafter leave at 12:45, and the 1885 train will
change to O'Clock. Boyds daily accommo-
dation train leaving at will hereafter leave
at 7:05 and run to Gaithersburg only. The
Gaithersburg accommodation heretofore leaV-
ing at 10 p NJ. Sundays will leave daily at 9;4O
and will run to Boyd's.