Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-24
A Church With a History.


near Clark. just sold by Mr. S. Arnold to thu
Hebrew congregation Share Torah-Gates o.
| Wisdom-has quite history. The building
was erected about so years ago by the Baptists
1t was afterward sold to the Methodists. Abou
| % years ago the denomination known as tht
Church of God acquired possession and helc
it until few days ago, when they sold out tC
the Shaare Torah. Thus within its walls the
| gospel has been proclaimed by three demon
| nations, and the law of Moses and the
prophets will soon be expounded by Hebrew
| teachers and listened to by Hebrew congre
| CATION. The new owners Will make some
temporary changes in the building and vii
enlarge 1t as soon as their circumstances will
| permit
| Outlook for Building Lots.
Several real estate agents were yesterday
asked for opinions in regard to the probable
output of building lots this summer. They all
said the in quiry was good, and that as soon as a
settlement of the labor trouble could be
effected sales would be brisk. Mr., C. 7. Beck.
man. Secretary and agent for the Laramie
Land and Improvement Company. was quite
hopeful He believed there would be as many
buyers for cheap lots this summer as usual.
People do not want to buy until they know
they can build. They are waiting for the labor
cloud to roll by. This accounts for the present
lull. Lower Allegheny, Perrysvile avenue and
the Southside are the centers of activity at
present
Gobbling Timber Lands.
A syndicate of Pennsylvania capitalists,
headed by Charles W. Henry, of Philadelphia,
recently purchased from w. II. Howcott of
New Orleans, 22.000 acres of timber lands in
Livingston parish, La, and 5000 acres of pine
in Lawrence county. Miss. They will erect
sawmills for the production of lumber.
Business News and Gossip.
Kuhn Bros. sold Electric and philadelphia
Cos
Eight years ago a lot on Wood street, near
the station, Williamsburg, sold at the rate of IS
foot front. The other day s175 was offered
and refused.
Daniel Rohanan has bought a property on
North Highland avenue. near Stanton, Nine
teenth ward. lot 10Oxl4O. with good two-story
brick dwelling, for 200.
The old log house on Nine-Mile run. near
Swissvale which was the home of the late Jane
Grey Swisshelm for many years. Is to be torn
down and a modern frame dwelling erected on
the site.
Daniel Evans. a prominent oil producer at
Petrolia. died there yesterday morning. He
was well known in PlttsOurg The farm on
which he resided has yielded upward of
D. J.. Gillespie the lumber man, has pur-
chased lot l00x2o0 on I 1homas street. Boule-
the erection thereon of an elegant stone resi-
dence for himself.
John McBride Whitney & Stephenson's ex-
change expert, returned from New York yes
terday.~
The strong close of Electric yesterday indi-
Gated a firm market for it to-day.
With the exception of Philadelphia the
natural gassers are painfully dull. Some in
sist that Philadelphia is being bought by
certain people as an investment.
Citizens Traction is the leader of that group
of stocks. Its strength is partly due to talk
Superintendent Hannah has ordered the
canals in New York State to be opened for
navigation on May 5.
The Building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
George Schmidt, II frame two-story dwell
ings, l6x32 feet, on Lookout street, Fourteenth
ward. Cost, $4,000
James Stolcenberger, frame one-story kitchen,
9xlS feet. on South Fourteenth street, Twenty
eighth ward. Cost, $50
Isaac N. Bumbaugh, stone and brick one
story dwelling, lsx32 feet, on Porter street.
Eleventh ward. Cost $500.
Paul Conday, frame onestory shop, Skill
feet, on rear Twenty-tirst street. Twenty-Hfth
ward. Cost, Sl0
Martin Shaughnessy. two frame two-story
dwellings, l5x34 feet each on rear Calvin street,
Seventeenth ward. Cost, s. 300
I. D. Harman, brick twe-story and attic
dwelling. 22x36 feet, on Emerson street, Twen-
tietb ward. Cost. So, 000
l. P. Ross frame addition. two-story Kitchen
and bathroom, lO@xi2 feet, ON Penn avenue,
Nineteenth ward Cost, 5000.
Fred. Kleselbach, frame addition, one-story
dwelling, l5xl6 feet on Larkin's alley. Twenty
sixth ward. Cost S150
Heppenstall & Marquis, frame one-story
Office l4x2O feet. on Thirty street. Six |
teenth ward. Cost, $500.
Henry Weis, ST., two frame two-story dwell. |
lings l2xl6 feet, on Twenty first street. TWENTY
sixth ward. Cost S4O0,
Martin Rieber, frame two-story dwelling, |
2lxS2 feet, on Thompson street, Twenty-first |
Fred Schwartz, frame addition, one.story |
dwelling 12xl2 feet on South Sixteenth street |
Tweniy-eighth ward. Cost S75.
J. 3. HyndmAn, frame addition, one-story |
tieth ward Cost $3.50.
Heppenstall & Marquis, frame one-story |
3Sx50 feet, on Thirty-second and |
Liberty street, Sixteenth ward Cost, sl,500.
Philomena Wunderlich. frame two-story |
dwelling, lSx16 feet, on Dolphin street. Nine |
teenth ward. Cost $3.50
John Quinn, frame two-stOry stable, 16xZ2 |
&c. &c. on N'n0rA street, f"sn's-hrS' ward Cost
F. ]. Rutledge frame two-story warehouse |
and stable, 24xl00 feet, on Thirty-second and |
Liberty streets, Sixteenth ward. Cost. $3.50.
Movements in Realty.
S. A. Dickie & Co. sold for Hart and Wikin- |
'on agents for Charles Friel, to James g. Hay |
maker lot 571fx17S feet on North Highland |
avenue, with a two-story brick house, for |
'Il,00O.
w. c. Beringer & Co. sold for the Creese |
heirs to e. Cappel. farm of 4S acres at Fair |
Oaks, PittsburS, FIT Wayne and Chicago Rail- |
'oad, for 81, 600 cash.
Baltensperger & Williams sold two lots on |
Ienora street. East End. each 20x21O, to John |
Quinn, for 500.
Magaw & Gof, Lim.. sold to Jennie Williams !
lot zo1l0O in Etna park Place. for S225 on
Easy payments.