Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-10
Considerable Activity in the Real Est,
Market--General Notes.

Market--GeneraI Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. MAY 8, 1892.
Notwithstanding the apparent dullness in real
estate, building and other branches of business
during the past few months. Rockville still holds
u steady increase in the building line. During
that time about dozen dwelling houses have
been commenced, several of which have been
completed and occupied. Mr.. L. NJ. West has
recently constructed two fine cottage buildings
for Mrs. Fanny Green one Of which has since
been sold to Mrs. Childs of Washington. In
the same locality on West End Heights Mr..
Alfred warthen has just completed and is now
occupying q fine dwelling, and on the
opposite side Of the street the finishing touches
are being put on q neat cottage for Col. Vim.
kilgour. Mr.. Eustace Ansley has now under
roof and will soon occupy new and handsome
house, in the same neighbOrhood- Dir. A. 5.
Daily, in the eastern section of town, will soon
complete a large and comfortable dwelling.
The walls o. the large brick building near the
court house recently commenced by Mr.. L. C..
Groomes for DIR. c. ]. Maddox arc about COM
pleted and in few weeks it will be occupied az
a store house with Offices in the second stor;-.
In addition To these a large double dwelling
house is nearing completion in the northern
part of town.
On Thursday. Goth instant. Cardinal Gibbons
will administer confirmation at st. Gabriel s
Church near Great Falls.
The laying of the corner stone Of a new
Methodist Episcopal church in West End Park
will take place on Thursday. 18th instant. Rev.
Henry X. Nailor. presiding elder of Washing
ton district, will direct the exercises.
Russian Jew peddler was recently arrested
at Gaithersburg, charged with being engaged in
business without the requisite state license. He
was committed TO jail by Justice Crawford.
The vicinity Of HyattstOwn is az present more
than usually lively. as large number ofmen en-
ployed by syndicate are searching for gold and
silver on the farms Of Messrs. Browning. Price
and Richards. They are said to be meeting
with success. The company has leased over
900 acres of land.
During the past week the following transfers
OF real estate have been recorded iii the land
record books Of this county: Takoma Park
Loan and Trust Company to Catharine NJ. Lung.
lot 8. block 10, Takoma Park, s606. 35; Perkins
and Burrows to Frank Z. Burbank. lot /. block
8. Linden, s275; same to Chas. A. Gunsdorf,
lots 10, IL, block 5. Linden, s475; John W. Cue
to Mary Z. Bowman. 22s acres Of land. "a 500;
John Martin to Elizabeth J. Martin, Is
acres Of land, $1,000; VIM. W. Welsh
coin Park. $50; Spring Lake Park Company to
Henry y. Selby, lot 1, block IL, Spring Lake
Park, 8150; r. A. Deitrick to Mary r. Freeman
lots II and II, block, s, Kensington Park, $500;
Sandey Butler to Jos. Plummer and others for
Poplar Grove Baptist Church. half acre of
land. e.; Metropolitan Investment Company
to Russell b. Harrison, lot /, section "a, Gar
rett Park, $500; same to same, lots and 2, sec
ton IS, Garrett Park, $500; same to
Mrs. G. W. Brown, lot II, section
10l, Garrett Park, Sass; Edward c.
Peter, attorney, to VIM. T. =. Kirk. SO acres of
land, e; Jas. c. Taylor to Rachel J. Wade,
lots IS, 81, block II, Glen Echo. g.; II. NJ
Talbot, attorney. to Ida v. Bolton, 26E acres
acres Of land. s465.75; Reister Russell to Thos
B. Brookes, 20 lots at Gsithersburg. 8; John
E. Buck to Octavia B. Childs, 1867 acres of
land, o., 500; A. Hartman to Mary E. Jones, 3
roods, II square perches of land, s401 B. H. War
ner to Jennie p. McCauley, lot 20, block II,
Kensington Park, $500; Henry s. krusen
to Robert L.. Whips. 81 acres of land; 50 1855
John E. Beall to Ralf Walsh. S acres of land;
3. Same to American Security and Trust
Company, 1884 acres of land; e. Henry c.
Copp to Arthur G. Deans, lot 10, section 10,
West End Park; $500. samuel c. Earnestly to
Edith FarQuhar, Is acres of land; 3. Mary
E. Farquhar to Chas H. Brooke, lot at Avery
Lodge; .. Elizabeth c. Ricketts, to Alice A.
Heater, tract of land; $500. s. A. NJ.