The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-01
NEWS OF REAL ESTATE,
The Memorial Day Excursion to
South Auburn.
A NUMBER OF LOTS WERE SOLD.
wood Harmon Company Put Two New
Properties on the Market, One In New
ark and the Other In Baltimore-Other
Realty News.

A large number of people took advan-
tage of the offer made by Wood-Harmon
Company in regard TO the excursion to
South Auburn on Memorial Day.
good many lots were sold. Another ex-
cursion was made this afternoon.
On Memorial Day the company opened
two new tracts of land. One in Newark
known as Essex Park, and the other in
Baltimore known as Ruxton Heights.
Wood Harmon Company is proprietor
. of the following properties Greenwood
Park, Mass; Lindendale, Mass; Wollas-
ton PARK. Mass; Lynnhurst, Mass; Nor
folk Downs, Mass; Branch Hill, Ohio;
Hazel wood, Ohio; Allison Park, Pa;
Sheradin Terrace, Pa Summit Park, Pa;
Clifton, Pa; Ivanhoe. Pa; Blasdell Park,
N. "; Bay View, n. Y: Ruxton Heights,
Nd; South Auburn, X. L. and Essex
Park, New Jersey.
Anyone may be sure Of business-like
dealings with Wood-Harmon Company.
It's business Is done on such large scale
that it is very well known.
The company's property at south Au-
burn is selling very rapidly. IL was
bought at farm prices and for time buy
ers will get the benefit.
Two offers are made to stimulate and
aid building A prize of $500 in cash, or
credit on lots III preferred, TO each or the
first fifty persons building s., 200 house
by April l. 1893 A free railroad pass good
for one year will be given to the head of
every family residing on the property by
January /, 1893.
The lots, nearly 400 In number, contain
from $500 to 200 square feet, averaging
about 10000 square feet. The prices are
are 500 to $3.50 per lot, on which easy
terms Of payment are allowed.
There has been some agitation over the
question OF the annexation of Auburn to
Providence. South Auburn lies just south
of Auburn and is directly in the line OF
growth from this city. The property
promises to be very valuable to hold
A New Business Block.
L. A. Tillinghast & Co. are to erect
business block on Mathewson street just
north of the Mathewson Street Metho-
dist Methodist Church at an estimated
cost of between $4,000 and S35,OOO IL
will be of notified brick ana brown-stone
front. On the first floor will be store.
The front of the second and third f1oors
will be devoted to Offices. In the rear OF
the second floor will be hall, 63 by 4O.
1t will be high studded.
Plans have not yet been formulated for
the building which will be erected at the
corner of Mathewson and Westminster
streets.
Thornton Real Estate.
Daniel Brown, Brook street, Thornton.
r. l., offers houses and lots for sale in the
central part of the village of Thornton.
The lots are on the Brown plat: A pur-
chase promises to make a good invest
ment Thornton is thriving village,
ha oIy off ri
increase the value of real estate in the vii
lags.
Transactions in Real Estate.
Following are last weeks transactions
in real estate:
r. j. Smith and wife to Mrs. C. J.
Byrne, interest in lot on Hidden street,
A. M. Armstrong to Frank Fratantuo-
no and wife estate on Spence street, 500.
Francis Rodigan to Arthur FELTON,. es-
tate on Louisa street, 500.
Dyerville Manufacturing Company to
Andrew Hunter and wife, lot on Manton
avenue, $500.
J. S. Mantell to j. f. McDonough,
eleven lots on Garden avenue and Califor-
mia street, 500.
A. j. O'Toole and wife to Benjamin
Cunningham, estate on Sutton street,
$780,
Mechanics Savings Bank to Almy w.
Il. Boiler Company, tract or land on EDDY
and Henderson streets, 500.
Dyerville Manufacturing Company to
j. +. Lane, lot on Manton avenue, 1926.
+. A. Devoll to Henry German, lot on
Wesleyan avenue, 500.
A. L. Andrews TO Mrs. John Pollitt,
lot on Faith street, $40.
Also TO Henry Fletcher and wife, lot on
David street. $40.
Home Investment Company to j. F.
Ia. Ia t....a
w. 4. Hayden and wife TO III. L. Black
and wife. lot on Fifth street, $780,
Assignee OF Il. +. Whelden To Richard
Barnes, lot on Carr court. $500.
Guardian of Il. A. and NJ. r.. Hackett to
Ann Hackett, one-half estate on Melon
ough street. SJ2o
4. B. Cassidy to +. H. Cassidy, one-half
lot on Ceres street, 500. -
Home Trust Company to G.. w. Saw
thop and wife, two lots on Alabama ave-
nue.. 500.
Home Investment Company to G. e.
Tillinghast, lot ON Washington avenue,
800
y. s. Arnold to Malvina Smith, lot on
Jackson avonue, 500.
b. Il. Pierce TO Mrs II. Il. Pierce, lot on
Fenner avenue, 500.
Trustees of estate of T. II. Clarke TO
Mrs. 4. l.. Lothrop. lot on keene street,
S2,6s7.
Also to J: II. Moore, lot on Barnes
street, S5067.
Home Investment Company TO Il. Il.
Bruce, lot on Washington avenue, 800.
Also TO r. +. Cary, lot on Massachu-
setts avenue, 500.
NJ. A. O'Reilly TO Mary Landey, estate
on Bush street aud thirteen lots on Pay
ton plat, $500.
II. 5. Jackson TO B. A. Jackson, trustee,
all his real and personal estate, 81.
Mortgages Of Patrick McGough 10 V.
w. Mason, estate on weeden street, so06
Il. III. Manchester ct al. 10 G.. X. Day,
tract OF land on Greenwich and Earle
streets, 800.
Greenwich Il. B. Church 20 Bernard
Long ct al, land on Potters avenue, 500.
q. +. Paine, trustee; to G., VI. Beacn, in
terest Ia estate on Potters avenue, Prairie
avenue. Public street, Chaplin avenue.
Asia street, Broadway, Wood and Sackett
streets, g, 100.
Intentions to Build.
The following notices of intention TO
build were received at the City Engineers
Office during the week ending May "a:
Francis Rodican. Potter's avenue Bern
bard Lang. Potter's avenue; Almy Water