Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-21
EIGHTY-FIvE ACRES

In shaler Township Bring s4o.000-Ira
Burchneld Buys the Tract From Hugh
Miller-Other Big Deals Closed and
Under Way-Gossip and Sales.
THURSDAY, Oct. 20.
One of the important sales mentioned in
this column few days since as being near
| the point of settlement was consummated
to-day. Ira NJ Burchfeld purchased from
Hugh Miller a tract of land containing So
acres, situated in Shaler township, distance
of seven miles from Allegheny City, on the
Pittsburg and Western Railroad. for $4,000
The property adj joins the Johnson tract ana
the Butler plank road runs directly through
the center Of the land distance OF over
The price paid for the property is con-
stdered very reasonable. as 1t is but two
miles from Sharpsburg, and with the COM
pletion of the contemplated extension OF
the eelectrfc line tnither realty thereaDouts
VIII undoubtedly enhance somewhat In
value
A Little Gossip.
The International Tn Plate Company will
break ground next week for their new plant
at Hyde Park, and the erection of one OF the
largest tin plate factories in the country
will have been commenced.
Mcssrs Lamb & Dixon are negotiating for
the purchase of a large acreage tract Sit
uated near Wall station.
Readers OF The DISPATCH who are inter
ested in real estate will be served with
some very interesting news during the
coming week, as some very importane
transactions. which have been closed, and
several which are on the verge OF settle
ment, will then be published in detail In
this column. The particulars of the deals
closed have been withheld from publication
for various reasons, but will be in shape to
be made public after Saturday next.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
J. R. McCreary, two-story frame dwelling,
Hamilton avenue, between Homewood and
Lang avenues; cost, $1,000. Martin Grandus-
ky, o two-story frame store and dwelling,
Birton avenue, near Thirty.third street;
cost, $500. Phillip Puder, two-story frame
dwelling. Siferth alley, near Matilda street;
cost. $500 Star Tile Company, Limited, q
one-story frame stable, Tustin street, near
Glst street; cost, $500. Peter Carlin brtcx
addition, corner~ Carson and Main streets:
COST, $500 William Messer, frame addi-
ton. Fifty-seventh street, near Butler
Latest Sales Reported.
J. K. Chamberlin sold II lots in the MIN.
mick terrace plan, Williamsburg, being 30x1E0
feet each, for sl0,s50.
Lamb & Dixon sold for j. C. Hart to
Thomas w. Corwin o farm containing 81
acres situated near Blatrsville for $500.
John F. Sweeny sold to Charles A. Short,
of No. IS Gum street, u fine modern house OF
five rooms and finished attic on Heron
avenue. Thirteenth ward. being on lot
The Burrell and kensington Improvements
Companies report the following sale OF lots
at kensington: Thomas and Amelia Ander-
son, Pittsburg, lot Al, block 7, for $500 cash;
James and Mary Macdonald. Pittsburg, lot
a. block Z, for $500 cash; william j. Leahy,
Lock Haven, Pa, lots % and 30. block "a for
y, 800; Mrs. Elizabeth Coxon. PIttsburg, lot
46, block !, for $3.50: Thomas F. Brown, New
Kensington, lot l59, block 26, $49s 81.
Black s. Baird' sold to James Clarry lot
No. III the Eureka Land Company's plan,
fronting "a feet on Frnzier street, near
Wilmot street, for $500.
Thomas McCafrrey reports the following
sales: For Thomas McCaffrey to w. S. Boyd,
No. 34S5 Butler street, a brick store and
dwelling and frame house in rear, for
$500; for Thomas Jenny, lot lOOx1s5 feet,
corner Friendship and Atlantic avenues, TOR
$1,000; for John Heatty to Paul Zimmerman,
q frame house and lot on Arch street Tor
81, 800; for A Werdenhofer to NJ Desag,
frame dwelling and a lot 25xl2O feet on Hars'
mer street, Thirteenth ward, Tor 81 800; for
r. c. Byrnes to r. Donnelly, a lot 2Oxl05 feet
on Keystone avenue, for 500 cash; tor H. G.
Watson to Murdy and NJ. wilkinson, two
lots on Flavin street, near Thirty-third
street, for $3.50; for p. Kilgallon to. James
Cosgrave a lot 25xl00 feet and frame dwell.
ing on Bismarck street, for 81 800; for Sarah
j. Bald TO Frank McMahOn'S heirs, frame
business house and a lot on Fifty-second
street, for 3,C00 for Jordon's heirs to Lizette
Kuhn, the property No. 40A Penn avenue,
consisting o; a lot 2ixl30 and o brick dwell
ing, Tor So, 800 cash.
John X Ewing & Co. sold to Thomas By
rane for {. II. Barker, the properly No. 10
Perrysville avenue, second ward, Allie
gheny, consisting of u house OF seven rooms
and stOrerocni, also aframe house in rear,
with lot 20xlO0 teet, for 81 500 cash,
Messrs. Piper s. Clark sold for w. H. WILL
Jams to Miss Metcalr lot No. IL in tho WILL
Jams plan, size 40xl00 feet, for 81, 400.
D. Behen & Son sold Tor NJ. Cannon to Mr.
and Mrs. III. P. Schrankle a lot 24xl39 feet,
running from Penn avenue to Coral street.
near Winebiddle avenue, Twentieth ward.
for ,725.
James W. Drape & Co. report the sale of q
house Of eight rooms and q lot 50x100 feet in
the East End, situate near Walnut street.
for 81, 500: also collateral interest in q sub.
urban property Of $4,000