Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-06
A NEW CHURCH

VIII Be Built In Allegheny by the First
Methodist Congregation-They Buy
Site on Bidwen Street - Other Sales,
Gossip, Etc.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 3.
Two sales of Importance, which have been
hanging fire for sometime, were closed to-
day. The First Methodist Protestant
Church. which leased its property on Fifth
avenue to Kaufman Brothers some time
ago, purchased the property situated on
Bidwell street, near Western avenue, Alle-
gheny, from the Denny estate, being lsoxl2o
feet, for $500 per foot front, or $36, Ooo a
magnificent church will be erected on tne
promises,
The other deal closed was the sale by
Peter Shields of the Charles Schawn prop,
erty, q tract comprising ten acres, situated
on the corner OF Winterburn street ana
1910
A Little Gossip.
The sale of 60 acres of land situated in the
West End, near the city line, Is about closed.
The final papers, it is said, were signed TO
day. The particulars of the deal will be In
shape for publication in a few days;
The Squirrel Hill district will be heard
100000 is on in that vicinity and the PROB
abilities are that it will be closed before
many moons.
The sale Of o vast tract of land situated
on Perrysville avenue is known to have
been closed, but the details cannot be MADE
known for several days.
Building Permits.
The following permits were issued to-day:
James McMunn, a two-story frame dwell
ing, Brownsville avenue near Washington
streets cost, $1,000 C. A. Wallingsmfrh,
frame addition, Spruce street, Thirty-second
ward; cost, 5000. James Stratford,
two-story brick dwelling, Rebecca
street, near Fifth avenue: cost, $8 200 John
Mooney. q two-story frame dwelling, Grand
view avenue, Thirty-second ward; cost,
81, 900. James W. Overton, a two-story frame
dwelling, Homer street, near Avondale
Place; cost, $4, 500. William W. Bigham,
Joel's lane, Thirty-second ward. a two-story
frame dwelling: cost, $1,000
Reports From the Agents.
W. A. Heron Il Sons sold an Investment
property on Center avenue, Thirteenth
ward, lot 4sx10O feet to another street, with
desirable new buildings, for $4,000.
Black & Baird sold for Jasper b. Steven
son to Jacob Fuchs the property No los
Washington street, Allegheny, being q two
story brick dwelling on a lot 27xl6O feet
through Co Liberty street for s., 250 cash.
j. K. Ewing s CO. sold for Chester +. Hoag
a new frame house of six rooms, with mod
ern improvements, fronting on Ellis avenue,
Tenth ward, Allegheny, for 50, 500. The pur-
chaser. Mr.. Charles II. Schultz, will occupy
the house at once.
F. B. Tomb reports the following sales:
For George NJ Teagarden to Francis M. Mill
ler, a lot on Ella street, Williamsburg. 40 feet
front, for $500; for Edw. Fiabcow sllie to J. J.
Campbell, a lot on Rebecca street, Wilkins
burg, 80 feet front, for $3.50 cash; for +. B.
Tomb and wife to j. A. Langfitt, two lots on
Walnut avenue for $l,5OO; F: b. Tomb and
wife to John NJ. Kiner, undivided one-half
interest in lot No. 81, Edgewood Place plan,
Tor $43s; Tor F. Il. Tomb and wife to q. C. and
H. H. Mclean, lot No. II in Edgewood Place
plan for $780,
Lamb & Dixon, successors to Slocum &
Co., sold to Hugh Lafferty, Jacob B. Esterly's
farm near Columbiana, o., for Sc COO.
John F. Sweeny sold for A. A. Thompson,
the contractor of Allegheny, house and
lot on Clay ybourne street, Shady side, being a
new six-roomed house, frame, with modern
conveniences. on lot fronting 20 feet on
Claybourne street and extending back $50
feet, for $780,
W. c. Stewart sold for Frederick Feldner,
lot No. 10 in the Nlurdock plan, fronting on
Forbes street, Squirrel Hill district, 5Ox20O
feet, for $4, 500.
E. T. schatfner sold for the Birmingham
Land Improvements Company, lot No. 49,, in
so feet on Phillips avenue. and extends back
l50 feet to an alley, for $400, to MI. Adela
STEINER, of Baldwin township.
The Burre,l and Kensington Improve
ment Companies report the following sale of
Donald, lot 261, block 26, for 1894 so; William
Schoenen, Tarentum, Pa, lots At. 49, 49,
4So, 4s1 and 4S2, block 20, for $500.
Land Company to Harry Hughes lot No. in
their plan, Eleventh ward, Allegheny, 'front.'
ing 20 feet on Fleming avenue, extending
through l2O feet to 2O-foot alley, for s726.
the Blair Land Company in their plan at
Blair station to james Coleman for $425