The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
GOOD WEEK FOR
Realty AGENTS |. VI {:
/. All Report an Active Bust
ness, So Do the
Builders.
LEE DISTRICT IN DEMAND IN nj
The Sales Announced for Next
Week Will be In
teresting.
LEE DISTRICT IN DEMAND

numerous and building operations III az =.
narts of tho city are very activeN
a day does not often pass without the
starting OF q now building In Lee DIS
,rlct Yesterday ground wns broken Tor a
handsome Monument Avenue residence
the cost OF which will be over $V,oV9.
There are now under construction ~ i.ee
District over 100000 worth Of residences,
and most OF them arc being erected by
parties FOR their own uac and occupancy.
'rhu building OF homes on very small lots,s
ns has been heretofore done IN
various parts Of the city ig not now tho
y General rule, certainly not int the western
section. Ground is cheap enough Tor
more Of it to be used In single build
3ings.
New People Coming In.
Mcssrs. j. Thompson Brown & Co. sold
last week to Mr. jeremiah D. Wntlock,
Of Hanover county, for Mrs. Mary D..
IA Cook, the two story brick dwelling on
S,rwenty-fourth and Marshall Streets Tor
s 5000 cash. Mr.. Whitlock is a prominent
and well known farmer Of Hanover, and
4 has lately disposed Of his farm TO MI
Brille, of this city, ard has pufcha sls's q.
the above property to locate permanent
ly Richmond.
t1iFs BroNNia
K week to Mrs. Birdie Odell the new frame
K house, No. 2o2o West Main Street, corner
i of Meadow street, lately erected anu
owned by SMr.8O.s j. Davis, for $2,S75 cash.
Y Mrs. Odell purchases the property for
a permanent residence.
81 The same firm also sold last week
the property on Seventh Street. between
n Grace and Franklin Streets, TO Mr.. M. r.
Il Florshcim. now occupied by the ROYAL
.s;I Laundry, for $4,000 cash. MIR. Florshelm
has fitted IN this property at consider-
4 able expense and introduced the very
latest up to date machinery in his line
and otherwise improved the premises
h greatly adding to the ctiveness or
the Location
Others Located.
The same firm, have Just located Ut NO.
112l Park Avenue. Mr. II. Pierce, VINO
will remove his family from the West
TO Richmond having lately received ap-
pointment to the very important position
Of assistant engineer under Mr.. cabeil,
n the general engineer Of the Chesapeake.
and Ohio Railroad.
81 Mr.. III. NJ. Todd has also been located
by teh same firm al No. 3oi West Main,
y Street q Mr. Todd has lately moved to
/ Richmond from Goochland county.
The same firm has also located Mr..
G.. w. Goodwin, It No. 20 South Cherry
Street Mr. Goodwin moving IL Rich
niond from Manchester, having an im-s
portant position with the Cedar Works:
Mr.. J.sW. Norris has also located In
leichmond. securing a residence from the
same firm, No. 1913 West Cary Street.
All OF the above parties are new ac-
q,isitions to Richmond, and many other
agents seem to think there is quite an
influx of new population to the city.
Nessrs. !. "a. Connolly & Co. have made
several good sales intthe past week, con-
slsting Of an apartment house on South
Fourth Street, n, residence Mt Forest Hill
Park. a Chestnut Hill property, and also
a small residence on Q Street.
S8 G. l.. and, n. l. bcnoon report very
active week in real estate dealings.
Among other properties. they have sold
for Mrs Blanche " Meyer tlic well
ton Heights, at 5000: dwelling ut the
corner of Monteiro Avenue and Minor
Street. at 1000: store No. Col West Broad
Street for James Hartley, al $3.50;
dwelling No. 81 South Fourth Street. at
$780, brick dwelling on Elm Street. near
Park Avenue. for Nrs. L. 3. Palmer. at
$500, and several smaller places at fig
ures ranging from $1,000 TO $1,000.
Coming Sales.
81 san unusually attractive piece Of prop
erty Will be offered for sale by Nc
Weigh e. Ginn. real estate agents, on
April 18th, at II o'clock. This property
consists of the two four-story and base
nlent, brick stores. Nos. 1905 and 1910 East
Main Street. now occupied by WinEo,
Illet & Cr,,mp Shoe Company. This
sale will interest parties desiring in
vcstments, as store property Is very
scarce In this section"
xt>,,
announced for the week: On Tuesday
at 4:3O p. NJ, n. w. Bowe & Son Will
sell the commodious brick dwelling, No.
Gil North Sixth
On the same day at p, NJ. w. B.,
Pizzini Company will offer splendid lot
on the northeast corner Twenty-scvcnth
< and Venable Streets. at&
A very important sale OF real estate
also scheduled for this week Is that by
H. b. Elan g. Co., for Friday next at
q o'clock T. NJ, of No. West Grace
Street THIS property is central and
4 most conveniently situated and the lot
Is Of good size. II Is sold 10 close The
estate OF the late julius Meyers tho
well known dry goods merchant None
f3of Ills heirs are now residents OF this
city
Property Transfers.
Richmond--R. II. Childrey and wife TO
II. S. Patterson, % fl, on w. line of
buchanan Street, 1oi #, n, of Jay Street.
$50.
Alonzo i. Phillips and wife to Jas. +,
r Gum, go II. on r.. line of Cherry Street,
J34 II. n. of Main Street, 5000
b, r, Mattox, 10 ". II. Pearson, y l-o
ri ON f. llnc of 'rwcnty-fourth Street,
between n and O Streets. $.45o.
II. 8, Walerstein and wife to G. r.
Dickinson, % 1-3 #. on ". line Of GIL
,ner Street, III IL IT, S. Of Leigh Street.
$50.
IIenrico-Margarct r.. and a. A. Car
loughJtp John a. Wallace. IT. acres near
Ellso on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way, adjoining the lands OF John Hughes
and Others, $3.50.
Emma X. aud o, J. DAVIS to Birdie G.
Odel!. q BIG n. on n. line OF Main Street,
N. E. cor. OF Rowland Street s2sb.
Mary NJ. and w. j.. Sims, 10 Fred KEEL
lum. 90 l-2-l2 II. on s. line OF Man
street. $50 n, ". OF Lombardy Street,
Sgas4.s7.
II. N. Thomas and wife 10 H. G. tide
and wife. 1a0 IT. on S. line Of Oakwood
Avenue, 700 II, W. Of MAJ Avenue. 500.