The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
SELL A RAILROAD
ON WEDNESDAY.
Messrs. Green & Rcdd Will.
Offer Farmville and
Powhatan.
HOUSES GOING UP RAPIDLY
Many New Structures Are
Now Well Under
Way.
HOUSES GOING UP RAPIDLY

Next Wednesday Mt noon the people
who gather about the City Hall will be
able to take in the unusual sight Of the
auction sale of a railroad.
The F'armvile and Powhatan Railway.
narrow gauge line, which rises in the
hill country Of Prince Edward county
and winds through Cumberland, Powha-
X tan and Chesterfield counties to Bermuda
Hundred, on James River, Is to be sold
under the hammer at the place, date and
hour named.
The property is advertised by seven
special commissioners Of the Law and
Equity Court OF the city OF Richmond
( and Messrs. Green and Redd, zone of the
livest Of the live real estate firms of
\ the city, has the sale In charge, and will
handle the hammer" that will knock
this valuable piece Of property out TO
the highest bidder.
Nfessrs. Green and Redd have adver-
tised the road pretty thoroughly, and no
& doubt the sale will be well attended. II
is not every day that one gets a chance
"a to see a railroad sold at auction. and
y the very novelty OF the thing will at
h tract crowd.
Real Estate Active.
Richmond realty sactive and during
the week just closed somc interesting
and Important deals that mean much to
Richmond hnve been made. The sale Of
the property. Nos 726 and 572s Ea st Main
street heretofore mentioned. probably
means another imposing skyscraner 10
y 81 mat an carly date
Among a number Of sales made by n.
"A. Catlin was lot fronting 153 feet m
Cary Street. at the corner Of Seventeenth,
being part of the Talbot machine shon
property. to the Sydnor Pump and We'll
Company This property is to be used
So To- -. !,
enlargement Of their business. and soon
the old buildings will be torn down and
n modern factory erected in their place
Z Mr.. ssCatln also sold to j. T.. Taliaferro
( a lot on Cary Street, being also q part
Of the Talbot property, upon which the.
a n',rchaser pronoses 70 erect NAMING
3. once, Y reports tno SIZE
- vi E1a ~, 9tree'
.oo $50 IVY o'''' -
~ 49,. $780,. :,
80 q ~. '..,
~, ~, 81 800 4 ~ 49, {, =. I,aIt,,.,
n~oc,,tors for invostn,ant i
This Arm also so1d tbe 'h,nd so,,o r..,-
dence. No. 8 West Grace street for 90 aoo
n Dr Charles robins WIS the r,,rcha scr M
Auc+;o, c,1ae T,,;c Wei
: - - $50. : - 1t - 800
Weatner permitting there VIII be num-
+ pre- 81 interesting auction SAFES OF realty
-. 1''s 80 =. esst't s1'.
Oh MONDAY az noon NM. bo"e ana
soh VIII SCI avaiuaple lot' q NIUE OH
rom seventeenth street. ana Irontlhs on
same firm viii sell the conveniently t To-
Gated corner residence, No. eo1 East Cary
Street.
On Tuesday at G O clock III. Selden Tay-
lor will sci at auction the very handsome
and attractive private residence and lot
No. sol West Franklin Street. This sale
should and will attract attention.
On the same dny.iat 6:3ot,P. Nj, sutton
and Company wils'scM"the frame dwelling,
No. 307 Twenty-nipth Street, between Mar
shall and Broad
On Wednesday II. Selden TAYLOR will
sell the two story brick dwelling. No, Gl5
Tenth street
Messrs Green and Redd will offer also
a on Wednesday the attractive and well
< built six room residence. No. 517 Adams
/ Street. This is excellent renting proptry
4 and will doubtless attract investors.
On Thursday Sutton and Company will