The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
SALE or TR|GC
PLANT AND USE
Large Shop for the Repair Of
Locomotives and Other En-
gines PLANNED.
RENTAL PERIOD IS NEAR
Hundreds Will Change Homes
September 1st-Sonne Sales
Of City Property.
RENTAL PERIOD IS NEAR

Less than thirty days intervene boz
tween this time and tho day upon which
residents of the city change houses, ana
In consequence thereof the real estate
agents are working overtime to satisfy
their patrons. Indeed the rest OF. August
will be spent by the agents in hard work.
Tenants move, on the first of September,
and many who have been renting w.
go into new homes built by them within
the past three or four months.
Contractors were never pushed harder
than they have been for tho past SUM
mer, and houses have gone up IN every
rart of Richmond. In the West End the
great number of new buildings has been
particularly notcea BILE. Rent Will be
somewhat cheaper in consequence Of the
new dwellings, erected. There VIII be
greater number of vacant houses and the
owners will reduce the price of the rent
IN order to keep them tenanted
Mr.. A, st, Clair Butler, of the firm OF
Butler & Bosher,. tobacconists, has pur-
chased the machinery and Office building
o.. the William r. Trigg Shipbuildng
Company. The purchase price was $685.
COO, and the sale wns made by the bond
holders of the company, as was Forecast
in The Tlmcs-Dspatch several days ago.
Ii Is said that 1t Is the intention OF the
new owner of the plant to utilize 1t FOR
The repairing of locomotives and marine
engines.
The beginning of work at the plant will
be a matter of delight to scores of me-
,hancs in the city, and the merchants
are jubiant over the prospects of many
more men being put to work at good sal
aries. 1t will mean much TO Richmond
Some Recent Real Estate Sales.
The Southern Aid Society has pur-
chased through the firm of r. NJ.
Workman & Co.. the building at 527 North
Second Street The society is an insti-
tuition Of the colorcd people, and the new
building will be used for offices.
A. j. Chewing & Co. have sold TO
Messrs George B. Jefferson and r. T..
Gasklns two dwellings,. Mr.. Jefferson pur-
chased the house at $40 North First
Street for 500; Mr. r. p. Gaskins bought
the house at III St. James Street for
500.
Mcssrs. j. A. Connolly & Co. on yes.
terday sold for Mr.. r. II. Harwood prop
erty No. COS North Seventh Street, at the
price of $4,000. The purchaser, Mrs.
Dickens, will occupy the same as resi-
dence after the termination Of the pres
ent lease
The same firm also sold on yesterday
for Mr.. Thomas B. Floyd new brick
residence, property No. % South Morris
Street Price obtained, $500, which prop
arty hONCht as an investment, y
This firm has sold in tho past week
three Chelsea Hill properties at the price
OF 5000.
Sales for This Week.
j. Thompson Brown and Company viii
sell at auction next Tuesday and Wed
nesday at $3.50 p. NJ. the real estate
holdings of corporation, who Is closing
out.
The first sale Tuesday is of four houses,
cock Streets and one house. Dimeen and
Henrico Streets and on Wednesday at
$50, about 80 lots on Windcr,, suInpter
and Ap I% ~ streets mn IN tine n'n
property to be sold and tic chance for
prolta bic speculation will doubtless bring
out large crowd.
Real Estate Transfers.
Rachel Uushur to John and Maggie r.
Teeley. 4. feet on west side Of Seven
teenth STREET, northwest corner of Chris
tian Street, running back to Concord
Street, on which 1t fronts a fcot, $1,000
John Wilds and wife to w. w. Lefew.
"a feet or north side of Marshall Street,
No. 404 East, $3.50.
John r, Schanf and wife to Shelton w:
Davis. 20 feet on east line of Thirty-third
Street, 100 feet north Of Marshall Street,
Sl.4l0.
Isaac Bachrach's heirs to Moses !.
Hofheimer. 90 feet on south side of Main
Street, No. 1919 East, $4,000.
Percy W. and Benjamin r, SMELL
ings, Sarah H., ]. W. Hall, and Mary u.
and G. J. Cawley TO Dexter S. Lythgoc.
10 interest in "a feet on west ins OF
Ninth Street. north Of NJ Street, 500
Euphenia Barron T., Jane. Annie NJ.
ron and wife to Joseph w. Meoni, 80 feet
on south line OF Grace Street, % feet west
Of Twenty seventh Street, SLIGO.
r. l.. Harrison ,and wife to Mollie T.
Taallew. "a feet on Battery Street, north
west corner OF Ashley Street. 1928,
John and Maggie r. Teefey II Rachel
upshur, 81 IL feet on north line OF Ear
OF Fairfield Street, near the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Commnys work
shops. 5000.
Gayle and English, special commission.
ers, to Hugh NJ. O'Neill 80 feet on east
line of Twenty-scventh Street, 80 feet
north of r Street, s2o5
Gayle, English and Cox, special com
mssioners, 10 John j. OtNeill. 20 feet an
east line of Twenty seventh Street. lQ5
feet north OF T Street.
EXCURSIONS,