The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20

MANY BUILDINGS GOING UP
Contractors Arc Ensy and Real
Estate Agents lake Care OF
the Renters.

The past week has witnessed mark
ed increase in the number Of auction
gales Of valuable property In the city,
Real estate agents have been rushed
with work, disposing Of many residences
placed in their hands, and at the same
time attending TO the army of citizens
who desire 10 secure houses in which
to live for the next year. With the "mov-
ing day only ten days distant Ahe
agents are kept on the jump to meet inc
requirements Of their patrons.
In the building world there is great
activity at this time, the little excite
ment caused by the carpenters declaring
that they would strike not effcctinG inc
general condition in any material way.
Contracts have been let for the erection
OF two ha ndsome stores on the south side
Of Broad Street between Jefferson ana
Madison Streets. THIS property was re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. NJ l.. Hol'
hoin,er THE building will be of white
brick and the first floors Will be used
Tor stores. The second and third stories
will be used for halls for lodges.
Property Sold.
= Edward S. Rose Company, real estate
auctioncers, report the following recent
sales.
r. NJ. Smith and wife, to ". y. Gay
frame house No. 242O Darlington street.,
for $40
Roger Gregory and wife to Dr.. True
man A. Parker, lot 1873 1o-l2 tect, north-
east corner Park Avenue and Allan Ave
nue.. $500.
George D. Ueerman and wife 10 A. +.
Nanman dwelling No AS North Thirty
NTH Street, Msl100.
i DR.. r. S. Corey and wife to j.. r.
Michlcboro, Nos. 10l7 and 1919 Catharine
Street, s1.9o5.
T. Iee Carter and wife to F. S. Cole
man, lot Is 10 feet, South line Of IVY
near Park Street $1,000.
Henry Wood and wife. of Philadelphia.
to W. P.iveitch, 30 feet on Minor Street,
Barton Heights, SOS.
James r. Sloan to T. j. Hewlett, "a rect
on Thirty-sccond between Brcad ana
Marshall Streets. s72O.
w. A. IIuddlestun and wife, OF Bal
tlmore, to Captsn J. w Meredith, dwell
ling 1921 West Main Street, $4,000
Laura T. Savage to John T. Jones,
frame cottage and 100 feet Of land north
west corner Main and Meadow Streets,
$500
Rev. C.. p. stcalcy and wife. 70 Mrs
sv. Harding. house and lot, Poe Street,
Barton Heights. 1850
No. 2l3 South Street, ]. L. Sutherland
1890
Bliley No IA North Ninth Street
$50.
Miss Matte D. .Nero to W. +, Ross
OF New York. No. 60 Harrison Street
$500.
Brick dwelling No. Oh West Main
Street, to Mrs. Margaret Miller, for s2s'o.
Lot Is feet Broad Street near Jail
Alley for $500.
Total sales, s32,4S5
Sales Next Week.
Mcssrs. Green.. and Reid, real estate
agents, will offer. atspublic auction on
Wednesday ate o'clock the valuable prop
crty at Nos. 500, sll IL and sl3 West Leigh
Street.
On Thursday at o'clock in the after
noon Mcssrs Green and Redd will sell at
auction the handsome property at No. Sl9
South Fourth Street. The building Is Il
three-s:ory brick. newly-papercd ana
painted, and has all modern convcniences'
II Is near Candles Hill Park. and Is a
very desirable piece of property.
Thirty-five acres of highly improved
land will be offered for sale ut Design
on Friday at 10 o'clock, Mr., George w.
Chisholm and Mary Katie Chisholm are
advertising the land for sale,
The detached frame dwelling on the
west side of, James Street, Maddox Hill,
known as No. 1902 James Street, will
be sold by Messrs. Sutton and Company
on Tuesday at p. NJ, The house con-
,ains seven rooms. and is on lot 'front.'
Ing forty feet.
Property Transfers.
Richmond--NVilliam L, Harris. Jr., and
wife to Johanna Lyons, o5 feet on north
line OF Marshall Street, n feet west of
Twenty-ninth Street, S,l0O.
Henry Schweickert and wife to Daniel
j. Ilalloran, 16 ga feet on west line of
Twenty-nnth Street. 100 feet south of
Marshal, $1,000,
IIenrco- Eliza and w. ", Booker to
NJ. II. Omohundro, 30 feet OH south line
OF Williams Street between Richie and
Garter Streets, slG0
c. V, Meredith and wife to Clara H..
Ellyson, "a l6 feet on north line Of Main
Street, "a BILE feet ives, Of Park Street,
sl,76O,