The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25
MIGHT Be TE RMED
MONUMENT WEEK Mel
Real Estate Values in Lee DIS
trict Constantly In
creasing.
SALES WERE LIVELY ENOUGH
Valuable Property Changed
Hansd in Past Few Days.
Transfers.
SALES WERE LIVELY ENOUGH

In real estate circles. the week Just
ended might properly be termed Mon
ument Week"
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy has approved
the ordinance condcmning the property
on Monument Avenue where the jeff.
Davis monument is to DC erected.
Ground was broken one day last week
for the j. I. B. Stewart monument which
is to stand at the intersection Of Frank
lin Street with Lombardy Street.
The Fitz Lee monument fund is grad
,ally Increasing. Contributions from
every part of Virginia and offers from
almost every Southern State are coming
In. Well might the week be termed an
epoch ono with the monuments
Monument Avenue will present an APP
pear1nce uncqualed by any street or ave-
nue. in any city in the United States when
the Jeff. Davis and the Fitzhugh Lee
monuments are erected.
AT the interdsecton Of Lombardy Street
and Monument Avenue, the Stewart mon
unlent Is to be erected. Further down,
where Allen Street reaches the avenue,
the Robert e. Lee monument stands. Two
4 squares further the jeff. Davis monument
the foundation for which work was begun
last week, is to stand and one square
from this will be the monument to Vir-
ginia's distinguished son and the South's
gallant chieftain, General Fitzhugh Lee.
Sales Were Good.
Real estate sales during the week just
ending have been exceedingly good and
the prospects for next week are even
better. Desirably located dwellings are
in demand and real estate agents are
finding little difficulty in disposing OF
the property placed in their hands.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Cannon last week pur-
chased the elegant building lot adjoining
his dwelling on West Franklin Street,
near Richmond College. He will use the
+ lot as a lawn to his home.
The handsome dwelling at No. 1905
West Franklin Street, owned by the heirs
of Mr.. Frank w. Banner was not sold at
auction last week. Messrs. H. Seldom
Taylor & Sons advertised 1t for sale put
the highest bid offered was $4,000 and
the property would not be sold for this
figure.
Mr. William Kinds has purchased seve-
raj dwellings on Seventeenth Street as
an investment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. Patterson have
sold to Mr.. Malvern c. Patterson about
eighty-one acres OF land on the south
side Of the old AYestham Road, about
three miles from the city. The price
paid was $4,000. Mr.. Patterson will
erect a handsome colonial home on the
land and will spend about six months
each year there.
The following sales at private offering
have been made and closed by Edward S.
Rose Company during June, 1905:
Herman Gunther and wife to James
Johnson, frame dwelling, No. 1913 West
Cary Street, 5000.
James II. Sloan and r. II. HARDWOOD to
George Kinds. No. 1919 peasants Street,
for $500.
James Z. Sloan to George Kinds two
frame houses, Nps. 1920, and 1922 North
Twenty-e eighth. Stroet 11rice, $1,000.
r. II. Harwood and wife to George
Hinds small house on West Leigh Street,
price s475.
w. A. Huddleston and wife to NJ. c.
Ruffin, frame house. No BG3 North Thir-
teenth Street, $3.50.
w A. Huddleston and wife to George
Kinds, Nos. SIS and SIT North Second
Street. and two house in rear of same
on alley. 5000.
George D. Pcarman and wife to Will
liam Kinds and associates. four brick
dwellings. Nos. 81. 81 1-2, Sl5 ana 81
, ->oA ~ "c!itH olTeeti price, Sl4;W.
X. II. Harwood and wife to Frank c..
Kinds frame dwelling. No. 81 North
Twenty-elghth Street; price Sl.s75.
Il. IA. Harwood and wife TO Frank c.
Kinds, brick dwellings, Nos. 27l4 and ZIG
East Broad Street; price, s2.775.
James p. Mickleboro and wife to James
d. Carneal. four frame houses on Hill
Street; price, $1,000
7. a Parker ct ais. to DR.. PHIL Taylor
lar W M
Third Street; price withheld.
A majority Of the above sales were made
for cash.
Real Estate Transfers.
Richmond: Theodore Nelson and wife
10 John Z. Epps, "a l-6 feet on the south
line of Clay Street, Y 1-2 feet east OF
Fourth Street, $500
Everett Waidey and wife to Mary T.
HuGder. 81 Ia feet on the south line OF
Grace Street, 100 feet Wost Of Robinson
Street, S2.ll8.25.
Truman A. Parker Jr., and wife and
GiVira G. Parker and j. w. Caldwell, Jr.,
10 Pai'jp Taylor, q l-2 feet on the west
Inc OF Third Street u LIZ fet from tho
southwest corner Of Byrd Street, SO.
Ben Il. Barrett TO William n. Barrett,
all interest In Nos. Iii East Canal Street
and 1913 Floyd Avenue, $3.50.
Henricoi Lillian Il. and A. l.. Ford to
W. r. Francis, trustee, "a feet on the
north line of Taylor Street, 80 feet west
OF Temple Street, s65
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