Evening journal., 1906-12-05
NEW THEATRE Is
YET TALKED ABOUT
Subject Has Aroused Real
Estate Men and All Are Look
ing For Suitable Sites

At the present time the most I'M
portant subject confronting the real
estate man of this city is the proposed
new theatre that is to be built by the
present managers Of the Lyceum
Theatre. The old building. which has
become an interesting land mark in
Wilmington, will soon have to be re-
moved in order to permit the widening
OF Tenth street and before this is done
the owners want to get a suitable site
on which to build their new house.
They want a site on Market street
If It is possible to get one there. It
will have TO be sixty feet front at the
least and running all the way back
to King street or Shipley street The
real estate men with properties that
are suitable or that may be made
suitable, are In a furry and each is
hoping that the land he has win be
the land to be selected by the theatre
people The theatre people have
authorized agents to look for suitable
location, but as yet nothing has been
discovered.
The western section Of the city known
as the Highlands continues to share
the popularity of the Boulevard as a
building location and almost every day
new dwellings, are being contracted for
to be put up in that locality Architect
John d. Thompson is the latest to be-
gin operations there and will construct
two fine houses at the cost of $4,000
each exclusive of the ground. They
will be for Mrs. Thompson and Mrs
Walter d. Bush. Both will be located
on Willard avenue Both dwellings
viii be Of the latest style architecture
and will be two valuable additions to
the already large number of handsome
and costly homes that have been put
up in that part OF the town within the
last two or three years.
The transactions in the real estate
market this week have been active
but nothing big has been bought or
sold. All the dealings were of the usual
character.
character and are as follows according
TO the city registry bureau.
Frank Carver from ]. Harvey spru-
ance, No. 727 West Second street, for
$3.50.
Mary c. Gillxey from Thomas j.
Ryan. property at Fourth and Franklin
streets, for $4,000.
John C. Conslman from Mary c. Hag-
gerty, property az Van Buren and
Third streets for $500.
Consetta di Giacomo from the estate
Of George w. Bush, property at sixth
and Scott streets, for 1925.
! Albertus b. Stayton from William G..
Stayton, property at Tulip and DUPONT
streets. for sS75.
Patrick ]. Quill from Samuel Sles-
niger. No. 40 South Franklin street.
for 1880.
Mary c. France from Susan Simpson,
No. 1909 Washington street. for 5000.
Pauline w. Aschenbach from WI
mington Realty Company No. sol
Clsyton street. for $3.50.
Beulah e. Gallagher from Whining
ton Realty Company. No. 800 Clayton
street. for S265O.
Annie r. ratnall from James r. S
Seeds, estate No. 1900 West Fourth
street, for s47l9.
James w. Lattomus from Moses A
FARRELL, No. 1901 West Fourteenth
street. for s177O.
Rafael di Guglielno from Whining.
ton Saving Fund Society, No. 81
French street. for s6,00O
Max Ephraim from John Gallagher
property at Lowering avenue and Var
Buren Streets for $780,
Michael Sweeney from Harry s
Lynch, property at DUPONT street and
Pennsylvania avenue, for $S1OO.
Rebecca j. Fincher from Geo. Hard
castle. property at Fourteenth ant
Heald streets. for $780,
Julia Joyce from Henry Conner, No
sol Penn street. for 1880
Hannah NJ. Ferguson from Albertu'
B. Stayton, property at Fourteenth and
King streets, for S4100.