The Washington times., 1907-12-08
]. F. BARBOUR HOUSE
SELLS FOR $4,000
Mrs. Helen Ames, of BoS-
ton, Intends to I'M
prove Place.
Sales Of Property in Mary
land and Virginia
Counties.

The country estate OF James F. Bar
'bour Locust Lodge" near Chevy
Chase lake, has been purchased by Mrs
d1eien Ames Of Indiana for $1,000 Ii
contains forty acres Of ground bordering
on Rock Creek.
The property is improved by a large
colonial frame house with outLuildings
and stables. The land is now farmed.
The house was formerly occupied by
Mr.. Barbour as a summer residence.
but II is Mrs. Ames intention to make
1t her home for the year around. She
and her sister Will occupy the house
The sale was made through the Soule
Real Estate Company.
Mrs. Ames. who is a member Of the
old Ames family of Massachusetts. has
decided to spend several thousand dol
dars in a general Improvement of the
grounds and Outbuildings The house
will be remOdeled in some respects The
. first floor Of the residence is arranged
entirely with an idea Of comfort. the
principal feature being the immense
living room, in which a large open. fire.
place has been built. Steam heat will
be put in every room.
Other Noteworthy Sales.
The souIe Company reports the fol-
lowing realty sales:
For II. p. WeTres. 1904 Fourth street
isoutheasc, house on d street southeast.
5000: for Mary Hayes, 785 Tenth street
southeast, Sl,S0O; for William Potter. 1-g5
APennsylvania avenue southeast. $500.
for George T Shepherd. 407 Eighth
street southeast, $4,000; for H. Warren
Smith, lot in center lexington: for }.
H Sansbury, house in South Brook
land, $2,1OO; for Allen Mallory. two
houses in Kcnilworth, one of which was
sold for $3.50 and the other &C. S2.l75:
for Horace w Jones. house in River
dale, $3.50: for Lucy r. Perriro. Sc n
acres Of land at Riverdale. $500; ror
J. J. Hanback,, house at Mt Raai--.
5000; for George II. Calvert. hous. JI
College Park, 5000; for Helen NJ. e5ou'2,
house near Borwyn. $1,000: for. r. -haru
Rhine, house at BerWyn, $500. for Helen
NJ. Soule. lot in center Eckingtol.
Sales in Prince George
The following sales Of realty were re-
ported in Prince George county, Mary
land:
For Henry Esser, ninety acres. $3.50;
J. =. LCuthan. twenty acres. s.. SEQ: for
X. n. COumbe, twenty-eigrt acres.
S1.4O0; for the National Metropolitan
Bank, $50 acres. For George P Sheriff.
16S acres; for Hampton Magrudcr. hC-
teen acres, $1,000; for r. Baker Evans
TO the Hoover Lumber Company, OF
WHkesbarre, Pa, 300 acres. $4,000. In
Charles county the lumber company
bought from II. c. Wright 'Poyntou
Manor" Of $50 acres. for $1,000.
Other sales reported are:
For F. 4. KirlIe to J. w. Cummins. O
Brooklyn, n. Y, farm In Fairfax
county. Va, 1880: for George J. De
Jarnette, twenty-five acres in Fairfax
county, Va, $500; for John Fogarty, III
acres II Prince William county, Va; for
W. w. Coumbe, four acres in Fairfax
county, Va, 5000; for Martha Aaksly
farm in Fairfax county, Va: for Mrs
NJ L. Miller, house at Woodside, Md,
2.OOO; for A. J. Whitman. farm in St.
Mary county, Nd. s.. 100; FOR Henry
Esser. twenty acres in Montgomery
county. Nd. $500; for W. :. Powell.
farm IN St Mary county. Md. $500; for
-B. H Brashears, eighty acres IN Prince
William county, Va, and for Vernon
estate. farm In Fairfax county, Va,
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