Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

Pennsylvania avenue once more after q
short or lengthy trip outside OF our Douff-
daries, whether it Is in the summer time'
the winter time or any other old time.
Recent Transfers and Notes. >n~
Willige. Gibbs & Daniel real estate bro
kers SOB and sos 1th street northwest, re-
port that the unusually backward season
has resulted in a very brisk sales business
the firm having almost doubled IN the
month of May the number OF sales enecteo
during the same month last year. Among
the more important transactions which have
been closed by Willige. Gibbs and Danlei
during the past fortnight are the iolloWlns.
For Mr.. Francis l: Willis, pressed. pat
and browrstone residence on the northeas1
corner of Sd and N streets northwest. me
house has twelve large rooms, hot-water
heat and all modern Improvements. II Is
understood that $3.50 was pa1u Ior :n ~
property. 1t Is the purpose OF Mr.: Jonn d.
Quay, the purchaser, to occupy the prop
erty as his home $780,.
The same brokers have sold for Messrs.
William B. Syphax and John y. Johnson
the two-story brick residence numbered low
r street southeast: the purchaser IS Mr.
John F. Hermann: for Mrs Jane b. Hen-
derson, the three-story, presseo-orlck, pay
window front dwelling, with proWhstohe
| trimmings, numbered 1145 New Hampshire
| avenue northwest, to Mrs. Annie I. rum
phrey for the sum of $500; for MT Charles
j. Walker. the tWo-story ana Dase s1raat
northwest to Mr.. Victor A. Emmons lot
| 81, $50; for Miss Emile L. Moore, the three.
story brick residence numbered III street
| northwest to Mrs. David winters OF ny AUS
VILE Md, for $500.
! For Mr. Melvin H. Herman to Franklin
| s. Long the new three-story, oayoWinoow'
pressed-brick residence numbered 40 rag
| Ter street northwest, between W ana ADAMS
streets for 81 ,625; for Mr.. William A: AIN
mel, the handsome three-story Roman
| brick residence numbered 1904 Colhn1Dla
fNIr nr16
sum of $780, for Mr.. John NJ Bryan. the
tWO-story and basement brick dWeHihs
numbered % V street northwest to,-Mr.
Luke A Cole for $4,000; for the same
owner, the adjoining premises numbered %
street northwest to Miss Jessie baroer
for $4,000.
They have also sold for Mrs. Rachel G.
Price the large brick dwelling nunpefeo
1l23 10th street between l. and NJ streets
northwest to Mr.. George 7. Robinson LOT
| the sum of $500; for Mr.: Joseph j. Moeos,
| to Mrs. Lena Morgan, the two new store
| buildings on the west Side of 11th street
| northwest between Girard and Harvard
| streets for 5000; for Mr.. C!arepce. p
| Hight to Mr.. Thomas P. Barnes, the three
! story brick residence numbered $40 2lSt
| street northwest for $3.50; for Mrs Mary
! L. Willard to Mr.. Mahlon H West, the
three-story brick residence numbered--16 X
street northwest, for s., so; for Mr.. George
| b. Byron, the three-story apartment build
| ing 1880 Willard street northwest, to Mr.
| John r. White of Chambersburg, Pa for
81 COO; for Mr.. George X. Wright, TO MI
James &. Eunyan, the three-story brick
dwelling numbered 800 D street northeast,
for 81 800
In addition to the foregoing sales, Will
| lige Gibbs & Daniel negotiated the trans
! fer for Michael V. OConnor and Joseph j.
| Moebs to Mrs. Augusta C. Motz of the
| three-story apartment building located at
! No. So l street southwest, containing four
| teen suites of rooms and having frontage
| of 30 feet by a depth of 112 feet, and re-
| sold the same apartment Friday of last
week TO Mr.. John b. Cavanaugh for
| $1,000. 80.
| The same firm sold during the present
| week to Cook, Bernheimer and Company
| lots Nos Is to 81 inclusive In square 672,
| comprising frontage of 100 feet the
| south side of Patterson street between North
| Capitol and First streets northwest and
| having an area of 11.S45 square feet. 1t is
| the intention of the purchasers to erect at
| once large warehouse on the premises.
| J. w. Yerkes. formerly commissioner of
| internal revenue. has taken possession OF
| the house and grounds purchased by him
| from Clifford Howard at Chevy Chase. Mr..
/ Yerkes made some improvements to the
property, which he will make his permanent
| home.