The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
PETERSBURG HAS MANY
NEW REALTY CONCERNS
Rapid Increase In Value Of and De-
mand For Property Booms
Section.
CROP OF FINE TYPE
Miss Sarah Canton Dies Suddenly.
Stra1ord Hotel Passes Into Posses
SION of Richmond Syndicate-News
Briefs

Petersburg, Va, Oct 1s.-As the
result Of the rapid increase in real
estate value in Petersburg and in the
immediate counties surrounding the
city numerous real estate firms have
organized in this section within the
past few months and all of them are
apparently doing a thirty ami pros
porous business
Among the latest firms which have
organized TO deal in rea. estate with
their principal Offices in Petersburg
are:
The Petersburg Building Corpora
ton. with the following officers:
President. William B. McIlwaino first
and second vtce-presidents. WILLIAM e.
Poole and d. Perkinson: secretary and
treasurer, E. II. Patterson counsel,
Charles E. Plumer. The above Of
ficers constitute the board of directors
In addition to the officers and board
OF directors the following Petersburg
ers are interested in the above enter
prise: Messrs. J. Gordon Bohannon.
J. w. Farrell. h G. Leigh. w G. Nc
Cabe. Jr. w. J. Moore, J. D. Osborne,
Harvey Seward. J. ". seward. q.
Cleveland Wright. Edward Eigenbrun,
NJ A Finn. r. F. Heath j. w. Long
w. D. McKenney. II. r. Munt, Paul
Roper, H. S. Seward. George W. Wat
son, and P. B. Halligan. OF Carsons.
The McKesson Land Corporation
has been formed with the following
officers: President, T. r. Heath vice.
president. Harvey Seward; secretary
and treasurer, E H. Patterson. Di-
rectors--the above officers and E. F.
Mckesson and e. r. McKesson.
Fine Tobacco Crop.
The advance in the price of lea.
tobacco. both bright and dark. at to-
days sales. was che of the most noted
in the history OF the Petersburg to-
bacco market. The crop in South
side Virginia this season .s he finest
in many years but growers were
much discouraged with prices obtain
ed at the opening OF the market en-
October s, and since tina. time up
until today The sales at the several
local warehouses this morning we're
fairly large and general advance of
nearly fifty per cent was paid for all
grades. There Is full corps OF buy
ers, representing all of the large deal
ers in leaf tobacco thr oughout the
country, and warehouse men "a we'll
as farmers are Wuch pleased with the
advanced prices which were paid for
tcday's offerings
Miss Ganton Dies Suddenly.
The many friends and relatives of
Miss Sarah V. Clanton. widely
known and esteemed maiden lady of
this city, were shocked to learn of her
sudden death. which occurred at her
home, the residence OF her nephew
Mr.. Ira w. Ramey. SIS South Adams
Street. about g.: 80 o'clock this morn
ing Miss Clanton was native Of
Surry County, but had resided in
Petersburg for about fifteen years
She was a daughter OF tho late Will
liam and Matilda Clanton. ana was
born in lS40. She is survived by tho
following relatives. one sister, Miss
Missouri Clanton OF Dendron two
nephews. Messrs. Ira w. and Wesley
A Ramey, and two nieces. Mrs, FOR
rest w. Tucker and Mrs l. NJ. Apple
white, all of this city.
Miss Clanton was a member Of the
Washington Street NJ r. Church. The
funeral will be conducted from the
residence at II o'clock tomorrow
morning. Rev Richard Wilkinson. u.