The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
ALEXANDRIA REAL
ESTATE SALE ACTIVE
Dealers Report Brisk Business and
Continuance Likely.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
n. 4. Knight & Son,
egi-6l3 King Street.

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AlexandrIa. Va. March 23.-There
is considerable activity just now in
the real estate market here and In
Alexandria County. During the
past week many properties have
changed hands and dealers report
that many other transfers will be
made during the coming week,
Just now there IL q splendid demand
for residential property. six room
houses with conveniences being es-
pecially in demand.
John d. Normoyle, real estate
dealer, reports the following sales
during the week:
A two-story frame dwelling on
Hume avenue. ST. Elmo. Alexandria
County, for Charles Hrifoa to Car
roll F. Kines, of st. Elmo.
For Mrs. Laura Arauss a two
story frame dwelling ON Alexan-
dria avenue, Cottage Park, Alexan-
dria County, to Charles Helton. Of
Alexandria County.
Mrs. Mrs. Bella Levy. OF Pitts
burgh, Pa, three-story brick dwell
ing. PA North Royal street, to
Messrs. Hugo Herfurth, Jr., and
Herbert A. Stewart, of this city.
who will remodel the house into
an apartment house.
For Miss NJ. e. Moran. a two
story frame dwelling. $40 North
Patrick street, to Edgar s. Flor
ence. of Manassas, Va, who will
make it his residence.
Five negroes, arrested yesterday
and today by State Prohibition In
spector w. E. Payne on a charge Of
violating the State prohibition law by
bringing into the State more than q
quart of liquor, were given hearings
today before Justice Thompson and
held for the action of the grand jury.
The prohibition officer confiscated a
large quantity OF liquor alleged to
have been in the possession of the
men taken into custody. The men
arrested gave the following names:
Eugene Conway. Peter Robinson,
Walter Foster, Frazier williams and
James Hardy.
At several of the churches tomor-
row services appropriate to Palm
Sunday will be held. At st. Mary's
Catholic Church a palm will be bless
ed and distributed at the II o'clock
mass.
Evangelistic services will be opened
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Second Baptist Church. The pastor,
Rev. Owen P. Lloyd, will be assist
ed by the Berge sisters, singing evan
gelists.
A retreat which has been in prog
ress at st. Mary's Academy for the
last three days and which has been
conducted by Rev. Robert Skinner, s.
c. p, of st. Mary's College, Wash
ington, will end tomorrow. Special
anniversary mass will be celebrated
at the chapel of that institution for
Sister NJ. Coronat. who for Is years
was head of the commercial depart
ment of that institution, and who
died two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Peake. OF Brad
dock Heights. Va, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Bertha
Rebecca. to DR.. W. Graves Middleton.
of Boston, which took place in Wash
ington. yesterday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maria n.
Robbins. who died in Detroit, Mich,
took place this afternoon from the
residence of Mrs. J. A. Eggborn, 4l5
Duke street, Rev. p. P. Phillips. D. ID
rector Of st. Paul's P. z. Church, Of
ficiating.
Fairfax Harrison. president OF the
Southern Railway, Vice President
Marshall and other visitors are eX-
pected to come over to Alexandria
Tuesday night. to a meeting OF tho
South Gate Club. composed OF en-
ployes Of the Southern Railway. who