The Washington herald., 1919-09-21
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
REALTY NEWS

Alexandra County is now experience
ing the greatest activity in all history
in the sale of real estate. With a
population estimated al 3O.OO0, OF whom
about 500 have located there within
the past year, conservative eSti-
mate places a number OF homes now
in course of erection at more than 80
In the village of Del Ray alone more
than thirty housese are now in course
of erection and many more are con-
tracted for There has been forty
eight transfers Of property within the
last week. some of which follows:
Elizabeth F. Smith and husband to
Harry B. Major; lot : in Veitch. Price
1900.
Homer F. Phillips and others to
Vernon T Lancaster; lots 100 1O5 and
1O6; Moore's addition to Clarendon.
Price about $50.
MOilie VI. Harrison to Edwin p.
GOucher; lots 36 and 81. Harrison 5
addition to Dominion Heights. Price
about 5000.
Cora A. QUackenbusch and husband
! to J. Turner; lot II. block 9. F. c.
Park.
y. A Rees and wife to Henry P.
Balster; south 10 feet of lot "A. block
4, Fuckers addition to Clarendon.
Price $500.
| Henry {. Morris and wife to X l.
Pennybacker; lot 5, block 9. section l.
Aurora Hills.
| Fl. c. Morris and wife to Fred j.
/ Peekonen and others: lot 19. block g.,
7 section !. Aurora Hills.
/ Langley Lapd Company to Arthur
c. WelCh; lots 81 to "a. block l. Court
lands Price $500.
James A. Mcpherson and wife, Eu-
nice l., to Albert Z. Nichols, q .3127
acres of the Emma Hume property.
located on the north line of the pres
ent Georgetown road. Price $2,OOO.
Jane NJ. Peake and husband to Rus
sci F. kensey, lot y, blk 16, North
west Alexandria Improvement Com
rany's subdivision. Price about 500
Edward Hart and others to Claude
NJ. Ward. lots 57 and 57s, with i'm
provements. on Lloyd avenue. Del Ray.
Price $3.50
Harry c. Laycock to Roge- W.
Starkweather, lot ., and improve
ments thereon. in Oak Grove. Price
s3,7Oo
Frank c. Gibson and wife to John
Quinn and wife, lots s to II in Varcoe
subdivision.
Albert P. Nichols and wife. Caroline
L. to James A. Mcpherson, 2..l27
acres of the Emma Hume properly.
located on the north line of the pres
ent Georgetown road. Price 5000.
o. C. BealI and wife, S. K, to w.
ling. W. E. Kidwell. w A. Mattingly,
Arthur Campbell, ]. A. G. shuster,
]. B. Duncan and John r. Harding,
trustees OF the Del Ray Methodist
Episcopal Church South, of Del Ray.
Va, lots 50 and SO in Del Ray sub
division.
Samuel H. Howard to Alfred C.
Ccbbs and Georgiana f. Cobbs, lot n.
blk. l, High View Park
Elizabeth II. Thompson and husband.
Leigh. to James B. Cooley and wife,
Jesse P. lots 14S and 149, with i'm
provements, blk. D, Fuckers addition
to Clarendon. Price $3.50.
r. c. L. Moncure TO Emma Holmes,
LOIS % to s. and 46 to 4s Holmes
Subdivision. Price about $500.
Mrs. Eugenia NJ. Howdershell has
sold to Harry c. McConhie, Lots 233
and 234 in Del Ray. Mr.. McConhie
will erect 4 home.
J. c. Ellis, real estate dealer of Del
Ray, mas sold for Edwin l. Cockrull.
VI " dSnlHslon' Two lots on CarrOll
avenue, Del Ray, to Edward Hart
The price laid was $500. Mr.. Ellis also
reports the sale of four lots or the
northeast corner of Peyton & Leslie
avenues. Del Ray. for George W. God.
win. Of Washington, to Priest & Chill
colt, Inc, Of Alexandria The price
paid was $3.50 The new purchasers
Will start Immediately to erect two
six-roorn houses thereon
Mrs. Price, Of Del Ray. has soI& To
Spalding & CayIor. a tract containing
about eight acres On the south side Of
Lloyd's Lane near the failroad sta
ton. The new owners have already
begun the erection OF several homes on
This site and viii build twenty-five or
thirty houses in this locality.