Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1922-10-04
SOME FARMS AND
OTHER PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS
Several Residences In Prospect As
Well As Much Farm
Development.

| Several deals for farm propert,
residence property and wild land hav
been closed within the past few days
So active has become interest in prop
erty in CrosSville and at differen
points over the county that yer,
healthy growth is being manifest, mucf
to the qualification of our people gen
orally.
Part of S. w. Rose Property.
G. E. Harrison has sold to Jesse
Ewing. of Albany, KY, four and eigh,
tenths acres of what is known as the
Sam Rose porperty. The purchase in
cludes the residence where Mr.. Rose
now lives. The consideration is ST.
40. Mr.. Ewing is carpenter and ex-
poets to build more commodious resi-
dence on the property the coming year.
Mr.. Harrison has also sold to E. o.
Hembree lot off the same property
that comprizes one and six tenths
acres for $500. Mr.. Hembree has been
living in Nashville for over a year,
but he plans to build on his new pur-
chase this fall, if he can get matters
properly shaped, and he will then
bring his family here again. They had
been living here for several years pre-
vious to moving to Nashville. He
plans to build 5-room bungalow.
Mr.. Harrison has also sold to r. Fl.
Cumby, formerly of Oerton county,
go acres of what is known as the Bent
ley property for $1,000 The safe
comprizes the house on the property
Mr.. Cumby plans to clear several acres
for farming.
Timber Deal.
w. F. Bradley has purchased the
timber from several tracts of land lay
ing near Crossville. The total is close
to Goo acres. 1t extends from the
Bentley place west to the city ceme-
terry and the II. F. Brown property
Most of the land belongs to G. E.
Harrison. Mr.. Bradley will put mill
on it and cut the timber into railroad
ties. He hopes to be actively at work
within a few weeks. 1t is probable
that Frank Potter will have the con-
tract of logging the timber.
Another Land Deal.
Martin Brothers--G. NJ Martin,
Douglas Martin and Harry Martini
have bought the entire holdings of
John Walker, near Pomona, consisting
of ego acres at a cost of $500. The
deal comprises what is known as the /
Fl. B. Lindsey farm, Pomona. There /
is quite an acreage of cleared land
and two or more residences.
Martin Brothers have bought the
property for purely speculative pur-
poses. In order to facilitate the sale,
hey plan to cut the tract up into 50
to 100 acre tracts and make small
slearings and possibly erect some small
residences with the view to locating
.arm seekers. The property fronts on
The Memphis-to-Bristol highway for
quite distance and only being five
10 seven miles from the county seat,
It is valuable and desirable prop
erty.
Mr.. Walker came here few years
ago from East Tennessee and bought !
he property He has erected small |
-esidence and cleared few acres. He
S undecided as yet just what he will
TO-
Residence Sold.
Senator r. E. Wilson has bought
he handsome bungalow brick resi-
lence owned by J. Fl. Findlay and be-
ng occupied by his son-in law Paul
Green. The consideration is-said to
,e $4,000. 1t is one block west of
dain street and one of the most pleas
mt residence sites III town. The build
ng is we'll constructed and modern.
was erected few years ago by
asher John S. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs.
'aul Green have gone to Memphis, to
emain it is said, and the house is at
his time being occupied by Mr.. and
frs. Robert Findlay as Mr.. and Mrs.
,reen did not ship their furniture.
| has been talked that Senator Will /! /.
on would move into the property, !,
ut when seen by the Chronicle man I
e stated that he was undecided just |
hat he would do. ii
Timber Deal.
S. w. Potter and son, Alva Potter r
ave bought 1874 acres of timber lay t
lp around Pomona Road and known t
, the Schmidt lands. The considera- a
on was $6,oeo for the timber alone. G
w. ]. Hodges made the deal. i
Messrs. Potter will put a saw mill I
, the property and cut the timber n