Evening star., 1943-09-04
Many Nearby Farms
Are Sold as Realty
Pace Continues Active

Property sales in nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland this week have
continued strong with many of the
transactions involving dairy and
stockfeeding farms.
Two more Harrison farm tracts
near Leesburg, Va, have been sold
to Mrs. Jessie F. Hilton and Mrs.
Mariana H. Fayden, who own lands
in the Mount Gilead district.
Utopia, 420-acre farm, and
Arcadia, consisting of 201 acres,
were sold by Rebecca T. Harrison,
Maria w. Harrison, Mary J. Con-
rad, Harriet H. Conrad and Cuth-
bert P. Conrad, owners
The Riticor farm of 470 acres on
Route Is at Oatlands in Loudoun
County. Va, has been purchased
by w. w. Spilman from Mrs. Con-
stance c. Riticor and her sons. The
new owner expects to rebuild the
main residence, which was destroyed
py IRE lew mOnJhS ago,
Prince William Transactions.
Several changes in farm owner
ship have been reported in Prince
William County, Va. during the
past week. Transfers include a $50
acre dairy farm with cows and all
equipment at Cannon Branch, by
9. w. Stipe to Charles A. Whalen,
1r.. Of Arlington, Va; the 275-acre
general livestock farm of Walter c.
Sadd on Cedar Run to A. L. Dasher,
Arlington, and 106-acre farm ad-
joining the old horse show grounds
at Nokesville by George w. Herring
to G. w. Stipe, Manassas.
A 56-acre farm belonging to Ray
mond j. Davis at Rixlew was re-
ported sold to B. George Kibler of
Arlington. Two farms consisting of
6l4 acres and 160 acres. respectively.
were sold recently by John c.
Crewe of Thoroughfare, to John
Tribble of Aldie, Va. Mr.. Tribble
recently sold the Tecumseh es-
tate of approximately 1000 acres,
In Prince William and Loudoun
Counties, to A, H Thomas, Alex
andria and Haymarket, Va. The
Narrower estate at Sudley was re-
ported sold to James D. Narrower,
Manassas.
A 7S-unit apartment building,
and renovation of ST. Mary's Acad-
emy as a school of nursing for the
Alexandria Hospital swelled the
total Of August permits to figure
higher than the previous month,
according to A. r. Lash, Alexandria,
Va, building inspector.
A permit to Harbor Terrace, Inc,
was issued for construction of the
building on the northeast corner of
Bashford lane and Mount Vernon
Memorial highway at cost of
100000
Cost of renovation of st. Mary's
Academy, now under way by the
firm of Eugene Simpson g. Bro, is
estimated at S52,783.
Mr.. Lash said the total for the
month was s457,1l1 OF this
amount, 1868 900 is represented by
So permits for residential construc-
ton; s2,400 by permits for nom
residential constructions: sS9,246 by
81 permits for residential repairs.
and $2,465 by 8 permits for non
residential repairs.
Fairfax Permits at S55,SI6.
Commissioner of Revenue James
U. Kincheloe announced his office
issued 90 building permits with an
estimated value of S55,816 in Fairfax
County in August, as compared with
80 permits with value of s5l,78s
in July.
Slxty-one permits were for new
construction, valued at s43.415, and
35 were for Improvements with yalu-
alton of $12,401.
County Clerk John M. Whalen
said his Office admitted to record in
August 524 deeds and deeds of trust,
an increase of So over July record
ings, bringing the total deeds re-
corded this year to 1892.
w. r. Teunis, Leesburg, sold $50
acres in the Mercer district of Vir-
einia to Barney Patrick Moran. New
Orleans. Located in the Middleburg
Hunt country, Improvements on the
place include stone main residence
and fine outbuildings.
Loudoun County records also show
transfer of 134 acres. dwelling. and
farm buildings near Beaver Dam to
Benjamin F. Anderson. this city, bv
the estate of the late John K. Hall.
The farm has been operated by Miss
Edith Hall.
Colonial Estate Sold.
st. Winifried on Cobums Creek
at st. Clements Bay, Md, known as
the old Freedman's estate, which
dates from Colonial days. has been
bought by Nicholas Hall, New York,
from Elliott Bent, Birmingham, Ala.
The 250-acre place has a mile and
a-half water front and was sold for
about $40, 900, 1t was understood.