16 HARRISBURG'S NEED IS MORE ATTRACTIVE HOMES AT MODERATE PRICES BUYS IN WOODBINE STREET William H. Moyle has sold the three-story brick dwelling at 612 | Real Estate For Sale 11 205 Brings Street—3-story frame 581 Seneca Street 2%-story ! i —7 rooms and bath—city steam— frame house—B rooms and bath— |! sas for cooking and heating water, all improvements—splendid loca i| Price, $3,400; now rented at 536. tion—garage on rear of lot—front jl 286 Charles Street - J H-story entrance. Price, $3,500. 11 stucco house—s rooms and attic— 1314 Berryhill Street—2%-story ] i bath furnace side entrance, frame house—4 rooms first floor — J! Price, $1,500; now rented at sl4. pantry—4 and bath second floor — l! 1218 Green Street - 2*-story atflc-lot 24x76.9. Price, $2,800. j! stucco house—s rooms And attic— . toil Swatara Street 2 -story bath—hot and cold water —furnace * rame kath furnace- £ob 7 !> —corner property. Price, $3,000; I!® 0 .! 118 ""! B *?® entrance —®i ze of lot, now rented at $25. 26.3x100 ft. 9 inches. o*Q<t „ t . . 1»1I Penn Street —2-story brick !> Atlas Avenue _ 2V4-stor> house —8 rooms and back porch— '! Kas —f« rnac e—good condition—fine !l wat ®>"-— l furnace. Price, $1,.50, location. Price, $2,500. :, now rented at sll. . _ 1802 North Third Street. —2V4- i[ 207 Harris Street—3-story brick story frame house —8 rooms and ji house —9 rooms and bath—furnace bath—furnace—side entrance—gaa j| —hot and cold water—cemented and electric light—lot 20x162 ft. 11 cellar—side porch—corner prop- Price, $3,800. l! erty 19x9 7 feet. Price, $5,600. 1024 Paxton Street (Corner Cam. |! 1630 Sixth Street—S-story brick eron) —2%-story frame house—7 i > house—3 rooms and storeroom first rooms and bath—hot and cold wa- ] ] i floor—4 rooms and bath second ter—an exceptionally good loca- i < | floor —2 rooms third floor. Price, ! tion —grass plot opposite house — J ,i $4,700. good location for business purposes. 1 !| 415 Herr Street—3-story brick 1939 Green Street—3-story brick j j, house. 9 rooms and bath: hot and house; 9 rooms and bath; hot water < ij cpld water; steam heat; drive alley heat; side entrance; front porch; ] ]> rear of lot. Price, $3,200. good as a new house. Price, $4,500. > M. A. Fought 272 North Street j IBellevue Park j Our 1916 Sales Bulletin | No. 1 C Watch the List Grow Brick house at Chestnut and Twenty-second Streets to Mr. John T. Shirley Lot on Chestnut near Twenty-second Street I to Mr. Paul Voorhees Dwelling on Hillside Road near Holly Street I to Mr. Walter S. Fishel . J Dwelling at Hillside and Vineyard Roads IjL a to Mr. Adam D. Houtz U # A total of more than $23,000.00 ( I MILLER BROTHERS & CO. I SALES AGENTS J Locust and Court Streets C Market & Twenty-first St 6. i 'JpHESE artistic homes are located in the restricted "community" section north of Briggs Street on Seventeenth and intercepting streets. Models of modern building, these homes are always open to the public. <J For those who desire a home built to meet their individual requirements, plots can be purchased, and consulta tion regarding building cost if desired. GEORGE A. SHREINER Seventeenth and Forster Streets • \ ■ _ . . __ l SATURDAY EVENING, Woodbine street to Mrs. Elizabeth M. Young. The deal was handled through Miller Bros. & Co. REALTY REALMS Wet weather of the last week or so has materially interfered with the excavation and other outdoor work on various building operations in the city, although some of the contractors have pushed the work ahead in the rain. Excavations on the Messiah Lutheran Church and the new C. E. Orth laun dry at Sixth and Boas streets are nearlng completion. Leasing of the Samuel Dunkle plot at Twenty-first and Greenwood streets for a circus ground last week has started, a report in realty circles to the eeffct that this whole tract might ! Prospect Hill Cemetery MARKET ANT) 20TH STItBRTS This cemetery Is soon to be en larged and beautified under plan? prepared by Warren H. Manning. Lots will be sold v.ith *ho per petual care provision ■ Prospect Hill Cemetery Co. j Herman P. Miller, l*re*li]t»nt t LOCtST AM) COURT MTRUBTS li. .■ ■ i"^ LJL PHONK IP" 3 FOR SALE i Brick and Stucco Dwelling. All Modern Improvements. Most Desirable Location XO. 1612 FORSTER STREET Lot 25x110. Owner leaving town. Property now vacant. Inspect This Property Bell Realty Co. Bergner Building HAHRISBURG C&S& TELEGRAPH Ibe devoted to this purpose instead of residential development. It is under stood however, that no permanent ar rangement would be agreed to by the owner. June 22 has been fixed for the next session of the Front and Second street subway viewers. The board will meet for the purpose in the. Citv Council chamber. Wet weather interfered this week with the scheduled inspection tour over the city parkway by the City planning commission, park advisory hoard and council. The trip has been ; postponed until next week when the cuy officials will be guests en tour from Cameron street to Reservoir Park. Work on the new Keystone Garage is progressing rapidly. Contractor Harold A. Hippie has already com pleted excavations and the foundations , will be ready for the bricklayers next ! week. Announcement by Charles Adler I that he will spend SIO,OOO on remodel ling of 502-4 Market street is viewed [with much interest in realtv realms. [lt is understood that Mr. Adler plans to design the two storerooms to suit prospective tennants. Police Chief Says Downtown Stores Should Have Sleuths l That downtown store owners and managers'-should employ house detec tives in addition to their corps of floor walkers, or have some of the floor walkers act as officers, is the advice given by Chief of Police J. Thomas Zeil, this morning. The police official said that if this policy were adopted, the petty thiev ing which he believes is going on In the larger stores could be stopped. Chief of Police Zeil stated that the floorwalkers were efficient but that the addition of house detectives would be a birr improvement. The executive went on to sav that In other cities the size of Harrisburg ! FOR SALE 1 ' Three new, modern single houses on Park # , Avenue, Camp Hill, at greatly reduced prices for 1 quick sale, owner leaving city. , j ' These houses are built of brick and stucco i • construction: have hardwood floors and finish i and arc fully equipped for most comfortable ' homes, on sixty foot lots. APPLY ' WILLIAM M. RUSS | i 1538 WALNUT ST., HARRISBURG, PA. Estimates Furnished First-Class Work Guaranteed <[ H. W. HUMMER Contractor a Agent For the Edwards Metal Goods and Steel Garages Special Attention to Repair Jobs Get my price on that House or Garage. 1423 I/iberty Street Harrisburg, Pa. ]| AN ATTRACTIVE WYNNEWOOD REESIDENCE One of Harrisburg's crying needs,say real estate men, Is the need ofmore homes of an attractive design. While this city has many pretty homesin its suburban sections yet there isstill great room for improvement. As a sugestion of a pretty house.one that could be termed a moderate-priced residence is printed above. It is a snapshot of a residence at Wynne-wood, Pa., a suburb of beautiful homes. The dwelling is built of naturalllmestone Rnd is set off by a large Colonial porch and door. The photo graph was made by Herman P. Miller.Jr., son of Herman P. Miller, prest-dent of Miller Bros. & Co. special officers are employed to keep a watch for suspicious characters who ' iray enter the stores. Chief Zeil said that if necessary the house detectives cculd he sworn in as special officers JUNE 17, 1916. with the power to make arrests should an emergency make this the only re sort for the store employe. ENGINEERS A OMIT 20 The campaign which the Engineers' Society in South Front street instituted several weeks ago, to double their membership, continues to bear fruit, twenty applicants being admitted to membership on Thursday last. The committee in charge of this matter has been boosting the Society all over the State, and are very much gratified with results thus far ob tained. A great many applications are being received from out-of-town people who have occasion to frequent the city in connection with State (Government matters, and as the Society's home offers all the con veniences of a first-class hotel, no trouble is experienced in caring for visitors. The membership committee comprises Messrs. W. B. McCaleb, Ed win J. Bevan, F. Herbert Snow, W. R. Der.ehey, Paul Vorhees, J. D. Bogar, MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGES Buy a home and pay for it on tlio monthly payment plan. Let us help you to save your money. Borrowers, and Investors wanted l)y the PENNSYLVANIA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION We point with pride to the record of our Association. The following is a list of our officers and directors. If you <lo not know them, ask your friends as to their standing. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS J. HENRY SPICER, President Harrisburg Burial Case Co. W. L. GARDNER, Vice-President 1612 North Fourth street HENRY W. GOUGH, Treasurer County Controller H. A. RUTHERFORD, Secretary .. Harrishurg National Bank H. M. ASK IN Montgomery and Co. C. A. E. ANDERSEN Penna. Steel Co. GEORGE H. LODCrE 1622 North Fourth street FIN LEY I. THOMAS Jonestown Road and Twenty—second street JOHN A. FEEMAN Harrisburg Post Office ! and E. W. Hess. Their aim is to double the membership by the end of June, and as the Society already has i over 700 members, this is considerable of an undertaking. North Fifth Street Homes Located at 2311-13-15-17 N. Fifth Street EASY TERMS FRED C. MILLER, Builder 213 Walnut St.. Harrisburg, Pa. 801 l Plione 7»7-M v /
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