Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-21
THE CHAPPAQUA AUCTION
Old Wessehester EarmeFsPurehasiu
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pus-THD PATE on MRS. eRRHLIY's COW.
The adjourned sale of live stock, farming
utensils and household furniture on Horace
Saturday. The attendance wss large and the
bidding at times spirited. Mr.. John Il. stuart,
Of Tarrypvn, supenntended the sale O. the
Theodore Francis stevens oficiated - clerk.
and Mr.. walter H. Hsight, Of Pleas sntville
was the aaetioneer. MT Isaiah T. Williams,
and now counsel for the contestants Of MI,
Greeleys last will and testament, was on the
ground. Many scornf1l glances we're cast
and many remarks were made net at all com,
At 1Di0 q. M. Mr. Haight summoned the
s Of s. On ss @ asS
delivery. "Now, how much an I offered for
this stsel-pointed corn ploughP" asked the auc-
tionesr, over and over again. without any re-
spouse. "Will any one take it for nothing?'
he inquired, but still no response. "WiIl any
one take 1t If put a fifty. cent stamp on the
shaftT', asked the auctionser, now getting
warmed up to his work, but still no one offered
q bid Then somebody suggested to Mr.. Stusr
that he had better adjourn the sale.
A ND AT LAST.
canyassed, Mr.. William j. Van Tassell had the
plough knocked down to him for twenty-five
Ct ats: The next article offered was a,laus
for twenty five cents. Next on the list was a
new corn plough. ga very fine plough, GEN.
tiemep II said the auctioneer, "just lay itoEsr
the fence and the corn will grow by itself" 1t
was knocked down to Hanford Series for
seventy-hve cents.
Another corn plough was offered, but no one
seemed inclined to bid. "You think because
Uncle Horace is dead that there won't be any
more farming, do your" asked the auctioneer
IL and subsoil plough were knocked down to
Silas Tompkins for twenty-five cents each
Hanford Series bought two subsoil pion CHS for
fifty and fifty five cents respectively. William
j. Van Tasseli bought corn Plough for forty
put up. "Just the thing for q good horse or q
light yoke of CATTLE" said the anctioneer, but
his hearers knew better. 1t was heavy enou Oh
for six yoke Of cattle, and had been declared
USELESS
by its former owner, after it had proved ineffsc-
tive when worked by four yoke of good oxen.
The auctionser bought 1t In for 60 cents for
old iron. Hanford Series bought cultiyator
fOr so cents, William j. Van fassell common
plough for SIPS, William BrinleY q seed drill
for rs cents, Charles B. Griffith 3 steel plough
Robert Hevlin subsoil plough for 80 cents,
John b. Foster scraper for 80, Arson l..
Sherwood cultivator for - 80, John K. Stuart
plough for 81, and Bartholomew washburne
a steel plough for 1925. Then Lew Hunt
bought two wheebarrews for S1.9O each aud
MT. Williams bid $3.50 for the third, which was
knocked down to him very promptly.
A garden pump, with hose attached, was
next offered by Mr. Haight. He tried for soms
time to get bid. and ct length knocked it down
1Ts
John Blythe bought q patent potato digger or
manure fork for 81. He said he wanted to keep
it as curiosity, as the oldest farmer in the
county had never seen one like it. Two lots of
whiffie-trees and old iron brought 81 10, and
then sled, which looked as old as the hills of
Cbappaqua, was knocked down to John Hyper
for 80 so. Its mate was bought by James Lam
bert for sl.50. Henry G.. Hunter gave Al IS for
wagon pole, and Alvah Newman had horse
rake Knocked down to him for - after some
spirited bidding.
The cattle were next put up. First was
yoke OF large red oxen, rather thin, but hungry
looking. How much for this fine yoke of
staes?" asked the auctioneer. They were
knocked down, decided bargain, to MIR.
Walter Griffith for 5000 Then a yoke OF
brindle sxen, young, small and hardy, were
balls, and they were the admir- alton of all the
farmers. They were started at $50, and
knocked down at $50 to MIR. Charles weeny
ia 1en h rne cove were put up; First was
William j. Van Tassell for S37. Then a
speckled Durham COW was started at SO. The
auctioneer refused to accept the bid. Fifteen
dollars was the starting price, and Joseph
Egan. the old Irishman who has had charge of
the Greeley farm for several years past, bought
her for vi, about one-qurter or her real worth.
The next lot was full-blOOded Alderney COW,
which was bought by Mr.. John Hopper for 81,
fractional part of her worth. Then the auc,
tiOneef announced "Horace Greeley's cele-
brated full-blooded Attorney bull, bred by
William Duncan, and valued at 5000" He is
beauty, but notwithstanding that fact he
was knocked down to Mr.. james NJ. Bard for
$50.
THK OLD ALpRRNeY COW.
NOW" said Mr.. Haight, al will offer you
the old historic COW. fCries OF Where's Bar
num- She is "a years old and gives quart of
Mr.. Greeley's children. This Is the COW whose
milk Mrs. Greeley used TO churn in a cup.
This, gentlemen, Is the COW Of whom Mr.. Gree
ley said, she Is an imported COW. She has
nothing but eat, because my wife says she has
given milk to my children, and she shall not be
killed. tell you, gentlemen, she is q real,
imported, genuine Aiderney COW. How much
Five dollars" cried man in the crowd.
where's Barnum?" shouted a dozen men at
once.
"Barnum would give $50 for that cow" said
gentleman to the Sun reporter, as the aged
guadruPed was knocked down to Squire Archer
for A. so.
Then the horses were trOtted out. First was
Mr.. Greeley's favorite old sorrel mare. She
mad seen as many harvests reaped as the old
COW had, and bad always been regarded with rs
much favor by her master as the old COW had
been by her mistress A man mounted the old
mares back and made her caper about like q
spirited. 1t ended in "Old Sorrel Top" as the
mare was called, being knocked do n to Hat
field Newman for *27.
Miss Ida Greeley's well matched black mares
80 Pue oP' AhCy arc pretty, we'll
formed, about IA hands high, and fat, and were
bought by Edward j. Carpenter for $50. The
auctloneer said they were werth three times the
money. Somebody proposed that they be sold
siDgly. they were then put up In that manner,
but only SO and S55 was bid, so they were again
knocked down to Mr.. Carpenter, some people
said, for Hiss Greeley.
Two fine cows brought S21; Mr.. Dennis Lynch
was the lucky purchaser; Mr.. Isaiah L. viii
iiams gave s31 for horse power; Mr.. Charles
Is. Grifhth bid 81 for q threshing machine,
cleaner and belt; Mr.. John Kirby bid s32 so for
power saw and frame, and Mr.. Joseph Clark
had a fine cornstalk cutter knocked down to
him for 81.
SPIRITED BIDDING.
81 have now forty bushels of oats, !" said Mr.
Haight; chow much am L offered for them?
How much bushel, with the privilege?"
A Voice-Five cents, seven, eight, ten,
eleven, fifteen, twenty, twenty FIVE, twenty-si
thirty, thirty five, [lsughter, thirty thirty
Auctioneer-Are you all done, gentleman?
Going at 81 cents, once; going at 81 cents,
twice; third and last timeNgone 10 Mr. SiIas
/. Wild, for 81 cents bushel. Take 'em am.
Silas? '
MIR. Wild-Yes and IL you've got any mora
at the same price I'll take 'em. Laughter
A corn shelter was knocked down to Mr.,
Charles Griffith for S12; Q hay cutter for SS. and
ran mill for 30, were purchased by Mr. Reu-
ben Il. Birdsall; after which the product of five
acres, consisting OF about We tons of cornstalks
and FODDER, was put up and sold in two lots to
Charles Sweeny and John Hopper at * cents