Daily Republican., 1879-06-04
Large Real Estate sales.

We are indebted to the "Gazette''
for the following full report of the sale
Of the estate Of John Bradley, deceased,
and which took place at the Lafayette
hotel yesterday. Victor Dupont was
the Trustee on the part of the heirs and
Thomas NJ. Ogls was auctioneer.
At ll.25 o'clock Mr.. Dupont announc-
ed the conditions Of the sale, and stated
that some of the heirs were present 10
look after their interests, and prevent
the properties being sold at too low ffg.
ures. Auctioneer Ogle then mounted
upon chair and put up the first and
largest property on the list, the well.
known Lafayetts Hotel, at Ninth and
Shipley streets, where the sale was
held.
Mr.. Ogle first asked for a bid of $25.
900, but did not get it, and gradually
came down to $12, 900, when he receiv-
ed nod from Isaac G.. Pyle, proprietor
of the Clayton House. Mr.. Norris Will
son, of Brandywine Hd., son-in-law
of Mr.. Bradley and one of the heirs,
promptly bid $4,000, AID the bids
went booming up, $1,000 .: !. time, un-
til the figures reached $4,000, when
Mr.. Wilson bid $500 more. Mr.. Pyle
bid 1000, and 800 bids followed
until Mr.. Wilson's figures reached $751;
500. Mr.. Pyle then gave up the con-
test, and the hotel was knocked down
to Norris Wilson, for SlS,500.
No. 2, a three-story brick house, No.
513 West street, with lot 30x122 feet,
was, after some spirited bidding, run
up from "a 900 to $500, and was finally
knocked down at the latter figure to
Francis o. Callahan, one of the heirs.
No. 3, three-story brick house, No.
SOC Washington street, Immediately
back of No. 2, with lot l6ixl12 feet,
was sold without much opposition TO
Eugene Brady, one of the heirs, for
$2,3 300.
No. 4, two story and a-half brick
dwelling house, No. 500 Orange street,
with lot Is by 40 feet, to Norris Will
son, for $500.
No. 5, the two story frame house, No.
ITO Washington street on a lot of IA
by 80 teet. to Norris Wilson, for s4lO.
No. 6, the three story Trick house,
No. G2O east Third street, with lot
IL by SO feet, to Daniel Byrne, fol
1926.
No. 7, the two brick dwelling houses
Ms. 307 and 300 west Fifth street, with
lot 3S by 81 feet, to James Magee, fol
Sl7lO.
No. S, the brick dwelling house, No.
2l7 west Sixth street, with lot IA by
49 feet. to James Magee, for $3.50.
No. 8. the frame dwelling house, No
215 west Sixth street on lot 20 feet 4
inches by 49 feet to d. +. Bradley, f"l
S705.
No. 10, lot of ground fronting s.
fee: on Adams street, near Front, and
extending from Front street to Reed
street, and l46 feet back from Adams
street, sold to Norris Wilson, for $3.50
No. II, a lot 16 by IS feet on Logar
street, near the Wilmington and New
port pike, to Norris Wilson, for $40.
No. II, brick house in Newport
with barn and out-buildings and ont
acre of land, sold to James Magee fol
$500.
No. 13, was large lot of ground in
the neiy yhborhood of Jackson and Chris
tiana streets. The lot vas divided into
three parts. The first was four houses
Nos. 1907, 1909, l0ll and 1913 OIL Jack.
son street and 76t feet deep. Sold tc
Francis o. Callahan for $2490. The
second part was lot 81 feet to Jackson
street and extending lO7 feet down
Christiana street; sold to Norris Wilson
for $2s5. The third was a lot with 2C
feet front on Jackson street, and eXten-
ding back TO an alley s74 feet; sold tc
Francis o. Callahan for $315.