Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
HORACE GREELEY's Farm ,.,
Nobody 90 hid Against Irts p,.
Miss Gabrielle, Who Paw, s,a 81 81.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
After the death Of Horace Greelev a,
tended that his farm at Chappaona -, u
sold and the proceeds divided betw.sn
daughters, Gabrielle and Ida, the lai,erofs, IS
was the wife of Col. Nicholas smith ra. Oa
reason this was not done. and when NJ cue
died. more than year ago the farm ,., "a
unsold. Col Smith. who had lived an o.. Na
after Mr.. Greeiey's death. removed "a -
vile. Ky. with his three children. and ,A'
was rented i'm part arm
Miss Gabrielle NJ. Greeley Recently t-,,,-,.
friendly suit for the sale of the farm and !.
ordered to be sold. Tie time of sab, A.. -
for yesterday noon in front OF tho D.. a.,
Main street. Chappaqua. The pos, Off,, "a
sists OF a little shed jutting out on the or,
piazza which runs along the front II = -
feed store. II is set with small .rlas< -
bearing the numbers of the letter boxes -
person driving past can see il hc has l.,,aN
without alightlng. oH
At noon about twenty of the yillar.r. IA
ers and storekecperS. who Chanrrl Ia - -. ~
neighborhood. gathered on the ,,,,,,, ~. ~ re
tailed old stories about Mr. Greeley 80
dred yards down the road could h. seen, - . ,-'-
of the Greeley farm. and mmrdiatrl, m ~. =
Greeley expended so much mnney In ~, - :. :.
To convert il into good ground lre-r7,i, -.
auctioneer. Israel 4. Haight apirsrrd n.
owns pickle factory i'm the town and b, ~ -
resident. He is a small man. with lur,A CO,
pleNion and stiff gray moustache and har n,
one came up on the trains from the city c1cprt
reporters
Soon after IL o'clock Miss Greeley lrore n,
alone In top buggy. with a spirited Pa, bora
Miss Greeley Was dressed in deep mourning =,
her sister. Her brown hair was bru,l,,l Jo,.
plainly over her forehead. and the heaib,.i
| color i'm her cheeks showed how We'll h,rs.t-H'
for several months past at Chappagua had ',aa,
with her. At her feet was large hups !.
| brightly colored leaves. She rrinrl M, a.
horse opposite TO the auctioneer. and spols -
her lawyer. Mr.. Porter.
Auctioneer Haight stood on the h,rhes, o,.,
three steps of the stoop and said the sale Womb
begin. A dozen urchins deserted tber ,j,, s
stood near his feet. Mr.. Haight read n,s l ~
legal description of the property. which ala
| that the farm consisted Of about seysp, yse,-,.
acres, orchard. meadow and woodland
''What am offered for the property :"
| Miss Greeley leaned ont 81 the side ~ IN.
buggy toward the auctoneer, and SAID IN a
| clear. musical voice. Ten thousand dollars =
THANK you," said Mr.. Haight.
THAT settles it." said a dozen voices. ..,o
| one will bid against her" "0
No one did bid. The auctioneer pleadad q,
$500 advance. $50 500. $50. and - lnt no
one made a sign. He dilated on the yalue ~ ,hs
farm, said it was going dirt clean. and called an
the bystanders by name 10 bid higher bpt tbars
was no response. Then he took a ,liort recas.
and again offered the property.
81 will take $40 advance he said ..Wbo
| will bid $1,000. Won't vou. Dr -"
| The doctor addressed examined his nocka,s 4,
a spirit of humOr aud declined To bid
| "Ten thousand dollars once, fair warning
| Ten thousand dollars twice Ten .bnusonJ All.
lars third time. Gone. Sold to Gabrielle NJ
Greeley for $4,000"
Miss Greeley smiled pleasantly, and said she
was glad as she did not want the old farm ~ go
! out OF the family. She had 10 plans regarding
| IL just at present but would Put il in repair and
probably move there next year
There are two houses on the farm. one near
the gate and the other ON the HILL The after
| is unoccupied.