Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-20
LOTS OF LOTS,
! Gigantic Sale of Real Estate at Auctioh
Yesterday.

! Gigantic Sale of Real Estate at AuctiOh
Yesterday.
Ore Ct the largest auction sales Of real
state occurring in this city for years pas
anne or at the front door Of the Court House
yc,terGay, the suc'iorcer being j. c. Her,
yev. TIE land sold was on the Island, aud
Is what is krown as the north half Of tn"
homestead tract OF Daniel IaLc deceased
containing twenty-one acres and rod, and
situate north Of Fink street and east from
south Penn street TO the OHIO river. While
a portion Of the property sold at good prices
auch OF il was very cheap, and working
mn with small bank account had
golden opportunity 20 acquire modest
.ui'iirg LOT at very los li-sre. Bat one
rcuse stood upon al this land, tina, being
he old Zane homestead On the river front
ararly opposite the residence 0! Captain
I,hn Mcclure, the remainder Of the ground
icing TILED Ne a ga den. The sale was il
pursuance Of q decree Of the Supre me
Court Of the State, entered as q decree OF
he Circuit Court Of Ohio county, on the
18th day Of July last. in the case OF Gran
mer and others vs.. Indiana Mes sords and
was under the conduct Of ". p Hubbard
and II. NJ. Russell. special commissioners
The land had been divided into seventy
ole lots OF various sizes, and the sale wa=
commerced By putting up No. J.
situate on the southeast cor
ner of South Front and Ohio streets
opposite Capt. Mclures. This lot, and Nos
,, 3 ard 4, lying TO the south, we're knocked
down 10 Capt Mcclure at $l,ji0, $l70j,
81 800, and 81 $50 respectively. Lots Nos
) and G. on which The old Zane house stands,
vent 10 G.. O. Smith agent, for $23nj
srd $3.50 respectively Lot No Wa
boug htb v W. II. Caldwell al 81 sos; No s by
ames Cummius at SOB; No. by 6. W
LUZ 1t 81 $50, No 10 By j. 5. TrimbIe at
- ,6Ou, and No. II, the last on the river
bank, by Ihon a. Hughes at $2,O7j. The
iU's we're all fifty feet font
Crossing to the wes side of South Front
street, lots Nos > and H. the first twenty
aud the second twenty-five feet from,
aerr 10 Mrs WicBbam al $50 each, G. .
Smith took Nos IL and II at $40 each
Anu y, II NOhNtll WIS lGf ~ hill ~ Is 7
sos for the lot. This brought The par
hGsers to the corner OF The new
stree, iu5t opened through the property par
alIel % Ohio street; crossing this street
Lot p twenty.cight feet nine inches from.
went TO John Poguc for 500, Nos. - AM
- went 20 u. J Mckee for $500 each, AMI
No y vert 10 John W. Mitchell for $j7j
? bis was !lthe land on South Front street
Going westward along the north side Of th"
new street, No - went TO John Nclur.
for $l3j. and Nos 2G 70 81. both inclusive
R,re bought by g.. o Smi AZ prices rang
NJ from Sl6j 10 $500 Lot No. 81, front
'ug twtuty eight feet nine inches on South
Penn street, was knocked down 10 john
MyLurp for 1915. Nos y aud - went -
Jacob c. Thomas at $3.50 each and No. 80
went 10 Thomas Lewis at $50. Crossing
the rev street 8gain on the way south 10
Il was taken by G J. Crsnmer at SIij.
Nos - ard l3 by j c. Thomas a. $3lj
Zach and Nos. -, -, &c and Il by G.. o.
Smith, the first TWO at $3ij each and III.
Others at $50 each. Nos -
and !? went 10 George Hook At
1865 each. Westward along Fink
rect, Ms 50 10 -, both inclusive, went
w. j W Cowden q, ; % and $I2j each.
Nos. 81 and 81 went TO j. C. Thomas a,
$3.50 each, and s.. - and 60 10 Geo Hook
at S2lj and $500 each No. 81, on the
south side Of the newstreet, wen. 70 G .
Sni AZ SOB No GO and 63 went TO
Il. P. McGregor at 500 No. Ct to R II.
Philips al sos No Is to J c Thomas
at $3.50. No. 30 10 Thomas
Hughes ct $40 No. s. to Doctor
Myers at $40 Nos Is and So to W. c.
B ans. o. $3.50 each, and Nos 20 and Il 10
NJ T. Frame at the same figures. The 10.
TIL amount realized from this sale was about
$50 coo.
1t is understood Capt. Mcclure will lay
ont the four lots on the cas-; side Of North
Front street opposite his residence, as a
private park.