Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-08-07
The Postles' Land Sold.

Last Saturday there were assembled
in Milford more of the prominent farmers
of this vicinity than there has been for a
long time With them came men from
Lewes, Delaware, three from Catasaqua,
Pa. one from Camden, N. J., others from
Frederick, Camden, Dover and Smyrna;
called together by the trustee sale of the
lanes Postles' fands and all looking after
an investment in desirable real estate.
At I:3o O'Clock Auctioneer Weldon read
the descriptions and the attorney for the
trustee announced the conditions, VIZ :
ten per cent cash-balance on October l,
1891.
Tract No. I was offered first. It is To-
Gated in Milford Neck on the Murder
kill river, twelve miles from Milford, and
contains IA5 acres Of upland and no acres
of marsh. The improvements are two
story dwelling. barn, stables and granarv.
It has a peach and apple orchard, and IS
well adapted to the growth of grain, grass
and fruit. 1t started at three thousand
dollars and run up rapidly to four thous-
and, by hundred dollar bids; from there
it went by small bids until It reached
S4,35o, when it was struck down to John
Wesley Kirby,
TractN ? was then offered, and as 1t
is beautifully located four miles north OF
Milford, aud III line condition, the bidding
was spirited II contains IS acres, and
has a two-and-a-half story dwelling, a
large barn stables, large carriage and
wagon house and other buildings. \ tne
peach and apple orchard and produces
fine grain crops. It was bought by DR.
II. C. Stanton, of Camden, n J o, for 50, 100
This farm was purchased by James
Postles about 1855 for $500. At that time
it was covered with timber consisting OF
white and red oak, pine and cedar; TINS
he cleared of, and from the proceeds re-
allied nearly enough TO fence the farm
and build ali the large buildings now on
it and others that have since been re-
moved. A system of farming was tol-
lowed that soon made it one CT the. most
productive tracts i'll the hundred. Glover
grew rank i'll the fields and this when
plowed under made fine yields OF wheat.
A herd of Devon cattle was kept to con-
sumo the feed grown, and from this source
great pounds Of manure was made and
applied to the land. In the spring OF
1862 the hedges were set, and to this III a
great measure the farm owes its beauty.
During the great boom and imitation Of
prices during the rebellion Mr.. Postles
was offered $2I,5oo for this farm and re-
fused it. Again in 1872 when prices had
gone down he was offered SI2, 600 and re-
fused it, and Just before his death in 1882
he was offered $500, 1t was then IN
much better shape, and the buildings IN
better repair than they now are. DR.
Stanton bought the place for an invest
ment and possibly home in the future;
and he has a nice one. o..
Tract No. z was sold i'll two parts-it
adioins tract No 2-and 81 acres contain
irg the buildings were sold first. The
graveyard was reserved. It was bought
bv George H. Hill for 81, 100.
The second part containing SO acres,
twenty five acres of which is in oak tim
Der. was bought by Charles Postles for
s., I5o-the cheapest lot sold. The last
tract offered was so acres ofsalt marsh on
the Murderkill river, and was bought by
John Supple for S25.
The total amount realized was $780,
1890, and the purchasers get the corn
rents Of this year.