Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-24
SALE OF LOTS.
vryDaEDS OF BUYERS BID on DESIRABLE
PROPERTY.
Vaudeville in Holiday Attire in Eonr Of he
OccaGOn-Namss Of the Purchasers and
The Prices They Paid.

the march OF progress. The business
houses along all the principal streets
we're tastily decorated with flags and
limiting In honor Of the occasion, and
the Moundsville City Band was out
carly. marching to and from the depots,
e.corting the visitors who came to at
Tend the great sale OF lots of the
Woundsvile Mining and Manufactur-
ing Company. Her citizens all entered
into the spirit of the occasion with COM
neudable vim and energy.
The early train brought great many
visitors from Ohio, from Parkersburg,
from Cameron, Grafton and other points
along the B. & o. The special excur-
son train leaving this city at 9 o'clock
consisted of five coaches, all filled TO
,se.r utmost capacity. About $50
rsople were on board, and at least 70
more went down on an earlier train. A
.rpcial train OF five coaches left Pitts
fnrg over the B. & o., and arrived about
bslf-vast eleven. All the visitors were
met at the depotS by members Of the
Reception Committee, while hacks, wag-
0,ssnd vehicles OF different descriptions
messed into service TO convey the
rsoule TO the COmpany'S lands free OF
charge. The sale did not commence
rrrU one o'clock In the afternoon, and
those who arrived In the morning spent
tbe Intervening time In looking over
,fs land. Every man carried plat OF
tfa ground I'm his hand, and there were
sr1rgh gentlemen connected with the
Company to answer all questions. In
town various placards and banners were
suspended across the streets, with
rDl0ue Inscriptions, informing the visi-
tors that old fogyism had been rele-
rated 70 a back seat, and progress had
come TO the front
Tn Burley's orchard a stand was
erected for the auCuOneer, and a long
tab'e was laden with a feast OF good
things for the inner man, while corps
of attentive ladies were kept busy 10
sDpDIving the crowd. About 800 people
were FED on the grounds. The Pitts
burg delegation did not arrive until about
one o'clock, at which time the sale be-
gan. There were about six hundred
raople on the grounds, including quite
4 fair sprinkling of ladies. II Is esti-
mated that about 1900 or 1880 Strsng-
ers were in the city, but only about one
half went out to the sale.
At one o'clock, the Auctioneer, w. ..
Beckenbaugh, of Baltimore, who has
dictated at sales all through the South,
mounted the platform, and in a few re-
marks explained the terms OF the sale.
All lots we're 10 be sold in fee, without
any encumbrance whatever. All titles
has been passed upon by a competent
attorney. One-third was TO be paid In
cash, and the balance in one and two
years. The company retained all the
mineral rights, and IL was provided that
an buildings in certain sections be
placed ten feet from the property line.
No slaughter houses, soap factories, or
Ike concerns would be allowed on any
strictly residence streets. The business
lots we're mostly 25x12O feet, and the
residence lots 4Oxl2O, but many were
Irregular. After a little preliminary
speech relative to the merits OF the site
etc, the first lot, No. 70, In section "a,
was put up, and the first bid received
was $500, then $3.50, and bidding started
Oh lively. It was finally knocked down
% Mr.. G. D. Smith, of this city, for
$500. Among the bidders In the crowd
were spectators from Baltimore, Pitts
burg, Wheeling, Petersburg, st. Glars
vile, Washington, Pa, and other points.
Following is Z complete list OF the lots
q 4 81 Il n no NJ a. n \ 4
ers and the amounts paid:
Section slot No. 10, $500, No. 13,
Sj25, purchased by G. o. Smith, OF
Wheeling; lots Nos. IS and 16, $3.50 each,
by Rev g. w. Grimes, Of MOundsville;
lot No. II, $3.50, No. is, $3.50, by L. 5.
Hammond, OF MOundsville.
Section 34-LOtS Nos. 20 and 2l, pur-
chased by Mr.. Burley, OF MOundsyille,
Tor Sl,15 each.
Section 26-LotS Nos. >, 6 and z, by
". w. Willett, for $500 each.
Section 25-LOt No. 2, $500, by G. ID.
LuaenS; lots Nos. 4 and 6,S3OO and 1925,
by Hurwitz & Goldstear, Of PittSburg;
.ot No. s, Major J. G. Anderson, OF
Wheeling, $500; lot No. 9, 1925, by G.
A. Weaver, of MOundsville; lot No. 10,
$50, by C. S HoughtOn, OF Baltimore.
Section e4-Lot No. 1, $500, by J. E.
Roberts, OF MoundSville; lots No. ? and
3, S425 and $3.50, by C. A. Weaver; lot
No. Z, 1925, by Major Anderson; lot No.
5 $500, by w. II. Dorsey, Of Mounds
vile; lot No. 6, $500, L. NJ. Rice, OF
Noundsvine.
Section 23-Lots Nos and ., $3.50
and 1915, ]. B. Hecks, Of MOundsville;
LOO No. 4, $3.50, s. NJ. Stevens; lots Nos.
and $, $3.50 and 1925, j. c. Bardall, OF
4ouudSville.
Section lO-Lot No. 1, 1925, J. c. Bar
GAL; lots Nos. 8, = and S, 5000, S275 and
ESQ, respectively, by G. d. Lukens.
Section l6-Lot No. 9, Mr.. Dryer, $500.
Section 15-Lots Nos. and 10, $500
and 500, c. ID. Lukens. Section %
Lot No. 10, Senator VIM. e.. Morley, OF
Preston county; lots Nos. IL and ID,
$3.50 each, Alfred PAUL, Of Wheeling.
Section 33-Lots Nos. - and -, $500
ana S375 respectively, J. c. Bardeli; lot
NO. IA, 1915, G. c. Isenbar. Section 80
Lots Nos. 10 and Is, S375 each, j. e.
barla..; lot No. Il. $500, G. ID. Lukens;
.y' No. 10, r. E. McCuskey. Section
SS.!-L0t No. 1, S255, ]. w. kurtz; lots
NoS. . and 3, 5000 each, E. c. Myers;
,9's Nos 4, 5 and 8, s225 each, ]. NJ.
BecStt.
Section Slot No. /, ss25, G. w.
DSTYer, of Baltimore; lot No. ,, 5000,
senator VIM. G.. Morley; lots Nos. 4, 3,
:, and :, SITS each, DR.. Bruce, OF
4oundsville. Section 36-Lots Nos. 1
ana ., 5000 and S175 respectively, Geo.
smith; lot No. 3, S17O, J. I. Steele; lot
NO 4, Sis, j. c. Reed; lot No. 5, Sl75,
hermann Hess; lot No. 6, $3.50, l.. II.
SSoIris, Of Wheeling; lot No. Z, $780, n.
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