The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-22
A BIG SUCCESS.
TIL E SALE OF LOTS CITY
OF AVENUES.
The PyrOtechnic Display--The Balloon
AscensiOn-.The Electric Cars
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Ascension-.The Electric Cars.
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CHARLOTTE, N. c., May 2l, 81.
There was little decrease in the crowd
that attended the great Dilworth land
sale to day, and in the attendance at the
great game Of ball for the Southern
championship. The first passed off very
successfully, as did also the second. In
In the afternoon Winston defeated the
Columbias in hard contest by score
of to 5, thus becoming the champions
of the whole South. A general sketch
of this great decisive game would inter
| est CHRONICLE readers.
Yesterday morning. as before IN
nounced, the sale of Dllworth lots began.
Even as early as $50 a NJ, electric
cars, bearing great masses of humanity.
moved out to the "Oity of Avenues" and
by eleven fine crowd had assembled
! near the upper end Of the Boulevard to
| help start off the ball.
1t was great sight and enough to
amaze the old darkey, who, in his enthu-
siasm, exclaimed: Dem air Nordern
people am sho great folks. Dey come
down hare and free de niger aud now
dey come and free de mule" The
swiftness and ease with which they rode
was on every tongue, and Charlotteans
smiled with sense of pride as her cars
would dart along.
At eleven o'clock the Steele Greek
| RopH m a6o tho fol ri r,pO, NTH Nv
after which the terms of the sale were
read to the crowd and the auctioneering
began. Messrs. z. B & E. A. Akers.
the veteran Kuoxvillians, in their coat
sleeves and riding in a cart, cried off 10;
after lot and before the day was spent
100 lots had been purchased at an outlay
of some $40, 900.
This was the first of the companies
sales and went off with that success
which has characterized all their move
ments. The prices paid were not large
and foremost business men declare tha
handsome returns are expected from
such investments.
Among the purchasers were peopl,
from all over North Carolina, Soutt
Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Vir
gina, and in fact from everywher
Oharlotte's advantages had been mad
known.
day at 1870 sharp the sale begin
again, and buyers from Winston, Ashe
vile, Spartanburg, Wilmington and 9th
er large towns will be present. Tn
crowd Increases as the trains pour Ia.
The Pyrotechnic Display.
The first of Charlotte's three gal
{ days las closed with great pyrotethl
display and balloon ascension. In Dill
| worth, on yOnder side of the Grade'
School, nearly ten thousand people ha
, Assem- bled, and when the first rccke
, went up it was greeted with terrific ap
plause.
, Then from the centre Of that great mas
rose balloon with light within, an
when it was far above our head
= beautiful stars dropped from it al
around us Hurrah after hurrah wen
: up as balloons and rockets shot fort
their beautiful and starry designs. Vo
canoes of colored stars and balls of fir
+. flashed and doomed.
a The words "Felcome," peacock
g tail and Maltese Gross were set piece
and their illumination was beautiful.
Niagara Falls, with her rushing 80
falling torrent wound up the fire work!
The C's. balloon containing the luck
!, deed took Westerly course and lers
hunting parties are on the chase
Il GEORGE P. PELL.