Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23
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Part Of tho Property Sold on Monda
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at the county court house on Monday.
Executor Edward Bringhurst, Jr., was
present at $50, sharp, and with him
Auctioneer w. A. Hukill with big
bundle oil maps, plans and text descrip.
uons OF the valuable property to be sold.
There was big attendance Of real
estate men and others interested in such
matters as those on hand. Among
those noticed We're; Joseph l.. Carpen.
ter, Jr., Daniel w. Taylor, George X.
Townsend, Levi G. Bird, General james
ii. Wilson, John Dixon of Philadel-
phia, DR.. Jacob Derickson, the Misses
Dixon (Shipley heirs) Of Walnut Hill
farm, Mrs. DR.. Derickson, w. NJ. Field,
Edward Belts, Thomas jackson, Willard
Salisbury, Jr., j. Cloud Elliott, Clement
Is. Smythe, George A. Elliott, Mark NJ.
Cleaver, and a crowd of others entirely
filling the first hallway. The ladies
attending the sale were accommodated
with chairs on the stairway landing,
where they had comfortable view of
everything going on.
A number of Philadolphians were
present including heirs of the Shipley
estate and legal counsel
AhRAb VINO bilt BlttttSL llllfTGSL fllnHl-
Tested in the sale. The figures quoted
and the way they mounted up from one
point to another afford valuable local
Information and points as to the exact
market price of real estate in this neigh
borhood.
The first lot put up was "Rockwood,"
the fine country mansion (Which it was
stated cost $500 to huiid) and between
~ and 10 acres surrounding il.
Auctioneer Hukills first offer received
was $4,000. This mounted up BY
single thousands in Is minutes when
the figure was $4,000. The next offer
was an increase Of $500, the buyer being
Philadelphia gentlemen named Lock-
wood who, it is understood, bought the
property for Edward Bringhurst, Jr
Another statement made was that 1t was
bought for the heirs, and still again that
Mr.. Lockwood bought it for Philadel-
phians for purposes not disclosed. Mr..
Bringhurst stated that Mr.. Lockwood
declined to give the purchasers name.
real estate man commented ON the
sale that II brought $4,000 more than
he expected. Another remarked that it
Is lar price considering current rates.
Lot NO. ., comprising about 81 acres
suitable for suburban building, and with
the b. q Q. track running through it,,
was sold to the Dixon heirs for $4,000.
This was estimated a cheap price.
Lot No. 3, comprising IA acres Of
woodland and rock with valuable
quarry was sold to the last purchaser
for SLAB.
Lot No. A, 10 acres Of woodland was
quickly run up from $500, the first bid /,
TO $4,000 which then reached $500.
Henry Dixon was the purchaser.
Lot No. 5, about SO acres of wood
land ran from $2,000 TO $3, 1000 and then
by S25 bids to S4,475 to S4,4S5, to "a .dD5
when Mr.. Lockwood became purchaser
for the heirs.
The greatest interest Of the lay seemed
centered in the figures on lot No. 6. the
square bounded by Market and King
streets and Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. 1t fronts 800 feet on Market
and is 2iO feet deep. A neighboring
tract was sold to Contractor Melvin last
year at 500 per foot. The representa-.
tives OF the Shipley estate wanted
S4o,o0o for the square previous to this
morning o. offer.
The first bid was $25, 900. This was fol.
lowed by $1,000 bids until it reached
Sal 900. There was some hesitation
tnen and the property was withdrawn,
II Is understood by orders from Mr.
Lockwood.
The auctioneering of the other CITY
lots was then taken up.
No. 7, a three-story brick dwelling.
NO. ITO East Sixteenth street. got adirst
bid of $500, which moved UP to SO 900
and was struck off to Michael Malioy.
No. 1870 French street.
No. y, three -stoTy brick, No. 112
East Sixteenth street, 49xl34 feet, but
only " feet in the rear, was bid from
$500 to $1,000, u Dixon heir being
the purchaser at that price.
No. 8, three-story brick dwelling.
south west corner French and Sixteenth
streets. For this there was very lively
bidding. The lot is 41xl84 feet, stretch.
fng back to Fifteenth street. The frat
bid was 81 900. 1t then reached 81. 100
IN 500 jumps. A local man, saloon
Keeper, IL was understood, was the last
bidder. Everyone thought that the
bidding had petered out when suddenly
the representative Of the heirs offered
500 more. This reopened the battle be-
tween Philadelphia and Wilmington.
Then followed u dozen or so $50 bids
until the figure reached $3.50. Some
one exclaimed that il was pretty big
price. The Wilmingtonian shook bis
head at the auctiOneer and the Philadel-
phlan then offered $25 additional and
called out to the Wilmingtonian, "You
can have it for 1925 more
"fou can keep it," was the quick re-
ply. And so the lot went to the heirs
for S5,575.
This ended the sales for the morning,
These totaled $7l,145.
AT the Shiplcy estate sale of stock at
lockwood, Monday afternoon, cows
brought from so to $50 and horses from
siis TO SID, An old landau sold for $3.50
INC sale aggregated $500.
- me furniture and household effects of
lockwood mansion, the country seat III
the late Hannah Shipley, were nut IN for
auction by William A. Hukill Tuesday.
lhere was a good attendance Of people
from Philadelphia and elsewhere in search
OF antique furniture and other valuable
OBJECTS The sale aggregated about 1000,
Among the sales effected were a ward
robe purchased by Mrs. Edward Bring
hurst, Jr., for $50 ; a mahogany wardrobe
and carved sideboard each S;j15, ii Il
Dixon. one of the heirs, purchased a
painting entitled Aspiration" by tiiln-
bardeila 1872, fors5l6, also dBaechante'
statuette, si5i, and u "Bacchus" statue,te
for 5000
John Dixon paid sos for an old ma.
hoyany bedstead. Some very valuable old
CUT glass and china did not fetch near as
high price us its intrinsic value led neo.
Pile to expect. A claret jug went for s37
wine decanters ranged in price from Sl3to
W, u ale glasses sold for $3.50. a milk
pitcher for S2l and preserve dsh for
5000. In china $2.O5 was received for
each OF two fruit dishes and 81 as for eacl,
or TWO other fruit dishes; salad bowl WAS
knocked down at 1928 and venerable
dishes sold az 81 rs and 90 ~ e.lrl, { ii