The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-09
SALEOF BARNABY EFFECTS
Auction Room Crowded by Buyers
and SightSoerS.
SILK DRESSES AND TRINKEFs.
AGreat Variety al Articles Disposed OF
: mt the sale. which Began at 10
O'Clock In the Morning and Lasted
Until This Afternoon.

There was bewildering display OF
goods today at II binson's auction rooms
on Weybosset street. the place OF the sale
OF the late Mrs. j. Is. Barnaby's wearing
apparal and personal effects.
Long before the hour set for the COM
memo ,ment Of the sale the buyers and
the curious began to assemble, and at lO
o'clock the auction room WAS almost full.
While the sale was In progress fully as
many more came In as had arrived early
and securel seats, AID with tn )se stand
ing the room was crowdei.
Most OF those at the sale were women.
Tney outnumbered the men almost ten
to one. and stayed in their places long
after the men had become wearied and
gone cut.
The goods were displayed on a bench.
Previous TO the sale OF Barnaby effects
miscellaneous assortment OF crockerS
and glassware was dispose OF. When
the bench had been rel eyed Of part of
it's load and standing-room secured Mr..
Robinson and his assistant mounted the
structure and he sale Of Mrs. Barnaby's
goods was begun.
The Sale Begins.
Lit No. $50 was first sold. 1t consisted
of u pair of smaA scales aud an article OF
no earthly use which seemed to have $50
name. Il may h I'VE once been used as "a
catch-all. The lot sold for twenty-five
cents.
Then thermometer, gilded butterfly
and an easter egg we're put up. These
were also purchased for twenty-five
cents.
There was some lively bidding between
a smooth-snaven minister aud pretty
woman with red flowers on her ooanet,
M lot ttar
35 cents, but the minister made IL up
later by purchasing two Japanese figured
panels and n case of lacework for 10 cents.
A sealskiu muf Was startel at 20 cents
but was purchased by man for 80. He
did not want to carry IL ,ut on the
wrap IL in.
Right after that two muffs, OF course
not as good, were sold for go cents.
A basket Of cuffs aud linens was sold
for 35 cents.
Bonnets at Small Cost.
A snowy straw hat with gay trimmings
was held up, and every body laughed at
the brilliant colors. 1t went for sl.20.
Then the proprietor of secondhand
store put In her bids, and Mrs. McNally,
Tor that was her name, purchased ten
bonnets for 81 25
A pretty feather fan with al ivory
handle was sold for 10 cents.
A small typewriter was put up aud no
one made bid.
'It's The famous typewriter that fig
traitor Steph n o. Edwards. who was
standing by.
The instrument sold for 81 40.
A hustle and some pillow cases brought
IS cents.
Mrs McNary boughts silk skirt and
waist for 50 %.
A numuer of dresses, mostly silk,
brouVh tn following prices: "a %. "a 80,
S1L50, SI25, sll. 50. 10, S6 90 and s3.70
A Bit OF Dial ogue.
When dress was put up dialogue
something like this would ensue between
auctioneer and assistant:
Auctioneer-Here's an elegant article
Assisi aut--An elegant article.
Auctioneer-I don't believe 1t was ever
worn.
Assis ant-Nevrr worn.
Auctio leer-It is not soiled a bit.
Assistant--Not soiled IA bit.
These dialogues pleased the witnesses
of the sale very much and they, together
with "a crying tahy, enlivened The occa-
sion TO considerable extent
About this time the ninister bought
n table cover for 81. 30 and discovered
inkspots in the corner.
A hustle skirt AS pul chased for so
cents by wo a ), aud an I'm glish neigh
bor saiI OF tn article. Hit would do for
ha 'oup skiit."
A beaver-trimmed circulir sold for
$3.50, lot OF table covers for $225, a
ures> vast and some crochet d work for
80 cents, n striped waist for 80 cents, some
Jides s. lace skirt for 81. 30 and quaint :
ties e underwear for summer from 35
cents up.