The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-23
BOUGHT FOR CHARITY
Great Bargains at the Bureau
of Charities Sale.
AUCTION CONTINUES TO-DAY
All Efnds OF Goods to BE Had-saie OF
Beef for tae Bareaa-1hrassnas
Gtrs Distributor.

Those who braved the Indictment weather
yesterday and attended the charity aactioa
sale. which took place AZ Ito South Second
street, secured some surprisingly good bar
gains. and il i expected that today Messrs-
Blekerton & Bell will be able 10 turn over
10 the Bureau Of Associated Charities, for
the benefit OF the needy. about $500 in
cash, There still remain i gzea, many
articles 10 sell and the auction will be re-
suned this morning and continued during
the dav until the don atoms are al dis
posed Of.
When the sale commenced yesterday
morning az IL o'clock there was = crowd
OF about 100 peop.e present, mostly work
ing men. who desired 10 avail themselves
OF the opportunity TO give their hard
earned dollars TO their less fortunate CON-
panions. and az the same time get the
benefit Of buying what they needed At
their own prices. Mr.. Bickerton held
forth until / o'clock, at which hour Mr..
Bell took his place and conducted the sale
until 5 O'Clock. when the auction rooms
were closed uusI this morning.
Half wool underskirss were disposed Of
for 81 and 10 cents each. Woman's shoes,
worth So or 81, went under the hammer for
half their values. Shaving outfits. hats,
mems shoes, cigars and suspenders
brought about the market price, while the
potatoes brought good prices. Umbrellas.
bottles of pickles, jugs OF wine. combs,
baking powder. dressing cases, vest pat
terms and axle greese were ali sold regard
less of value for whatever they would
bring. Very few of the articles on hand
brought fancy prices until Jerome Catlin
and W. V. Rinehart pat in an appearance
at about O'Clock. They made things
lively for awhile Some of the smaller
articles would be bid up to 10, Is and 20
cents, and there stand until Mr.. Catlin
would sing cut and run the price up to 81.
1t would be Knocked down to kim, only TO
be paid for aud placed back in stock to be
sold second time. Mr.. RInehart bid in
big three-story fruit cake, and Mr.. Catiin
was made the proud possessor of finely
ornamented cake about four inches high
by two feet long. Among the ladies pres
ent who took an active part in the bid
ding, were Mrs. W. G. Hebron and Mrs.
Henry Thurman. The days sales
amounted TO $35i.s7.
There yet remains TO be sold a stock of
flour, lot of furniture and household
goods, boots, shoes and clothing and some
toys. Additional donations were received
Yesterday as follows: Seattle Shoe Manu-
featuring Company, six pairs shoes;
friend, one pair cuff buttons; Barnes & Co.,
one box toilet soap; James +. Galbraith,
three sacks of -four, Queen City and Eu-
reka bakery, three-story fruit cake; Chester
Cieary, package OF dry goods; Kline 4
Rosenberg boys suit and overcoat; John
l.. Cole. one pair of opera glasses; friend,
one case of apples.
The sale of the Christmas beef, donated
by the Fulton market. will take place to-
day and the proceeds will be gwen to the
Bureau of Associated Charities. The sale
will take place from the Fulton market
and lovers of nice. juicy steaks should
not miss the opportunity to do something
for sweet charity's sake and at the same
time make their purchases for Sunday
dinner
The members of the Board of Friendly
Visitors are preparing 10 make the poor
families Of the city happy on Christmas
morn. There will be meeting OF the
board this morning at the rooms of the
Bureau of Associated Charities, in the Sc
attic National bank building, and arrange
ments will be- made for the distribution of
presents.