West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-08
A Biz SALE.
The PHbllc Auction Of James A.
Browns Property.


the biggest sale ever in Kingwood.
There was a lot of property, both
personal and realty, aud the sale
was very we'll attended considering
the rain and mud. Monday was a
big day for Kipgwood, for between
County Court and the sale, there
was larger crowd in town than
on first day Of Circuit Court. The
sale was not managed as we'll as it
should have been, still mott of the
goods brought fair prices. 1t began
at ten O'Clock Monday morning.
The first part Of the sale was by
the Sheriff for taxes, and consisted
of stock disposed of as follows.
Three 3 year old cattle to Euos
Ashourn for 1913; five 2 year old cat
tie to W. G.. Brown for s11z; FIVE 2
year cid to Homer Cobun, OF Ma.
sontown, for S84, and five 9 wear
old to Gay Fairfax, Of Reedsyille.
for S57.75. This completed the
SheIifI's sale, and the rest was sold
by the trustees.
Prices OF other stock as follows:
Five helfers to W. q. Brown for
$40; one bull to Homer Cobun for
$3.50; one COW to Frank Craig for
$25; ten head of calves TO Ed. Z.
Elliott for Sl45; one black horse.
George" to Andrew Jackson for
s58; black mare, "Colic," to Elias
Whetsell for SOL; two year old colt
TO zoe Feather for $49.5O. Mr..
Browns sorrel riding horse George,
was bid In by W. G.. Brown for S53
and afterwards purchased by Mrs.
f. Heel mans. Another yearling
colt was bid in by Mr.. Brown at
$50. Doc Born, of Reedsville,
got the two mules for $40, and Ed
Messenger got the black stallion,
blind in both eyes, for 1913. This
completed the sale of the stock.
The farming implements and
machinery sold for fair prices and
the household goods Drought the
best prices of any sale ever in the
town. People crowded over esch
other and bid recklessly for various
articles, paying more IN some in
stances than new ones could be
bought for. The law library brought
$500, bought by Joseph Moreland
and W. G.. Brown. The private
library was bid in by James a.
Brown at $1,000. The farm about
a mile west OF town, consisting of
about $50 acres, was purchased by
Major y n. Orr for 81, 299.994.
The small white house near the
hardware store was sold to Mrs.
Ida Brooks fer $3.50. The office
building adjoining the Bank was
bid in by w. G. Brown for 5000.
A fifty acre tract of land IS Valley
district went to j. Collins for S5I.
An undivided enc fourth iaterest
In 435 acres of land, lying three
miles north of town, was sold to O.
ii. Ollie, of Morgantown, for $40.
A III acre tract out on the Nor.
gantown pike went to VIC. Brown
for S400, also a half interest in a
ll26 acre tract over i'm Union dis.
trlct for 1925 to Brown.
The two story white frame house
near the hardware store was bought
by W. G. Brown for sGl8, and the
handsome brick residence on Main
Street, with several acres of ground
adjoining it, was bid in by w. O..
Brown for $4,475.
The big sale is being finished up
to-day by the auction Of some silver.
ware and other personal property
The trustees in charge are Attorney
Henry Clay Hyde and ex Sheriff
Shaw. The latter cried the sale
and the former acted as clerk. The
total proceeds will amount to about
81, 900, which Will pay about 65
per cent Of the Indebtedness. In
COED times, the property would pay
of every cent of the obligations
against it..