Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-05
AUCTION SALES.

secretary or educatlon, ). w. k1lgO.
AUCTION SALES.
AS was generally anticipated, the
auction sales Of last Monday were
largely attended. The considerable
acreage offered by the clerk was the
principal attraction. People were here
from all parts of the county, either as
prospective bidders or interested spec
tators.
A disagreeable downpour Of rain that
set in about 9 o'clock, broke into the
before the court house door" tradi-
ton for the first time within the recol-
'ection Of the oldest citizens. There
was every reason to believe that the
sale Of the F. H. Brown lands alone
would consume three or four hours,
and to avoid the necessity of keeping
the people standing in the wet all that
while, Clerk Wylie consulted the law
yers about holding the sales inside the
court house. 1t was agreed that II the
notice Of sale should be read as provid-
ed in the DEGREES of the court, before
the door, there could be no objection to
conducting the sales inside the build.
ing. That Is the way it was man
aged.
The first sale made was a tract of 65
acres in Bethel township, in the case
of Elizabeth A. Woods and others,
against Mary E. Barnett. It was
bought by G. w. s. Hart, attorney, for
So an acre.
The next sale was 957 acres in the
case of Emily E. Wright against the
estate Of James II. Wallace. Bought by
Thomas F. McDow, attorney, for $3.50.
All the F. H. Brown lands had been
appraised by Mr.. T. M. Oates, and with
each tract offered, the clerk announc-
ed the appraised value. The sales were
as follows:
Tract No. 1, 80 acres, appraised at
$3.50 per acre; bought by Henry Mas
sey for 1896 per acre.
Tract No. Q, 131 acres, appraised at
$3.50; bought by w. B. Wilson at $.5.95
per acre.
Tract No. 8, 116 acres, appraised at
So; bought by w. L. Plaxico at 81.
Tract No. 4, 100 acres, appraised at So
per acre; bought by s.. A. Robbins at
$3.50.
Tract No. 5, 172 acres, appraised at IS;
bought by w. B. Wilson for $5.55 per
acre.
Tract No. 6, 121 acres, appraised at
$780,. bought by w. B. Wilson for 50 an
acre.
Tract No. 10, IA acres, appraised at
$40; bought by A. T. Neely at So.
Tract No. Is. 81 acres, appraised at
So; bought by c. E. Spencer for $3.50
per acre.
Tract No. 16, Home tract" 252a
acres, appraised at $3.50 an acre;
bought by w. A. Brown at $13 per
acre.
Tract No. IA, 11sa acres, appraised at
SO; bought b! c. e. Spencer, attorney,
for $8.25 an acre.
Tract No 13, 108 acres, appraised at
So; bought by w. ]. Miller for $7.95.
for for s1o.55.
Tract No. u, Ill acres, appraised at
$3.50; bought by g. w. 8. Hart, attor-
ney, for $9.05.
Tract No II, 1929 acres, appraised at
So; started at 50, and bought by c. G.
Hope at $S25.
Tract No. Is, 1Oaa acres, appraised at
$3.50 an acre; bought by c. E. Spencer.
attorney, for $7.25 an acre.
Part Of the Avery tract, containing
$50 acres; bought by s. M. Jones at
$5.05 an acre.
The Adkins tract" 145a acres, ap-
praised at $S.25 an acre, started at $3.50:
bought by S. M. Jones for $795 per
acre.
The "sandifer tract" appraised at So
an acre; started at $6, and bought by
Thos F.. Mellow, attorney, at $685..
The "Dr. John johnson place." 235
acres, appraised at So; bought by ]. c.
Wilborn at 81 an acre.
The Hope tract" 16 acres, appraised
at $40; bought by G. e. Spencer, attor-
ney, for $22 an acre.
The "McIlwain tract" containing
IS acres, appraised at $3.50; bought by
J. M. McIlwaine at $14.35 an acre.
Half interest Of F. H. Brown In "Hy-
der Davie land" in Chester county, 46
acres; bought by D. E. Finley at $6 per
acre. >
Five shares Of Yorkville Female col
lege stock of the par value Of $50 each,
were sold at $25.75 each, to Mr.. Henry
Massey.
Mr.. ]. C. Wilborn bought 81 certifl-
Gates Of scholarship in Eirskine col
lege at cents each.
This concluded the sales of the F. H.
Brown lands. For some reason certain
tracts were not Sold. The sales Of land
mentioned above aggregate $24, ,255.2Sa.
After the conclusion Of the sales by
the clerk, Mr.. G. w. s. Hart, repre-
senting w. A. Corkill qualified execu-
tor, sold a tract Of 1114 acres In Bull
'ock's Creek township, transferred to
the late Mrs. Catherine Corkill by w.
Brown Wylie, and known as the "T.
Minor Gwin tract" Bought by G. B.
Kimbrell for $3.50 per acre.
AS agent of the heirs at law Of 8. c.
Matthews, deceased, Mr.. j. B. Jackson
sold a tract of ITO acres, "a miles east
Of Clover After spirited bidding, the
land was bought by Mr.. Jackson for
s140250.