The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
REALTY BROUGHT GOOD PRICES.
County Sales Day Developed Strong
Market in Real Estate.


The real estate men, who conducted and
attended the sale of real property before
the door of the county Court House yes
terday morning, agreed that il was the
best and that property brought better
prices than had been the case for long
time. Some of the lots and improvements
brought prices especially good.
The sales of some valuable property by
Auct!oneer 1. D. LaRoche began the days
bidding A lot in Berrien ward situated
on the northeast corner of West Broad
and Alice streets with a front of so feet
and a depth of lO5 feet, the Improvements
consis ting .of a store and dwelling on the
corner and two dwellings, on West Broad
street was sold TO Capt. Henry Blum for
S., $50
Capt. Blum was also the purchaser of the
second and third pieces of properly. For
$3.50 he bought lot of land on the north
west corner of Duffy and Jefferson streets,
Go by 105 feet, the improvements consist
ing of the store and dwelling on the cor
ner and, four two-story frame terements
adjoining the store 10 the north, on JEFF
ferson street. For the third piece OF
property that Capt. Blum purchased he
paid So $50. This lot is situated on the
southeast corner of Tattnan and Hunting
ton streets, the lot being 80 by 81 feet, and
the Improvements consisting of a brick
store and dwelling and two frame ONE
story dwellings, on Huntington street.
Two lots in Southvile, each with
front of 80 feet, were sold by Auctionee1-
LaRoche to j. c. Hemly, for SLIGO. The
lot in Berrien ward, bounded by Taylor,
Tattnall Wayne and jefferson streets, 20
by 80 feet in extent, was purchased by II.
f. Dreeson from Auctioneer LaRoche for
5000.
Auctioneer C. H. Dorset sold a number
of pieces of property, for most of which
! good prices were secured. Two three-story
| brick residences on the corner of Harris
! and Lincoln streets were sold by Mr..
| Dorsett, the corner house going to NJ. Ed.
Wilson for s25S5, and the adjoining resi-
| dence to Elizabeth A. Beytagh for 2,O50.
| s. K. Platshek purchased the lot and i'm
| provements. consisting of two two-story
! houses, known as 312 Duffy street, east,
| fer 81 $50 A tract of land on Wheaton
| street, near the cotton mills, with front
of 1871 feet on Wheaton street and depth
of $50 feet, was sold to c. c. Champion
| for s., 200.
Mrs L. NJ Gayou bought from Auction
| eer Dorset a lot of land on Third street,
east of Abercorn, with a front of thirty
| feet and a depth of ninety feet. The I'M
| provements consist of a five-room cottage.
| The price paid was SLIGO. Sergt James
| Leonard bought a lot Oh ldhu at tilS GU :
ner of West Boundary and Olive streets,
in Yamacraw, for $S70 a tract of land
| on the extension of Bull street. opposite
| the site of the army hospitals, of lrregu-
/ lar dimensions, was bought in by j. w.
| Van Daily for 81 200. The last described
piece of property was sold by Messrs. You
! mans & Demmond.
County Sheriff r. j. Sweeny sold under
! an execution from the City Court of Ma
con. a piece of property in Currytown
ward. on West Broad street. The prop
erty has front of twenty feet on West
| Broad street and a rectangular depth Of
eighty feet. 1t was bought in by Capt.
! Henry Blum for s1,OA. Sheriff Whelar
of the City Court sold a lot on Tenth
street. with front of thirty feet and
depth of 10 feet, to G. w. Cowan, for
| 1920
This completed the sales for the day.
! There is nothing startling about the
prices obtained, but all of them are
thought to be good. Certainly. they are
better than has been the case for some
time.