The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-11
BIG LOT SALE.
Property Sells Well, Union RyaI
Estate Advancing.

| Estate Advancing.
The big lot sale advertised fer
Tuesday ot this week camv fl @,
| time. Ere" rriag"s ". re in W TIT
at the Urinn Hrtel Mt 9 O'Clock aud
the Imperial Band played svveroi
pieces TO get the crowd t"gnth. y,
The crowd was taken to the prop rty
Just ihis side of A-tra MlllS a'rt tn,
sale began about 9:45 on the cocuel
lot on the 80 foot boulevard divrding
the property fr"m the Antla Mil
prop r'y. The bidding was rather
slow at first but soon became lively.
The lot brought S24O. The lot, are
50 feet front by l23 feet back here
were 26 lots sold before dinner anu
about thirty sold after dinner. Ttere
are three streets graded, one parallel
with Main and one parallel With the
Boulevard, the streets are about 50
| feet wide. 1T is desirable piece of
property ard will rapidly enhance in
value no doubt. The lots brought
good prices, which is m evidence OF
the good value Of Union real estate.
There We're two free lots drawn for,
one after close of the sale before dir-
ner and one in the afternoon. The
lot drawn at 1925 D. IN, was drawn
by Mr.. j A. Chambers, and adioined
lot that brought 300 and one thut
brought SOL. The lots sold us follows:
Corner lot No l on Main street and
boulevard to- S. j. H. Howell for
$24O; No. 2 fronting Main street to
w f. Altman for $l6o; n w. corner
lot fronting Main street to f. Nj.
Wilson for $500; next adjoining lot
West to Green IL Boyd for $l40; mex,
adjoining to w. f. Altman for Sl5U
giving him adjoining lots. Two lots
were sold between the street and the
Southern Railroad, one 10 G. w.
Whitman for $50 ard one to l. ID
Smith for $50. There being SOM.
discus aion as to the right Of way of
the railroad return was made to the
lots frontiug the boulevard. One lot
TO 5. NJ Rice, Jr., for S210, another
for Tl5O; two to Allan Nicholson for
Sl2O each; one ) W. corner to L. G.
Duke for SLIP; the lots on street par
alleI with bru evard were sold one to
V f Altman for SiC2; one to j NJ
Kirby for SlOG; one to Jno. r.
Mathis FOR so; corner lot to w q
smith for SLY; opposite corner n
". to Jno X Mathis for Sll3; 5. "
:or''er to J J Culson foe SiUS; back
20 boulevard fronU to w. f. Altman
for 79l opposite lot TO Proi. Davis
jeff les for 2S6; front lots to =. G.
Crosby 2 for 500 ra:h; Opposite To-,
to A. a. Crosby for SOL II. III Hll
500; 0. NJ Sims $50. This was lhy
last lot sold before dinner. Tn,
tickets We're all put in u hat and
Mayor Young was asked to conduct
the drawing aud small by WAS
plirdfolded and after the tickets had
oeer thoroughly shook up the boy
trew ticket, it bore the name OF J
Chambers and he was declared the
winner Of the free lot, congratula-
tions We're then in or,ier, and all re
turned to town for dinner.
There was Il gopilv .!umber attending
the sale i'll the afternoon and some 80
o,d lots We're .srll, the prices ranging
fr IN 81? 60 t. Sl2G, the Its on the hill
were very pretty lots, AMI brought good
pre- $. The H. ttest contest was over a
small lot down III the fiat which was
started at ~ Int finally brought Sll.
The renpin!ng lots between the rail
0td and main street We're S,ld at good
prices and the sale closed. The tickets
Tor the second lot were gathered into "a
hat box and Sha en- up, hole was cut
and boy put his hand in and drew out
ticket which bore the name Of John
Pruitt.