The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
FEW WANTED TO BUY.
Many Lots Had TO BE Withdrawn of
the July Sales.

the July Sales.
There was rather a small attendance at
the July sales at the Court House yes
terday. and those who had property to
offer were not at all pleased. At no time
was the bidding spirited and Auctioneer
Archer. who made several purchases, said
that he found it cheaper to buy than sell.
The warm weather probably kept many
from the sale, and, too. made the work of
the auctioneers anything but pleasant.
Mr.. C. H. Dorsett offered fifteen choice
lots on Thirty-hfth and Thirty-sixth
streets. near Waters road, but found only
one purchaser. Lots 4, 5, and T. were
offered with the privilege of one or all.
Fritz Miller bid them in at 500 each. but
did not care for more than one lot. No.
was sold at that price and the others
were not put up.
Two beach lots at Tybee, were sold by
Mr.. Dorset to H. P. Smart at $3.50 each.
Two lots a Furbers Point. on the island.
were knocked down to Mr.. H. P Bald
win at S35 a lot. A railroad or business
lot on the island. that had been adver-
tised, was not offered.
The property at Nos. $50 and 541 Indian
street were sold by Mr.. Dorsett for 5000
also bid in one-half of lot No. 28, North
Oglethorpe ward, on Olive street for ST.
200. The northern half of lot No. 10, in
the same ward and located on the same
street, was not offered. MIR. Dorsett also
refused to put M sixteen lots on Thirty
fourth street near Price.
Lot and Improvements known as No CAL
Russell street were bid in by ]. e. Con-
stantine for $3.50 The sale was made by
Auctioneer Dorset.
One lot on Davis street, between Price
and East Broad streets, was knocked
down by S. K. Platshek to John L. Arch
err agent, for $5O1.
Four lots and three small houses on
Wolff and Eighth streets, in the city of
Brunswick, were sold by Youmans &
Demmond to John L. Archer, agent, for
500
The Masters property in the town of
Warsaw was sold by l. d. LaRoche 10
Mr.. Evans for $4S5. No one appeared to
want III acres of land on Dutch Island,
about a mile and a half from Thunder
bolt, and this piece of property was taken
down
The property at the northeast corner of
President and East Boundary streets was
bid in for SIS. One-third interest in the
southeast corner of Houston street and
Oglethorpe avenue was offered but with
drawn by Mr.. LaRoche on one bid of
81. 200
Lots p. 7S and 70, in Dittmersville, were
offered by Mr. LaRoche as a part of the
Ciaghorn estae. The Bull street lot, No.
70, was bought by G. Noble Jones for
$3.50 The other two lots were bid in by
Henry Claghorn at $50. One share of the
Georgia State Building and Loan Asso-
citation stock was bought by the company
for SlOO. Five shares of the same stock
on which $24 has been paid was bought
by the same bidder for s121.25. Six shares
of Chatham Bank stock went to George
Fl. Miller at 1925. One city of Savannah
bond was bid in by S. K. Platshek for
$105.25.
Mr.. r. H. Tatem sold 221s acres of land
at Pooler to George H. Miller for 1872.
The same purchaser bid in 10 acres for
$27 and 2315 acres for $32. All of the land
is in Pooler and is a part of the Solte di-
vision.
Lot No. 2. Franklin ward, was with
drawn by I. d. LaRoche on single bid
of $4,000 The lot is the second west of
Jefferson on Bay street.
Ten acres of the Placentia tract, on
the Skidaway road. were sold by Sheriff
Horrigan of the City Court to Isaac Beck
ett for $500.
Several lots at Thunderbolt were sold
by Deputy Sweeney, as follows: Lot No
l. to F. l. LaRoche, for SOS; lot No. 2
to Norman Beckett. for S1O2; Lot NO a.
to F. L. LaRoche, for $35; Lot No. 5, to
Norman Beckett, for $S5; Lot No. 6, to
Norman Beckett, for $37; Lot No. T. to
John H. Grimm for $35; Lot No. s, tc
John II. Grimm, for $39; Lot No. 1877
Garland ward, was sold under a tax ex-
ecution to John H. Grimm for $40.
Several pieces of property were offered
DIV Marshal DrepSOn 20, I.
city for the amount of taxes due or
them
l. d. LaRoche was unable to get a sin.
gle bid on 225 acres of land in Efingham
and Chatham counties known as the Good.
win property.