The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-08
MAYS PUBLIC SALES
PROPERTY VALUED AT $135,o00
CHANGED HANDS.
BIDDING WAS VERY LIVELY.
DESPITE LARGE OFFERINGS PROP
ERTY BROUGHT GOOD MONEY.


Attracted Bidders-some of the
Heirs Prominent Among the
Purchnsers-WaIden Residence, mt
Jones and Bull streets, Bought in
by MIR. j. X. SheIdon-Mr. j. j.
o'NeiIl Bought "A Solid Block on
Bolton street, Paying $4,000.
Plenty of Noise at the sales.
More property changed hands at the
public sales at the Court House yester-
day than on a similar occasion here in
many a day. The value of the sales ag-
gregated nearly or quite $lS5,OOe.
1t was rather an exciting scene. The
attendance was at least twice as large
as is customary on such occasions and
the bidding in most instances at least
twice as rapid and enthusiastic. Most of
the time three or four auctioneers were
talking at once and it became somewhat
difficult for any one of them to determine
whether a bid was intended for the prop
erty he was offering or that being offered
at the same time by some one of the
others.
The principal interest clustered around
the sale of the property of the estate of
late Gen. Henry r. jackson, which was
conducted by Messrs. Youmans & Dem
mond, Mr. Youmans acting as auctioneer.
A number of valuable pieces of property,
belonging to this estate, were sold.
The property at the northwest corner
of Broughton and Drayton streets was
bought in by Mr.. T. P. Ravenel, for $12,
100 The property has a front of thirty
feet on Broughton street and depth of
ninety feet, to Congress lane. There are
four small wooden stores on the lot.
The old Jackson residence, on the
northwest corner of Barnard street and
Oglethorpe avenue, brought $1O,O5O The
purchaser was Mr.. Isaac Beckett, who in
making the purchase acted in the inter
ests of undisclosed client. The two
residences adjoining the west were
bought in by Mr.. Marion Jackson of At
lanta, one of the heirs of the estate
A row of eight two-story brick houses
on Mcclure street were bid in by Mr..
: Walter Coney. They cost him $5,110
The residence at 1928 Barnard street,
facing Pulaski Square, brought $4,000
The purchaser was Mr.. Quill Orme of At
lanta, also representing some of the heirs
of the estate Mr.. T. P. Ravenel bought
the property at Liberty street, east, OPP
as residence by Capt. d. G. Purse. The
! price was 1900
The lot and residence at the corner of
2 CASTOR and Alice streets was bought in by
Mr.. J. r. Cain, for $3.50. Mr.. Cain also
: bought. for $2,275, the two-story brick res
idence at 221 Henry street, west. Two
two-story frame residences, known POS
and 2o7 Anderson street, west, with the
lot, on which they stand. went to w.
Q Walker, for 50. $50 Mr.. A. S. Cohen
bought in three one-story dwellings on
Thirty-sixth street, the price paid being
81. 800.
Mr.. Youmans also offered the Waldron
: residence at the southwest corner of Bull
5 and Jones streets. 1t is a most desir1-
4 BILE piece Of property, the lot fronting
sixty-two feet on Jones street and one
hundred feet on Bull. Il is now occu-
| pied by a somewhat old-fashioned, but
large and comfortable three-story on a
basement brick residence. 1t was bought
z by Mr.. ]. r. Sheldon. the successful
bid being $4,000.
Mr. Sheldon bought also the property
y now occupied by the Savannah Academy
I 1t fronts sixty feet on Bull street, facing
L Madison square. The property, which was
+ sold by Mr.. John l.. Archer, was knocked
down to Mr.. Sheldon, after spirited bid
. ding between him and Dr. M. X. Corbin
e for IS, 275.
!. Mr.. C. II. Dorsett sold block of lots
;. on Bolton street. between Habersham and
Price, for $4,000. The purchaser was Mr.
]. ]. ONeiil. There are eight bots in the
o block fronting south 242 feet on Bolton
I street and having a rectangular depth OF
los feet
k The warehouse property just west OF
IS the building occupied by the Savannah
&c Grocery Company, on Bay street, neal
a jefferson, was sold by Mr.. 1. d. LaRoche
1, to Col. r. f. Lester, the price at which II
= was knocked down being $500. The lot
5. has front of GO feet and a depth of 30
Y the improvements consist of a one-story
e warehouse.
o Messrs. Youmans & Demmond sold the
J. residence property 416 and AIS Hun
n tingdon street, west for 1910 The
l. purchaser was Mr. w. II. Wade. The i'm
- provements consist of two small houses.
:. The same auctioneers sold to w
= Walker. for $780, a bot of land in The
n Meadows. The property is near the Wa
tiers road, and runs from Waldburg street
to Park avenue.
Mr.. Archer sold the dwelling at IL
Thirty-second street, east for 81 .150 the
:, purchaser being Mr.. Henry Sack. He sold
also the cottage al 2W Thirty-third street
the purchaser in this instance being Mr..
n James Leonard. Three small houses on
1, Mill street were sold by him 40 the estate
of George w. Parish for sl,S45
8 MIR. c. II. Dorset sold to Mr.. W. j.
IS | MlSNally lnFee iOtS on the southwest cor
a, ner of Duffy and OFT streets. in Collins
vile. The lots, which have each a front
- of thirty feet, and a depth of one hun
r bred and sixteen feet, brought 500 each
= Mr. Dorset sold cottage al Meldrim to
Mr. NJ Ed Wilson for $500
> Sixteen lots of land at Thunderbot were
r sold by Mr.. Dorsett to various purchasers
e among them being Mr.. w r. Gnann and
IS Mr.. w. f. Kidwell. The lots brought an
i average price of SIS. The southern halt
s of Macao island, in the river. ooposito
l. Bonaventure. was bought IN by Mr. s
y. Shotter for $780,
Several other pieces of real property
and a number of shares OF the stock OF
various corporations were also offered and
sold. The stock of the Chatham Bank
'' brought 500 so; Series A of the stock Of
the Chatham Real Estate and Improve,
= ment Company, $3.50 aud Series b. $50 30
with a par value of $50; and that Of the
/, Augusta and Savannah Railway Sl15
> AS whole the sales were the mosl
4, successful held for a long time. The bid.
d ding was lively and the prices obtained
for the various offerings were generally
~ good That so much valuable property
, could be placed on the market in a single
- day and sold at public cutlery. and ye