Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-30
PROPERTY SOLD FOR TAXES
Lively Bidding on Real Estate
At The Court House
This Morning

A lot of valuable property was sold
today at the Court House by Mr..
George Saffield, auctioneer, for 1900
and 1901 taxes. The property was To-
Gated in different parts of the county
and several pieces are located in the
city. At times the bidding was
spirited and lively.
Some of the purchasers were ex-
Sheriff Beasley, Senator-elecr Luther
H. Gadd, Mr.. Thomas J. Smith, of
Washington, mayor of Arundel on the
Bay, Mr.. Henry b. Myers, of this city,
and others. The bidding on one piece
of property, small house on Clay
street, was very lively. This proper
ty was owned by John McGowans,
colored, and was purchased at this
mornings sale by Mr.. Charles G.
Feldmeyer for $2S7.
Another piece of city property upon
which the bidding was quite spirited
was that owned by the heirs of
Rachael Smothers, colored. This,
although a valuable piece of property
on Market street, was knocked down
at this mornings auction TO Mr..
Elmer Z. Parkinson for $4l5 AS
there was only $40 taxes due on this
piece of property, the heirs have let
it pass out of their hands at great
sacrifice.
According to law the owners of the
property have yet one year in which
to redeem it.
Among the property sold was the
following:
Second District-Two lots at West
Annapolis to Albert and Charles
Miller for $40 90 each; twenty lots at
Arundel on the Bay sold to Mr.. Thos.
w. Smith of Washington for $26. 90
each.
Third District-3S0 acres of land
Col Luther H. Gadd for $3.50; lot on
the Short Line Railroad owned by
f. Wilson's heirs sold to Charles A.
Robinson for $4,000.
Fourth District-Seven lots near
Annapolis Junction three owned by
William Batty sold to L.. Z. Hartge
for $25 90 each; four owned by Sam
uel Schoch sold to William Woodward
at $25 90 each; 180 acres of land owned
by George w. Fishes sold to Col.
Luther H. Gadd price $500; 25 acres
of land belonging to Anne Gerhart
sold to G. Thomas Beasley for $155 /;
tract of land owned by James
Gather near Harman's sold to Elias
Gather for $500; 157 acres of land be-
longing to Horace Cooper bought by
J. w. Grows for $113; two lots near
Odenton owned by Sophia Lowndes
and Elisa O. Swacter sold for $50. 90
and $1,000 each to Frank p. Watts
and G. Thomas Beasley; lot owned
by Phoebe Miller bought by G. Thos
Beasley for $1,000.
Fifth District - Lot at Fairfield
owned by A. O. Grammers bought by
Enoch Holland for $40. 90; lot at Glen
Burnie.belonging to John Hendricks
bought by Curtis Greek Manufactur-
ing Company for $685. seven lots a
Fairfield belonging to Charles H.
Horr and wife Peter Kocellmark
Isaac Croftman E. and T. Morris
Charles Mobrey John Stable and
Henry Weidnecker were sold at $25. 90
each.
Sixth District-House and lot on
Clay street, Annapolis, owned by
John L. MCGOWAN, bought by Charles
G. Feldmeyer for $2S6; house and lot
on Shipwright street, owned by
Rachael Smothers, bought by Elmer
K. Parkinson for $416.
Eigth Districts acres of land
owned by William Abrey, bought by
Anne Arundel county for $50. 90; lot
belonging to Charles II. Carson,
bought by the county, price $25. 90 !;
lot at Bristol, owned by Gardiner and
Switzerland, bought by the county
for $40 90; IL arces owned by Lewis
Hartge, bought by the county for
$50. 90; lot owned by Robert Holland,
bought by Mrs. George w. Hyde for
S25. 90; tract of land owned by Ben
jamin H. Phipps, bought by the coun-
ty for $4,000; lot owned by Nelson
Simms, bought by the county for
$50. 90; property of Mary Thompson,
sold to William 7. Leatherbury.