The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
LIVELY BIDDING
AT APRIL SALES
REALTY BROUGHT S33,o25
POWDER MAGAZINE SOLD To w. ID
CHAMPION FOR $500.

Spirited Bidding on the Ward Prop
erty at Isle of Hope-SoId by Auc-
tioneer Dorsett to w. wOIedge for
3,OOO-Property of Reilly Estate
on BrOughtOn Street, East, Went
to Jordan r. Brooks for $4,000
AuctiOneer PIatshek Raised own
Bid.
With a good-sized crowd in at
tendance at the April sales at the
Court House yesterday, property ag-
gregating $33,O25 was sold. On some
of the offerings the bidding was very
spirited. The following is the record
of the sales:
For the property at the north
west corner of Farm and Mar
garet streets, including houses
numbered from 129 to 1875, Carl Men
del gave $500. The property was Of
fered by Platshek & Co.
Nos. 405. and 4O7 CASTOR street, east,
offered by John L. Archer, went for
80, $50. They were bought by ]. w.
McIntire.
Some Of the liveliest bidding of the
day was that on the Ward property,
at Isle of Hope, a large twelve-room
dwelling with large front piazza. The
property was put up by c. H. Dor
sett, and went to W. Woledge for 3d.
600. F. E. Macarthur was the closest
competitor with Mr.. Woledge in the
bidding.
Nos. 318 and 316 Broughton street,
east, a portion of the estate of John
Reilly, went for $1,000 to Jordan F.
Brooks. The properties were offered
by Platshek & Co.
J. c. Rowland paid s2,11O for the
property situated at 416, AIS and 400
State street, east, the sale being made
by Auctioneer Dorsett for the estate
of Augustus Barrie. As property of
the same estate the same auctioneer
sold six first income bonds of the
Central of Georgia, which Demere &
Hammond bought at 2824. H. c. Gun
bingham bought ninety-two shares OF
the Savannah and Augusta Railroad
stock at Sill. The amount realized
from these sales being sufficient to
discharge the debts of the estate, the
remainder of the property advertised
was withdrawn.
AS the property of the estate of T,
NJ. Threadcraft, Mr.. Dorset sold the
dwelling and lot at No. 311 Harris
street, east, for 1850 to H. E. Wilson
He also sold the property at No. zoe
Thirty-ninth street, west, to w. p.
Stapleton for $2,075 From the same
auctioneer G.. A. Mercer, Jr., bought
the properties at Nos. A, 4S and 81
East Broad. for s2.975.
The same purchaser bought from
John L. Archer the properties at 81
Bay, west, and ga Olive street iCl
S1,375. Mr.. Archer also sold five lots
on Anderson street, between Paulser
and Atlantic, to George L. Germany
for $275 each.
City Marshal Dreeson sold the ole
powder magazine property, under order
of Council, at the price set by Coun.
Gil, $500, w. D. Champion being the
purchaser. When the property was
offered, Mr.. Champion gave notice thai
ne had erected buildings on the lot ir
good faith and that the purchaser
would be liable to a damage suit OF
not less than $500.
George A. Mercer, Jr., bought the
property at Nos. e27 and 629 Indiar
street east, for s1,050 1t was Offered
by L. d. LaRoche. No. 513 Charlton
street, east, was sold by Auctioneel
Dorsett to w. Woledge for $3.50. Johr
L. Archer sold lot No. 1T3, 1elfail
ward, to George L. Germany, fol
$3.50.
A house without the lot, on Thirty.
sixth street, was offered for sale by
City Marshal Dreeson. Platshek & CO
started the bid at $25 and it leaped al
once to 81 in small bids. This bid
was made by Mr.. Platshek, but later
thinking that it was the bid of some
one else, he raised it to S72. This gave
him the property.