Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-04-05
REAL ESTATE UNDER
THE HAMMER.

Ihere was an unusual gathering
about the office of Charles Fielding
North Laurel street Saturday, there
being several real estate sales adyer.
tlsed to occur, together with the sale
OF fifteen shares of Bridgeton Bank
stock.
James R. Hoagland, acting as ex-
ecutor, offered tor sale the property of
the late Joseph H. Elmer. Auctioneer
Il. l.. Matlack made the sale. The
Fayette street property was first
offered. 1t was started at $1,000, and
soon reached $4,000, where it hung for
some time. The bidding resumed
again and Orestes Cook finally bid in
| the property for $4,000 fat. The pur-
chase was made for Maria l.. and
George M. Colder.
Ire bank stock was next sold, and
the last five shares brought the record
price Of $401 per share, 81 mure than
any previous sale made. The fifteen
shares were sold thus:
shares to Peter Cosier for S4OO per
share.
shares to Harry Haines for $4Oo
| per share.
shares to Harry Haines for $4O1 per
share
AS Special Master in Chancery.
Leverett Newcomb then offered the
property of the late Mrs. Caroline
Gall, Walter FL. Bacon being the
Solicitor. Auctioneer H. l.. Tyler
conducted this sale. There were
twelve different lots in the sale, the
greatest interest being centred in the
North Laurel street property adJoln.
ing the Jacob R. Elwell and Bartram
buildings. There was considerable
conjecture as to what this property
would bring. Many placed the figures
at $4,000, while some thought it would
go to $4,000. 1t brought s53oo.
ALI of the other properties sold we'll,
and there was much competitive bid
ding upon each piece. The result of
the sale. which required some time,
| WAS ds lOllOWS:
Lot No. LOOT and dwelling house,
North Laurel street. al it. in front
with depth of 9O34 ft., to Howard s.
CARL, for $500.
Lot No. 2-Vacant building lot,
Chestnut avenue, Fifth ward, to Will.
liam Fl. Souder for $2S.
Lot No. 3-Vacant building lot ad.
joining No. 2, to William H. Souder,
for $26.
Lot No. 4-Three part mortar brick
house Nos Cd, &c and 6S Nichols street.,
to Chester Carton for 1901.
Lot No. 80 and. SO 100 acres of
farm and woodland in Fairfield town.
ship. to R. +. Sheppard, Jr., for $41O
Lot No 6.-Tillable land in Fair.
field township containing 624 acres to
Benjamin Erickson for $35.
Lot No. 10 and 81 100 acres of farm
and husband in Fairfield township,
to r. +. Sheppard. Jr., for $3l0.
Lot. No. 81 and u acres of farm
in Stow Greek township, to Philip D.
Willis for S14O.
Lot No. 9.-6 acres of cleared land
in Fairfield township to Harry BAN
ford for $102 30.
| Lot No. 10-15 acres of farm land
in Deerfield township 10 J. ]. Swartz
for $500.
| Lot No. 11-Frame dwelling house,
on Rogers street in the Fifth ward, to
Barton F. Sharp, for $110.
Lot No. -13A acres of husband
in Lawrence township to r. F. Shep-
pard, Jr., for $25.
The aggregate OF the Gall estate
footed up 81, 9S7. so.
Immediately following this sale
Auctioneer Tyler for Howard W. Gar
rison sold the Frank J. Lore property
on Broad street for $240O. Geo. Elmer
bid in the property.
| A double house on Ellis street was
| offered for sale, but was withdrawn
for lack of an adequate price.
The afternoons sale was concluded
with sale of 1000 shares of the Phila.
delphia Zinc Company, the shares be.
ing sold by Tyler for $50 to Peter
Cosler, of Newport