Evening journal., 1908-08-11
SOLD EFFECTS OF
THE LATE BISHOP
Many at the Auction Of House.
hold Goods Of RI. Rev.
Leighton Coleman

Many persons were attracted 70 Bishop
stead this morning by the executors sale
OF the household effects and some other
possessions Of the late Bishop Leighton
Coleman. Many were attracted cut OF
sentiment and not to buy. and from those
who did come to buy this morning the
prlcces realized were not high. Harry B.
sudham Is the auctioneer, and John W.
Talley. Of the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, is keeping record OF
the articles sold and the prices obtained.
During the morning household goods only
were sold They were mostly OF severely
plain design and old but had no value as
antiques.
This afternoon the collection Of books
rugs, pictures and the Bishops valuable
collection Of coins viii be disposed Of
Many numsmatlnts are Interested IN the
collection. but Il was locked up this
morning and could not be examined.
None Of the valuable canes owned by
the Bishop and collected by him while on
his tours through various lands win be
sold as they have been bequeathed 70 the
Historical society OF Delaware
What was left Of the bishops great col
lection OF books was stored on shelves in
the hallway and the large living room on
the west side OF Bishopstead. Many OF the
choice old prints were not on the shelves
they having been disposed Of to relatives
Of the Bishop, while Bishop-elect +. j.
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theological works.
Most Of the volumes exposed for sale
were OF old date there being very few
Of recent years publication They were
mostly OF a religious character. some
dating as far back as 1900.
There also were some Greek, French and
German and other text boks OF from ls0
TO 1860. but aside from some volumes OF
from thirty 10 nifty years ago general lit.
erature was not represented largely.
on tables In tho living room were dis
played some trinkets and souvenirs oi
the late Bishop. many OF which had beer
brought from foraiRn lands, by him Of
his many pllsrimages abroad. Il was evi
dent that many Of the trinkets were no
OF great intrinsic value but 10 many the.
had a sentimental value.
A huge white polar bear rug wa
stretched out ih the living room and wa
admired by many persons.
There we're no choice pictures I'm IN
offering Of the executors. not an oil paint
ing being included in the list which com
prised prints for the most part.
When the sale was called by Mr.. Std
ham, John S. Rossell. Of the Securit
Trust and Safe Deposit Company. exeou
tor under the bishops will announces
that the sale was being conducted by IN
executor and that the proceeds would b
devoted TO religious and charitable cause
designated In the WILL Mr. Rossell sal
he hoped good prices would be received
for in a sense the bids would be the con
tributions TO the religious and Charitabl
causes contemplated by the Bishop.
The sale then began OF the house
hold and kitchen utensils which brough
anywhere from Eve cents TO $50 eacl
according to the article and its condition
An old trunk that evidently had mad
transatlantic voyages sold for ten centl
as did pile OF periodicals and pamphlet
stored on the rear porch.
Two old settees each sold for 1876. an
a suite Of bedroom furniture brought $S.1
Many chairs and other articles OF furn
, ture sold at varying prices from cent
TO sf25. Three chairs OF old design sol
for 25 cents. and a bureau for so cent
one woman bought seme flags and tw
canes for five cents.