The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-30

A GREAT AUCTION SALE.


A GREAT AUCTION SALE.
Auction Sale Of City Lets Conduct
ed by the American Realty b |
Auction Co., Of Greensboro, a
Great SueceSs-1A8 Lots Sold In |
Five Hours at Good Prices A |
Number Of Out-Of-TOwA People
Purchase.
The big auction sale of city |
lots held Tuesday was the most
successful sale Of that kind ever
held in Lum berton. Much inter
est was manifested. and the re-
suit Of the sale leaves no room
| for doubt that Lum berton real
estate is in demand at good
prices. Predictions we're freely
made that just at this time peo-
pie would not buy, but if there
was any indication of financial
stringency in the bidding for lots
at the sale it was not in evidence
enough to be noticed. Many out
nf town people were present, both
from the country and nearby
Towns.
The sale began at II o'clock in
the morning and closed at 4 in
she afternoon, and during those
! i've hours LAB lots were sold, one
lot every tvs minutes and six
seconds. With the exception Of
q few cut of corners all the lots
are 54x1O8 feet in size. The
smallest price, brought by one
Of the small lots, was $65; the
highest price for which a lot was
sold was $3.50. the average price
Icing about $40. Mr.. Il. G..
BridgeFs, Of Bladenboro, VITO
: purchased 19 lots, the highest
. number purchased by one man,
, vas given a lot free: Mr.. W. ".
Carlyle, of Lumberton, purcEas.
ed I lotts, tthii tie e next highest nun
ber, and received $40 il gold; Mr..
" H Humphrey, Of Lum bertop,
Who purchased II lots. the next
> highest mum Der, was given S. in
> gold.
The lots. which we're owned
y by Messrs. A. w. Mclean and A
n e. White, Of Lumber:on, hac
d been attracGVely laid of by Mr.
,e F. F Wetmore, of the firm 6
Purcell & Wetmore, surveyors
. f Red Springs and Lumberton
, Mr.. Wetmore prepared blu
l prints showing the size and loca
zion Of the lots and his efficien
:" work contributed no little to tn
II success of the sale. The sal
le vas conducted by the American
e Realty and Auction Co. OF G reens
Il boro, Mr.. J. S. Griffin, manage
h Of the advertising department O
Il that company, being actively il
# charge of this sale. The success
% of the sale vas largely due to tn
IL splendid advertising eAmpaig
=, conducted by Mr.. Griffin. To
much could not be said in prais
;" Of Mr.. Griffin's work. He sc
. forth in mastery way the OF
- portunity that would be afforde
4 those who attended this sale fo
C. a splendid investment, and ths
re MS untiring work was SUGGEST,
TX is abundantly evidenced by th
il results.
i. The lots are located in Mort
70 Lum bsrton, in a very desirab
5section OF the city, within s(
wards of the splendid new graz
ed school building.
0e The auctioneers were Messr
m D.A. Bodenhamer and Geo. Penn,
r. IF Greensboro. Their manner
re conducting the sale, both speaI
il. ing at the same time and in tt
Nv same tone of voice, is somethir
lie new in this neck OF the wood
W. They are all to the good. 1t
,.e hard to see how . sale could
40, conducted in q more effec4i'
. manner. Preceding and fl
- slowing, and at intervals durin
nv she sale, music was furnished
III a band from Fayetteville Whit
60 had been secured for the occa
'ss ion.
on The out.of-town people vi
is purchased we're: J. A. Duke,
, is KirRsdale; Nathan Britt,of Brit
to township; A. A. James, of Lau
AZ inburg; T. II. White, who lives
,,+ ID rural route from Lumberto
and H. AEoxnoo 20 ca-c.l