Evening journal., 1909-08-06
MANY BARGAINS
AT PRIZE AUCTION
Sale Yesterday Melted $3.50
For BattIeShip Silver Ser
vice Fund

one hundred and forty packages
were auctioned Off at Brandywinc |
Springs Park last night for the bat
tleship Delaware silver service fund.
and the receipts amounted 20 $3.50. The
auction was largely attended. The day
was observed az Delaware Day and
was the most important of the auction.
At the aftcrnon sale S475O was re-
ceived.
The feature OF last night was sale
Of orders on lots for first payments OF
from SIS 20 S15 by the Rivervicw
Heights Company Several OF the
orders wero sold for little more than
70 cents. An order for 500 donated by
/ the Chalmers Detroit Automobile
Company through its local agent COL
oncl Granuey II. Postles, sold for sos.
There VIII be no sale this afternoon,
land the last Of the packages VIII ID
auctioncd tonight. II is expected th4i
the total receipts from the auction Wi
amount 10 about 5000
Former Mayor Horace Wilson sold
the first package last night, u being
bought by Richard PatzowslSy for
$3.50. II proved 10 be a 81 piece Of
extra fine leather n. d. Coward waE
the permanent auctioner yesterday
afternoon and last night
The consignment of the Mayer firm
sold for good prices. tho total being
about s27. The special lot OF two
packages given by A. and l.. Jenny
were sold for $3.50 and s.. The pack
ages OF the Delaware Hardware Com.
pany. which had offered a s. special
package to the person paying the
/ highest price for any one, sold at about
I 81 or a little over until the last one.
which was sold for $3.50. The four
checks donated by tho George W.
/ Bush Company. which were for 81.
s.. SS 81 and s.. brought a total OF
/ S13. Dr. L. H. Ball bought the third
choice OF the envelopes for 81 and
drew the check for 50. The six pack
ages OF the Foord Bottling Company.
OF which one contained a check for 81,
sold for a good price. Homer c. Sim
mons was the lucky purchaser OF the
package containing the check.
/ In the afternoon President Of Coun-
Gil James L. Banning sold the first
package. It being the Robelen Piano
Company's consignment. r. w Crook
manager Of the Peoples Railway Com
pany. bought the package for "a and
then gave Il back to be sold for 50. 1t
was handsome piano cover. [
This evening the sale gives promise
OF furnishing some good bargains. as
several good offers have been made.
The best will probably be that Of the
Chalmers Detroit Company. which has
offered two more orders on machines
ar me store rooms here, these being
each worth $50. There are stiIl a
number Of good packages in stock for
tonight
Incidents Of the Evening.
There were some amusing incidents dur
ing the evening. occasioned by Auctioneer
Coward. when he put up bottle Of wet
goods donated by the D. W. Lynch com-
pany. he shook Ct and remarked; Sounds
like hardware What's offeredT'
twenty-five cents" called one man.
Here. this is from Fourth street. re-
marked Coward
Thirty cents" called back the man.
Taking up another bundle given by VAN
devcr and Company Auctioneer edward
remarked: 1T feels as il It might be
kits Hammock"
The auctioneer nearly toppled from his
pedestal when the bidding for the 500 or
der upon the Chalmers-Detroit Automobile
Agency leaped in one bound from sixty.
FIVE cents to $50
SAY that again. Hold up your hand sc
the people can see YOU" urged the aue
tioneer.
When another article was being offered
for which one dollar was bid, Mr.. Glow
ard called out: NO more bidding. SOLD
for $50 to Barney Grove. I see him com
ing"
Homer c. Simmons bought big CAKE
from the Steinle bakery and cut it up and
passed II around the crowd.