The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-01-06
SALE DAY.
The Bottom Dropped Out Of Land-with-
out Wings Second Hand Mules Went
Sky Hiqh.

SKY hign.
Despite the fact that In private sales the
recent high prices have been maintained in
this county, yet 1t is true that land which
was placed under the auctioueer's hammer
went at greatly reduced prices. For instance:
$50 acres Of the Ferguson estate bounded by
lands of Mrs. M. G,sThomas, P. A. Cheatham,
P. Rosenberg g. Co, was sold by the Master to
]. G. Ferguson for $3l2o.
The houses and lots In Abbeville under
mortgage to Charles E. Mckay, was sold by
the Master to Mrs. M. G. Greggary for s2S5.
This property was sold Sale day in December
at 500. Re-sold last Sale day for the smaller
figure.
The Mattison house In which J. c. Martin
lives was sold for 81, 200 to ]. G. Martin.
Five-eighths of an acre in the town OF Ao'
beville belonging to Samuel Donaldson, on
which were W. houses, was sold to r. 8.
Link for 1900.
6s acres on Curltail Creek belonging to Sam
uel Donaldson was sold to R. R. Tolbert Tor
$40. The Master making both sales of the
Donaldson property.
To show the difference in prices Of land sold
last Sale day at public outcry and Of lands
that had changed hands at private sale a
short time previously we might mention hal
Evans Hunt paid $25 an acre for $50 acres OF
farming lands several miles from town IN
Long Cane.
j. C, Tribble of Due West sold 40 acres on
the road from Due West TO Donslds for $500
To show how second hand mules sailed
high in the air like an aeroplane, we attach
the following statement:
Alex; Bradley-l mare MULE sold to R. E.
Cox, $50.
Geo. Belcher-1 black horse. sold to R. E.
Cox, SlS.
Geo. selcher-l two-horse wagon, sold to
B. D. Purdy, $40.
Jones Burton-1 black horse mule, sold to
R E. Cox, SOS.
J.. L. Butler.l black horse mule, sold to H.
N. Cochran, Sl3l.
Il. j. L. Bntler-1 two-horse wagon, sold to r.
E. Cox, SIS.
John Henry Calhoun White Star top
buggy, sold to r. 3. Cox, SW.
back mare mule, sold tow. D. Barksdale,
bay mare mule, sold to W. D. Barksdale,
lred cow, with horns, sold to W.. D.. Barks-
red cow, with horns, apd calf, sold TO W.
Amos CualueIs-1 WY AoAno "uA0, SoNu w
Willie Lyon, 81.
Tom Cater
/ sorreI mare mule, "Ella," sold to J. T.
Brady, Sl26.
/ two.horse wagon, sold to R. E. Cox, $40.
l top buggy, sold 70 h. E. Cox, $3.50.
Jim Donaldson
i red horse mule, sold to s. ]. Todd. $26.
l white spotted heller, sold TO R.E.Cox. 81 so
1two.horse White Hickory wagon. sold TO
r. f. Cox, SIS.
jackson Eakin-1 black mare mule, sold to
W. 7. Cason, Sl01.
John Eakin-l yellow COW, with horns, sold
to T. B. Eakin, Sl5.75.
Mat Eakin-l sorrel mare, white face, sold
to D. c. Calvert, 800.
Tom Eakin-
i sorrel mare mule. sold to R. E. Cox, S25.
lred cow, with horns. l bull yearing, sold
to Geo. Mann, sll. p
mouse colored mare mule, sold to r. b.
1 black mare mule, sold to 8. J. Todd, s5s:
1two-horse wagon, sold TO J.E. Jones, sN.
l black mare mule "Ida," sold to w. P.
/ bay mare mule, sold to 8. ]. Todd, 80.
l top buggy, sold TO r. E. Cox, sl2.
Ardh Garlington-l dark bay horse mule,
sold to Richard Sondly, S7S. :
Turner Lomax-
/ top buggy, sold to r. E. Cox. SIC.
brindle bull, sold to g.. B. Mann. sl2 81.
W. 8. Martin
/ black mare mule, sold to W. 8. Washing
ton, S3S.
yellow mare mule, sold to r. E. Cox, S25. ,
/ black mare mule, sold to E. B. Kennedy,
s1S2.
Will Morris
i black COW with horn, sold to ]. W. Fergu-
son, S.@. 49,
Peter Reed
yellow horse mule, Dick. sold to S. j. Link
i ope-horse Columbus wagon, sold to R. E.
Cox, $40.
Yancy Reed
than, S14.
Joe Robinson
/ sorrel horse mule, Gus, sold to W. D.
/ brinble COW with horns. sold to Geo. Mann
sls.75.
lashy colored COW, with horns, and cali,
sold to Will Good, SIS.
l brinble bull sold for $3.50.
Albert Wier-
bay horse, John. sold to W. 7. Sanders for
mouse colored horse mule, sold TO S. ].
Todd, S9.
Lucy WILSON,
l sorrel horse mule, sold to VIM. Mcneil,
sl29.
John Workman
! gray horse mule, sold to o. g.. Cochran,
STAG.
l black horse mule, sold to 8. ]. Todd. S21.
two-horse wagon, sold to r E. Cox.
open top buggy, sold TO r. E.. Cox, s..