The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-17
THE AUCTION SALE

The Star reporter did not reach the
grounds where the auction sale of lots
was going on until o'clock and sew
enc lots had been sold. to Mr.. Seymour
John Graham and others whose names
we did not learn. The lots sold in our
presence were: Two to Frank Booher,
for $3.50 each. c. II. Dubbs purchased
the adjoining one for s175. T. II.
Mills bought the next for s115 Mr..
r. c. Muncaster took two for $3.50
each Then came the double lots ex
tending south to the Palmetto Park
subdivision, 210 feet deep, and in put
ting the lots up matters became some
what tangled as each lot offered was
only 105 feet in depth and the buyer
was obligated to take the next lot
south at the same price. This con-
fusion was cleared up after Mr.. Louis
Lang, who bid in one lot for $3.50,
demurred at having to pay that price
for the adjoining lots. The lots were
then put up as whole and Mr.. Sey-
mour took ten at $40 a lot. G. F. Tay-
Tor took two lots on the crest of the
hill for 1920, while Mr.. Mckenzie bid
in two at $3.50 each. when Abner Poos-
er OF Tampa, son of Capt. Frank Poos-
er, the former owner Of the property,
stood the Poser home in which Mr..
Abner Pooser was born. He paid 1925
for one and $115 for the other To the
west and abutting Britt Sanders tract
Mr.. II. c. Sistrunk bid in four lots at
sll7 each Miss Annie Blair Wood
row secured a lot in the middle row
abutting L. n. Green's property for
sl25 Col. ]. Fl. Livingston secured the
next lot east for 800. while NJ Fishel
secured two lots for $3.50 each. Mrs
f. f. McClane secured two lots imme-
diately opposite the two purchased IN
the morning at $112.5O each. The sale
was then transferred to the ten lots
fronting on South Sth street and OPP
posite the home of Mr.. James r. Moor
head George Williams bought the
corner lot and the one next to it fol-
1910 each, while w. NJ Franklin bid II
the lot next TO Mr.. Williams at S210
Mr.. G. G. Crom secured the next three
west at $40 each followed by Stepher
Jewett, who bought two for 1902 each
The two remaining lots, including th'
west corner were bid in by Mr.. Sey
mour at $40 each. Then came th'
drawing for the remaining prizes. Mis-
Ley. daughter Of Rev. j. b. Ley, Sc
cured a rocking chair. Mrs. f. ]. Perch
guson drew hammock, Stephen Jew
EFT drew a handsome jardiniere am
Mr. G. c. Crom drew a handsome rug
Then came the drawing for the fire
lot Margaret Little drew the mum
Der. which was 3116, and Abner Poose
was the fortunate winner With
few complimentary remarks by Nj
Bowman and an assurance that thos
who had purchased the lots would ris
up in the sweet bye and bye and cal
him blessed for having induced ther
to invest, the auction came to an en-
and the band boys. gaily homeWar
rode on the rambling tallyho and fire
carriages carried the rest of the crow
down town. We forgot to say that i
the morn preceding the the inticing in
donations of the auctiOneer, Edito
Frank Harris made some remark
about the stability and profit of an
choring some of our portable propert
in mother earth and how in all hi
years residence in Ocala property ha
been on the gradual rise and increas
in value and would so continue. TIL
auction was a great success and ever
one connected with it is to be cOngrat
ulated.