Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-27
KEYPORT HAS
SALE OF LAND
Auction Estate of Gand and
Crawford Good Prices.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

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Keyport, Nov. 27.-The large auc-
ton sale to settle up the estate of
Messrs. James G.. and William S.
Crawford, WAS held at this place on
Monday. The sale started at las p.
M. T. V. Yetman was the auctioneer
and 1. A. Parker was the clerk, the
estate was represented by Asher
Ely.
Announcement was made by the
auctioneer of the bank stock ad-
vertised In the notice of sale, name
ly: Ten shares of the capital stock
of the Keyport Banking Company
had been taken over by one of the
heirs to the estate and would there
fore not be sold.
Tract No. i, known as the Stout
farm, containing 1920 acres was
then offered for sale. Bidding opened
at $4,000 and run to $4,000, where
there being no advanced offered, Mr..
Ely ordered the tract laid over for
%reopening later.
Tract No. 2, known as the Stillwell
farm of 65 acres, opened at $4,000
a former tenant for $4,000.
Tract No. 8, known as the Lane
farm. of fifty-six acres, was offered
and the bidding opened at 81, 900 and
run to $2,250, at which it was with
drawn by Mr.. Ely and not again Of
fered.
Tract No. 4, a part of the home
stead farm, consisting of 80 acres,
opened at 500 and run to $500, at
which it was withdrawn by Mr.. Ely,
and not again offered.
Tract No. 5, a piece of wood land
of 6.10 acres, but not including the
wood which had been previously sold
to George H. Conover, at a private
sale, to be removed by April 6, 1913,
opened at $50 and was struck off to
William Mcfarland, of Staten Island
at $500.
Tract Nc. 6, known as the Slattery
property, a house and lot near Ev-
erett, was announced to have been
sold privately to Joseph Brown for
$3.50.
Tract No. Z. consisting of four
pieces of salt meadows at Union,
near Keyport, containing 27 acres,
opened at 500 and run to s375,
when it was laid aside and tabled
for reopening.
Tract No. 8, a farm of about 60
acres, of the James G. Crawford es-
tate, opened at $1,000 and run to
$3.50 and then tabled for reopen
ing.
Tract No. 1 was then recalled at
this time and the bidding was started
from the former amount of $4,000
and raised to $1,000, then struck off
TO Mrs. Nora V. Disbrow.
Announcement was made of a pri-
vate offer on tract. No. Z, of $500,
whereupon John w. Keogh asked
the bidding be reopened and upon a
bid of $501, the tract was sold to
Mr.. Keough.
Tract No. s was also reopened
with the announcement of a private
offer of $4,000 and an advance being
demanded, a bid of $2,501 secured
this tract for Adam Salz.
Tract No. 9, containing sever lots
on Atlantic street, Keyport,, was then
put up for sale. The lots one and
two at the corner of Warren and
Atlantic streets, having been pre-
v%iouslv sold privately to George H.
Conoyer, the. remaining five lots We're
also bought by MI. George II. Con-
over at the following prices:
Lot 3 opened at $50 and sold at
$500.
Lot 4 opened at 500 and sold at
$500.
Lot 5 opened at $3.50 and sold at
$3.50.
Lots 6 and 7 opened at $3.50 each
and sold at s255 each.
The sale was largely attended, but
there were few bidders and the bid
ding was very slow and careful. 1t
was claimed by those in charge that
the prices on the larger tracts were