The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-02-14
AUCTION SALE OF LOTS
Olsagreeable and Rainy Weather In
terfere With WHAT Promised To Be
Red Letter Day in Ocaa Real Es-
tate Doings.

terfere With WHAT Promised To Be
Red Letter Day in ocaIa Real Es-
tate Doings.
From Saturdays Daily:
Despite all that has been said to
the contrary. Friday is entitled to the
reputation it has won as being an "un-
lucky" day in the calendar of the
worlds events.
The weather yesterday stands as
an irrefutable proof of all the evil
things that has been put off on Friday
as an unlucky day.
The Carolina Development Com
pany had advertised extensively in
! the local newspapers, as we'll as in
other approved and up-to-date meth
DDS that the twin auctioneers" would
not only keep up their reputation to
sell a lot a minute, but as the propo-
sition was such an attractive one
odds We're being offered that they
would break their phenomenal rec
ord and sell more than the advertised
number
To make things all the more propi-
tious the weather bureau predicted
that the weather would be fair and
] pleasant, but when the peaceful in
habitants of our beautiful and quiet
little city were aroused from their
slumbers on this fateful day, gather
ing and lowering clouds told them
more prophetically than the weather
bureau that a rain storm was on and
that the auction sale of lots was off,
or at best postponement was imper-
4ti,a.
Il was not long before the dry and
thirsty earth was drenched with CO.
pious showers. These showers con-
tinued, so at 10 o'clock, the hour an
nounced for the beginning of the sale,
the band that was specially engaged
for the occasion gathered in front of
the Court Pharmacy and, after render
ing several airs, it was announced
! from the band stand by megaphone
that the sale would take place at
100 if the weather settled if not,
it would be postponed until Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The weather moderated, but was
still far from being settled, but the
! band struck up an air which was the
signal that the sale was on, and de-
spite the untOward conditions a crowd
followed the band, some in automo-
hiles. some in hacks and some on foot
70 "Linwood Heights
After a brief statement of the condi-
tons of the sale. the twin auction
GERS" began their dextrous feats, much
10 Tie amusement and pleasure of the
lockers.
The first lot was knocked down to
Mr.. David S. Woodrow for four hun
dred dollars. or eight dollars per front
foot. which is equal to thirty-two hun
drde dollars per acre.
The next lot sold for three hundred
dollars, and the prices ranged from
those figures on down to one hundred
and twenty dollars per lot, until about
twenty lots in all were sold, when
the sale was postponed until today
at 10 o'clock.
The following is partial list of the
buyers, some buying two lots:
David S. Woodrow, J. J. Gerig, c.
Blair Woodrow, Harvey CLARK, J. E.
Johnson. w. K. Zewadski, J. r. Dew
ey., c. C. Bailey, and one or two 9th
ers whose names we failed to learn.
Quite a dictionary of names were
sent in for the naming of the new adj
dition. The one selected was Lin
wood Heights" This name was sent
! in by Miss Alice Bullock, and she
was awarded the silver tea service.
"T.inwood" was the name of Judge
Bullock's youngest brother, a most
popular and promising young man,
who died soon after he reached his
majority The name was given to
perpetuate his memory.
In guessing the price the first lot
would bring the prices ranged from
two hundred to eleven hundred dol
lars. Five tied on the amount it
brought, viz: Mrs Edward Badger,
Mrs. S. S. Duval, Mrs. w. S. Bullock,
Mr.. George j. Ross and Mrs. Lidia
Hodson of Morriston. The committee
awarding the prize consisted of
( Messrs. r. L. Martin, r. A. Burford
and DR.. Peek.