Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-23

proved a great success.i both as TO
the amount Of sales and attendance.
So eminen:iy successful was Il. thar
che auction has become q permanent
Institution and hereafter VIII be held
on a fixed day monthly. namely. on
the second Saturday. No matter
what the state Of the weather may be
or the quntisy Of stuff offered. every
body may understand that the sale
viii take pace on the day settled
upon.
Saturday opened cloudy and warn,
and rain set in at an early hour.
This state Of the weather kept many
country people. as well as the women
of the city. from attending. and it
probably prevented some from bring
ing their consignments. However.
there was plenty Of everything and
il required hard work on the part of
Auctioneer Ware to get through IN
time for the ouT-of-town visitors 20
catch the first fast train for home.
The sale lot presented an animated
. appearance from early morning I'll
iate IN the afternoon. There was al
! most every conceivable article OF
I common use among the farmers.
: There were farm implements OF ali
: kinds. good. bad and Indifferent:
! milk cows. young calves. shOzts,
q fowl Of various grades and kinds
{ household good. harness. wagons
r ouggies. pones and cart. sewing ma
4 chimes. wood. hay. etc. OF course
/. there was Junk. but most of il va.
(. bought by somebody and viii be o.
4 use TO them The cheaper article.
were boughtin some eases by coloreS
T.. small farmers who will DC able Il
e use the articles 70 advantage on the
y. little farms. Il it only afforded
medium OF exchange of articles. th
ID sale was worth all il cost the public
IN Live stock and fowl always Sc
y. well. In some cases not the best "a
in brought for sear the prices woul
81 not be right. but the time is comm
when the buyers from cities will 3
az here and this will enable the farme,
nd 70 not only sell the stock that the
ar bring. but assure them the mark
NO price. This is the end for which 4
y. auction was established
. The Joint business meeting sche
SIS uled for IL o'clock at the courthou
Id was not held till an hour later a
then was not well attended. Ho
ever. il showed that there were Il
men from the country and town "
were in earnest about the sales a
ne wanted 70 see them a continued 81
vill cess. President Spencer. of I
in Business Association. called the ne
the ing 20 order and the object was stat
DC Mr.. Mouquin offered 4 resoluti
We fixing the second Saturday. begin
ok at IL o'clock a. m. with 4 busin
ave meeting at 10. as the permanent {
US. for the auction. and the Busin
tile Association was requested to adj
this this day.
There was some discussion on
lree adWszbilisy Of the Auction Conn
was tees employing a permanent a
tioneer. Mr.. L. w. Roberts offerir
ing resolution to that effect. Mr.. s.
'1 son offered a substitute allowing
ms committee TO employ an auction
sage as il thought best from sale to $
The substitute prevailed.
80 80 The meeting laid emphasis on
value of business meetings and b
soo6 after an effort viii DC made to
ding these meetings at the hour nar
snts' 10 o o'clock. giving ample time TO
cuss questions Of importance be
rned the sale opens. II IS the intentic
sofa. open the sales promptly at IL o'e
there and those who wiah % after