The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-10-10

Wednesday, Harvey & Dotson, of
Cyntn1ana, sold for Harvey, Cleve-
land & Lail, of Harrison county, the
wagner farm of 1919 acres near
EWalt's Cross Roads, in Bourbon
county, to Jos. Florence, of Beaver,
Harrison county, for $3.50 an acre, a
total of $53,025.
iRedmon Talbot, of near North
Middletown, bought privately We'd
nesday from Mrs. Hiram Carpenter,
OF California, through local represen-
tatlves, tract of land located on
the Harrods Creek pike, containing
1886 acres, for about $500 an acre.
The Maysville Bulletin, of Tues
day, says: "A. Gillispie, of Wedonia,
sold a farm of ninety-one acres to
Hef1in Bros, of Bourbon county, for
5000 an acre. This farm has been
sold several times in the past few
years and each time the price per
acre has gone higher"
Mr.. Harry L. Mitchell, ofthe Har-
ris & Speakes real estate firm, of
Paris, sold privately, Wednesday, for
Edward Pribble, the 102 acre farm
located on the Leesburg and Oxford
pike, in Scott county, for $40 an
acre, to w. M. Perkins, of George
town, for immediate possession.
The sale was made while Ford &
Wood, of Georgetown, were conduct
ing the public sale of the J. A. Prib-
BILE farm, just across the pike.
The Gilt Edge farm of SAT acres,
located near Paris, belonging to the
heirs of John T. Hinton, offered at
public sale Tuesday, was withdrawn
after being bid to 1926 an acre. The
sale had been extensively advertised
especially in THE BOURBON NEWS.
The real estate firm of Harris &
Speakes, with George D. Speakes
acting in the capacity of auctioneer,
had charge of the sale. There was
large crowd in attendance, and the
bidding was active up to the time it
was decided to withdraw the prop
erty from the market.
The real estate firm of Bond &
Buckley, of Versailles, conducted the
232 acre farm belonging to the es-
tate of the late 1. F. Willmott. The
farm, lying on the Bryant Station
pike, three-fourths of mile from
IIutchison, was sold by the executor
Of the estate, Mr.. I. s. Willmott, to
Mr.. E. r. Kelley, of Fayette county,
for s24O an acre. At the same time
six shares of the capital stock of the
First National Bank of Paris was
sold to Mr.. Nj. r. Jacoby, of Hutch |
ison, for $279.50 share, and three |
shares of the same stock to Mr.. James |
for $283.5O a share. This |
sale was advertised in THE BOUR-
BON NEWS.
The sale of the l. D. Thompson |
farm of ITO acres, located on the |
pike, near Paris, was |
held yesterday morning, conducted |
by the real estate firm of Harris &
Speakes, with George D. Speakes as |
auctioneer. Despite the rain and
the threatening weather there was a |
good crowd of bidders on hand. and
the bidding was spirited The farm,
after lively tilt between opposing |
was SOlu W MI. d. iohA |
Clay and Mr.. j. J. Haggard, for an |
average of $293.50 an acre, or total
of S49,895. After the sale the prop |
erty was divided among the two pur-
chasers, Mr.. Haggard taking the |
place containing the residence. and
fifty acres, on which he has been re-
siding, and Mr.. Clay taking the re-
mainder, 120 acres, which adjoins |
the land he already owns. The home |
place secured by Mr.. Haggard is we'll
with a three-room cottage,
stock and tobacco barns. etc.
Following the sale CT the farm
the Thompson residence on
Duncan avenue, handsome two
story brick, one of the houses built !
years ago by the late Mr.. Jerry Dun
can for his daughters, was placed on
sale, at 2:30 p. m. There was large |
crowd on hand. After some lively |
bidding the home was purchased by |
Mrs Matthew Kenney, of the county, |
for 1926. Possession will be given
within the next thirty days. The lot
has a frontage of 100 feet on Dun |
can avenue and a depth of 237 feet.
The home is one of the best IN the
city.