Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-08-25
ACKLEY'S ANNUAL SALE WAS
LARGELY ATTENDED
Bidding Spirited. Purchasers Pleased
Summary of Sales

summary OF safes
John A. Ackley's Annual August
Sale of wildwood Real Estate was held
last Monday in the boardwalk pavilion
al Magnolia avenue The cool breezes
made the day comfortable for those
who were present and the sale had a
large attendance to the time of the
last offering. The genial testing and
joking of Mr.. Ackley was evident, as
usual, in the conduct of the sale and
kept those in attendance in good
humor and anticipation.
The progress of the work of Ameri-
canization was illustrated in the names
of the purchasers. The prices ranged
from S125 for a sand hill lot at Here
ford with a so foot frontage, purchased
by Joseph Hutchings, to that realized
for a As foot frontage of boardwalk
realty purchased by Leon r. Yubas at
$610 per lineal foot, totaling $29, $3.50,
the As feet carrying with it riparian
rights. The latter was located be-
tween wildwood and Pine venues A
25 foot frontage with riparian rights,
located south of Lincoln avenue, sold
for $217.50 per lineal foot, the pur-
chaser being Frank Brannin. Another
frontage with riparian rights, located
at the Crest, was sold to Guy de la
Rigaudiere. This went with a block
of IL lots, 26-A, located south of the
Crest Pier. These lots sold at $610
each, the same price brought per foot
for the parcel sold between Wildwood
and Pine avenues. The above plot had
a frontage of 200 feet between Crocus
and Aster roads. Prices realized in
Dictated that beach values are rising.
This was certainly indicated in the
sale of three lots in North Wildwood.
They we're knocked down at $3.50 each
to Harry Mo1loy. Before he could sign
his name to the agreement of sale he
was offered $500 each by William Lip
kin. The purchaser transferred the
lots, taking $3.50 profit, without hav-
ing invested one cent. His visit to
wildwood realized to him sufficient
cash to pay two weeks expenses at
one of the best hotels and enough sur
plus to purchase a Ford car and see
the country on his way home to Phila-
delphia. Within "a hours Mr.. Lipkin
was offered $1,000 each for the same
lots. Some of the properties offered
that begot interest were the Mark B.
Reeves residence, which was pur-
chased by William Lipkin foor $4,000;
three residences belonging to the
Weiss estate, No. 5S06 Pacific avenue,
between Heather and Crocus roads,
Crest, purchased by Mrs. Ella H.
Cooper for $S,575; No. 500 Pacific ave-
nue., purchased by Mrs. Rebecca Nell
man for $S,O50; No. 1906 Pacific ave-
nue., purchased by William F. Hughes
for $10,50O, and the DR.. Hatch resi-
dence, 124 East Crocus road, pur-
chased by Harry Varbalow for $3.50.
A summary of the sales follows:
Two lots, so x 100 feet, north side of
Crosse avenue, between Pacific and
Holly Beach avenues. $3.50 each.
Buyer, David McKibbin.
Seller, Anna o. Sparks, Philadelphia.
One lot, so K 60 feet, northwest cor
ner of Pacific and Juniper avenues.
$2,425.
Buyer, George M. Dare.
Seller, John L. Byrne, WILDWOOD.
Three lots, 80 x 100 feet, west side of
Park avenu between Spicer and Gar
field avenues $205 each.
Buyer, F. L.. King.
Seller, C. W. Hosbach, Philadelphia.
Mark B. Reeves residence, 100 West
Magnolia n on two lots go x 80
feet. $500.
Buyer, William Lipkin.
One lot, 40 K 100 feet, east side of
Ocean avenue, between Roberts and
Baker $500.
Buyer, Thomas A. Tuso.
Seller, Fred. Himmelein.
Three boardwalk lots, "The Gray
Boardwalk Property" between Wild
wood and Pine avenues, As feet 'front.'
age, with riparian rights. 500 per
lineal foot; total $29,2S0.
Buyer, Leon r. Yubas.
Seller, Harry c. Gray, Washington,
D. c..
Two lots, 100 x 80 feet, southeast cor
ner of Atlantic and Baker venues.
$1,65O each.
Buyer, M. Pendergast.
Seller, Fred. Himmelein.
Two lots, 100 K 80 feet, southeast cor
ner of Atlantic and Lincoln venues.
$4,10O.
Buyer, Herman Landy.
Seller, John T. Byrne, Wildwood.