Evening star., 1924-06-08

half a century ago Tor physlcal me-
mentos of nota-
Summer Effects BILE personages
Sold at Auction. day. This was
illustrated on the occasion of an auc-
ton sale of the personal effects of Sen
ator Charles Sumner, which took place
at his former residence at Vermont ave
nue. and H street. The Star of June j.
1874 says:
"At 10 o'clock the rooms on the
first floor were crowded with a large
throng of persons, many of them be-
ing from Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and other distant points.
Nearly one-half of those present were
ladies. a large number of newspa-
per men were present making notes
of the more important sales. AT lo
o'clock Mr.. Latimer opened the sale
in the kitchen, washroom and coal
cellar, and disposed of kitchen Ia
bles, cooking utensils, stoves, lot or
coal and wood, coal hods, an ak, snow
ell, etc, to different parties at good
prices. He next proceeded to the
dining room. Many Of the articles IN
this room were purchased by Mr..
James wormley, whose purpose 1t is
to use them in fitting up summer
dining room in his hotel. carved
walnut. handicapped sideboard was
knocked down to him at $500 and
carved walnut extension dining Ia
BILE at $3.50. In this room a diiapi-
dated fly brush went for $3.50, wal
nut picture rack for $40 and two wal
nut easels at sl1 and $3.50. A small
scrap basket was sold TO Mr.. George
T Dunn for 81.
.1n the library the walnut office
desk went to A. NJ Howe for $40;
walnut bookshelves to Fred Douglass
at 81 each; walnut bookcase with
glass doors to c. c. Beaman OF New
York, formerly private secretary TO
the senator, for $50: another wal
nut bookcase to Miss Boutwell,,
daughter of Senator Boutwell,, for
SCI; a Turkish lounge to Mrs. Pitts
for s35: a walnut armchair uphol-
stored in green damask, to Fred Dou-
glass for s26; a set of teapots to Mr..
Beaman for s21. and six small walnut
brackets to Mrs. Wilbur for $3.50; q
bookracks, rural picture frames,
brackets, call bells, ETC., sold at good
prices.
I'm the .parlor ffty-five yards OF
eridge at 1925 per yard. One large
gilt-edged French plate mirror went
to Freeman Clarke for the compare
lively moderate sum or $l93.5O. One
walnut bouquet table was knocked
down to Mr. Morse for $21, and one
sheepskin rug went to Mr.. Starr for
ST. The articles comprising the gilt
parlor suite upholstered in silk bro
catel was sold separately. Mr.. James
Wormley got the center divan with
T. Dunn secured one of the pillows
for SIS, and the others averaged
about the same sum each. A recep.
tion chair, beautifully upholstered.
was bought by lady from Boston
for s37. In this room a carved wal
price as $50, while a Buhlwork ar
MORE to a Boston lady for s145. In
this connection it may be stated that
this Boston lady had made a number
of purchases and gave no other name
in buying except Boston A small
gilt and china card receiver in the
parlor sold for s2S.
"when our report closed the arti-
cles in the lower hall, consisting of
twenty-five yards OF Brussels carpet,
large Persian rug, Swiss cuckoo
clock, F.snch plate mirror and
walnut hatf.-ck. were about to be sold.
The tall musical cIo~- IN the hall was
not offered for sale, it being under
stood that 1t has been sold at private
sale for the extraordinary sum OF
clock that Just prior to Mr.. Sum
ner's death it executed a dirge. 1t
also plays short air a few minutes
before striking, and although not es-
It's mechanism is said to be very COM
tplicated." ~