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PR Rt hy = SI, fr Woh A % " a Er AA te 5 a ALL)" PA 0) tl 03d * YE en VN Sa SP "a Sadat a Poi ~ er er Pe oR re "6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., August 27, 1980 Carnegie auction attracts 1500 About 2,000 antique buyers and auction buffs gathered on the Cochrane Street Property of William Car- negie to participate in and witness the nearly eight hour long auction sale, Thursday, August 21. Auctioneer Reg Johnson of Sunderland opened the bid- ding at 9:30 a.m. and closed it at 5:15 that afternoon. Mr. Johnson, a 35 year veteran of these sales, called it "one of the best furniture sales we've ever had." Mr. Carnegie was also very pleased with the way the day went. "I would consider it an unqualified success," he said. "The whole thing really depended on the weather and the man up above was good to me." Neither would disclose the amount of money spent at the sale, but they said there were no problems. letters Isupport new library' (From page 5) buy this property with the idea of a new public building in mind. Otherwise, any commer- cial interest>would have the land and it certainly wouldn't be used for park- land then! The planned park site about one-eighth mile up the lake should be sufficient for our town as well as tourists. Besides, the library building will be near the road and all sorts of lovely grass- --land-by-the-lakeside will be: available to the public for quiet enjoyment. Nursery School underway The Blackstock Nursery School will resume its class- es on Tuesday, September 2, 1980. When the doors open, a new supervisor, Miss Linda ~ Spencer, will greet the child- ren. this will be their third year with the school' Registrations are still being accepted for the pro- gram which runs Tuesday through Thursday, 9a.m. - 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Single sessions are avail- able. For further information, please call Chris Cliff 986- 5278. Cedar Creek by George Kilpatrick Mr. and Mrs. John den Boer have Mrs. den Boer's . brother and his wife visiting from Holland. The den Boers will be taking Mr. and Mrs. Knibble to Michigan this week to visit their three brothers. Martin den Boer of Ottawa is staying at the farm this week while his parents are away. George Kilpatrick visited Mr. Everard Joll and his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Rudman at Newcastle on Tuesday. He called on Lance Phare at Tyrone on the way home. Mrs. Richard Larocque and Richard and Shawn visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Farrow, at South River last week. Cedar Creek was well rep- resented at the Carnegie sale on Thursday. The members of the Libray Board are all local people of intelligence and good sense who have studied the pros and cons of the issue and made a final decision. Our council are men of integrity and foresight, and agreed to that decision. I thing there's a lot of people out there who back those decisions, so take my example - stop being the silent majority, stick your neck out, and speak up in support-of -a-new library-at--~ the lakeside. Yours truly, Linda Sullivan Port Perry. Estimates range from 1500 to 2000 people attending the Carnegie auction on Cochrane Street in Port Perry last Thursday. This photo taken from an upper floor window shows the crowd and The auctioneer said he had been talking to some of those visiting collectors and one had come from as far away as Nova Scotia. He added there were people from Nia- gara Falls and Hamilton, among the estimated 2,000 in attendance. The old Bigelow house, which has been the home of that took place on its grounds last week. The weatherman co-operated to the utmost making it an Mr. Johnson itemized some of the articles sold. They included three drawing room settees that went for $2,150, $2,500, and $3,500. Two bedroom suites were sold at a cost of $1,500 and $1,700. One lawnmower re- ceived a successful bid of » LL es Mr. Bill Carnegie and his wife for the past 55 years was a perfect setting for the gigantic antique auction 100 y $600. One of the writing desks and a book case had a $2,000 price tag on it. Mr. Johnson noted that one of the reasons the approximately 720 registered bidders were paying these prices was because the furniture was in 'mint condition." Buying antique household goods is a good investment, regardless of the price, according to Mr. Johnson. "You couldn't make any mistakes if you wanted that type of furniture,' he stated. It was, as Mr. Johnson said, *'quite a sale". enjoyable day for buyers and browsers. "Werest that this antique auction generated. Mr. Carnegie a fionhsd almost all of the houses contents which date back over rs, keeping only a few favoured pieces. ¢ | 0 « oF [4