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Article and photos submitted by John Griffin
The auction at the courthouse in Elizabeth was well attended, with various treasures compiled over several years, up for
bids. County
Commission president Lention Offutt served as auctioneer for the rainy day occasion. A variety of office equipment and
furniture (chairs, filing
cabinets, etc.), lawn mower, weed eaters, kitchen appliances, the heavy steel door from the jail, and a storage building were
among the more
modern objects sold, most at bargain prices. A couple of antique ballot boxes and an antique wooden phone booth
seemed to draw the most
interest from the crowd. The "set works" off the old dumb waiter at the courthouse was sold as well. Sales were reported to
have totaled around
$3600.
Wirt County Commission president Lention Offutt
served as auctioneer, starting the proceedings outside
The proud new owner of the antique phone booth stands inside
Deputies Lewis J. Peck and Lynn Brindo
ring up the sales in the sheriff's office
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