The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-06
VALUABLEFARM. AND FARMING UTEN-

Y SILSAT AUCTl0N.--Tho subscribers will
offer al public sale on Tuesday. the 10th Of Sep
tember at IL o'clock, the premises. that very
valuable and highiy.improved farm lying in the
county Of Washington, d. c., part Of the estate Of
the late Alex. Shepherd. ID would hardly be DEEM
ed necessary TO give any description Of this land and
Its improvements TO persons residing in this county,
as II Is generally acknowledged to be one of the
most beautiful, healthy, and desirably situated
tracts IN the whole country, being bounded all round
out on one side by two county roads of the most
easy and safe travel L is situated near Rock Creek
church, about q half hours ride from Washing
ton. The soil 10 of very superior quality, and
nearly the whole of tho cleared part highy-impro-
we'd and finely %. IN timothy and clover producing
very heavy crops Of each.
There are two beautiful young orchards Of the most
select peaches, apples, and other fancy fruits in
fine bearing.
This tract is proposed to be divided into four lots,
as such division can be made, from careful ex-
animation upon the ground, as TO make each part
truly desirable for the many advantages which each
1t is proposed that Lot No. l shall contain about
twenty-five acres TO tsef, and ten acres Of good
woodland to go with il, near by, and upon the main
road. Inc improvements upon this lot consist OF
very spacious new dwelling, built in the most
fashionable style and Of the very best MATERIAL and
highly the ground abou, il beautifully form
cd and handsomely ornamented. A large and high
ly.cultiva,ed garden, containing great variety of
fruits. A large and new barn. and very extensive
building for hay, grain, and stock, cows, &C.. with
stable, carriage-house, corn.house, milk and ice
house, oyerseers house, and houses for poultry,
kitchen, &c.-ali new. Nearly the whole lot in ine
timothy meadow, with fine pump.
Should more land be desired, the purchaser will
have an equal chance to buy Lot No, 2, which will
contain about seventy-one acres, tan or more Of
select fruit This entire lot, with the exception of
the wooded part, is highly improved and in mca-
dow.
Lot No. is proposed to contain about fifty acres.
This lot is mostly meadow ground Of te best quality,
with fine stream Of water (the Piney branch) rum
ditch. This lot has good supply of wood, but
much the larger part in as fine meadow as is to be
found anywhere; nearly all of il fresh bottom
land, very rich and clean. There is small part Of
the bottom not yet in grass, but requires but little
more preparation to bring il also into meadow.
acres, and is somewhat similar in its character to
No. 3, except that it has more woodland, and less
at present in meadow.
All these last three lots have fine high building
sites-particularly No 2 which has one or more
truly beautiful and commanding, with spring of
water finely shaded and in convenient distance TO
site on which the owner would doubtless select to
build.
{ The whole is under good fencing, most oft new
and nearly new post-and-rail chestnut fence.
tror Iurtner particulars, reference may DC nad 70
Lewis Carbery, county surveyor; to Mrs. Shepherd;
at the auction store OLA. Green at the store Of
Mr.. Holmes, nearly opposite the Patriotic Bank.
AT either Of which places a plat may be SEEN
Also, will be sold at the same time, good lot Of
farming utensils, among which are asuperiosthresh-
ing and cutting machine, wagons, cart, ploughs,
&c.
Also, eight good mich cows, one pair carriage
horses three good draught mules two horses, hogs,
&C..
Also, quantity Of wheat rye, and oats in tho
straw, clover and timothy hay, rye and oat straw.
Terms of sale for farm Half cash., and the ball
ance on credit of two, three, four, FIVE, and six
years.
For farming utensils, &c: All under $50, cash;
and over that amount, two and four months, with
approved endorsed notes, bearing interest.
SUSAN d. SHEPHERD,
SYLVANUS HOLMES,
Executors.
A. GREEN,
Sept Sd Auctioneer.