The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-13
ANpFARMrNG UTEN

| " ALUABLEFARM, ANDFARMING UTEN
SiLS AT AUCTlON.-The subscribers will
offer at public sale on Tuesday, the 10th of Sep
tember, at IL O'Clock, on the premises, that VERY
valuable and highly.improved farm lying in the
county of Washington, ID. g., part of the estate OF
the late Alex. Shepherd. II would hardly be deem.
ed necessary TO give any description of this land and
Its improvements TO persons residing in this county
as it is generally acknowledged to be one of the
most beautiful, healthy, and desirably situated
tracts in the whole country being bounded all round
but on one side by two county roads Of the mos
easy and safe travel II is situated near Rock Greek
church, about half hours ride from Washing
ton The soil is of very superior quality, ana
nearly the whole Of the cleared part highly-impro
we'd and finely set in timothy and clover, producing
very heavy crops of each.
| There arotwo beautiful young orchards ofthe most
select peaches apples, and other fancy fruits in
fine bearing
This tract is proposed to be divided into four lots
Ms such division can be made, from careful ex.
animation upon the ground, to make each par
truly desirable for the many advantages which each
will be found to possess
Ii is proposed that Lot No. l shall contain about
twenty-five acres to ITSELF and ten acres of good
woodland to go with it. near by, and upon the main
road. The improvements upon this lot consist oil
a very spacious new dwelling, built in the mos
fashionable style and of the very best material, and
hghly- finished; the ground about it beautifully form
Gu HdiiubOttieiy n anu
y cultivated garden, containing a great variety Of
fruits 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, oyerscer's house, and houses for poultry
kitchen, &c--all new. Nearly the whole lot in fine
timothy meadow, with q 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, ten or more o
which is good woodland with fine orchard o
select fruit. This entire lot, with the exception o
the wooded part, is highly improved and in mea
dow.
Lot No. 3 is proposed to contain about fifty acres
This lot is mostly meadow ground Of the best quality
with fine stream of water (the Piney branch) run
ming through it the longest way, in a newly Gu
ditch. This lot has good supply of wood, bu
much the larger part in as fine meadow as is to bt
found anywhere; nearly all of it fresh bottom
land, very rich and clean. There is a small part o.
the bottom not yet grass, but requires buta LITTLE
more preparation to bring it also into meadow.
| Lot No. 4 is proposed to contain about ffty-fvt
acres, and is somewhat similar in its character tc
No 3, except that it has more woodland, and less
at present in meadow.
All these last three lots have fine high building
! SYSTEMATICALLY No. 2, which has one or more
truly beautiful and commanding, with spring o
water finely shaded and in convenient distance to
site on which the owner would doubtless select L
build.
The whole is under good fencing, most oft new
| and nearly new post-and-rail chestnut fence.
For further particulars, reference may be had L
Lewis Carbery, county surveyor; to Mrs. Shepherd
at the auction store of A. Green, or the store O
Mr.. Holmes, nearly opposite the Patriotic Bank
At either Of which places plat may be seen.
Also, will be sold at the same time, good lot Of
farming utensils, among which are superior thresh
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 thu
straw, clover and timothy hay, rye and oat straw.
| Terms of sale for farm: Half cash, and the bal
ance on credit Of two, three, four, FIVE, and 81,
years.
For farming utensils, &C.: All under $50, cash
and over that amount, two and four months, witt
approved endorsed notes, bearing interest
| SUSAN D. SHEPHERD,
SYLVANUS HOLMES,
| Executors.
| A. GREEN,
| Sent I'D Auctoneer.