The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-03
yTALUABLEFARM,A AND FARMING UTEN-
v SIIS AT AUCTION. The subscribers will

VALUABLE FARM, AND FARMING UTEN-
Y SILS AT AUCTION 1.-The subscribers will
offer at public sale on Tuesday, the 18th Of Sep
ember at II o'clock, on the premises, that very
valuable and highly.ipproycd farm lying in the
county Of Washington, d. O., part Of the estate OF
ed necessary to give any description Of this land and
Its improvements to persons residing in this county,
as II is generally acknowledged 10 be one of the
most beautiful, healthy, and desirably situated
tracts in the whole country being bounded all round
ou, on one sue Dy 'wG county roads % me mos
church, about half hours ride from Wsshing-
ton. The soil 10 of very superior quality and
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 are two beautiful young orchards ofthe most
selec, peaches, apples and other fancy fruits now In
This tract is proposed to be divided into four lots,
as such division can be made, from careful ex-
animation upon the ground, as 10 make each part
truly desirable for the many advantages which eoch
will be found TO possess N.E
II is proposed that Lot No. 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 OF
very spacious new dwelling, built in the most
fashionsbls style and Of the very best material and
highy-fnshed; the ground about il beautifully FORM
ed and handsomely ornamented, A large and high
ly.cutvated 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, courthouse, milk and ice
house, overseer's house, and houses for poultry,
kitchen, &c.-all new. Nearly the whole lot in fine
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, ten or more OF
which is good woodland, with a fine orchard OF
r.,,,t LAT x,rtt tha n
the wooded part is highly improved and in mear
dow.
Lot No. is proposed to contain about fifty acres.
This lot is mostly meadow ground of the best quality,
with fine stream of water (the Pney branch) run
ming through it the longest way, in newly cut
ditch. This lot has good supply of wood, but
much the larger part in as fine meadow az 10 to be
found anywhere; nearly all of it fresh bottom
land, very rich and clean There is a small part OF
the bottom not yet in grass but requires but Little
more preparation to bring il also into meadow.
Lot No. 4 is proposed 10 contain about hfty-hve
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
SYSTEMATICALLY 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 fencs
For further particulars, reference may be had to
Lewis Carbery, county Surveyor to Mrs. Shepherd;
at the auction store Of "a. Green at the store Of
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 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 tho
straw, clover and timothy hay, rye and oat straw.
Terms of sale for farm; Half cash, and the bali
ance on credit Of two, three, four, five, and sx
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,
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