The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-04
VALUABLE FARM, ANDFARMING UNIV

" hLUnpLE AIM, hNDfARMING UTr,,
SlLS AT AUCTION suLs.sto len
tember, at IL o'clock, on the premises ,h :, Sp.
valuable and highly,improyed farm Iv;oa very
county Of Washington, ID. c., part Of he an u,
the late Alex. Shepherd. Il would hardly Ssss
ed necessary to give any description Of az aseu.
irs improvements 10 persons residing in mi. ~" and
as II is generally acknowledged 70 be one '0ShlH
most beautiful, healthy, and desirabu y Ii,
tracts in the whole country, being bounded sS'aed
but on one side by two county roads Of ia 'Ouhd
easy and safe travel IL is situated near oI most
church, about a half hours ride from W.'tDNt
ton. The soil is of very superior oual;,a sung,
nearly the whole of the cleared part hlpbIvly, Id
very heavy crops Of each r'uclhs
There are two beautiful young orchards of,L.
fine bearing. "Owa
This tract is proposed to be divided into fan,
as such division can be made, from careful ou
animation upon the ground, as to make r0cL W "a
truly desirable for the many advantages which ls sn
will be found to possess. @A
+. II is proposed that Lot No shall Contain !,
twenty-five acres to ITSELF and ten acres os a'OI
woodland to go with il near by, and upon n. sOOo
road The improvements upon this lot eors;,, 'a "
very spacious new dwelling, built in ,hs "
fashionable style and of the very best mo,ers "as
highly finished; the ground about il beaulSIIn, @S
ed and handsomely orDamented. large and MI
lycunvaied garden, containing a great VARIETY !,
fruits. A large and new barn. and very ext,9,,.
building for hay, grain, and stock, cows &c NV
stable, carriage-house, courthouse, milk and wa
house, overseer's house, and houses for nonh' V
kitchen, &c.-all new. Nearly the whole LOT II A.,
timothy meadow, with fine pump. ~'
Should more land be desired, the purchase, IN
have an equal chance to buy Lot No 2, which si@ 1
contain about seveniy-one acres, ten Or mos =" :,
which is good woodland, with a fine orbs% " :.
select fruit. This entire lot with the excsn,o, " y,
the wooded part, is highly improved and ID m,,'
dow. '~
Lot No. is proposed to contain about hity acre,
This lot is mostly meadow ground of the best ouslr
with fine stream of water (the Pney branch my,
ming through il the longest way, in newly rs
ditch This lot has good supply of wood, bat
much the larger part in as fine meadow as is tn i,
found anywhere; nearly all of it fresh bor0~
land, very rich and clean. There is small Dart oi
the bottom not yet in grass, but requires but I'M,
more preparation TO bring it also into meadow
Lot No. Ais proposed to contain about hAy.s,
acres, and is somewhat similar in its character
No 3, except that it has more woodland and ,,,
at present in meadow.
All these last three lots have fine high buld;u,
sites--particularly No. 2, which has one or more
truly beautiful and commanding, with spring a
water finely shaded and in convenient distance 10
site on which the owner would doubtless selec,
build.
The whole is under good fencing, most Off new
and nearly new post-and-rail chestnut fence,
For further particulars, reference may be had 10
Lewis Carbery, county surveyor; to Mrs. Shepherd
at the auction store of A. Green, or at the store d
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 d
farming utensils, among which are superorlhrs
ing and cutting machine, wagons, carl, plough
&c.
Also, eight good mich cows, one pair carr,s
horses, three good draught mules, two horses hog,
&C..
Also, a quantity Of wheat, rye, and oats in d,
straw, clover and timothy hay, rye and 6at straw
Terms of sale for farm: Half cash, and the ba.
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 ID. SHEPHERD
SYLVANUS HOLMES 4
ExecutoB
A. GREEN,
Sept I'D Auctionesr