Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-06-14
PUBLIC SALE OF
RcOkbridge Foundry, Machine Works
and Farm,

VVAVLNG formed a partnership for the transac-
III tion NJ hnsiness i'm the District of Columbia,
and as il is our purpose to remove there shortly,
we will sell at public auction or the premises, on
Wednesday The 10Th Of July, our
Foundry and Machine Works,
ON Irish Greek, Rockbridge county, 9 miles east
of Lexington, and 81 miles from the Valley Plank
Road. The Improvements are good, and the Wa
ter Power excellent. The Foundry is subsan-
tial STONE BUILDING, 40 feet square, with
a convenient room for patterns above, and, it has
likewise large Crane, suitable for the heaviest
kind of work. The Cupola. Fan, FlaSkS, and a
great variety of Patterns, including Mill Gearing,
Cooking Ranges, Hollow Ware, Iron Railing,
&c., will be sold with the works.
The Machine Shop connected with the Foun-
dry, is a frame building, So feet long and two
stories high, Containing Iron Turning and Drilling
Lathes, Planning Machine, Vices, Sc. The Foun-
dry and Machine Works are located upon a
handsome fiat of land, containing % or 81 acres,
aud upon which there is comfortable Luz
DWELLING HOUSE. These works are
in the taidst of Furnaces, III a finely numbered re-
pion, and within few miles OF the North river
Cauai The situation, therefore, is favorable Tor
the manufacture of agricultural implements, as
well as other ordinary ARTICLES of manutacture.--'
1t would also be a good location for mill.
On the same day, 18th OF July.) and after the
sale of the Foundry establishments, we VIII sell
at public auction, the FARM adjoining, known
as the "lrish Creek Farm" 1t contains about
800 Acres,
three hundred Of which are cleared, and the bal
=nce is in timber. One hundred and twenty-hv
acres of the cleared land is Creek Bottom, 10 OF
which is Meadow land broken up and resolved
rT, - n,r HOrSE having
been recently enlarged aud greatly improved, will
accommodate large family. 1t has all the ne,
cessary 6nt-houses. including an Ice House and
Spring House. The spring Of free stone water IS
almost at the door The BARN is large and shed.
ded nearly all round This farm is well adapted
to grass, and is finely watered, making it very
fine stock farm.
On the same day, and Immediately after the
sale Of the farm, we will sell the
Personal Property,
CONSISTING, of several head of Horses, Mules.
Mich Cows. / yoke of Oxen, 80 or 80 head Of
Hoes. 9 fuur.horse farm Wagons, | two-horse
Wagon. with elliptic springs, | neat we'll made
Rockaway aud Harness, nearly new; the Gears
and Utensils of the farm, and 4 pair OF superior
Mill Stones for grinding corn. Also, our House
hold and Kitchen Furniture, consisting OF the u
sual variety.
TERMS OF SALE.-For the Foundry and
Machine Works, oue-third will be required in
cash when possession is given, which will DO on
the LIST of August The residue Of the purchase
money payable in equal payments of one and two
years. the purchaser giving bond and approved
security The title to be retained until the pur
chase money is paid
For the farm, oue-third of the purchase money
will be required on the lst Of September next, at
which time possession will be given--the balance
in equal annual insalments of one and two years,
the purchaser giving bond with approved securl-
~. The titles to be retained until the purchase
money is paid
The Personal Property will be sold on a credit
of 6 months for all sums of $40 and upwards for
all under that, the cash will be required.
OCJ- Sale to commence at | O'Clock.
WM. e. & e. j. LEYBURN.
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