Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-08-10
PUBLIC SALE OF SLAVES, AND;
KANANHA FALLS PROPERTY.

FINDER a decree Of the Circuit Court Of
! ~ Kanaw 10. rendered at the February term,
II 1858, III a certain cause therein pending on
cross bill, wherein the Execulrix Of Vim.
rompklns, deceased, and others are plain
ltifIs, and Aaron Stockton and others are
defendants, The undersigned Commissioners,
walt. on Monday, the 10th Of August, 1858,
at the front door Of the Court House OF
Kanawha county, offer for sale at public
auction, the following property: -Four me-
gro men, named respectively Ned, John,
Turner and Will; a negro woman named
Kate, and her three children; negro wo-
man named Daphney, negro slave named
Field, one named Edmund anu one named
Lydia, or such Of them, orof the increase of
the females since the 18th of March 1890, as
may be alive, and shall be Forthcoming on the
day Of sale also all Cor such part as may
he necessaryafor thepurposes Of said decTEe)
that tractor parcel Of Is nd situate, lying and
l|being in the county of Fayetle, formerly
Kama wha,l VA, al the Falls of Kanawha
River, on.wHieh Aaron Stockton now resides,
and on which his Saw Mil is situated, which
tract Isl supposed to contain 40 acres, and
FPS one Of theEtracls Of parcels Of land convey
ed by said Stoekton TO Mathew lHAbar, trns-
tee, TO secure VIM. Tompkins, &c., which
conveyance bears date the 18th March, 1880,
and is dulyrecorled. It, also, conveys tn
negroes Aforesaid 4 r5.s
The terms of sale are cash 10 hand, as to
| 1--WE per cent, on amount Of purchase. and
| the residueln three equal payments, at 8, Is
and "a months with interest from day OF sale,
the purchasers giving bonds, with good security
/ for the deferred paynenis, and the title to the
real estate, sd far as that shall be sold, TO be-
retained as further security for the purchase
money thereof.
To those who know this valuable property,
praise it, I'd those who do not, OF only know
| 1t from the classic page Of The story of ssNew
Hope, OF tile Rescue = it must suffice here 10
/ say that it possesses, for machinery of all
kinds the finest and best water power IN all,
! Western Virginia bears various kinds Of Min
tral Goals, and is surrounded Nv iaexhaustible
| quantities Of excellent timber, pine. cherry,
poplar, walnut oak. &c.
/ Besides being on the banksof thesKanawha
River, the James River 4 Kauawha Turnpike
passes through iii and It IS on the line Of the
Projected Cbyingioh& Ohio Rail Road, With
lin its bounderiess and within[a stone, throw
a kSs-h ofSthe magnificent Falls, is The
i r. - n "a lafge and commodious H0-
+ 1ssEzs TEL, now occupied by Col.
Stockton. Il iss perhaps the most romantic,
and at the same time the most healthy LOCALE
| ly in oil the country, and must in short time
/ become place Of great public resort, S6fh
for the inga1id who seeks fresh and invieo-
| lating Atmospheric and the man cf business,
Neho seeks relaxation from crushing cafsss--
| To the Poet, Loyer or Philosopher, no place
could present greater charms. Like the an
| Gent vale Of Tempe, il has lis bosky dells and
] pulling streams. its Olympus on the one hand
| and its 0ssa on the other, its cnol shades and
/ Seydant walks; but more than the 1'hessalian
/ Valley, it has the ceaseless toar OF the noble
Falls, whose solemn music mingles pespetu-
| ally with ths-song Of the feathered wsfhlers
| Of the wood.
Such IS the property we offer, ana we inTits
| those wtolwould wish 10 purchase, to exam
i me 1T be fore the day Of sale. The tile is
/ believed to be indisputable. but selling 90
commissioners, we shall onIs warrant specially.
June Isl. 1883. 20. HEDRICK.
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