Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-11
AUCTION SALES.

HOPEFUL POINT FOR SALE wira -
IL sell my FARM, lying on the waters Of Rock
tsh River and Cove Creek, in the county II Ne.-
son. This FARM contains 1904 ACRES, AMI j.
beautifully situated for its mountain scenery &C.
and produces well all the various crops Usually
cultivated in this region Of country. The situation
is airy and healthy, with never failing sprir, -,
and any quantity of branch, creek, ana river We
ter running through it. The Howardsyi!le IuII-
pike runs through this farm to Midtletrook. IA
Augusta county, and also the extension Il ,h,
Orange and Alexandris Railroad u Lyn,AhuE-,
and crosses the Turnpike near The centre o.! the
farm, at which place one of the most business De
pots on the whole line is located, atfording a hne
stand for mercantile purposes, and also 40 excel
lent stand for d house Of entertainment. There j.
also on the farm, within sixty yards Of tie deIo'
an excellent site for q Mill, with sufficient "at'i
TO drive almost any amount Of machinery, tosetari
with a fine opening for buying whest, corn, &c
Any person wishing to engage in an active, money
making business, would do well TO view this pro
perty, which will be offered at public auction 7"
The 18th Df Jaiy "eIt, il not previously sold, a
which due notice will be given. Term mad-
known on application TO the subscriber living o.
the premises. ANY desired Wi h'
cheerfully given. My andress is Faber'' Mil.
Nelson county, Va. EDWARD THOMAS
Nelson county. je ll-law4w
SNhLE VI VALUABLE NEAL E-Ihi
- BY virtue OF a decree Of the Circuit Cour' u
Warren county, rendered At the last March term
thereof, in two Chancery salts, in ons Of wAl,A
Buckner Ashby is plaintiff and Samuel W. lhuma'
and others are defendants, and in the other r..
ard II. Undertake, &c, are plaintiffs, and Rotei'
b. Thomas and others are defendant, the undo
signed, the special commissioners named IL -a'i
decree, will sell at public auction, on the prein's'
on Tharsdny, the 23d OF June INST. the iollowina
I'll ACTS m LAND situatpi i'm the county a
Warren, within i've miles Of the Manassas Gap
Railroad, and adjacent to the landG of Col, John
Is. Earle, Edward Bowen, and Others, TO wit \
tract known as EDGEW0OD, containing 81 acres
| rood, and rs poles, and upon which there i :
"a DWELLING and other buildings that poI-
.GG:2 ton of a tract Of 42O acres, formerly occU
pied by Townsend W. Thomas and EveIina o
Thomas, deceased. and since their deaths owned
Jointly by Samuel W. and Robert b. Thomas, dc
scribed in the report of Commissioner 70 di'Ils
said land AS Lot No. 2, and containing 242 acrc".
2 roOds, and q poles; and by the above Tecitoh
decree decreed to be held in severalty by sam
uel W. Thomas and the remainder OF the ~
acre tract, allotted by the aforesaid Comml'
sioners and by said decree decreed TO he held "a
seyerulty by Robert b. Thomas, and described 20
Lot No. ], containing l19 acres, more or lc.,
Upon this tract are the Buildings Of the entire
tract of 400 acres-a large and comfortable
Dwelling, and all the necessary farm building
This tract is subject Ia a right OF way to the oWn''
Of Lot No. ., rs stated in the report Of III" th'
sion. These lands are of the first quality, ari .'
the finest state of cultivation, and are in al &c.
spects most desirable property.
TrRMs.-Five per cent. of the purchase money
to he paid in hand, twenty per cent. on the Z2th
August, 1859, and the balance in three eqsai 81
nual payments from the day of sale; all the 'rea
il payments to bear interest from the day OF ss.v.
m. first deferred payment 10 be secured by 'hilsH
tons, with good personal security, and the otner
payments by obligations, and the deed to be made
when the first credit payment is paid, and Il deed
of trust executed on the premises to secure tho
thre. last credits. ROBERT H.. TURNER,
JOHN X. JACKSON,
Special COMMISSIONS
Warren county, Va, JIG 9-eots.