Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-25
REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
EXTRAORDINARY AUCTION SALE
CANAL AND WATER POWER
Town of Weldon, North.CaroIina

Town of Weldon, North.Carolina.
IN CONFORMITY WITH PERMISSION GRANTED
by recent of the Legislatures of Virginia and North
Carolina, the Roanoke Navigation Company will, on the
18th day of April 1850, in the town of Weldon in the
Canal and Water Power at and the said of Wei
don The property consists of Canal about miles
long, beginning the head of the Great Falls of the Roam
Oke and terminating at the foot of the in the town of
Weldon Also another Canal three miles above the
and fourth of mile long which there is fall Of
feet and around EaonS Falls. With these Canals will
be sold all the land the margin of the belonging
TO the Roanoke Company, with all its privileges and pre-
perteS between the towns of CASTOR and Weldon, incnd.
ing locks aqueducts mill sItes and other thing
thereto appcrainng. This property is deemed Of
value and presents field Of capital and enterprise with
out superior in the Southern country There is fall OF
eighty feet and the volume of water in The river is
about the same passes :he falls of James river
Weldon is the 0cus of four Railroads. connecting it with
Richmond with Norfolk, with Raleigh and with Whining
ton. is the centre of exceedingly productive
try. An abundance of Cotton is grown in the neighbour
hood TO supply the demands Of extensive Cotton Manu'ac
lures The lower Roanoke region pr"veba for its pro-
duction Of Corn the upper for Wheat with which Weldon
is connected by Railroad and River Navigation. Pucha
invited n examine this property and Mr. Bass
siding Weldon will show it To all who desire
il, and will exhibit map OF the
Terms of sale vii! be onehird cash. onethrd in six
months one-thlrd IN twelve months with interest ON de-
ferred payments as required BY the act Of the LSsa
ture of North-CarUina ,.s,,.,,, =
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WIN. II. M E!lzy St the State Of Va
For the Stockholders
VIM PANNILL, Auctr
Petersburg, Va.
Who WILL airy time furnish all necessary information
in regard to the property either in person or by letter
January 8, 1860. lids.
VALUABLE FLAT CREEK LAND for SALE.
"ISHING TO REMOVE SOUTH, OFFER FOR
w sale my valuable plant alton, NINE OAKS, which
i reside, containing ONE THOUSAND and TWO ACRES
of LAND lying on both sides of Flat Greek immediately
the road from WilliamsborOugh Oxford The location
is highly desirable being elevated and beautiful aud
in eghburhOod prOverbia for its healthiuness morality
and intelligence No effort my part has been spared To
render the farm good be found anywhere, and
being in excellent repair and high state Of improvement
offers unusual inducements To farmers Ii is accessi
BILE region of country, being in and half mills of
Willamsboruugh; miles from Townsville Depot
the Roanoke Valley Railroad and nine miles from the
of Henderson. the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
About hundred will in clover; about five
hundred cleared and admirably adapted the pruc-
tion Of Tobacco, Wheat Corn and Oats; the bainnO
original growth is of the first gu lily and could be made
produce the very best TUbacco. There fine young Ap
pie and Peach Orchard attached 10 the premises, which
in a very fourishing condition.
The Improvements inferior to the State there
being all the Out-houses for carrying
tensve farm, large wheat grauery, just completed and
Tubacco barns sufficiently large to fifty thousand lbs
of Tobacco The dwelling huuSe is two story edhce,
containing thirteen above and two in the basement
1t swel proportoned and handsomely finished The yard
has been recently paed with heart spiked paings There
is neat office in the yard. There about twenty Fod
springs the plantation four within two hundred yards
Of the dwelling.
will also sell my stock consisting of about thirty head
of cattle, about hundred and thirty head of hogs Of
which seventy are ienng hogs and forty head OF sheep
of an improved stock ....
Persons in of a desirable farm would do well to
anime the premises, such plantation is seldom Offered
for sale. Terms made easy to suit the purchaser
For further information address,
Sept. 90 1859. s4-f