Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-18

| j. ing that the declining state of his health re-
quires the ameliorating influence of a more South
ern climate, offers his FARMS, in the Piedmont
region Of Virginia, Culpeper county, at private
sale. There is no healthier region of country in
| Virginia than this, and perhaps none more desra-
BILE for agricultural pursuits all things considered.
His home place, STILLMORE, lately the resi-
dencc of the Hon. j. Morton, contains $50 mine
!.andrei and Gtty-six) acres Of Land, now beaut-
fully set III Glover, Timothy, Orchard and Blue
Grasses, except the field planted in Corn, and is
divided by good fences into seven fields, all of
which well watered with never failing streams,
| excepting ono field, which has no running water
in ii Tor two months OF Summer, If dry, when it is
| necessary TO use pended rain water. Tie soil is
generally the Blue and Red Chocolate Slate Soil,
which 50 tenaciously holds all manures applied to
it, producing the cereals, particularly wheat, and
the grasses. in great luXuriance.
The FARM lies beautifully, and has on it u
sufficient supply of wood and timber for all farm
-, ing purposes. The DWELLING, situated on
sii.:a an cminence nearly in the middle of the farm
aud overlooking most Of it, stands in lawn of
some ten acres, planted in trees Of every variety,
which grow in our climate, particularly the Ever
greens. The Orchards, young and thrifty, and now
beginning to bear, comprise all the varieties Of
Fruit, with fine variety OF grapes. The house is
Il good one, and contains four rooms on the first
door besides Library and closets, and four rooms
on the second floor. The out buildings are hume
rous and in good condition, the cabins being par
ticuarly we'll built. Stillmore i six miles south
of Brandy Station, on the Orange and Alexandria
Raiiroad-thus one can reach Richmond, Alcxan-
dria, Washington and Baltimore in few hours.
The neishborhood is densely populated with intel
lieent. moral and refined people-churches Of all
denominations are convenient. and rood male and
E.mo,, ..honIs ,ra in s,cc.s.fuI oncr,tion ut rho
Court house which i nine miles distant. Few
farms offrr hetter Inducements Ia the ,,razer and
wbcat,row.r, Stillmore bein, particularly noted
FIR ;.s ,rh,t nroducp., canactv in this fine wheot
,r,,ciuo rc.rion and now that every field has been
wei, unler-,Iraiued mostly By the use Of rock its
a,r,.iti.s have horu increased
Tho .,hycr;h.r; :. olwovs,t hou,.h. will t.ka
,,Ie,snra IN shnv;n, the Mac, critically ia those
T. soor,b If , dcs;,,Ile farm Nv STAINING ,t
p-,rdy Station Stillmorer,o he r., chad in Nm hnur
Tn. terms ,vlI h. mad, accommodating IN the
purchaser.
HIS OTHER FARM, CARNEY, is separated
from the homestead by the main road running
parallel with the beautiful Rapidan riyer-this
road leads to Fredericksburg, distant by plank Is
miles ana on 10 haceooh foro NILS SIN miea
above.
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~" 1,i e;,;, ri ia 40.
~ 1 49, c,, ,rtlo saII 49,, IL tho ,,ro,.o.s
- a,a ,roII 90, =, cIn,.or ana Zinc.
- 49, NJ pIlJnIk =, EARVl,y ara all
EI3$ ',' axno,,t;no, n. Ju,,Iirs ,rh;,b il small
-. l.; J 'oo,,J;,;o, r. oon,.;ns ,,yo yood
rnn,rs bsinw stairs besides closets and two p;az-
z,s and thrcr rooms above. The Kitchen. lee
Uonsr Negro Houses. Meat House. Tobacco and
Cor, IIouScs ore new md substartiallv built
tn. st,bl, i LARGE and commodious. containing
gear rooms chop rooms. and a loft for hay
FIGHT mr. ten Surines of never falling veins of We
tr .r, 70 he fonnd all over The farm. The soil is
rich lnnmv Red Chocolate. easily cultivated, and
nroluctive six laborers and eieht horses or mules
ieirg sufficient. The view from Ciarycy is very
;m,n.;nt- ro,omandn,e III. beautiful valley of the
R.,,;l.,u far ,,v.rnl miles and The chain of the
pIio p;,I<t, ,Io,,,.,;ps 'rb. srhscrib.r will he
,,I.a s,a =, show, his farms ia any ,.rson ar Der.
sor. IN search or desirable homes lie invites u
Gloss. iosrcction, and will reply more particularly
n anv letters addressed to him on the subject
JOHN TAYLOR.
Stevensburr, p. O.. Cupeper Co., my l2--eott
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1 W. uEN l lt.,., ~ 80 " "a. w :, 49,
IN h'.'i 'N VIZ. .t " e'' Wv 'A~'
VI lana on "hlch feSle, TWO MUGS from AleAnh-
drla, on the Hunting Creek brtd@e road aaJoih-
ing the beantliGl residence OF ueorGe Mason, esq.,
"'N"' 10" 800, ~ :., ~
cenrHd the Ie'hlnoel III '''h"e. VI VI ''i"i ~
;,..sH Inc improvements consist 81 "oi la'h
- rc@ldcuce containing seven rooms, ki'cheh
servants rooms, """d mouse, ''l' HOUSE. hehereS
smok" house, gr"nary, barn, carriage mouse, wa
gon sheds, st"oiinS Tor mead OF Stock ana over
sccra house. ali III good state oil preservation.
The site "n which the dwelling house stands, Is
unsurpassed for IL healthy location single IN
stance OF Illness ARISING from ChliS fe'efS, ei'hef
- ,'',,. anI .anr1s ana nf rho u7,st hem,;fnl
p,n,,r,,,,, ,i,,ys IN The St,ta
~ ,Ia'J;,,ny,,., ,,lv seve, Mills ca the F.de
r,i ri,y ~ al ,In s,,Irndor If ;ts reoin;scences
;ts Ca,;,ol NV yard p,rcrt On;cn WASHINGTON
W,r-n.,,, ana other nuhI;c hpildinys anneor 70
a., i; H.. .,r,nI.nr If q nil and unnhs,ructea
,,1i;'o, ,,LiI., ~ vnrr f.t ,s il were loys the
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