Smyrna times., 1865-09-06
V AL U ABLE FARM
AND
TOWN PROPERTIES
Nm kent County, Delaware.
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> The undersigned having been doing business ft
many years IN the name of GEORGE PARIS 4
W, intending to close their partnership, offer a
fRlVATE SALE the following described proper
ties in Kent County, State of Delaware, viz:
No. l. Is Geo. Paris LONG POINT FARMS
where he resides situated % miles from Dover
and miles from Little Greek Landing; con,ainin,
362 Acres divided into two farms (the county toa'
running between) of $50 and 2l2 Acres Respectively
of the finest natural soil in the State and all in
SEt@ss high state of cultivation; with LARGE
kETiiI MANSION HOUSES on each farm. finish
kGailL ed and fitted up with all the modern improve
ments IN and around them and all nearly new. A
convenient Farm i1onse for an Overseer, two sinai
Tenant Houses, large Barns, Hav.bouses. Cattle
SHEDS, Corn Cribs, Car::agc and Smoke Houses, Ic,
House, &c. A good Apple Orchard ON each farm
IN full bearing; a PEACH ORCHARD of ovr,
| three Thousand trees on each farm the largest M
nnest IN the State, which have yielded about 30 COG
DoSSets year tor the last two years; several hun
u!eu Dwarf Fear and Apple trees in bearing; a
vineyard oil several hundred Grape Vines partly in
bearing; nursery of several thousand Peach ireee
oudded last fall and to bud this fall likewise apple
pear, cherry, &c.
NO. :. is Tract or Farm of 1877 Acres "a miles
, west OF Dover X X. depot, known as the SLAUGH.
lex LAND; under good fence, about 95 acres ara.
Die and good Peach land, the baance in good timber
Oak. Chestnut, &c.
No. .. Is tnelr well-knOwn farm called Tia.
WHITE OAKS" situated within one mile of 10
yer, on the Dona Landing road. and contains 3s6
Acres, partly of stiff clay, and partly of rich black
loan all well drained about 300 of which are under
good cultivation, the residue in timber or shaded
pasturage. This is Of the hest farms in The.
county for Wheat, Oats and Timothy The value
Oh 'heSe crops alone. last year, at average market
prices was over eight thousand dollars On il is n
Farm House, four Tenant Houses large and small
Barns, Hay Houses capable of holding 200 tons of
nay, CRIB and Coach House, Spring House, Patent
Hay Scales, Press, &c.
No. A. Is their "FISHER FARM" adjoining
DInah's Cross Roads and on the head of ST. Jones
Creek, equi-distant from Dover SMYRNA and Leipsic
and within three miles of Muoreton Station on the
delaware Railroad and the same distance from
henton on the Smyrna and Easton Railroad. This
tract contains $50 Acres, half under good Guilt
Vation, the other covered with Oak, Chestnut, Ash
and other Timber. The soil is mostly light loan.
resting on clay sub-so, ard a part rich black
d. mould bottom, well drained. On it is
A It'll Large MANSION HOUSE, 3 Tenant Hon.
klA I'll ses, large and small Barn, 2 Crib and
Coach Houses, &c. all 10 good repair and recently
painted, and an Apple and Peach Orchard and other
fruit trees in bearing.
No. D. Is situated ad dining Hardiston's Cross
Roads, on the road leading from Dover to Smvrno
about miles from Dover and 3 from Lepslc. and
Contains 800 Acres--one hundred acres under coed
covered
and CHESTNUT TIMBER of from 25 to 80 venrs
growth, that will mostly over 20 cords of wood
to the acre. On 1t is a Farm House, Barn, &C.
good Tenant House, and Peach Orchard of 5000
trees in full bearing.
No. E. Is their Hicks" or "Endsor" PEACH
ORCHARD. 1t contains so Acres of land on which
are 9OOO Peach Trees, one half and 5 wears
DID, the remainder one and two years old last spring
all IN good condition and choice fruit This orchard
ha a mile pnfT I
run constantly TO Philadelpha,-and miles from
Mooreton Station on the Delaware Railroad. On
this is Farm House, Stable, and Tenant House.
No. Z. Is situated at Shawn's Cross Roads, on the
road from Dover to Kenton, six miles from Dover
and three from kcnton, and within a mile of Moore
ton Station on the Delaware Railroad. 1t contains
22O Acres, about one-third of which is cleared and
the residue well covered with Oak, Chestnut and
other Timber. On the cleared land are a small Farm
House and Stable, and a PEACH ORCHARD of |
nearly 5000 trees, most of which are 4 and years
old, and all of the choicest fruit
No. g. Is their "WILEY FARM" adjoining Nor |
gan's Corner, near DuPonts Mill, on the road from
Dover TO kenton and contains 100 Acres twO.th
OF which under cultivation, the rest covered with
Oak, Chestnut and other Timber. On il is a good
Farm House, Barn, Stable, &C., and Tenant House.
considerable portion of this Farm is OF the best
quality Of land for a Peach Orchard and il is not
far from Railroad Depot.
No. 9. Is their SALT MEADOW FARM" near
Dona River, containing about 600 Acres-I0O Of
which are cleared land of good quality and on which
ls small Farm House and Stable, and an Ample |
Orchard; the rest is mostly good moving SALT |
MEADOW, well intersected by navigable streams,
by which the hay may be taken to market at little
or no expense for carting.
No. 10. Is their WHARF AND GRANARY at |
Leipsic The lot contains six Acres, and on it is
large GranoTy, nearly new, and wharf of over 300
feet in length at which vessels drawing eight feet of
water may load and proceed TO sea.
No. IL. Twelve DWELLING HOUSES -,
and LOTS in the Town of Leipsic, all at EIII |
present we'll tenanted and in good ORDER RMiiU |
No. IL. Is 100 Acres of UNIMPROVED LAND |
In New Castle County, near Prices Corner, some a
mlIes west OF Smyrna. The timber was mostly cut
RON this land some years since, and it is now in
goou condition to clear, with sufficient timber vet
Standing ON IT TO fence it and make frame stuff for
ou"1'ngs 1t is handsomely situated and the soil of
So qu"i'y ana IN an improved neighborhOod. This
Corner. -'' Ai'''e Vi l rice
No; Is. Is the DWELLING HOUSE and
"nOONDo on which the subscriber Charles Broyvn.
resides IN the town of Dover. The House contains
~ rooms, ana mas stable, Smoke House and large
Garden attached-all in good condition 1t is wsII
supplied with Fruit and Shade Trees, and is pleos'
antly situated on the main OF Dover and near
the centre of the town. public buildings, SC.
The above described FARMS and tracts Of land
embrace great variety of SOIL and with the town
properties are all situated within easy distance ofthe
Capital of the State, of Churches and School Houses
of Railroad Depots, and navigabe streams from
which vessels are constantly trading to New York
DR. Philadelphia, and in improving neighborhoods,
and are offered for sale and will be sold at fair pri-
ces and on accommodating terms by
GEORGE PARIS, Long Point,
CHARLES BROWN, Dover,
jy26 Kent County Delaware.