Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-11-22
HOLT & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Office at Col. Albert's Hotel;
WOODSTOCK, VA,

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Renting Farms, Houses, Mills, Foundries
Mineral Springs, and all kinds of Real Est ate
throughout Virginia, and especially IN Sienando
ali and adjoining counties.
We have arrangements with numerous agents
in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, andYey-
ginia; by which land placed in our hands will be
extensively advertised in those states. We expect
to Firing to the notice OF many puchas ;rs as any
other agency IN the Valley, all such property pa-
ced IN our hands
| Persons wishing to sell or rent will find it to
their interest to place their property in our hands
ana ave the expenses OF advertising. We will
! bring 1T to the notice of ten purchasers to your
one, and thus enable you to get the best possible
price. taE
Call and give US The description, location, mum
Der of acres, price, &c We charge nothing unh
less we effect sale. Those who wish to sell canno-
ask better terms than these; III. risk is all with us;
Ii we do not sell we ask nothing for our trouble
and expense. II we do, you are benefited as well
| as selves.
Persons wishing to buy must give us general
description OF what kind OF land they wish to pur-
chase the number of acres, and the price they are
FWllllng to give per acre.
Numerous enquiries are daily being made for
real estate. Almost every stage brings some seek
er OF home or investment They are often at
loss to know where to go, or from whom they can
purchase. We will use every TO bring
lands placed in our hands to their notice.
There is probably valuable minerals, ores,
&C., in this county already discovered, but the
value kind quality Of which has never been fully
tested il parties having knowledge of any-suGh
| Will bring sample, we will have it tested auC
its value determined.
RhrEnENcAs--Ex- Gov John Lctcher, Lexington
Virginia; Hon. John 7 " Harris, Attorney at
Atty Rockingham county; &. W. Berlin Atty at
Law, Harrisonburg; James H. Williams, ESQ.,,
Atty at Law, Woodstock, Va. Editors Shenan-
doah Herald, Woodstock.
No. 31--A Farm of 240 acres of good lime
stone land, . miles from Edinbarg, and from Mt.
jackson, nea! middle road 100 acres cleared and
under fencing i'll fields, balances in Pine and Oak
Timber, ~ acres OF level watered meadow, bal
rolling, all tilabe. Produces 20 to Is bushels
W heat, and So to ~ OF corn; good orchard young
and well selected mutt Ia &C. story brick dwell
ing with l. and basement story good well and
spring water, small running stream, land smooth,
and lies we'll. Pice, $50 per acre, ~ down,
balance III equal annual payments.
no. 3S.--A tract OF about T. 100 acres of noun
tain timber land, 5 miles east OF Woodstock, ON
which there is valuable timber, ore, &c.
| Price, terms, &C., made known On application.
All persons are hereby notified that the law wifi
be enforced against any person for cutting or haul
ing timber, &C., from the tract OF land, known as
the Geo. Anseley tract.
No. SO.
farm of 400 acres, 100 acres Cedar Creek Bot
tom. 800 acres cleared and 100 acres OF which, is
! fenced, 100 acres in Pine and Oak timber. The
soil Is good red clay, produces good wheat, corn
and grass orchard of about l20 trees Of different
kinds or fruit land is smooth and lies WELL is
within short distance Of Valley Fdrnpike and
2 miles Of K. K. Depot; has on it d good Brick
Dwelling House, in beautiful location. The frames
of the barn, sheds, corn house kitchen and other
out-buildmgS standing. Price, $40 per acre, good
time can be had upon back payments, down pay
ments reasonable.
A tract Of about $50 acres of limestone and slate
land, within miles Of Mt Jackson and r. X. De-
pot; $50 acres cleared and under fencing, balance
i'll good Pine ard Oak timber; produces good
| wheat, corn, &C., about 20 acres of level meadow
land, balance lies well and easily titled smooth,
&C.; good two-stosy log house, rooms and kitch-
| en-, smoke house, spring house, large new Switzer
barn, 60 feet long and 26 wide, ali outbuildings,
shops, &c. There is upon this tract Bank OF what
IS Supposed to be good quality eli stone coal has
Been tret, and tound to burn well, but the bank
has never been opened nor worked sample can
be seen by calling office, a GOOD chance is
offered to any one wishing to engage in that bust
ness, offered upon reasonable terms
No. Al.
A Tract of16S acres Of Land within l Is miles of
! Woodstock: the whole of which is nearly level
rs acres cleared and under fence the remainder
in good pine and oak timber, no buildings This
farm may be divided into two tracts, one of lO4
acres, one half in timber at $50 per acre. The
other "a acres, Is in timber at S25 per acre, will
be sold together or separately.
No. 40.
A Tract of 100 acres in Powels Big Fort. 20 A.
| ores cleared ana under fencing balaHce in good
timber; new log house 81 BY I6, 2 stories high
Log Barn u b 81. Is or twenty acres facing
southeast, admirably adapted to the culture Of
Grapes, miles from Woodstock Price $500,
q down, balance in - payments with interest.
No. 43.
| A good Culpeper farm of 266 acres of level land
excellent for wheat, Germ and grass; fine Young
| orchard beginning to bear; small frame house
good Kitchen and log house attached well OF good
| water; smoke house. About sixty acres of SPLEEN
aid timber, fencing mostly destroyed; offered low
on that account. Within miles OF depot on D.
4 A. h. k and ~ miles OF kapid Ann River.
Price $3.50, = down, balance in annual pay
ments with interest.
No. IA. o
4 large brick Store House and Dwelling Hos,ss
OF main street, Woodstock, Va, in the centre of
| the town u acre lot, building Al feet front and
running back 90 feet, containing large dpuhle
/ store room feet long, dwelling has in 1t ID good
sized rooms, well finished; large stable on tie lot,
! and "a well OF water under iooi. This Is a desra-
lbe property, is located III the most baeiness part
OF the town, and is offered at low figures. Price,
| So, 800.
No. 45.
good mill property fer sale, has splendid
run OF custom, circular saw attached, water pewer
never failing, North ohen&hdoah River. Plice
$4,000.
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A tract of l2S acres ofEmcstone and blue-slate
land living within a quart ter OF a mile of Valley
Turnpike and near H. Il. depot, about six miles
from W Woodstock; l0U cleared and under fenc-
ing-balance in umeer-lahd rolling but nearly all
tiiiable--slnau house with three rooms below and
one aboye-smoke-h puse, good spiiGg, web and
clstern-anot4eR house suitable ior dwelling or
shop-laige orchard OF good irut--in good neigh
boz hood Tor schools, &C. Phi So 0c0 one-third
down and the balance in three payments.
No At.
5000 acres of mountain land in Shenandoah
County-an abundance OF timber, iron ore lead
ore, &C. Price 81 per acre.
No. As.
40 acres ofsplendid timber land on South She
nandoah river. good opportunity Tor those
wishing to engage in the lumber business Lurn-
Der can be boated nown the river to Harper's
Ferry at a small cost. The timber on this tact
is worth the price; the land is good quality
Price $40 per acre.