Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-10-25
HOLT & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Office at Col. A1bert's Hotel,
WOODSTOCK, VA,

W Renting Farms, Houses, Mills, Foundrles
Mineral Springs, and all kinds OF Reai Esta,e
throughout Virginia, and especially In Shenanoo
ah and adjoining counties.
We have arrangements with numerous agents
in Maryland, pennsyl vania, New York. ara YER
ginia: BY which land placed in our hands Wit pc
extensively advertised in those states. We expect
to bring the notice of as many puchasers;as any
other agency the Valley, all such property pia-
ced in our hands.
their interest to place their property IN our hands
and save the expenses of advertising. We VIII
bring it to the notice OF ten purchasers to your
one and thus enable You to get ass best possible
price.
Call and give us the description, location, num
Der of acres, price, &c. We charge nothing uns
less effect sale. Those who wish to sell canno-
ask better terms than these the risk IS all with u.s.
| if we do not sell we ask nothing for our trouble
and expense. Ii we do, you are benefited as we'll
as ourselves.
. Persons wishing to buy must give a general
description of what kind Of land they wish to par
chase the number CT acres, and the pl1ce they are
willing to give per acre.
Numerous enquiries are daily beng made for
real estate. Almost every stage brings some seek
err Of home or!investlnent. They are often at a
loss to know where 10 go, or from whom they, can
purchase. We viii every means to bring
lands placed in hands TO their notice.
| There is probably some valuable minerals, ores,
| &C., in this county already discovered, but the
value kind quality Of which has never been fully
tested if parties having knowledge of any such
VIII Drlng US sample, we VIII ~ lSeteO
its value determined.
| REFEREx cEs-i.x- Gov. John Letcher, Lexington
Virginia; Hon. John / " HarTi i Att3Fney a.
Atty Rockingham county, G. w. Berlin, ATT y at.
Law, Harrisonburg: James II. Williams, Esq,
/ Atty at Law, Woodstock, Va; Editors Shenan-
doah Herald Woodstock.
no. 35-~A fine dwelling house and p acre lot
in the town Of Edinburg, located in pleasant
part Of the town. 20 ieet square with an l. Kitchen
smoke house, zee house, stable, &c; some apple,
peach. cherry, plum, and damson trees, shrub
berry. &c. Price. $4,000 = down.
| No 3S-A farm Of 1876 on Mill Creek,
miles above Mt Jackson, on the Orkney Springs
grace; 40 acres cleared and under gooa fencing
and well watered balance in good oak timber
Is or 20 acres OF level meadow balance slightly
rolling: good limestone soil; orchard OF apples, :
peaches and other fruits large merchant mill be-
ing built. with water power ample for any Kind
of machinery and ncver-iailing small log house,
stable. spring house, DC. Post-othces churches,
school houses. shops, sc. convenient; IN good
neighborhood; is desirable property; will be
sold for SO, 600, in three payments.
No GA Farm of 240 acres of good lime
stone land, miles from Eoinbufg, and from Mt
Jackson near middle road 100 acres cleared and
under fencing in fields, balance in Pine and Oak
Timber, % acres nf level watercd meadow. BAL
ance rolling all tilabe. Produce 20 to IS bushels
" heat, and 50 to go Of corn; good orchard young
and well selected fruit large story brick dwell
ing with l. and basement story good We'll and
spring water. small running stream, land smooth,
and lies well. Price, $50 per acre, q down,
balance in equal annual payments.
NO 3S.--A tract of about 4. 700 acres of noun
tain timber land, miles east OF Woodstock, on
which there is some valuable timber, ore, &C.
Price, terms &C., made known on application.
All persons hereby notified that the law VIII
be enforced against any person for cutting or hau~
ing timber. &C.. from the tract Of lands known as
the Gee. knseley tract.
No. 80.
A farm of 400 acres, 100 acres Cedar Creek Bot
| tom. 500 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 of fruit land is smooth and lies WELL, is :
within short distance Of Valley Turnpike, and
miles of r. L. Depot has on it gtsoa Brick
Dwelling House in beautiful location. The frames
of the barn sheds corn house, kitchen and other
out-budngs standing. Price S45 per acre, good
time can be had upor back payments, down pay
ments reasonable.
tract of about $50 acres of limestone and slate
land within miles of Mt jackson and r. R. De-
pot; $50 acres cleared and under fencing, balance
in good Pine and Oak timber; produces good
! wheat. corn, &C., about 20 acres OF level meadow
land balance lies well and easily TILED, smooth,
Sc. good two-story log house, rooms and kitch-
en- smoke house, spring house, large new SwitZer
barn, 60 feet long and rs wide, all outbuildingsr
| shops, &C There is upon this tract Bank OF what
is supposed to be good quality OF stone coal. has
been tired, and found to burn well, but the bank
has never been OF ened nor worked, sample can
be seen by calling at office, good chance is
offered to any wishing to engage IN that brsi-
ness, offered upon reasonable terms.
No. fl
A Tract of los acres of Lara within ~ miles OF
Woodstock: the whole of Which is nearly level.
/ Is cleared and under fence, the remainder
in good pine and oak til.. per- no buildings. This
farm may be divided intn two tracts, one Of lO4
acres one half in timber at $50 per acre. The
n har6 - IN ,hara at aHP "a
be sold together or separately.
No 10.
Tract Gf 100 acres in PowelTs Big Fort 20 a.
ores clear ed and under fencing, balance in good
timber; new log house SO by T6, steries high.
Log Earn q by 81. Is or twenty acres facing
southeast, admirably adapted to the culture Of
Grapes, miles from Woodstock. Price $500.
- down, balance in | Il payments with interest
No. IS.
A good Culpeper farm of 266 acres oflevel land
excellent for wheat, and grass; fine young
orchard beginning to bear; small frame house.
coed kitchen and log house attached we'll OF good
water; smoke house. About sixty acres ofsplen-
did timber, fencing mostly destroyed; offeredlow
on that account. Within miles OF depot on o.
IL A. r. Il. and ~ miles of Rapid Ann River.
Price S6650, 4 down, balance in 2 annual pay
ments with interest
No. A.
A large brick Store House and Dwelling House
on nam street, " ooestoek, va, III the centre VI
the town n acre lot, beEding "A feet front and
running back GO feet, containing large double
store room feet long, dwelling has in it Is good
sized rooms, well finished; large stable on the lot,
and well of water under root. This is desira-
ibe property, is located in the most business part
of the town, and Is offered at low figures. Price,
SIS, 500.
No. IS.
4 good mill property for sale; has a splendid
run OF custom, circular saw attached, water pewer
never failing, on North Shenandoah River. Price
Sl0,0U0.
No. 46.
tract of 12S acres Of limestone and bIue-sate
land, lying within a quarter of a milo of Valley
4 Turnpike and near +. X. depot, about six miles
from Woodstock; 100 acres cleared and under fenc-