The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-03-11
FOR SALE.

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| GKEEN'S Law AND LAND OFFICE: :
IO For the Purchase and Sale Of Lands ans
the Collection Of Debts, in Virginia and Ws.ss
Virginia,
CONVICTION, VA
| Mr. s. practices in the Courts of Allegheny.
Bath, Highland and Pocahontas and will here
after practice in the Circuit Courts of oetouri.
Rockbridge and Augusta-inthe District Court g;
Charlottesville and Court of Appeals, and Circuit
and District Courts of the United States at Ricl
mond g r. =
Refers to the Judges of said Courts, and the
Judges Of the late Court of Appeals. :
Address, w. SKEEN, Oovisgton, Va.
| LANDS FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
| By virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court o.
Bath /; l will Tin conjunction with Mrs. Louisa and
Charles Payne) on the eth day of March, 1868.
on the premises, in the Falling Spring Valley, =
miles below the Healing Springs the line O,
the proposed Healing Springs and Covingto,
Turnpike road, offer for sale, the lands of WHICH
Lewis Payne died seized, to wit The tract known
as ''the Eradish, - containing 11QO acres. about
| 200 acres of which is in cultivation and about
| 400 acres hacked and in grass, with dwelling
| house, barn and orchard. Also the tract known
as !the Massie'' adjoining 'the Bradish, about
the third of which is hacked, set in blue grass
and under fence, and about 300 acres in cultiva-
| ton, with house, out houses, orchard and dairy
The decree authorizes the sale of these lands lii
| IN such quantities, and upon such terms and time
! as the Commissioners may deem best, and tbs
lands will be divided before the sale, into shout
| six tracts, and be offered first as wholes; not
sold as SUCH will then be offered in smaller tracts,
and on the 18th day of March, 1868, at Noun
tain Grove, Bath county, Va, (the residence OF
| the late Col. S. V. Gatewood) all the lands of
which he died, seized, situated on the waters Of
Back and little Back creek, and extending about
miles up the latter, containing about 2Q00 acres,
and known ns ssMt. Grove'-sBelle Woode..,,
&c. As Commissioner of the Court am author
lied to sell as in the aforesaid and as there
are buildings, &C., admitting of division into
from five to six farms it will be so divided before
day of sale, but be offered first as two tracts If
not sold as such, then in lesser tracts. The man
sion home is brick and the finest house in the
county, containing IA finely finished roofoy-wi,a
BRICK KITCHEN, barn. merchant and saw mill, SC.
Said house is located equi-distant bet W cen Warm
Springs and Huntersvilfe, and would be fine
location for tavern or school, About 300 acres
of this tract is bottom, and good for grass OF
grain So much cash in hand, as may be neces-
sfEy t2 defray the expenses of SALE and the bal
ance ip three equal annual payments the pur-
chaser giving bonds and good security.
think may safely say that no lands are in
market in Bath or any of the adjoining counties,
desirable as the "Payne and Gatewood," and
ask the attention Of purchasers-especally CT
the farmers OF Rockingham, Augusta, and Rock
bridge (who desire to add grazing lands in this
county to their grain lands at honey to the tracts
now offered for sale.
also offer for sale, privately, as executor Of
my tather, number OF houses and lots in Gov,
ington, and large number Of vacant lots around
the depots of the Va. Central and 'covi.ston &
Ohio Railroads. and as attorney in fact for Wiz.
Scott, a number of lots between the depot and
the town,-and as attorney in fact for Andrew
Fudge, several lots above and below the Office OF
said Va. Central Railroad.
also offer for sale large tract Of iron lands,
near Covington, belonging to my fathers estate.
together wi til other and the most valuable iror
(having the largest quantities OF
the best ares) along the line Of the Railroad from
Richmond to the Ohio. ~ - - 49, 80 r.
l also offer sale all my own landa situated OF
the waters of Greenbrier river, "a stream navies-
Bile to the line Of the Covington and Ohio Rail
road) to wit: tract of IS, 900 acres, having
upon it an iron ore bank some ten miles in length
isald to be SO per cent -underlay with coal,
and covered with the finest white and other timber
to be found in that well mbered country Onelina
of this track runs about miles along the Green
brier river. Also the tract upon which reside,
adjoining Huntersyille, containing 3l14 acres and
known as t'Walnut Springs ;"-together wi.h
other continuous tracts on the upper Gfeenbrier,
containing in the aggregate 1882 acres-witE
various other tracts in different sections of the
county euitable for small farms. Also tract on
Elk, known as .Eldorado,'' containing $50 acres,
200 of which was cleared, fenced and set in blue
grass, just before the war, and as good. Qf not
as think it is the best) as any land Oh Elk.
Together with many other tracts, in Alleghapy
Bath, Highland and Pocahontas. = =
As also lands containing the finest black white
and yarigated marble-copper, lead, gold and
silver lin Pocahontas(
also offer for sale, as attorney Of the Virginia
Central Railroad, 9 tract of land on Jsckson's
river, enc mile from Jacksons river depot and 9
from Covington, containing about 1900 acres,
with good brick house, and out houses. &C. The
same tract conveyed by the late Gen. D. 3. Payne
and great bargain can be had
Persons desiring further information will sd
dress me at Coyington. ," W. SKEEN
Mr.. s. tenders his services to persons desiring
to sell lands and requests all persons in this and
the adjoining counties having minerals on their
lands. to send specimens of iron ores, marble,
copper, gypsum lead, gold, silver, &C., to his Ct
hce IN COvlngton. feb 2G-tf