The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-04-01
FOR SALE.

IsszyeA FUN SALE. -
{ KEEN'S LAW AND LAND OFFICER s
Nd For the Purchasesapd Sale Of Lands, and
ENgiEginia, E ~
- govINGToN VA.
h Mr.. S. practices in, the Courts If Allegheny.
EBath, Highland and Pocahomtas, and wilf here
Lafter practice in the CircuK Courts .of Botetourt.
Rockbridge and Augusta-in the District Court At
and District Courts of the United States ut Rich
mond.
Refers to the Judges of said Courts, and the
Judges of the late Court of Appeals
Address, W. SKEEN, Oovngton, Va.
FyLANDS FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
By~vrtue of decree of the Circuit Court of
Bath; will lin conjunction with Mrs. Louisa and
Charles Paynet on the 9Th day Of March, 1868,
on the premises inthe Falling Spring Valley, 4
miles below the Healing Springs, on the line of
the proposed Heading Springs and Coyngton
Turnpike road, offer for sale the lands of which
Lewis Payne died Seized to wit. The tract known
as ''the Bradish," containing 100 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 'sthe Bradish," about
the third of which is hacked, set in blue grass
and under fence and about 300 acres In cultiva-
The decree authorizes the sale of these lands in
in such quantities., and upon such terms and time
as the Commissioners may deem best, and the
lands will be divided before the SALE into about
six tracts, and be offered first as wholes; not
sold such. will then be offeredin smaller tracts
andson the 28th 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
k1n Peel
miles up the latter, containing bout 1000 acres
and known as, emit. Grove"Es.Belles Wooden
sc. AS Commissionersof the Court am author
lied to sell as in the case aforesaid and as there
are buildings, Sc, 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 such, then in lesser tracts > The man
sion, home is brick and the finest house ins the
county, containing IA finely finished rooms with
brick kitchen, barn, merchant andEs mill, SC.
Said house is located equi-distant between Warm
Springs and Hdntersville, and would be . fine
locat lion fora tavern or.sohoOln About 300 acres
of this tract.is bottom;Han good for grass or
grain $50 msch eaahNinI hand, as may be neoes-
sary tofdefray theexpenses of sale, and the bal.
ance int hreelequal annual pay ments, the epur-
chaser giving bonds and good seoupity.hn:i aal
% lsthnkl may safely shy that hollands are in
market in Bath or any of the adjoining counties,
SO desirable as the sPayne and Gatewood,' and
Iask the attention of ENTHUSIASTICALLY Of
the farmers of Rockingham, Augusta, and Rock
bridge. (whoi desire to add grazing lands in this
county to their grainlands atshome) the tracts
now offered for sale.inuoruus satg6 s2asf-a 752s
l. also offer for sale, privately, as executor Of
nay father, number of houses and lots in Gov
ington land large number Of vacant lots around
the ldepots ofsthe Va. Central and Covington &
Ohio Railroads. and as attorney in fact for VIM
oaff ,ho1o 1o{o r.. 4
the town, Land as attorney in fact for Andrew,
Fudge, several lots aboye and below the office, of
said Va Central Rai1rpad. 'f's'''4 '.' an /
I'also offer for sale large tract Of iron lands,
near Covington, belonging to my fathers estate,
together til other andt most valuable iron
establishments (hayipg the largest, quantities of
the best ores) along the line Of the Railroad from
Richmond to the Ohio. ..,7 z
l also offer sale all my own lands, situated on
the waters Of Greenbrier river, "a stream naviga-
BILE to the line of the Covington and Ohio Rail
road) to wit: 4 A tract of $4,000 aeres,a having
upon 1t an iron ore bank some ten miles in length
(said to be So per cent --underlayed with coal,
and covered with the finest white and other timber
to be found in that well tmbered country One line
Of this track runs about miles long the Green
brier river Also the tract upon which l reside.
adjoining Huntersvile, containing 3l14 acres and
known as "Walnut Springs together with
other continuous tracts on the upper Greenbrier,
containing in the aggregate 25,392 acres-with
various other tracts in different sections of the
county suitable for small farms. Also tract on
Elk, known as .sEldorado," containing $50 acres
200 of which was cleared, fenced and set in blue
grass, just before the war, and as good, (if not
as think it is the best) as any land on Elk.
Together with many other tracts, in Allegheny,
Bath, Highland and Pocahontas.
AS also lands containing the finest black, white
and yarlgated marble-copper, lead, gold and
silver lin Pocahontas). ,
also offer for sale, as attorney of the Virginia
Central Railroad, tract of land on Jacksons
river one mile from Jacksons river depot and 8
from Covington, containing about 100 acres,
with good brick house, and out-houses, &C. The
same tract conveyed by the late Gen. D. B. Payne
and a great bargain can be had
Persons desiring further information will adj
dress me at Covington. a 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, Sc, to his Of
fee in CovingtoH. feb 26-tf