The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CtKEEN'S Law. AND LAND OFFICE i:
10 Tor the Purchase and Sale Of Lands, and
the Collection of Debts, in Virginia and West
*s covINGToN, VA. l.
Mr.. S. practices in the Courts of Allegheny,
Bath, Highland and Pocahontas, and will here
after practice in the Circuit Courts Of R0tetourt,
Reckbridge and Augusta-in the District Court at
Charlottesville and Court of Appeals, and Circuit
and District Courts of the United States at Rich
mQnd.
Refers to the Judges of said Courts, and the
.Judgestof the hate Court of appeals. s,sss-
L Address, W. sSKEEN, sOovington, Va.
LANDS FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY virtue of decree of. the Circuit Court of
Bath IA will tn co1jnnctiop with Mrs. Louisa and
Charles Payne) on the OH day Of March, 1868,
on the premises, in the Falling Spring Valley, 4
miles below the Healing Springs on the lines Of
the proposed Healing Springs and Coyington
Turnpike road, offer for sale, the lands Of which
Lewis Payne died seized, to wit: The tract known
as ssthe 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. aAlso the tract known
as ''the Massie'' adjoining ''the Bradsh,'' about
the third of which is hacked, set in blue grass
and under fence, and about 300 acres in cultiya-
ton, with house, out houses, orchard and dairy.
The decree authorizes the sale of these lands in
In such quantities, and upon such terms and time
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 as such, will then be offered in smaller tracts,
and on 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
Back and little Back creek, and extending about
miles up the latter, containing about 2O00 acres
and known rs emit. Groye"-s.Belle Wooden
&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 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 rooms-with
brick kitchen, barn, merchant and saw mill, SC.
Said house isilocated equi-distant between Warm
Springs and Huntersville, and would be fine
location for a tavern or school, About 800 acres
of this tract is bottom, and good for grass or
grain. So much cash in hand, as may be neces-
sary to defray the expensessof sale, and the bal
ance in three equal annual payments, the pur-
chaser giving bonds and good security. IS lIss
think may safely say that no lands are in
market in Bath or any Of the adjoining counties,
SO desirable as the ssPayne and Gatewood,, and
ask the attention of ENTHUSIASTICALLY of
the farmers of Rockingham, Augusta, and Rock
bridge (who desire to add grazing lands in this
county to their grain lands at home), to the tracts
now offered for sale. s -Esft l6aHG
I also offer for sale, privately, as executor of
my father, number of houses and lots in Cow
ington, and large number Of vacant lots around
the depots of the Va. Central and Covington &
Ohio Railroads. and as attorney in fact for VIM. |
Scott, 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 ~ ~ ..:lfl5.i,5 /
also offer for sale large tract of iron lands,
near Covington, belonging to my fathers estate,
together with other and the most valuable iron
establishments (having the largest quantities Of
the best ores) along the line of the Rail- road from
Richmond to the Ohio. IS st
also offer sale all my own lands situated on
the waters of Greenbrier river, "a stream nayiga
BILE to the line Of the Covngton and Ohio Rail-
road) to wit: A tract of 5000 acres, having |
upon it 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 timbered country One line
of this track runs about 8 miles along the Green
brier river. Also the tract upon which reside,
adjoining Huntersville, containing ia acres and
known as .sWalnut Springs together with
other continuous tracts on the upper Greenbrier,
containing in the aggregate 1892 acres-with
various other tracts in different sections of the
county suitable for small farms. Alsoa tract on
Elk, known as ssEldorado,' containing $50 acres,
200 of which was cleared, fenced and set in blue
grass, just before the war, and as good, Gf not,
as I 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 varigated marble--copper, lead, gold and
silver lin Pocahontas)
also offer for sale, as attorney of the Virginia
Central Railroad, a tract Of land on Jackson's
river, one mile from Jackson's 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 great bargain can be had. ~
Persons desiring further information will ad-.
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 of
fee in Covington. feb 26-tf
COUNTRY MERCHANTS,
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