The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-08-12
ADVERTISEMENTS.


viii offer the entire property at public auction,
the premises on Tuesday, the LIST of SEPT'IS
next II is not extrayagant to say that in tinan-
cial aspect, this is the most valuable watering
place in Virginia. In 1913 it sold for twelve
thousand dollars; in 1851 for one hundred thous-
and and in 1852 to the present owners, for one
hundred aud fifty thousand dollars (gold value.(
Since which time it has been considerably more
than doubled In Hotel and Cottage capacity for
accommodating the public, greatly embellished
and beautiied in its grounds and buildings, and
especially very largely advanced in its fame and
reputation as most remarkable therapeutic
agent
But notwithstanding the continual enlargement
of the place. by buildings. year by year. there
never was watering season before the war in
which the accommodations were equal to the pop
ular demand for room. Since the war the estab-
lishment has been reftted with new furniture
throughout, painted anew, and in general, res
tored to complete working order, and the pros
peet now is that this watering season will be as
thronged, as fashionable and as prosperous as
any of its predecessors.
One constant source of revenue in this property
is found in the sale of the mineral water, and Of
the s'mass" or salts produced from the water
This is only in its infancy enterprise, and
yet-with the South broken down-its only field
before the war, the sales in the last tive years
have run up to an average of more than
stantly growing demand in the North and
South.
The landed estate consists of about LOO
acres, lying in Rockbridge county, 25 miles from
the Natural Bridge, II miles from Lexington, and
miles south of the Va Central Railroad. Pas
sengers leave the cars at Goshen Depot The
personal property consists Of all furniture and
other property necessary for the complete outfit
of first-class watering place, with capacity
for the accommodation Of one thousand visitors
and all necessary farming stock and implements
for the proper cultivation of large farm, to-
gether with cows &c.
The terms of sale are-'sCash tn hand to pay
the costs Of sale, and the residue with interest
from day of sale, in equal instalments for the
real estate, for the real and personal estate if
sold together, at one, two, three, four and FIVE
years; and, for the personal estate, if sold by it.
SELF for cash as to all sums of $40 and less, and
on all other sums at IL months from the day of
sale, all of said deferred payments to bear inter-
est from day of sale, and to be well secured by
bond with real personal security and the legal
title to the real estate to be retained as ultimate
security"
SO fine an opportunity at once for the safe in
yestment ofcapital and for the employment of en-
ergy and enterprise in the due development Of
unquestionably of the most valuable Mineral
Springs in this country, is very rarely offered to
the public at large.
Liz COuHISSlOueFS Will determine Dc1Oro the
day of sale whether the real estate and personal
property shall be sold conformity or separately
Visitors and bidders coming to the Springs
from the Northern and Western States travel Ella
Washington City to the Va. Central Railroad, at
Gordonsville, thence west to Goshen Depot.
From the South and Southwest Ella Richmond
or Lynchburg, and by Va Central to Goshen.
Descriptive pamphlet, with map will be sent
on application to the Proprietors at the Springs.
JOHN b. BALDWIN,
HENRY B. NICHE, c.,.
DAVID FULTZ,
Address, Stanton. "a,
july s-tf Peck { Cushing, Auetioncers
A:-At rules held in the Clerks
Office of the Circuit Court for Augusta
county, on the 9th day of July 1868.
George Eakle, Assignee of VIM. J. Cupp, who
sues for the benefit Of VIM. E. Sheets, Plaintiff,
against
John S. White, Defendant
In debt and upon an attachment.
In this suit, the object Of which is to recover
of the defendant $41 e., with legal INTEREST,"
thereon from the Sd day of March, 1861, unfit
paid, subject to credit of $11 Sc as of 9th
March, 668, the plaintiff having fled his deca-
ration, and the defendant not having been served
with the summons in this suit, or with the at
tachment thereon, and it appearing by affidavit
filed that the said defendant is not resident of
tnlS COMMONWEALTH: II is ordered That he 10
appear here within one month after due publica-
tion of this notice, and do what is necessary 10
protect his interest. A copy-Teste
july 15-4t VIM. A. BURNETT, Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The creditors of W. W. King, decd and
all other persons interested in the estate Of
said King, will hereby take notice that, act
ing by authority of decretal order of refer
ence made by the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, on the 29th of July, 1867, in the
Chancery suit of wv. W. Kings creditors
VS. w. W. Kings widow and Others" there
in pending, I have appointed
TIL URSDAY, the Goth day of AUGUST,
1868, for the purpose of then, at my Office in
Staunton, Va, executing said order of refer
ence in all respects The creditors of said
King, decd, will, therefore, on or before the
day designated, produce before me their res
pective claims, with the proof thereof, or
else be debarred the benefit of all right of
participation in the distribution Of the estate
Of said w. ". King decd.
j. N. HENDREN.
july 22-4t Com'r in Ch'y.
VIRGINIA :-At rules held ia the Clerks
V Office of the Circuit Court for Allegha-
ny county, OIL MoHuay, July U, 1ooo'
~ joseph ess p Steele ,'N Plaintiffs u.s.
VIM P. Rucker, John P.
Black, Geo. w. Hayne,
Charlton Shirley, and s. Detnaants-
j. Shirley, his wife, and
James NJ. Montague,
IN CHANCERY.
The object Of this suit is to enforce the
vendors lien on tract Of land k,.own as the
''Island Ford Tavern Property" which was
purchased by the defendant Fucker, and af-
forwards sold and cony' cd by him to the
other defendants.
It appearing by satisfactory evidence that
VIM. ?. Rucker and john 2. Black are non
residents OF It's Commonwealth, it is ordered
that the said defendants do appear here
within one .nonth after due publication of.
TINS. order, and do what is necessary to pre-.
fect their interests IN this suit,
A copy-Teste..
JOSEPH. TsFUDGE,.
Fl. Fl. Robertson, p. q. Clerk,
july 22-4t
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
SGAUEToN, July Is, 1868.