Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-09-21
Stuart, L6ILey Dc Co.
ALEX. II. n. STUART. ORLANDO SMITH
r. d. LILLEY. THOs. c. ELDER.
CTUART, LILLEY & CO.,
Real Estate Agents,
CTATTNTON VA

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The land is fertile, and has been improved by
manures and judicious cultivation. A constant
stream flows through the farm, furnishing at all
times an abundant supply of water. The dwell
ling house, kitchen and smoke-house are of
prick, situated on a commanding eminence, and
| built in the best style
| About forty acres are planted in orchards of
choice fruit and most of the trees are now bear
! ng There is an ample supply of timber, and
the open land is divided into meadows and fields
now in a fine state of cultivation and we'll en-
| closed, mainly with plank and post and rail
| fences.
Situated as this estate is, in the heart of the
| Shenandoah Valley, on the Central railroad, and
within one mile of Staunton, which presents 50
many advantages in respect to society and the
facilities for educating children, it offers peculiar
| inducements to gent eman OF fortune and cul-
tvated tastes, who desires to enjoy tranquil life
and rear his family under the most favorable
| auspices. As mere pecuniary investment the
| farm and orchards would yield a handsome in
come
No. 2.-About 100 acres of fine Limestone
Land of mile from StauntCH, being the un-
| sold portion of the Peyton tract now owned by
VIM Shumate, Esq lying on 1.-The the North !. side
| a beautiful state of cultivation, and is of the
| finest quality. It contains about 20 acres of
meadow, unsurpassed in quality by any in the
Valley of Virginia.
No: s.-A6out forty acres Of Land, lying
| vided into Building and Pasture Lots of from
! to 5 acres each. These Lots are situated imme-
diately West of the Town of Staunton, on the
South side Of the Parkersburg Turnpike
No. Affinity Point Mills, on Middle Riy-
er, in Augusta county, 8 miles from Staunton and
miles from Swoope's Depot, and within miles
of Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike. The
mill house is large, substantial structure four
| stories high-the basement being of stone, with
two pairs of burrs for wheat and one pair stones
for corn Capacity, 30 barrels OF flour per day.
The dam is of solid stone masonry and the fore
bay is also of stone. An excellent Office used
for the purposes of the mill only, few yards
distant In connection with this establishment
is a superior circular saw mill which passes as
parcel thereof. There is attached to this fine
milling property fifty acres of very excellent
land, being principally fat-land on the river,
with comfortable two story dwelling thereon.
When it is remembered that this property is
on never-failing stream and surrounded by
magnificent wheat and corn growing country
Milers would do well to examine it before pur-
chasing elsewhere. Will be sold very low and
payments reasonable.
No. 5.-The Staunton Nursery Lands"
containing % acres of Land of the finest quality,
is excellent meadow Messrs. Tannehill Il
place-owners of this property, having recently
purchased more extensive property equally con-
venient to the Town, desire to sell the above as
a whole or in Lots to suit purchasers
No. Ga very desirable little Farm in the
county of Augusta containing 175 acres, $50 of
which is open land in grass in fine state of Gull
tivation, rest in Timber This property is with
in miles of the town of Staunton, in an excel
South side of the Chesa. & Ohio.R R., miles
from Swoope's Depot. The Improvements are
good-being brick dwelling of six rooms, a
large barn and all necessary out-hOuses This
property is sold for division among heirs, and
the Terms will be most reasonable to suit re-
liable purchaser.
No. "a Farm of IA acres of Land, lying
in the Western part Of the county of Augusta
cir Of fho Ho1f
miles from Deerfeld. The improvements con-
sist of small Brick Dwelling Of or rooms
rooms and Barn. There is good spring in
the yard, and water in every field. About one
land-the residue in good timber, composed of
Sugar Maple Hickory and Walnut. There is
also Salt-petre Cave on the Land which it is
thought might be made profitable.
the residue in 8 equal annual payments, with in
terest.
No. s.-A parcel of Choice land, from 100 to
140 acres at the option of the purchaser, to be
magnificent estate of Sam'l H. Steele, Esq,
wherein he now resides. This property is in
Augusta county, within one and half miles of
Fshersville, on the Chesapeake u Ohio Rail-
level tract Of country, is well watered, and has
on it suficiency Of timber for all farming pur-
poses. Thirty or forty acres ofmeadow might be
easily made. There are no improvements on the
ling. Terms reasonable. 4--
No. "a large body of land containing a.
bout 1000 acres lying in Giles county in the South
western part of Virginia, near the line of Monroe
county, State of West Virginia. 1t lies on both
sides of Big Stony creek and is within three miles
of New river. The turnpike leading from the
celebrated Salt Pond to the Salt Sulphur Springs
passes Immediately by this land, the Salt Pond
being distant from it only six or eight miles,
Much of it is meadow and the greater portion of
the land very fertile, but is unsettled and heavily
timbered with whte-pine, white oaks &C. The
late VIM. Irby, Esq, of Nottoway County, Va,
an experienced farmer and excellent judge of
land selected in person the tract above described
in the year 1857 from large area then in market,
and it is offered for sale by his executors in
order to a division of his estate. lsE
1t will be sold at very low price viz 800 per
acre. ar.i
acres in the vicinity of Fshersville on the Chesa-
peake s. Ohio Railroad. 1t is of fair quality and
| has on it Improvements sufficient for a small
| family Terms moderate. 1909 s
river, in Augusta county, adjoining the lands of
| Edward Kemper and others The land is of ex-
cellent quality. Fifteen or twenty acres are in
| timber.
The improvements. consist of a comfortable
| dwelling containing i've rooms and a kitchen,
| good stable sc. There is good orchard of all
| the usual varieties of fruits. Price $47.5O per
acre. t@+-
| No. IA beautiful residence situated in
| the town of Staunton, being the same now occu-
pied by the Rev. JAS A. Latane, containing a
| bout acres of Land. This property is situated
| on commanding eminence, giving beautiful
| view Of the Town and surrounding country
| The improvements consist of q large and COM
modous dwelling of eight rooms and kitchen,
| servants house OF fine rooms, good stable and
barn, and all other necessary out houses, all new
and in good order. For beauty of situation,
| comfort and convenience in the arrangement of
| the buildings, and general surroundings, we know
of no property that has more to recommend it.
No. I3.-An elegant estate of 1000 acres
known as mount Vernon" in Dinwddie coun-
and within one mile Of Beaseey's formerly
Ford s. Station the South Side Railroad "a
| link in the great through line from Norfolk to
| Memphis and the southwest. The land is of fine
quality, with light, porous SOIL and in fine con-
| dition.
As there are three separate settlements on this
property, 1t might be, with entire convenience,
divided into three farms, about equal in size viz
No. Would have on it large frame dwell
| ling, containing rooms, an office in the yard,
with rooms. a large gTanary, excellent stables,
| and all other necessary o,ithouses-all of which
| are in thorough repair. There is we'll of the
| best water in the yard, a never-failng spring
within 100 yards of the house and copious streams
| in every field. About two-thrds Of this land is
we'll set in clover. There are fine apple and peach
orchards on this place
No 2 would have on it a good two story dwell
| lug with all necessary out houses-all the inn
| provements have been erected since the war;
More than 100 acres of this land consists of good
Creek low grounds. A sufficiency of timber,
| hickory. oak and pine
| N 3. would have large two story dwelling
with two fronts of A feet each located in beau
tifu grove of original growth, with all necessary
out buildings. The dwelling is new and incom-
plete but there is sufficency of lumber on the