Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-11-28
Auction Sales.
DUBLTC SALE OF VALUABLE Re-
al and Personal ESrODerfy.-With

DUBAEC SALE OF VALUABLE Re
Il al and Personal PrOperty.-Wit
view OF changing my business, L Will ofler for
sale on the premises, on
Wednesday, December the Goth, 1871,
if fair, if not, on the next fair day, my farm,
containing 100 acres. more or less, known as
the Splitter farm, situated on Back creek IN
Augusta county, miles from Swoope's depot,
Z. u y. T. r., and 8 miles Southwest of Staun-
ton, on the Summerdean road The entire farm
IS under good fence-most of il being Lew plank
fence; is in fine state of cultivation, and has
running water in every field there are about II
acres OF good meadow, wATERED, and about gu
acres in timber.
The improvements consist of fine BRICK
DIV ELLlNG HOUSE, containing six good
rooms-kltchen and dining room in basement;
a large new stable, just finished, which cost
Si4OO, built IN the most convenient and substan-
tia style; house for servants, spring house, corn
crib, ice house. &c
At the same time and place, will sell all my
personal property-consisting in part of the fol-
lowing:
head of horses-two of which are among the
Finest Horses
in the State; my riding mare, LIZZIE POR-
TER having taken at different fairs, the State
included, eight first and special premiums in the
last three years, as the finest and best saddle
mare | refused 5000 for her at the State fair
last Fall.
The other is one of the fastest, if not the finest,
PAGERS in the State-having paced, in harness,
made his mile in 238; he is a sorrel, years old,
IS hands high, and was got by the old horse Tom
Telegraph, and is a alfbrother of Lucky John
that was sold short time since, for $500. The
other three are good Work-horses.
Also FIVE first class mich COWS, one fine grade
bull, 80 head of hogs-stock and fat-1 new COM
bined Champion seifraking reaper and mower,
the best machine now in use; L Willoughby
Drill, with CrowePs guano attachment-good as
new; 1 Buckeye buggy rake; l two-horse wag-
on and harness; l set new carriage harness; l
new sulky and harness; also lot of corn, oats,
hay and fodder; wheat crop of about 40 acres
in the ground; all of my farming implements,
plows, harroWs, &c, &c, q lot of household and
kitchen furniture, &c
Terms accommodating and made known on
day Of sale. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock.
For further particulars as to the farm, either
of the horses; apply to my agents In Staunton,
Box 1872, StauntOn, Va
no2l-tds j. ii. SNAPP.
HVOM MESSaONEF'S SALE OF REAL
q ESTATE IN COVINGTON, Va.
Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court OF
Allegheny county, pronounced at the August
term thereof 1871, in cause therein pending
on the chancery side thereof, in which Robert
M. Ayres, for, &c, is Plaintiff, and John A.
Beard and others are defendants, shall, as spe-
cial commissioner therein named, expose to sale,
on Monday, the 18th day of December next (be-
ing Court-day), by way of public auction, in
front of the Courthouse of said county Of Allie
ghany, to the highest bidder, the house and lot
now occupied by the said defendant, John A.
Beard, situated in the said county in the TO WIN
OF COVINGTON, VA, and designated in the
plan of said town as lot mo. 93" Said lot con-
tains one-half of an acre. The improvements
consist of convenient frame dwelling with nee
essary out-houses and a large and substantial
workshop, suitable for almost any kind of me-
chanic.
Terms of sale-Cash in hand sufficient to pay
the expenses of this sale and the costs of the suit
aforesaid, as well as the expenses of former
sale, made under previous decree in said suit,
and for the residue of the purchase money, the
purchaser will be required to execute three sew
eral bonds with good personal security, in equal
installments, payable respectively in one, two
ard three years from the day of sale, with inter-
est from the day of sale, and the legal title to
said lands will be retained as ultimate security.
no2l-4W WIN. NJ MCALLISTER,
Commissioner