Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-05-04
SHERIFF SALE.
Nos. 1.284 and 1.454,

- ponas, and one alias f IA, to me directed
and delivered from the Honorable Circuit
Court of Lincoln county, Tennessee, at its
March term, 1871, / will expose to public
sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the
courthouse door in the town of FayettC-
vile, on
Saturday, the 9th OF May, 1871,
the following described Tract of Land
known as the Owen Higgins home place, ly-
ing in Civil District No. z, Lincoln county,
Tennessee, and bounded as follows, to-wit
On the North and West by L. L. Stone,
South by lands Of +. G. johnson, and East
by lands of l.. l.. Stone, containing - acres,
Also, one other Tract or Parcel of
Land lying in Civil District No. 10, Lincoln
county, Tennessee. and bounded as follows,
tO-wit On the North by lands of s. NJ.
McElroy and Hugh Thomson, on the East
by lands of Thomas Monks, on the South
by lands of w. A. Gill and Henderson Nose
ly, and on the West by lands OF Iillman
Towery, containing two hundred and thirty
three acres, more or less.
Also, one other Tract of Land known
as the William Ashworth tract, situated in
Civil District No. 10, Lincoln county, Ten
ginning at white. oak on the line between
the State of Alabama and the State of Ten
nessee, running East to the East Fork of
Flynt River, thence with the meanderings of
said River to Archibald McKee's north bOun-
dairy line, thence West with MeKee'S to an
elm and double sweet gum, thence East "a
poles to a dogwood on McKee's corner,
thence North with her line rs poles to Wa
ter oak, the South boundary line of now
VIM. Ashworth Milan tract of land, thence
West with same line 90 poles to stake on
the eastern boundary Of Simeon Campers
tract of twenty acres, thence South with his
line AZ poles to red oak, his corner, thence
West with his line and with the south bOun-
dairy Of his so acre entry, in all 81 poles, to
a red oak and poplar, his corner, thence
North with his line % poles to white oak,
the southeast corner of said Simeon Cam
per's entry Of 100 acres, thence With hisiine
156 poles to two red oaks, thence South 166
poles to a stake on the north boundary of
VIM. Guys tract Of 60 acres, thence East
with his line 40 poles to red oak, his cor
ner, thence South with his line to red oak
on the State line, thence East with said line
nearly SO poles to white oak, the south
west boundary of Henry's entry of so acfes,
thence North with his line 81 poles to a
white oak On the east boundary of said Hem
RVS lis acre, thence North with his line 152
poles to the State line, thence with State
line to the beginning containing $50 acres,
more or less. This levy is intended to cover
all of the said above described tract of land,
except ITO acres transferred by G. w. Hig-
gins to A. V. Mcdaniel by deed, leaving 27U
acres, more or less, that this levy covers.
Also, one other Tract of Land known
as the Bates tract, lying in Civil District No.
Is, Lincoln county, Tennessee, and bounded
as follows, notwithstanding at white
oak, the north vest corner of the land here
in mentioned, and a south west corner of A.
G. Gill's land, running South AZ poles to
red oak and hickory thence East 2 poles to
stake in the middle Of the road, thence
South with the road Sc poles to a stake in
the middle of the road, thence East e3
poles to stake on the branch, thence with
the branch South Is deg. East l6 poles to a
stake, thence East 591a poles to q stake,
thence North 5 deg. East Is poles to small
hickory, thence North As = poles to stake,
thence North 8 poles toIz stake, thence
North 20 deg. East x poles to small hick-
ory in the south boundary line Of the Monks
JIdCt, lneHC6 Will Sdiu hAc ~ POlcS W q
black gum, thence South Is poles to black
gum, thence West Ga poles to the begin
ming, containing 50 acres, more or less.
Also, an undivided one-fOurth interest in
a Tract of Land known as the Pagan
Mill tract, situated In Civil District No. IS,
Lincoln county, Tennessee, on the waters of
Cold Water Greek, and bounded as follows,
to-wit :-Beginning on an ash, running A
deg. East 1274 poles to black oak, thence
North 9ls deg. West Is poles to a dogwoOd,
thence South S734 deg. East 132 poles to a
hickory in the lane, Webb's corner. thence
North 21l deg East 30 poles to stake for a
dogwood corner, thence North IS deg. West
80 poles to hickory and dogwood, thence
North deg. East 81 poles to stake, thence
North SO deg. West &c poles to white oak,
thence North deg. East 80 deg. to poplar,
thence North 1871 deg. East 1861 poles to a
small sugar tree in Gales field, Stephens cor
ner, thence West 1917 poles to stake and
pointer, thence South 20 deg. West 942
poles to an ash, thence South Sc poles to a
sour wood, thence West IN poles to the
beginning, containing PIC acres, more or less.
All the foregoing described tracts of land
and interest in land are levied on as the prop
erty Of G.. H. Higgins to satisfy two exc
cutions against A. s. Randolph, g. W. Hig
gins and p. A. Randolph, and in favor Of
Hugh Douglas & Co., one for $26S.25, the
other for 81, 1864, besides interest ard
costs. II. b. MORGAN,
apr1l27-S31 20 Sheriff.