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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-16
arrrrOy sALEs--rnturc Days.
nv Thomas ". Kecsee. Auctioneer.

GRAND AUCTION SALE OF DRY
VI GOODS.-Mr. G. T. Barbec, successor to DUCK
wall & Ronss, having determined to close our ms
yery dess rab,e stock Of dry goods ffnclnding the re-
mining stock of Duckwali & ROUSE; by The LIST Of
September next. so n to open an gntiTe rev hnn
fresh stock of fall goods about that ufne' taSe acA
rrptcd an invitation from Mr.. Barlce to hold reg,i-
lar auction sales mt his store. No. bod Broad, street,
TWiCE A WEEK until the lst, OF September. say
on Wednesday of each week: commencing at
10 o'clock A.. NJ, and on SATGtDhi EYE-
NINGS. com incncinga ut y o'clock i. 81: Accord
ing To this arrangement my first sale VIII come on
on WEDNESDAY the nth Instant on, mat Ifat
I will sell. without reserve. n r"rS Desirable stnck OF
goods. consisting In ps't Of straw Mattings: Ladies,
Dress i;cris In great variety. by the pattern ani
niece. Fine Cnlnrr'i Silks in patterns nFid various
rolors. Fine silk roplins In PATTERNS Lace tt,rtatns
I'm great variety. Fine Black SIX Lace Sha"js'
Crc,,a,iinc do. Fine Kid and Ls-lc Thread Gloves
CoIor,rl silk VCivctS, BLACK Erlsei.rnS. Ihric':,i,s u,
almost every color flargc lotl, Skirt Braids, Bni,
tons. Fine Laccs aud E'%ings. spool SILKS 81 AL
coInrs. spool Cottons. Linen Threads. Hooks an'!
Ewes. Tapes. Trimmings. %l'uttoi's, &c. Ne;
The Indies arc especially invited to attend.
~ 10 THOMAS ". kEESEE. Aictionccr-
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~ Gruhi,~ K Williams.
tuctlnuccrs and Real Estate Agents,
Eleventh street between Main AMI Bank.

VNIIAT VERY VALUABLE GRANITE
1 FRONT. TIlltEE->TDkI lore. No. III
East MAIN -TKEI#r. BEING THE FblItrII
TENEMENT WEST OF FIFTEENTH STREET,
FOR SALE At hrtIiDN.-Tlr property ahoy,
rrfcrfc'i Ia. occupied ly Nc~sr~. Mrtivtw ( DrItuou
will tc sold at auction. upon IA" premises, on
THURSDAY, 18th July. al 81 O'Clock l.. VI. II +
one TT the most substantial hutIs,> on In" street,
with shelving aHt counters we'll ldiptc! IN All H.
arrangements, for business purpose. With Il slight
expense lie uric: part c"tId l." arranged Ter a
dwelling.
The H.. T.. q ll TOO feet Ia Il wide alley.
II T. rarely ttat property uu Main street. So well
suitpiim location HHtl construction !"r husiu,>, pur-
,o-c~. comes into market. Those wishing 10 make
4 good Investment should taxi" note Of tli-sri".
TERMS: Liberal. aul miir known AT the sale.
GRIDES & WILLIAMS,
~ II tnCttputrrS.
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sswv NUODa.

GRAND CLOsING-OUT SALE At
" Observation-Disclosures that when tho iali
sales eom,nencs to in,ro %nss an ne entire nhor msW y. 4 kst.
81, a. yri, mo aeon from his advertisement. VIII open
our our ar.t public sale mt auction. OF WEDNEsD pa
the 18th Instant, a: 10 o'clock \. NJ: ana hs ahst"m
n dav' and EVERY SATURDAY, Mt night, nnni
the 1st September. Mr.. kccsrc VIII bear me on,
when | say TO the public that have imposed upon
, Mm ~ restrictions or limitations AZ tn prices OF any.
hing that he may offer for sale. All must hs s"'' u
there nc n hid ,-,,,xs ,,,
.t,xr / ANAL continue tu sell. nj private Saie. AZ
yrc1iiv reduced prices. and something new ron ,mc
Now York auctions viii I've coming IN anpn, III
.tn,,. , yy,ck. What IL left over from nTi!h.r Shies
l,n,t -" NJ v, ,,ct,"n. q. r. BAItlEE.
successor to Duckwali & RnuSS.
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\ French PuN.-I'.1 httHc, of New Or
leans, has the following pun. which would
no longer bca pun if translated:
DcuN partisanS dc Grant. Fun dun pur
ebenc, fautrc cafe al Init, st reucontrcnt All
lnliicu de fcscalicr de Ia Dolanc. "El hicn,"
dit lc cafe All lait a rtHeuc de quclIc colt
icur sont les ctndidatS de Baltimorc?"
"Grls, lads ct Bruins" rcpliIue l'aulrr.
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AUCrroN sAIEs-..rhs. Nay.
BY Cook q Laugilton. Auctioneers,
corner OF Governor ard franklin streets.

GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF FUR.
VI N1TrRE. REFR1GERAToRS, &C, Al
AUCTION .-THIS A at 10 o'clock we will sell a
our auc'ion-roOms
MAHOGANY SOFAS and HAIRS,
MARBLE-TOP BUREAUS and TABLES,
WARDROBES, W~aSIISTANIbS, TABLES,
CANE and WOOD-SFAT CHAIRS,
Several excellent APPROPRIATIONS,
CODkING-STOFF.S and FIXTURES.
HAIR aud S11UCK MATTRESSES,
TIN SAFES
KITCHEN FURNITURE,
LOnkINGLiLASSES.
ENGRAEISGS.
WISD0W-SIADES.
JENNY LIND and COTTAGE ~BEDSTEADS.
SIDEBOARDS.
FLOOR oIL-CLnTH.
One excellent improved ALE PUMP.
HOIfStk EtPING ARTICLES generally:
COUh 4 LAUGHTOS.
" IA Auctionccrs.
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BY Grubb5 s. williams,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
Eleventh street between Main ard Bank,

A VERY VALUABLE BRICK STORE,
n ON THE EAST SIDE OF FIFTE,;
STREET. AT AuCTrON.-On THURsDh I, istfi
July, Mt O'Clock T. NJ, We will sell upon inc preini-
ses The STORE No. 3 south Fifteenth street, ~,
Thr lot Ia % by ~ feet. runs back tn an aliey5 nj
foot wide. and is entirely covered by the brick hiiic'
Ing. which is very substantial and In Eno :, o 5e ooss.
This property Is located In the heart Oh nnslnes :.
and hcing SO near to Main street Is regarded rs
valuable.
TENNIS: At sale. GRUBBS & WILLIAMS.
- AurtiouPcrs.
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Ky Richardson Il Co.
Real Estate Agents aud Anctinnecrs,
No. lli3 Main street.

4 VALUABLE BRICK DWELLING
~ AID I.nT FOR SALE II AttTIoN.-pn
Tt ~DkI the ifil instant al Il o'clock i. VI, W.
shall sell hy auction. an IL" lrcmir">,a NliillhI'
BRICK DWELLING on the north side ut I LhE
stree hrf wc"n Adams aud jefferson streets. WIN
aud two stories above. containing nine
ruoiuS.-ihrco al each tl"pr-wtth passage through
The centre: gas. water, clns'i>, Ind "iiicr, improve
mems. The In; lr,. a front nf "a feet. and Il lcpil," i
arr feet. more ~ les. and l. beautifully orilainctIird
with i!uwrr@. ~llrtltlrrv. Sc. maxim" il one at the
delightful r"idctC,s in III" city.
TrEN-: At sale. RICHARDSON co.
&c In NurtiuIi"rfS.
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Rs tirubbS & Williams,
Anctionccrs and Real Estat" Agents.
Eleventh street between Main II Bank

Eleventh street W'tWt'll Niall INV bdhN
DTBLIC RENTING OF TWO FINE
4 FARMS NEAR RICHMOND. AID ADMIN-
ISTRATORS SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FIRNl-
TTRE. VALUABLE Library. AID SlLNEl;
WARE. At A~EcflDN.-Dn FRIDAY. III August.
commencing al II o'clock \. VI" upon the premises,
will rent al rubli" auction. for Tho term nf one wear.
the CREIGHTON E~TATE. Of which the late Or.
William 4. Christian died seized. lying ah"nt four
miles east nf Iirhutond. 1t will lr divided into two
tracts. t. wit:
Isl. THE HOME TRACT. with 80 acrcs. en-
hracing 10 acre, for small grain. - arrcS In clover,
and l2o acres at meadow. suitable for corn.
"a. TIE OLD QUARTER TRACT. with about
"n arfrS. embracing lao acres for small grain, 10
acre, in clover, and % acres al meadow laInl !"r
corn.
Ample buildings of MI kinds are upon each tract.
Possession given of land In Time - seed wheat.
and full possession an ist January next. II not DO
fore.
Is"tt with approved security will IN required.
After which will lm %uld the HOUSEHOLD Fur
NlTTItf. with tlIcrs,ial variety ~ valuable priyni,
LIBRARY. and quite Il large quantity of NlLEER
WARE.
TERMS: Announced n III" time.
G.t;. MINDR.A IIilui trat"rd b. n. ".i.h..
ur William \. Christian. deceased.
tfRl'iIS & WtLLI NM~, Auctl"uccr~.
~ I.~-,olt2tj yt,ltd
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Ry Cook < LaugEtou. k"uct!oucci,.
corner Governor ana Franklin streets

91OMMISSIONERS' SALE or TIE
y COMPLETE ri'TFfT nF THE A"EEllA<
HOTEL Az AIIriNN.-l:y Nirtu" IT al "ri#r ut
HI" United States District Court tnr The Eastern
District Of Virginia. entered M the 81 cay al July.
H. in The matter of \urNrit trhb. bankrupt. the
Undersigned. special commissioner, tif.rtl'y M
pointed. viii ~clihy public auction. .n THURSDAY
fIr 18th day al July. I,7@. 81 The premises. III" en-
tire outfit ri lhr American II"lci. ~ The southwest
corner "f Main AMI Twelfth street,. ia In" r'tH 81
EirlmnuI. embracing 4 barge assortment ~ most
excellent FURNITURE. ii modern style AMI 'ut
It'll" used:
f~EOCKERl,
CHINA,
CLASSY ARE,
SlLNEEWA ARE,
BEDS.
BEDDING.
CARPETS.
ami al such property ~ l. rt~'raily found ~ = H@t-
rllsS hotel.
This property h,~ been used very little. and l. ~
fire condition: and - lirG"i N. uI valuable prop
trty i very unusual. aud >lI"ul't atir.ri tlt alien
ton 81 III persons IN need al .rtr!I article.
TERMS: All Sums ui @lrn AMI uutIrr, viii h"f.-it:
all sums over Slnt. viii i" al 4 credit 81 ninety days
orIpprovcI, ilrlor-cI. negotiable paper.
JOHN ). WIS.,.
JnIiE \. corr r.
". Il. MATTHEW'S,
Special Commissioners.
y. E.-IhC commissioners are authorized - -
ihc entire out iii ~ tn" American iut2 - = "hnl'.
at PRIVATE SALE. @id would In glad a. 'hi"l-
lain proposition, Tor lis rurrlrfa'. r>-ll,
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IFN +. t. N'WN'I'N'
Real Estate Agent. loli Main street.

yERI'STEE'S SALE OF VERY NALI-
I NILE SIlIEEAN PROPERTY On IltnlD
STREET ABOUT two. HINnlED GAisi,S
EuM TIE 'niIoi;tlE LIMITS or Ilit.
tITY OF EIIIINuND.-liv virtue nf y certain
decd at trust executed l." ne 4, trustee. I"tr-
i,y dali. the "gil DAY 81 <nIrIuhcr. ISL. dulN re-
,.,r.i,nI in III" clerk ollie" uf lI"uTir" County Court.
ur",!l;rnk -. rag. ~. and being required >"tn tn
IN thu beneficiary therein secured. snail proceed
f., -,ll at auction. IN The I,r"mi-r>. on TUESDAY
thn ffih Itv Of july. at n'cIock l.. ~. thai very
ir,,I,irul and desirable 81 EUIniAN PROPERTY
IrrairI IL above, having 4 large trout on BROAD
stree, AMI running back Ia thr H.. +. L. l.. H.,
containing tw,ufv-rnC lrrc-. with III" very hand
ynIur and connections brick dwelling thereon.
TERMS: Enough in cash I" d"iray the cN i"ts"T OF
r<rruiinr hi. trust aud 10 discharge Il note for fl.-1j
aud all acrruiu- interest. ami ~ ~ III" residue on
such term, H. shall lc anuultcr'l ~ sale.
tx ;-tI, T.. T.. $EWElItN. Trustee.
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nv Wellington GuihiiI.
huctlontcra and Real Estate Agent
corner Eleventh and Bank streets.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A FARM
" OF TWO HUNDRED ACRES, MokE OK
LESS. IN HENRICO COUNTY. on TUE All
IA ROAD. EIGHT MILES BELOW RltHNlnNp.
Nv virtue OF Il decree at IN" Circuit orr OF ult
county of lIcuriro entered on the lttiI June !e'Z'
in the case OF DOMAIN, guardian 81 Aiken ~. Aiken.
&C.. We. the undersigned. who were th'r'i'y apn,
pnintrf -rrcial commissioners, will proceed 10 SCI
al public arc,iuu. IN the premises. on lESDAf
the .aI JuIv. l~7o. nj |. O'Clock NJ. II fair; IT not. ,'Ir
iirst fair day thereafter. The FARM l"ratri. ~ Above.
of which the late Bernard q. !Atkrn died srthP,i. al
ininiug the lands ri Bi. t'authorn Archer ard ntli-
rr-. cGuLliH!ng about HUNDRED A'kfS.
rinro ar less. hut IL plat and survey ~ winch VIII nc
exhibited ~ III" hour of sale. On this farm thcr' u
4 comfortable dwelling and other iupr"N"fhri'l-'
ami il lies well for cultivation. and Is III ahcAcclicht
III Glib 'rlIocd. ..
TERMS. pnc-fourth cash h1lanc" nj g. II. ana !,
months. hearing six per cent. per aiiIiillf lntcltS,'
or, at the option Of the purchaser "h'-'oHr'h ''si.'
Ir,luucc ut /. >. and : years, bearing cicit ptrCcli'
nrr nnnum interest. for negotiable notes, snll>iact"-
rIly Endorsed. and title retained III the iurtlcr "rdcf
- ,ln, court. EDWARD Y. CANNON.
" AItXtSnER DOMAIN.
i,a-at,w Special commissioners.
- "=ff
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By james NJ. Taylor,
Real Estatr Agent and A"uctionccr'
Office No. lilo Main street.

THAT DESIRABLE PROPERTY
KNOWN As THE ~MOTICEiLO HOTEL:
on TIE SOUTH SIDE + . BET I'm
SIXTH M SEVENTH STREETS: FOX Sa!tE.
'If IN. sold on THURSDAY the
a5th day Of July. l-72. on the premises. nj s. "'clocS'
T.. NJ. that valuable property ~ above located.
The Inr fronts 10 bv 100 feet. aud the improvements
consist OF II large ihrcc-story BRiik litil.pIN1
well suited for Hotel purposes. ON the hrsl moor
there Is = larg" bar. room. stttlne-rnoili. storc pom
and kitchen also Il line store. now o~cclI'ri ny. a.
NJ. Granger. Esq. with two conms IN, J"ar. ana Il
large diniug-runip, IN %hlch there ran he seated $50
rinr,u. Trriu,turl0 feet on Broad street. with Il poriico
running tn. whole length Of the building: several
IrGipgrooms. and splendid ball. with 4 stage, Hlih
an entirely new set Of stage scenery. gas fixtures,
tahlrau icfs. Indies and gents drcSsing-rnolnS. &c;
and on ilr thIr, floor there are nine large airy rooms.
all In good order,
Those disposed tn purchase are Invited Ia examine
the propcrtv before the tiay Of sale. j,
TERMS: Very liberal, and made known on .aS oil
sale. JAMES NJ. IAfi.'h.
TIA Aurtionc9r.
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INIEAp FARMS FOR SALE.

-
JWp HI II l. - AND ElGIlTI-NINE
At1;E~ near fnrl~ depot. On Tie souiil>idr rail
ruatl: pert rlrair land in good conditions. with snail
tuusr: balance in original growth: al Sa.5r per
acre: only sI0n cash rttIliircd: balance "I liberal
terms.
S~IXTY-nNE AND \ HALE ACRES in Hen
rico county. al New Market. ten mile, from Rich
muni. un F"ur-1filr creek. bali mile from LANES
river: soil very fertile and rr"lurtitc: III flo per
acre ON liberal terms.
NINETT-TIIEEE ACRES In Nrw Kent. near
TaNlur's store. about five miles from West Point.
ON" mil" from l'anuuky river: about iwo-lhiri~ IN
wo",i-: i1laicc cleared. with a small framed house
al $3.50 cash.
THREE HUNDRED ACRES IN NELSON
COUNTY. three mile. from IJlntS kivrr aud kl-
uawla canal. near " arniIl~icr. ami five miles from
Montreal station oil III" brtng" AMI Alexandria
railroad. at - lcr acre. on li"rti terms ri credit.
viii ti,iti" this farm II desired IL ~riii purchasers.
y HUNDRED ACRES NEAR GpitlDNS-
WILLIE. "rc-Ilaricr mile uf Melton Station nl
chesapeake AMI ohio railroad. three miles from
ti"rtl"u~Nillr. part IN w"u,-. II - per acre. on lih
raj terms.
lnluir" further particulars.
r.. i. NEWTlRN.
j. l"-it f0li Main street.
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" lI-"aw ~

LOR ShLE.-BRlCk u W ELLlNN g.
Il nine rooms. Kitchen. &c: excellent n%ci"lh"r-
hood: lncatiun convenient: pric" low turns agrcc-
able.
VACANT LOT corner Fourth and Canal streets.
chcap.
LOTS 81 upper Grace s'rrci, near Monroe Park.
LOT on lower Grace street. near Capitol Park.
SMALL HOUSE and . in Sidney. ou Elm
wood street.
q on Third street. Candles Hill. very desirable.
LOTS on Grey" ayrntc. near Munruo lark.
nNE-AtEE LOT on Grove avenue. In sidney.
CHEAP ARMS. with outfit complete. in liruricu
county west vi Richmond.
Apply 10 W. Il. ROBINS.
IL I.-3t iii Main street.
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I;y W. tip,iiin,
Auctionccr and Real Estate Agent,
corner Eleventh and Bank streets.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF THAT
IREhIrTIFUL Cuu\TRi->EAT, IN THEY'LL
LACE OF BOWLING GREEN. till:fD tlltL-
SEA. WITHIN AqTARTElt OF \ MN.EnF TUE
rORPORATloN LINE. CONTAINING FIVE 70
SIN ArEES.-By virtue at 4 decree Of IL" tltals-
Gerry Cont Of liz; city Of EIclimnnd entered on tlm
9Th ~ .iuIy, l>T", IN the cas-. 81 Nlutcr against Roy.
&c. shall. ~ special commissioner Thereby al-
pnintrd. prpc,rti Ia eel II public auction. on The
premises. On SATURDAY III" goth al July. l>7". al
Il u'cluck T.. VI. that beautiful plar" uowuastilEl.-
SEA. uf which James T.. Roy died sriIrd. contain
rn an elevated summit overlooking The city ~ l;irll-
lnnnI. and i admirably a,ilptcti Tor Il suburban r"st.
Icncc or market garden. The dwelling l. 4 ~larECaul
excellent one. AMI contains about ten rooms. I'r-
sides the dwelling. there j. 4 large brick tenement
containing four r"uiIls, which. with >otuc rCliirs aud
alterations. CuiIld hr mad" Il comfortable residence.
Tho place l. So well and tayurrlrly known That :
further description i deemed unnecessary. except
to remark tnat il has long hr'u rruiotl for lis h"ltt'i-
ful and rolnmIndin" view and for The htut!-"nic
sladr trees which surround the dwelling. Its dis
taur" from the caritoli> not over one mile. VIII
tr sold ~ i Who'll" or divided into three parcels. 1c-
"nrling Ia the plat 1T surrey - ir ~cNhihii"I III The
hour at sale.
TERMS: Orc-fourth cash balau"" ~ one. TWO.
and three, Years for negotiable unt,~ hc1rinG six per
cent. per anuum interest. AMI title retained TIL the
further order al the court.
4. AI~TT\ SMITH.
fv lu-lpf Special Commissioner.
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LITTLE LABOR ANp SURE CROPS.

There is a Watcr-ina>t"r. who Is lild l." 90
over the ditch and see that I'LL goes right with
il. and Il president, who is not Salarlcd, but
has authority to call on the stockholders for
repairs and once Il year, in March, wlicn The
farmers work here is done and lic aud his
teams are idle, all hands meet to clean out
the ditch. which is a labor Of a tcw days.
Now the work of six weeks, q! these farm
rr>. doubled the value Of their land at once.
l. WAS about the cheapest way to make mo-
ncv that they could have devised. It made
them sure OF Il crop no matter now dTA l'c
year. 1t gave them Il perpetual tuna OF mt
nurc: for the testimony OF every man | have
seen in the state who has praciicri irrigation
for a long term Of years i positive that with
Ibis the fertility of the land does not drtc-
rirralc.-h 0rIcS Something's tdht"'"t6 't-
ter IN Ser Imk 1rihHnc.
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Auction sALEs--ranre DAYS.
ny Cook q Laugnton, Anctfoncers.
corner OF Governor and Franklin streets.

corner OF Governor and franklin streets.
HORSE, ROCKAWAY, AND HARNESS,
Ia 10000 WEIGHT SHEAF OATS. EARNING
UTENSILS. CARTS. &C.. At A~UCTiOS-Oa
WEDNESDAY tho nth Instant, nj IL o'clock we
will sell ut the Residence Of Dr.J.P I. Harrison, on
the williamsburg road two miles below the city, :
One reliable FAMILY HORSE,
ROCKAWhY and HARNESS.
Excellent MILCH COW and fRARLlSG,
10000 weight S@fEAF OATS,
Two good CARTS, .
FARMING. IMPLEMENTS generally!
iyt5 COOK & EaUGfITDS Surtinur"rs.
Iy Lee & iipd,iin.
AuctioDccrs and Real Estate Agents.
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iy Moody & Royal.
Real Estate Agents and Aucti"nrcrs.
Office corner at seventh and Hun streets.
Manchester. Va,

EOR SALE PRIVATELY. TWENTY
Il BEAUTIFUL BIILnI>G LOTS ~ THE
'I:Itk NIL" ADDITION r. TllE TOW OF
NS\tIiE~TEl..-Thc.C valuable" lots front ~ feet
ru HUI AMI Decatur streets. running bach ~ feet
Ia IN alley IL feet wide. Tho elevated position al
these lots mak"- them highly attractive. The view
j. un-urla>~,rI. a. They command Il full view ri The
entire riiy of l;irlnn"ui and surrounding country.
Location ~ healthy ~ any in tn" state.
\ l'lTi 81 III" hrNc-'">rril"t property can he seen
~ our rilirC. Terms aud prices are liberal.
"" will tab" ilca>uF" III giving amy information
in regard H. this desirable property.
NOOBI X RDYAiL.
" IL nr1l ESinfp Agents and tuCtiprrpr-.
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Ky Crulling & Meade.
Read Estate Agents and A~uctiunccre,
No. ia0l Main street.

LOR SALE PRIVATELY. \ VERY AT
4 ~TfAtTlNE AND HIGHLY IMPROVED
DAIRY FARM or FOURTEEN ACRES. AI-
lrlNI%G TIE CORPORATE LIMITS or THE
TOWN OF ASIlIANIh--Onc-liali the land |, well
sci i'll clover AMI orchard gra>~; tiuc garden. well
drained with hlim nj ana open bitches: all und'r ur"
fcnr.. improvements are all new. AMI consist Of
FRAME ~ ELLiNG with eight rooms. front AMI
rear rorri:r>: large kitchen aud sIink'-IIoi'S'. COM
uuiiou, stable, corn and carriage llrtiscS. well NJ
"Nrcllcu' water. with new pump.
Great iruaui cNi>t~ In Ashland :ur rnilk and gar
den vegetables.
TERMS: Liberal.
Apply 10 tollLlNh x MEADE"
Is l3-,tdiw Au"tirn'rr~.
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BUSINESS

WANTED. PURCHASERS FOR GOOD
BUILDING LOTS situated on high md
healthy ground near the city. Price only RS. In
monthly in5ialmcnts Of Il each. Call At once on
T.. B. NEW BURS.
ic"2 lOlI Main street.
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Aittn1ond nispattll
JULY 16. 1872.


Now all this prosperity, which is not only
onna,,opt hut rra,.--for the drought of last
vcar did not rob these farmers Oh u CROP
comes Of tho "Pcoplc's Ditch and that. rs
IFS name denotes. came from the people tieh.-
snlvc Here is the story of this Peoples
lG,ch. -Four wears ago several farmers "a"
the necessity Of irrigation for their anas'
They talked the matter over, ana I"a''
called q meeting of their nciGhbor>. ~ ihis
meeting il was rcsoiycdto dig n ditch 10 ~
il nv q general effort Of those who shouia
snascril,c TO the stock: 10 have loo sial'S'
.acb share Ia be entitled to water enough
for 100 acres to elect a president, VINO Si,o"',
call out the stockholders 10 labor. WHICH ''''
should be promptly obcyed; 10 engage an
engineer 10 lav ont the work u 10 OBEY i',>
instructions: and finally. to begin Inc worn
Uocyt Mondav.' The engineer was hi'iiS''i
one of the stockholders, Mr.. William :. row
oil. of Ni~aiia. an energetic ana coi'l'!'"'
man. and the leader in the enterprise. WIN
WAS begun on the following Monday 't'u -
six weeks the Peoples Dltc'i-cl%i' 'n',
LONG, twcnty-tour feet wide, ana .lI," n.a
deep. was completed. Tn" sum 81 GOV" Wv"
expended upon II. i'll money, iol ioi,'''' W.
a,r,o, md ,,,,cs ,rr. . all the rest ot the work
was done without the expenditure "l 4 GEM
of money II WAS af;crward found that tins
ditch did not give water enough, ana me
Stockholders enlarged ii and took III some
other stream, so that ii is now oultccnm'lc>
long and four feet deep. with a pitch OF eight
feet to the mile. It supplies more Than
ruou III water in the dricst season 10 lrrIgate
sixteen thousand acres Of l~and--nalncIy, one
hundred IGo-acrc lots. Near the lower
end of the ditch stands a gr1st-mlt', WINCH
is n very great convenience to the nci@hho!-
hood. and, | believe. Il source oil income 10
the Ditch Associations. ont Of the man
ditch proceed three arms, and out "l 1hcsc.
again. numerous smaller arnl>-it> many. "f
course. a. there arc fields I" !rr1Galc. ne
water is divided hy scl!-acting gates. ana the
arm. or branches are dug, not iy The com
pany, but by those members interested.
The labor i Tar less difficult or cdiol than
any one who had not seen il done would
SUPPOSE, and the success j. complete. Las,
wear the irr1gatc crops were almost, 10,
quite. ~ great ~ those OF Il rainy year, ana
prices were high the farmers made more
money. The man who can raise Il crop ~ \
year of severe drought is sure "f Il @o"d
price.