Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-07
AUCTION @LES.
BY l.. ID. Harrison. Auction,

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE in ALEX-
Y ANDRIA, VA, FOR SALE AT PUB
Lie AUCTION.
On TUESDAY, the 7th day of May, 1872, at
Y o clock M, at the front door OF the Custom
House.. Alexandria Va, the :, undersigned, as
dria county, Va, under the authority of de-
cree passed at the February special term, 1867,
of said Court in the suit of The Board of Public
Works of Virginia, plaintiffs, VS.. Selden With.
ers s. Co. ct al, defendants, will offer for sale al
public auction the following described REAL
ESTATE, late the property of John Withers,
deceased, situated in and near the said city OF
/. THREE-sTORY BRICK DWELLING
and LOT, with Brick Stable &C., at the EssaAA
northeast intersection of King and Patrick g ssz
streets, beginning on King "a feet east of Fat
rick street, and running thence north 100 feet ;
thence east 81 feet more or less to the line of
$. S. Masters; thence north Sc feet 3 inches to
f. G. Smiths line; thence west IS feet to Patrick
street thence ssuth 176 feet inches to King ST..
thence east "a feet to the beginning
,. THREE-STORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No % King street, between Water and fE#s!A1
Union, beginning on the north side of King .ls SAa
street ut the east line Of lot formerly conveyed
by Allison and wife to Patton s. Finley, sup
posed to be TO feet east Of Water street, and run
ming thence east on King street 30 feet thence
north parallel with Water street 81 feet to a 3U
feet alley; thence west on SAID alley parallel to
King street 30 feet; thence north parallel with
Water street to the beginning.
3. THREE-STORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No q King street, adjoining the one last fs!sa s
above described, of same front and depth sl 9ssa
T. LOT on King street, south side, beginning
l25 feet inches east of Columbus, and running
thence east with King street 90 feet /! inches
tncTlce south parallel to Columbus street 1876 feet
inches; thence west parallel with King street
81 | 1:,ti faat
to the beginning.
5. SQUARED OF GROUND, 1.-TWO ACRESy
bounded by Alfred Patrick, Pendleton and
Oronocu streets.
6. UN DIVIDED HALF OF HALF
SQUARE OF GROUND, beginning, on the
north side of Princess street, at the middle point
between Alfred and Patrick Streets and running
thence west with Princess street l23 feet in. to
the intersection Of Princess and PATRICK; thence
north on Patrick street to Oronoco; thence east
with Oronoco to the middle point between AL
fred and Patrick thence south through the
middle Of the square to the beginning Subject
to a deduction Of about one-fourth part of said
half square on the southern side, sold tn Metho-
dist Church
:. UNDIVIDED HALF OF A TEN-AND-
A HALF-ACkE LOT on Washington road,
beginning on the east side of Georgetown road
at the line of a tract formerly Elisha G. Dicks !;
thence binding on said road 5. 50 +. 50 poles to
the corner of B. Dade purchase from AleXan-
der; thence n. SO Z. 46 poles thence n. 50
W. 35 poles to the first mentioned line Of the
land, formerly Dicks; thence along the same
s. SO w. AZ poles to the beginning.
Also, large amount Of BONDS or III
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL CO.
Terms of Sale: For the real estate, ten per
cent of the purchase money to be paid in cash J;
the residue in three equal instalmen at six,
twelve and eighteen months with interest the
purchaser to give his bond with good personal
surety the title to be retained till payment,
property liable to resale, and cash payment to
be forfeited on default in payment Of any one of
the deferred observation-disclosures upon the prop
erty for 1872 to be paid by purchaser. For the
bonds, 5000 cash, and the residue on we'll
endorsed negotiable note at six months bearing
interest. JAMES NELSON,
5. FERGUSON BEACH,
NH :j-e,,ts Commissioners.