Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-02
ByL. ID. Harrison, Auctioncer.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN ALEX.
ANDRIA VA, FOR SALE AT PUB
On TU EsDAY, the It'll day of May, 1872, a.
IL O clock m, at the front door Of the Custom
House, Alexandria, Va, the undersigned, as
Commissioners Of the Circuit Court OF Alexan-
dra 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
public auction, the following described REAL
ESTATE, Lutte the property of John Withers,
deceased, situated in and near the said city Of
Alexandria.
i. THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING
and LOT, with Brick Stable &C., at the szaHA
streets, beginning on King, "A feet east of Pat
rick street. and running thence north 100 feet;
thence east 81 feet, more or less, to the line Of
s. s. Masters; thence north ST feet 3 inches TO
II. G. Smiths line; thence west ID feet to Patrick
street thence south l76 feet inches to King ST.;
thence east "A feet to the beginning
2. THREE-oTORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No. - King street, between Water and fIsa
Union, beginning on the north side Of King laIa
street ut the east line of lot formerly conveyed
by Allison and wife to Patton 81 Finley sup
posed to be 20 feet east Of Water street. and ruiz
ming thence east on King street 80 feet; thence
north parallel with Water street 81 feet to 30
feet alley thence west on SAID alley parallel to
King street 80 feet; thence north parallel with
Water street to the beg inning.
3. THREE-STORI BRICK WAREHOUSE
No. q King street, adjoining the last fSSsssl
above described of same front and depth LIZ.
4. LOT on King street, south side, beginning
l25 feet inches east of Columbus, and running
thence east with King street 80 feet IA inches
thence south parallel to Columbus street l56 feet
7 inches; thence west parallel with King street
30 feet Ii inches; thence north l5j feet inches
tr r ,I hpniurinp
s. SQUARE OF GROUND, 1.-TWO ACRES
bounded BY Alfred, Patrick, Pendeton and
Oronoco streets.
t. UNDIVIDED 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. 10
the intersection of Princess and Patrick; thence
north on Patrick street to Oronoco; thence east
with OroAoco to the middle point between AL
fred and Patrick; thence south through the
middle of the square to the beg inning. Subject
to deduction of about one fourth part of said
half square on the southern side sold To Metho-
dist Church.
!. UNDIVIDED HALF OF \ TEN-AND-
A HALF-ACnE LOT on Washington road
beginning on the east side of Georgetown road
at the line Of a tract formerly Elisha Y. Dicks
thence binding on said road 5. 50 Z. IS poles to
the corner Of b. Dade's purchase from Alexan-
der; thence n. $50 +. 46 poles; thence n. s.
w. 35 poles to the first mentioned line OF the
land, formerly Dicks; thence along the same
s. $50 w. 48 poles to the beginning.
Also, a large amount OF BONDS OF THE
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL co.
Terms of Sale: For the real estate, ten per
cent of the purchase money to be paid in cash
the residue in three equal insta lments 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
the deferred insta lnents-taxes 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 ut six months bearing
interest JAMES NELSON,
5. FERG USUN BEACH,
mh scots Commissioners.