Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-25
ByL. ID. Harrison. Anctioneer.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN ALEU-
Y ANDRIA, VA, FOR SALE AT PUB
On TUESDAY, the It'll day of May, 1872, at
II o'clock M, at the front door OF the Custom
House, Alexandria, Va, the undersigned, as
Commissioners of the Circuit Court Of Alexan-
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 TOR SALE at
public auction, the following described REAL
ESTATE, late the property of John Withers,
deceased, situated in and near the said city OF
j. NTHRER>sToRY BRICK DWELLING
and LOT, with Brick Stable, &C., at the TIA
streets, beginning on King, "a feet east OF Pat
rick street, and running thence north lOO feet
thence east 81 feet, more or less, to the line OF
S. S. Masters; thence north ST feet INCHES to
a. G. Smiths line; thence west 70 feet to fatrlck
street thence south l76 feet inches to King ST.;
thence east "a feet to the beginning
2. THREE-STORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No. Is King street, between Water ard Hsas|
Union, beginning on the north side of King .aE6sl,
street at the east line Of lot formerly conveyed
by Allison and wife to Patton & Finley, sup
posed to be TO feet east of Water street and run
hing thence east on King street 30 feet; THENCE
north parallel with Water street 81 feet to ~
feet alley; thence west on SAID alley parallel to
King street 80 feet thence north parallel with
Water street to the beginning.
8. THREE-STORY BRICK WAREHOUSE
No q King street, adjoining the one last &EssA
L. LOT on King street, south side, beginning
l25 feet inches east of Columbus and running
thence east with King street 80 feet II inches !;
thence south parallel to Columbus street lob feet
I inches; thence west parallel with King street
80 feet Ii inches; thence north l56 feet inches
% 10
% s. .n Square S1YiAR OF GROUND, 1.-TWO ACREs)
bounded by Alfred, Patrick, Pendleton and
g. . NDTVIDED 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 lS feet ill., to
the intersection of Princess and Patrick; thence
north on Patrick street to Oronoco; thence east
with OroHoco to the middle point between AL
fred and Patrick thence south through the
middle of the square to the beginning Subject
to q deduction Of about one-fourth part OF said
half square on the southern side, sold to Metho-
dist Church.
A. HALF-ACkE LOT on Washington road,
beginning on the east side of Georgetown road
at the line of tract formerly Elisha c. Dicks !;
thence binding on said road s. 30 T.. 35 poles to
the corner of B. Dade's purchase from Alexan-
der; thence N. $50 Z. 46 poles; thence n. 50
w. 35 poles to the first mentioned line of the
land, formerly Dicks thence along the same
S. $50 w. As 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 instalments 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, $1,000 cash, and the residue on a well
endorsed negotiable note at six months bearing
interest JAMES NELSON,
5. FERGUSON BEACH,
NH 5-eots . Commissioners