Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-12-31
Land Sales.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY LIST, 1873,
!! will offer for sale to the highest bidder. the
farm known as MARITAL RETREAT" former
" owned by Col. George Baylor, containing
$40 acres. lying 81 miles West of Staunton.
and on Bakers Creek" q miles to the left of
Hebron church.
The land is under an improved state of culti-
walton. and well set in grass with the exception
of IS or 80 acres which is heavily timbered.
There are two good meadows containing from
80 to 40 acres, through which passes a never-fail
ing stream, and SO situated that they can be We
tered during the whole season. The fencing
IS all in good repair. The place is we'll water
ed. there being FIVE NEVER-FAILING
SPRINGS upon it. There is a superior two
story brick house on the place, containing seven
commodious rooms, with all the necessary out
buildings-barn, smoke-house, dairy, &C., all
convenient
There is also good chopping mill on the
place, with .Water-power sufficient for a good
merchant mill.
A young orchard with a fine selection of fruit
is situated near the house. The farm is situated
in pleasant community, convenient to churches
and schools
Terms of sale-One-fourth cash in hand; the
| residue in three annual payments, the purchaser
giving bonds with good security bearing inter-
est at six per cent from day of SALE and title re-
tanned as ultimate security for the purchase mo-
de17-tds PRESTON A. BAYLOR, agent.
Sale of Personal PrOperty.-AsI con-
template going West I will also sell at the same
time and place, at public auction, all of my
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
consisting of several new bureaus, beds and bed
ding, chairs and carpeting.
Also three head of number | work horses, one
yoke of oxen, three excellent mich cows, lot
of colts and calves, new Concord buggy-pole
and shafts-single and double harness, one four
horse wagon, FIVE or six hundred bushels of corn,
seventy acres OF wheat and rye, large lot of
hay, farming implements of all kinds set of
blacksmith Tools of
lows, &c.
Terms made known on day of sale.
del7-tds GEORGE III. BAYLOR.
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE
As surviving Executor of John Church
man, dec d., will offer at private sale the val
liable place known as the "GLENDY FARM"
containing ESQ Acres, situated on Mill Greek,
about four miles from Staunton, on the Barter
brook road, adjoining Eskridge, Marshall and
Donaghe. 1t is first quality slate land. unsur-
passed as a grass and wheat farm; is we'll water-
ed, and there can be made on it thrty-fve acres
of capital meadow-there are about one hundred
acres of No. timber-rendered very valuable
by reason of its proximity to Staunton by good
roads. The building on it is a new unfinished
log house. The tract can be conveniently divided
into two farms-is in a neighborhood of pleasant
society, and is convenient to schools, churches,
and markets. and lies in sight of the Valley Rail-
road.
Also another farm about four and half miles
from Staunton, Oh the Cross Keys Road, con-
tanning
123 Acres,
adjoining Cochran, Gilkeson, Paris and others.
Mill Creek runs through it and affords sufficient
power for machinery; has on it about fifteen
acres OF meadow, several fine springs, dwelling
house, barn and other houses, and about thirty
acres of timber. and is admirably adapted for g
fruit, grape and market garden.
will show the premises to any one desiring to
purchase.
Terms-easy.
JOHN s. CHURCHMAN,
au20-tf EYecutOr