The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-08-01
CO33anl'rS Safes
YTyYsE VIRGINIA XaGTEE
J. AND OTHER VALUABLE PROPERTY
~ STAf+N'sON
IN STAUNTON
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& AND OTHER VALUABLE fNOTthi1
IN STANTON,
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The undersigned, acting as Commissioners OF the
Circuit Court of Augusta county, under decree
lately rendered in the Ct "Booten vs. Schef-
fer's widow and heirs will, on
TUESDAY, THE 2Oth OF AUGUST,
on the premises, in the city of Stauntcn. sell. at
public auction. to The highest bidder, the follow
ing most valuable property, viz:
THE VIRGINIA HOTEL,
a large brick building. with extensive frame
wing three stories and half high, including the
entire block between the New Court House street,
Court House Alley, and New street, and includ
ing also the cellars under the new bulllDg, called
the Piper building"
The Hotel buildings contain one hundred rooms,
seventy-seven 90 of which are used as cham
beers for guests, beside five large and convenient
rooms for Stores, Express Office, &C., on the first
floor. Two (2) large Bath Rooms, with fixtures
Complete, and well arranged
BAR ROOlM,
and an excellent Billiard Room. The Store
Rooms Bar Room and Billiard Saloon can be rent
cd separately from the Hotel proper, at hand
some rentals.
The Dining Room is large, light and we'll ven-
tilated and has connected with it convenient
Pantry and store-room, and also a Bake house.
The Parlors are handsome, airy and commodi-
Gus, and the whole house is supplied with gas
and water throughout.
This property has been long known as the most
valuable and complete H oel properly in the Val
ley of Virginia, and its value will be greatly in
creased, as the various railroads completed,
which converge at Staunton, and which will
make it the great Railroad centre of the State
Besides the Hotel property, thus described.
there will be sold at same time and place, that
most valuable corner Building lot, opposite the
Virginia Hotel, corner. Of New street and New
Court House street; also
The extensive Stables and stable lot. known as
the "Virginia Hotel Stables'' also a large lot of
land on the south side of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, part of CARRIERS Hill, which
has been most conveniently divided into twelve
l2) eligibly located building lots, but which will
ali be sold together, also sssss
a large and very fertile Garden lot, sonsthe hill
opposite the grounds Of the Western Lunatie
Asylum. containing upwurds of an acre, and
very valuable.
There will also be sold several other valuable
lots in the city, the demand for which is rapidly
increasing.
There has been no such sale of valuable city
property made in Staunton for many years, and
a rare chance is offered for profitable and safe
investment IN this thriving and rapidly growing
mountain city.
Plats and plans of the whole property may be
seen on application to the undersigned in Staun-
ton.
TERMs.-Cash in hand sufficient 10 pay the un-
paid costs of suit, and the expenses Of the sale,
and a credit, for the balance. of one, two. three,
four and five years, IN equal instruments. bearing
interest from the date of the confirmation of the
sale, the purchasers to execute bonds with good
personal security and the legal title to the prop
erty to be retained as ultimate security, and pos-
session to be delivered to the purchasers upon
the confirmation of the sale nv the Court.
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
JOHN ECHOLS,
HENRY B. NICHE,
July lids Commissioners.