Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10
Land Sales.
GREAT AND ATTRACTIVE TRUST
VI SALE OF VALUABLE
FIGURING MILLS.

GREAT AND ATTRACTIVE TRUST
u SALE OF VALUABLE
FIGURING MILLS,
Ismbered and Mineral Lands. Corn and
Choppi,eg and Sa0 Mills, Tanmery,
Distillery, Fine Farms, aoith
Superior Improvements,
Orchards, &C.,
AT WAYNESBORO, AUGUSTA COUNTY,
VIRGINIA.
By virtue of deed of trust executed to me
by Hugh L.. Galaher dated April ~, 1871, and
recorded in the County Court of Augusta, Book
06, page 227 and with the consent and approval
of all concerned, will sell, at public auction In
the town of WaynesborO in Augusta county, on
FRLDA Y, JUNE 21st, 1873,
beginning at II clock, NJ, the following pro-
perty conveyed by said Trust Deed, viz:
WaynesbOrO FIGURING Mills,
in the village, on South River, only 800 feet from
the depot of the Chesapeake s. Ohio Railroad,
with 8 acres of land attached, large dwelling,
and all necessary out-houses, fine garden, Or
chard, meadow &c. The mill is a frame build
ing, 81 stories, on stone basement making the
whole Al stories, and is 40x50 feet with store
40x40 and plaster mill-the whole in good Or
der. The mill has pair of wheat burs, and one
pair for middlings, corn, &c. and pair for
chopping, turned by q new LeffePs Double Tur-
bine Wheel, AZ inches in diameter, with water
and room enough for another of the same size !;
capacity now, so barrels of -four per day, and
has ground 5000 bushels wheat for toll, about
the same amount of corn and rye, and 800 tons
of plaster per year. The location of this mill
on the railroad, and at the outlet to market for
an extensive and highly productive region, give
it great advantages and custom equal to any Ca
pacity that may be given it. A switch to the
railroad could be constructed at little expense.
Na~The former owner of this property refused
$18 600 for it before the war, and since the war
it has been remodeled and greatly improved by
the introduction of new machinery, and an ad-
ditional story. A plaster mill has also been ad-
ded, 30x40 feet-the whole cost of improvem snt
being oyer $11 600. The brands turned out by
this mill have been favorites for many years in
the Richmond Markets.
SPRING MILL FARM,
adjoining Waynesboro Augusta county, in the
beautiful Valley of Virginia, containing about
Two Hundred Acres,
nearly all bottom land The soil is very fertile.
The improvements are common frame house,
with five rooms, barn 30x5O feet, with the usual
out buildings, and pretty good orchard Be-
sides these there is a chopping mill, dstillery
and rectifying house that could be put in work
ing order at very little expense, the whole situa-
ted by q large and constant spring. which turns
the mill. This is most desirable place for pa
per mill the water being pure abundant enough
for turning the machinery and supplying the
mill and the finest straw can be had from the
adjoining farms in abundant quantities, while
the railroad depot is not more than half a mile
away About two hundred acres of Mountain
Land will be sold with this farm, on which
there is
LARGE DEPOSIT OFIRON ORE
This is very valuable farm, and, if desired,
could be advantageously divided.
WayneSbOrO' Saw Mill and Water
POWER,
with three acres of land and brick house for the
sawyer; 400 yards North from Chesapeake q
Ohio railroad The saw mill is in good order
The power is the whole of South River if desired,
which is constant. This would be a fine site for
almost any kind of mandatory, and the
country abounds in materials
SIXTEEN ACRES OF LAND,
within 100 yards of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio rail-
road depot at Waynesboro', embracing fields
with orchard, garden, &c; dwelling, large brick,
with rooms, 2 halls, with brick kitchen In
addition to the above there is on the property a
large tannery-32 vats-brick leather-house and
beam shop, frame finishing house, bark-shed and
bark-mill and house.
Also about 40 acres of valuable land adjoining
the town of Waynesboro
The terms of sale will be as follows: One
fourth of the purchase money in cash, or, at the
option of the purchaser, will take well endors-
ed negotiable notes at sixty days, adding interest
at per cent.
For the remainder of the purchase money the
purchaser will be required to give bonds of equal
| amounts payable in one, two, three and foul
years from the day of SALE and all bearing inter
est from date at SIX per cent. payable annually
Deeds will be made to the purchasers and
trust deeds taken to secure the purchase money.
The title of the property is believed to pc
good, but will convey such title only, as have
under the trust deed.
may20-tds JOHN B. BALDWIN.