Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-10
AUCTION SALES.

IA REAL ESTATE-By virtue of an ord r
of the District Court of the United States for the
Eastern District Of Virginia, entered in the
matter of John Powell, ban krupt. the under
TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1877, and
if not sold by private sale, then the same will be
offered st public sale on that day (being Court
day. before the Court house door Of Fairfax
county, between the hours of II o'clock N. and
Pollock p. m to tho highest bidder, tie to1;
LAND, surrendered by said bankrupt: One
tract, lying in Fairfax county, near Difficult!
Bridge. on the Middle Turnpike road, contsin-
ing 400 acres upon which John Powell now re-
sides This farm Is improved by BRICK
DWELLING HOUSE and the usual out
buildings and valuable brick gri<t and mer.
chant mill, is wall wooded and watered and the
land is Of good quality one tract containing %
acres, near Dranesville; one tract containing
100 acres, on the Potomac river, near the Great
Falls; one tract containing 50 acres, Oh Sugar
Land run, in Loudoun county, 1 ear loves
Island. All the above lands will be sold free
from the liens and membranes thereon. The
400 acre tract will be sold Ia two or three parcels
to suit purchasers
Terms of Sale: One fourth cash, and the resi-
due on q credit of one, two and three years. in
equal instruments; the purchaser to give notes,
with good security for the deferred payments
bearing interest from the day CT sale, and the
title to be retained until the last payment is
made.
Fairfax q. H., or j. s. Fowler, st Alexandria
JNo. S. FOWLER. Assignees.
oct 23-wts
~ The auction sale of the above described
property has been postponed until the SEVEN
TENTH OF DECEMBER, 1877. unless
the property shall have been disposed Of at p7i-
vate sale previous to that day: nov :O-wts
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF Landry virtue
L of 8 deed oftrust executed to me by John
B. Lewis and wife, dated the 10th day Of Feb.
Court of Westmorelsnd county. and at the 70.
quest of the beneficiary undar said deed, shall
offer for sale by public auction, to the highest
bi1d.r, at Oak Grove in WestmoTeand county,
on thu 9th DAY DECEMBER, 1917, if fair, if
not, the next fsir day. tho TRACT or LAND
in said deed mentioned, called SHELLFIELp,
situated on Rozier's creek, in said county, con.
tanning about TWO HUNDRED and FORTY
ACRES. The deed WAS given to secure q debt
now amounting to about 81 LOO. The land will
be sold subject to lien Of an annuity OF 500 per
year for years with Interest upon each annu'- v
charged upon it. The sale, IS the deed pro- y 10y
will BE- for cash for so much as is due p ,luts
deed and subject to tho annuity j" sai nOo' The
title uIes to the lien farsse> is bslisved to to
b be psde but IT. h bs ds convey only such as
WestmorelsG2 county nov es-w4w
TALUaBLE F. ,sM FOR sALE-Bv vir.
tue OF the cree of the Circuit Court of
Fairfax county rendered ut the June term, 1872,
in the SUIT OF ". II Gooding, assignee, vs.. j. II.
Barnes. &C the undersigned, commissioners of
ssalo. VII! on MONDAY, the 18th day of Octo
Der, 1871 (Cour. day. sell TO the highest bidder,
at II o clock :n., that CERTAIN TRACT OF
LAND wnefeon James Fox recently resided
This land lies about four miles northwest of
Fairfax Court House, and near Fox's mill; is
we'll wooded and watered. of good soil and sus-
cepiible Of high state Of cultivation. Persons
desiring to purchase are referred to Mr.. Richard
johnson, who resides near the premises.
Terms OF Sale: So much cash in hand IS will
pay the costs End expens e3 Of sale; the residue
in throa equal annual payments to bear inter est
from the day of sale, aud to be secured by the
notes Of this purchaser, with good personal SO
curty, and retention Of tie until the last pay.
melt is msdo. Conveyancing at the cost Of The
purchaser. THOMAS K. LOVE,
THOMAS MOORE,
Fairfax G. H., sep s5-wts CONS. Of Sale.
EB- The above sale is postponed, for wait Of
bidders, uatl MONDAY, tho 10th day of No,
vembar, 1877, when the same will take place ut
tho sauna place aud time.
THOS. z. LOVE, C3m mrs
oct 17-wts THOS. MOORE, I of Sale.
N@- The above sale is postponed antil MON
DAY, the 17.h day of December, when it will
be made at the same time and place.
THO5 MOORE. of Sale.
Fairfax county, nov q WITS