Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16
AUCTION SALES.
Virginia Midland Railroad

AoOAAVN 0A4l6aSs
Virginia Midland Railroad
FORsALE EAT PUBLIC AUCTION
By virtue of and in obedience to decree rem
dered by the Circuit Court for the city OF Alex
andris in the chsncsry cause of John Q. Graham
vs.. the Washington City. Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad Company and Others
shall, in front of the Market Building, on Roy
al street, in the city Of Alexandria. in the State
S %N yS9Ns RS6NbxF 4 sEs!ES Ta S IL DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1880.
sell st public auction to the highest bidder, the
following described property:
Ths ENTIRE LIN E OF RAILROAD known
as the Washington City, Virginia Midland and
Great Southern Railroad, lying between the city
of Alexandra and the city of Dsnvile, and from
the town of Manassas, in the county of Prince
William, on the aforesaid main line, to the town
of Harrisonburg, in the county Of Rockingham,
together with sll the branches thereof ss they
now exist with all appurtenances and equip
ments, rights, privileges. franchises, properties,
real and personal, and works to the said railroad
and branches respectively belonging, or IN any
wise sppertaining, including the roadway and
tracks, rails and road bed, side tracks. bridges,
visduct trestles fenc ces. stations depots, machine
shops and sll other buildings and structures,
docks and wharves, sand and gravel pits and de
posts OF materials and all other things belong
ing 10. or used or designed to be used, for or in
connection with the aald railroad or branch rail.
roads respectively together with all locomotives
and tenders, freight and passenger cars and all
other cars and all other rolling stock or equip.
ment whatsoever. machinery, tools and all ma.
tersls for the use Of said railroad or any of its
branches and all other personal property there
unto belonging. including all property and
things whatsoever Of any such nature or descrlp
ton as is above mentioned The said line of
railway and branches extends total distance of
346 miles.
The purchaser of said rosd and property
above discrbed will also be substituted to the
rights and assume the responsibilities of said de.
fendsnt company under contract between said
company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated on the 10th day Of August
1873 whereby the said Baltimore and .'hio
Railroad Company leases from said defendant
company 30 much of the said road ss lies be-
tween Strssburg and Harrisonburg and so
much of said road as lies between said points
will be sold subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take siad road
under orders Of the Circuit Court of the city of
Alexandria by the Receiver IN said suit with the
Charlottesville and Rspidsn Railroad Com.
pany snd the Franklin and Pittsylvsnis Railroad
company-and subject to all other contracts of the
Receiver in regard to said property, whether
made under order of the Court or not, and will
assume all his liabilities thereu oder. Should
the purchaser rot comply with the terms of
sale, there will be resale at his cost and risk.
Terms: The terms upon which said CommlsS
sioner shall sell said property as set forth in the
said degree are-cash rs to sum OF money
equal to the principal and interest of all bonds
secured by deeds Of trust on snd property or
any part thereof, except those secured by the
deed OF trust OF the defendant corporation, dated
on the 1st of May, 1878 in which D. q. Miller
Robert Garrett aud John W. Burke are trustees,
and for q further amount of cash equal to the
past due interest on the debt secured by that
deedi ss to sum equal to the principal of the
debt which has bsen heretofore ascertsined to be
due uader said deed, on such credit as will meat
the amount Of said debt at maturity, taking
care that as to euch deferred payments provi-
sion be made for the purchaser to 80 pay inter-
est on the purchase money in instalments that
coupons for interest yet to fall due said prin-
clpal-as to reaidue of the purchase money
on credit of one, two and three years, with in.
terest from date of sale.
For the deferred payment, as allowed provided
the Commissioner shall take the obligations of the
purchaser and return them withhis report of sale,
when the Court will direct how the payment OF
the same shall be secured by some satisfactory
lien on the premises sold
Of the cash, which it is herein provided shall
hundred thousand dollars (S2OO OOOl shall be
paid to the Commissioner within five days after
said SALE and the residue shall be paid by the
purchaser upon the confirmation of said sale in
such manner as the Court in the decree of con.
frmasion may direct.
JOHN 8. BARBOUR.
oct 16-td Commissioner of Sale.
TRUSTERS SALE OF LAND IN FAIR
l. FAX OOUNTY-By virtu, of deed of
trust from Theodore L Chase aud being thereto
required by parties secuted thereby, the under.
signed, trustee in said ceed, will offer for sale at
public auction, in front of Cats tavern, in the
village of West End. and county of Fairfax, at
twelve o'clock m, on SATURDAY., the an
day of December, 1880 the TRACT OF LAND
conveyed to him in said deed, and described as
follows, viz: Beginning at dead poplar stand:
ing on the south side of Dogue run, corner of
Carpenters patent now VIM. Violetts; thence
s. 7e3'. W 30 poles to three marked white oak
saplings thence 8. 25t' ". 1011 poles to q hick.
ory and pile of stones; thence with the line of
Dennis McCarty Johnston n. 32a0 ". lS7 poles
to marked dogwood. corner to Ellis Comp.
toms lot; thence with his liue n $40, 9. II poles
to stake on Dogue ruu thence down the sew
eral courses aud meanders thereof to the begin
ming, containing 81 acres and 90 poles
Terms of Sale: CASH.
FRANCIS L. SMITH,
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