Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-26
AUCTION SALES.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND R. r

FOX SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY virtue of and in obedience TO decree zen.
dered by the Circuit Court for the CITY of Alty,
andris in the chancery cause Of John g. Graham
Great Southern Rail Rood Company and otLs,D
on the 18th day of February, 1880 l shall
in front of tho Market Building, on Roroi
street, in the city of Alexandria, in the State Of
Virgins, at twelve (12) o'clock m, on THURS,
DAY, the 18th day of May, 1880. sell at public
auction to the highest bidder the following Co.
sctibed property:
The entire line of railroad known as the Wash
ington City, Virginia Midland and Great Soult.
ern Rail Road, lying between the city OF AIcI.
andris an d the city Of Dsnville, and from ia
town Of Manassas, in the county of Prince vii.
liam, on the aforesaid main line, to the town If
Hsrrisonburg, in the county of Rooknshsm
now exist, with all appurtenances and eouin.
ment, 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 roadbed, side tracks. bridges
viaduct;, trestles, fences, stations, depots. ms.
chine shops, and all other buildings and s.ruc
lures. docks and wharves, sand and gravel pi!s
and deposits of materials and all other thingsbe.
longing to, or used or designed to be used, for a,
in connection with the said railroad or branch
railroads respectively, together with all locomo-
tives and tenders, freight and passenger cars
and all other cars. and all other rolling stock or
equipment whatsoever, machinery, tools and all
n aterials for the use OF ssid railroad or any OF
Its branches and all other personal properly
thereunto belonging, including all property sid
thing whatsoever of any such nature or descrip.
ton rs is above mentioned. The said line OF
railway and branches extends s total distance @.
3 l6 miles.
The purchaser Of said road and property above
described will also be substituted to the rights
and assume the responsibilities Ct said de.
PENDANT company under contract between
said company and the Baltimore and Ohio Raj!
Road Company, dated on the 10Th day OF Au.
gust 1875 whereby tho said Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company leases from said defendant
company so much of the said road as lies between
Strasburg and Harrison burg, and so much o.
said road IS lies between SAID points will &c solt
subject to said lease.
The said purchaser will further take said ,oai
and other property subject to the contracts made
under orders of tho Circuit Court for the city N
Alexandria by the Receiver in said suit with he
Charlottesville and Kspidan Rail Road Coz
pany, and the franklin and Pittsylysnis Rail
Road Compsry-snd subject to all other COT
tracts Of the Receiver in regard TO said property,
whether made under order of the Court or not.
and will assume ell his liabilities Hereunder.
Should the purchaser not comply With the terms
OF sale there will be resale at his costs aud risk
Terms: The terms upon which ssid Commls
eoner shall sell said property ns set forth in tho
| said decree are, cash AS to Gum Of money eIual
to the principal and interes! OF AL bonds secured
by deeds OF trust on said property or Sny par
thereof except those secured by tho decd OF trust
Of the defendant corporation, dated on the lSt c
May, 1875 in which d. h. Miller, Robert Gsr.
| retL and John w. Burke, are Trustees, and lrr =
further amount of cash equal TO the past due in.
| terest on tho debt secured by that decd n 10
| 8 sum equal to tho principal Of tho debt which
has boen heretofore ascerlained to DO duo under
said decd. on such credi! rs will meet the amount
OF said dobt st maturity, taking caro- that as IL
gu IN deferred payments provision b ! made !ur
the purchaser to So pay interest on tho purchss'
| money in instslIBenls lhst tho interest so to b.
paid by him shall meet the coupons for Intercs:
yet to fall due on sad principsl-ss 10 residue II
the purchase money on p credi! Of ono, two AMI
three years. with interest from date If Gale.
| For the deferred payment as above provided
the Commissioner shsll take the obligations ci
| tho purchaser aud return them with his report
| Of SALE when the Court will direct how tho pay
| ment Of the same shall be- secured by somo Sal
| isfsctory lien on the promises solt.
Ofthe cash, which it is herein provided shall
| be required on The sals Of said property, two
| hundred thousand dollars [S90n, ODC0, shall hN
| paid 10 Inc Commissioner within five days after
said sale and the residue ehsll DO paid by thn
purchaser upon tho conformation Of sail sale in
such manner M tho Court III tho decree OF C'T.
JOHN S. BARBOUR,
mhll.W?m Commissioner Of S.o.
THRU STEE'S SALEOF VALUAEL&
Il LAND in FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va
| BY virtue OF decd Of trust from Thompson
Jnvns. deceased, dated the 3lst day OF july.
| 1874. recorded among the lsnd records OF Fair
lsx county, and for the purpose therein named,
| the undersigned will Offer for sale by public
auction on tho premises, on FRIDAY, the 2Gd
day Of April 1880, at III o'clock a m, tic
TRACT or LAND, containing IS acres, lyirg
in Fairfax county, conveyed IN said decd OF
trust, and described ss follows viz: Beginning
at q cherry Tree. formerly al old dead white
| oak, corner of Broders and William w. TriI.
lett and running south So east, 1T9 poles 10 81
old stump in the limo Of Broders; thence north
| 70 west lob poles 10 the road leading to AleJsn.
dria; thence with said road south 76io vest ls-2
poles 10 another road leading to the old Stsga
Road thence with said road south 70 lO' east -
poles to the beginning. Said land is of excel
every variety found in this country, and is i'm.
proved by commod!ous dwelling house and
| substantial outbuldings The said farm is OF
| the Rolling Road about five miles from Alex
| andris. This sale offers rare opportunity for
Investment
Terms of Salc 60 much cash as will pay ez-
penses of sale also the sum of four hundred and
forty dollars (wth tifset Of two hundred doIlsrs)
| with interest thereon from the 3lst day of July,
1874 until day Of sale, The remainder TO be-
settled at the option of other interested parties.
and with what security as they shall doom re,
quisite. Selling, as trustee l ahall convey such
title as is vested in me, which I believe to bo
good. H.S. w. BARKER,
feb26-wtd Trustee.
PUGGY and LIGHT WAGON WHEEh5.
~ ,Just rnceived and for sale ohaa Of sc kirr