Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-02
CHANCERY SALE
OF ABOUT 1900 ACRES

OF the Choicest and Most Fertile Lands
i'm the Famous messy Creek Valley
Of East Tennessee. Immediately On
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad. and Near the
Growing Town Of Messy Creek,
Jefferson County.
(No. s0i.)
N. l.. Patterson, Re eiver Of 0eoee Bank, VS.. B
n. Branner ct ais. Executors OF John r.
Branner Deceased, and Heirs OF
SAID Rranner, aud Others.
PURSUANT 10 decree pronounced In the
i above cause al The July term, 1881, of the
Chancery Court IT Dandridgc, Tepn., will at
MOsSY CREEK, Tenn. on
THURSDAY, THE sra PAY OF. DECEM-
BEE, 1881,
and succeeding days. if necessary Commencing
at 0::}0 O'Clock a. M, sell at Iubic auction, to
the highest and best bidders, the lands and town
lots mentioned and described In the pleadinss in
said cause, consisting 0, the following, to-wit
and IN the following order:
FIRsr-A smali lot lying in the city of Knox
vile. Tenn near and IN the rear of the Bell
House, fronting on State street.
SECOND-A number of most desirable lots, con-
tanning fI0m one to ten aeies iii and near the
town OF Messy Creek, and con enient 10 CARSON
COLLEGE and several valuable farms ying in the
Messy Creek Valley, and near the East 1ennes
see Virginia and Geo ga kailroad, and of sizes
to suit purchases.
TBIRD-Ihe remainder inc: est In the Dover
tracts, know n as the carson PLACE" and the
SHARP PLACE." situated In the Tth civil district
of Jefferson County Tenn.
FOURTH-The REMAINDER In the Messy CRsEK
DOVER LANDS containing some 800 acres-seli
ing said remainder in the several tracts plated
therefTom, first separately and then as whole,
adopting the sale which TeaiiZ S the more,
eE- The said Messy Creek Dover lands (Which
have been surveyed and cut into number Of
convenient and shapely farms) are incumbered
by the dover estate Of the widow OF said John
r. Branner, deceased, now about sixty years OF
age. These lands are very fertile, and have
upon them large brick mansion OF modern
sly lie and cOnveniences, In good repair and finely
located an excellent grlSt mill. with an unfa ling
posts. some OF which aSe been successful!
worked.
H- The sales are for the purpose of paying
debts Of said Branne's estate, ana, con e1uently
in bar of the right Of redempi ion. No better OPP
portunits for investment in lands sure to rapidly
enhance in value was every offer d.
Maps of the Messy Creek Lands, showing d.
visions into tracts and town lots (Of beth dover
/ and other lands) can be seen at the Office OF N
| l.. Patterson, G. & NJ, at Knoxville, and At the
law office of j. W. d Il. P. Yoe, Esq at Messy
Creek, Tennessee.
Parties desiring to uprchass lands in Fast Ten.
nessee will find ii to their interest to attend this
sale, as the lands are the most desirable in the
State. Any further information can be obtained
by addressing either the Clerk and Master al
cambridge, or NJ. l.. Pattersoa, Knoxville, Tenn
TERMS:
Said lands and town lots will be cold on
credit Of six twelve and eighteen months, exeep
t. n per cent. Of the purchase money, VIII oh vii
be required In hand.
I For the deferred payments, notes will be re-
quirt of the purchaser, with good personal 80
curity, bearing interest from date, ard lien re-
tanned on the Ian as further security: This, 90
tober s!st 1881. d. II. MEEK, G. 4 N.
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