Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-15
CHANCERY SALE
OF ABOUT 1900 ACRES

OF the Choicest and M lost Fertile Landt.
in the Famous Messy Creek Valley
Of East Tennessee. Immediately ion
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad. and Near the
Growing Town Of Messy Creek.
Jefferson County.
no S01.)
NJ. L. Patterson, Re eiver of Oeoee Bank, vs.. B.
N. Branner ct ais. Executors of John X.
Branner, Deceased, and Heirs OF
Said Branner, and Others.
PURSUANT to a decree pronounced in the
i above cause at the July term, 1885, of the
Chancery Court 1T cambridge, Tenn, will, at
THURSDAY, The sTH DAY OF DECEM-
Der, 1881,
and succeeding days, if necessary commencing
at 0:30 O'Clock a. No., sell at public auction, to
the highest and best bidders, the lands and town
lots mentioned and described in the pleadineS In
said cause, consisting oil the follow ing, lo-wit
and IN the following order:
FIRsF-A small 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 nom one to ten acres, IN and near the
town of Messy Creek, and con, enient 10 CARSON
COLLEGE and several valuable farms lying in the
Messy Creek Valley, and near the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Geo GA Railroad, and of sizes
THIRD-1he remainder interest In the Dover
tracts known as the carson PLACE" and the
SHARP PLACE" situated In the 7th civil district
of jefferson County, Tenn.
FoURTH-The REMAINDER in the messy CRREK
DOVER LANDS, containing some 800 acres-sell
ing said remainder in the several tracts plated
therefrom. first separately and then as q whole,
adopting the sale which realiz the more.
sE- The said Messy Creek Dover lands (Which
have been surveyed and cut into number Of
convenient and sha pely farms) are incumbered
by the dover estate of the widow of said John
K. Branner, deceased, now about sixty years OF
age THESE lands are very fertile, and have
upon them large brick mansion of mOdera
LOCATED /; an excellent griSt mill with unfa ling
and unSurp aSsed water-power, and rich zinc de-
posts, some OF which lave been successfully
worked.
Es- The sales are for the purpose of paying
debts Of said Branners estate, and, consequently,
pOrtunty for investment in lands sure to rapidly
enhance in value was every Offered.
Maps of the Messy Creek Lands, showing d.
visions into tracts and town lots (Of both dover
and other lands), can be seen at the Office of N.
l.. Patterson, c. & NJ, at Knoxville, and n the
Creek, Tennessee.
Parties desiring to uprchase lands In East Ten
neSsee will find 1t to their interest to attend this
sale, as the lands are the most desirable in the
by addressing either the Clerk and Master at
cambridge, or M. l.. Patterson, Knoxville, Tenn.
TERMS:
Said lands end town lots will be sold on a
credit Of six, twelve and eighteen months, except
ten per cent. of the purchase money VIII oh VIII
be required in hand.
For the deferred payments, notes will be re-
qnired of the purchaser, with good personal Sc
curity, bearing interest from date. and lien re-
tanned on the Ian as further security. This, Oe
tober 3lst, 1881. d. Il. MEEK, G. n.
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