Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22
CHANCERY SALE
OF ABOUT 1900 ACRES

or the Choicest ana Most Fertile LaFds
in the Famous Messy Creek Valley
Of East Tennessee, immediately On
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad, and Near tho
Growing Town Of Messy Creek,
jefferson County.
(Ne. s0l)
NJ. L. Patterson Re ever of Osces Bank, vs. =.
NJ. Branner ct ais Executors of john Il.
Branner, Deceased, and Heirs 81
Said Branner, and Others.
DURSUANT 10 a decree pronoaneeS in the
L above cause at the July term. IsSi of tho
Chancery Court 1T cambridge. Tenn, will, at
Messy - GREEk Tenn. on
THURSDAY, THE STH DAY OF DECEN-
Der, 1851,
and succeeding days, ii necessary Commencing
at 1880 O'Clock a. ny, sell at Lsblic auction to
the highest and best bidders, the lands ami town
lots mentioned and described in the pleadinss Ia
said cause, consisting OF the follow klg, To- VII,
and IN the following order
FIssT-A mail lot lying in she city of KnoH-
vile, Tenn, near and III the rear of the Beh
House, fronting on State street.
SEOOND-A number OF most desirable lots, san-
tanning nom one TO ten acres, IN and near lhe
town of Messy Creek, and cSnN enfent TO CARSON
COLLEGE and several valuable farms iy ing in tbs
Messy Creek Valley, and near the East lennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, and OF Sizes
THIRD-Ihe remainder interest In tEe Dover
tracts, known as the carson PLACE" and the
"SHAEP PLACE" situated III the 7th elyu district
of Jefferson County, Team.
FOURTH-The REMAINDER In the MCssY CREEK
DOVER LANDs, containing some 800 acres-sell-
jpi, said remainder in the several tracts plated
therefrom, rst separately and then as q whole,
adopting the sale which realiz the more.
ss~ The said Messy Creek Dover lands (Which
have been surveyed and cut into a number u
convenient and shapely farms) are incumberea
by the dover estate of the widow OF said John
X. Branner deceased now about sixty years of
age. These lands are very fertile, and have
upon them large brick mansion of mOdera
81! lie and copvenicnces, I'm good repair and finely
located excellent grst mill, with an unfa ling
and unsurpassed water-power and rich zinc de-
posts. some OF which ave been successfully
worked.
B- The sales are for the purpose Of paying
debts OF said BrannerS estate, and, consequently,
in bar of the right Of redemption. No better Op-
pOItunty for investment in lands sure 10 rapidly
enhance in value was every offer, q.
Maps OF the Messy Creek Lands, showing al
visions into tracts and town lots tof beth dover
L. Patterson, G. & NJ, al Knoxville, and at the
law Office of J. W. Il &. P. Y0s, Esq at Messy
Creek. Tennessee.
Parties desiring 70 uprchase lands in East Ten
will md 1t to their interest to attend this
sale, as the lands are the most de>ir bic in the
by addressing either the Clerk and Master at
cambridge, or M. l.. Patterson, Knoxville, Tenn.
TERMS:
Said lands and town lots will be sold on q
credit Of six, twelve and eighteen months, exceM
ten per cent. OF the purchase money, which VIII
be required in hand.
For the deferred payments, notes will be ye-
cUrty, bearing interest from date. and lien re-
tained on the ani as further security. This, o.
tober 31St, 1881. ID. II. MEEK, G.. 81 N.
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