Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-01
CHANCERY SALE
OF AROUT 1909 ACRES

OF the Choicest and Most Fertile Lands
in the Famous Messy Creek Valley
Of East Tennessee, Immediately ON
the. East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Railroad, and Near the
Growing Town or Messy Creek,
jefferson County.
(No. sol)
M. L. Patterson. Re eiver of Oceee Bank, vs. B.
Il. Branner ct ais, Executors of John X.
BTanner Deceased, ana Heirs OF
5ss. .5. SAID Branner, and Others.
DURSUANT ts a decree pronounced in the
/ above cause at the July term, 1851, OF the
Chancery Court Ut cambridge, Tenn, l will, at
MossT CREEK, Tenn. On
THURSDAY, THE 8rH DAY OF DECEM-
Der. 1881,
and succeeding days, if necessary Commencing
at 1870 O'Clock a. No., sell at iublic auction to
the highest and best bidders, the lands and town
lots mentioned and described in the pleadinss in
said cause, consisting OF the following, ts-wit,
and in the following ORDER
,EIRsT-A mall 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 from one 10 ten acres, in and near The
town of Messy Creek, and con enient 10 CARSON
COLLEGE and several valuable farms wing in the
Messy Creek Valley, and near the East Tennes-
see, Virginia and Geo ga Railroad, and OF sizes
TO suit purchasers.
THIRD-1he remainder in:e, est in the Dover
"SHARP PLACE" situated in the 7th civil dstric.
of Jefferson County Team.
EOURTH-Ihe REMAINDER In the NOISY CHEEK
DOVER LANDS, containing some 800 acreS-sell-
ing sal remainder in tie several tracts plated
therefrom. first separately ana then as a whole,
adopting the sale which realiZ the more
~ The said Messy Creek Dover lands (Which
have been surveyed and cut into a 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 mOdeTn
sly l9 and c0nveniences, in coed repair and finely
Located al excellent grlStmil, with an unfa ling
ana unsurpassed water power, and rich zinc de-
posts, some of which ave been successfully
worked
sss~ The sales are for the purpose of paying
debts CT said Rfanneis estate, and, conee Guently
in bar Of the right Of redemption. Ne better op-
portunity for investment in lands sure to rapidly
enhance i'll value was every Offered.
Maps OF the Messy Creek Lands, showing di-
visions into tracts and town lots (of both dover
and other ands). can be seen at the Office Of Al.
l.. Peterson, C. & NJ. al Knoxville, and at the
law Office of J. W. d u. ?. zoe, Esq at Messy
Creek, Tennessee.
Parties desiring to uprchase lands Ia East Ter
nesSee will find 1t 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 at
cambridge, or hi. L.. Patterson, Knoxville, Tenn
TERMS:
Said lands and town lots will be sold on a
credit Of six, twelve and eighteen months except
ten per cent. OF the purchase money, which will
be required in hand. ...
For the deferred payments, notes will be re-
quired of the purchaser. with good personal Sc
Gurity, bearing interest from date, and lien re-
tober 3lst, 1881. ID. H. MEEK, G. n N.
n0v6deOd&w4t =sse.