The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-03
COMMISSIONER'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE RENDERED By
ID the Circuit Court of the United States for the
southern District OF mississippi on the S!st day OF
May, 4. d. 1884, in cause pending IN SAID court,
wherein r. Maxwell, ct al. were cOHIpalnants, and
Martha J Kinslra and Geo F. klnstra defendants,
the undersigned special commissioner named IN
said decree, viii,
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, A. D., 1885,
the front door Of the City Hail. in Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, within the hours OF 10 a, NJ. and p n,
sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder, Tor
cash. the following described property TO wit; All
that certain tract OF land situate In the county of
Adams, State OF Mississippi, containing about 800
acres, more less bounded west and southwest by
the Mississippi River, and from corner stake on the
river bank below the Point" the line running east
30 chains TO a box-alder y Y, bounded by strip
oil land held by > G Rowan on the south from sald
-BoX Alder treo; the east bounded by lands
ewned by Brown Bros. Il Co; on the south and
southwest as follows: from the box alder corner the
line running 6ia0 chains 10 stake, thence soulh 20
chain. to a blackberry corner tree Z x, thence
east % chains to a stake and bearing tree Y X,
and from said stake east 50 so chains 70 stake on
the 'Narrows," bounded thence by the "Narrows
on the east-north-east distance from 40 Tor 20
chains more less wit3 the meaDderings OF the
''Narrows'') or % chains TO a stake also on the
"Narrows - and IRON said stake back TO the
Mississippi River, bounded on the north by lands
owned or formerly owned by Brown Bros. 4 Co,
$3.50 chains and Ia chains and by lands apportlon-
ed out OF the estate TO X. 4. Wilkinson and
wife, 90 chains follows, from the last mentioned
stake on the "NarrOws," to-wit: line running due
west 1880 chains 10 blackberry" lfallen) stump
with stake and bearing tree X, and from thence
west go chains to the Mississippi River passing a
few steps north of the gin house.
Also that certain other tract OF land in said eoun-
ty and State consisting OF about 4g3 acres, bound
ed by the Mississippi River the west from stake
| to stake going south) and from said southerly
stake on the river bank bounded on the south by
| lands set off TO :. q. Rowan by the commissioner
appointed to divide the palmetto plant&:ion the
line running due east from said stake on the river
bank 80 chains to "a stake and bearing tree marked
X thence from said las mentioned conner log chains
to stake and north bearing tree marked X y
bounded on the east by lands OF Brown Bros. Co.
aud thence from said last mentioned sta Ike to the
| line running due west 80 chains back 10 the rive
| bank as per Book No. OF the Division OF Estates
! in Adams county aforesaid, pages 3SI-39S in th'
Probate Clerks Office of said Adams county, and be
ing the same lands conveyed to the said Martha
| kiustra by deed from Tbos. B. Lee and Others dat
| ed July Is. 1873, and recorded in Deed Book -
| pages GIL and 6l2 of the record OF deeds OF sali
| Adams county, 10 which deed reference is here
| made for greater certainty.
Also, all that certain tract parcel OF land stu
ate and lying in the lower or southern part OF san
county Of Adams, State of Mississippi, on tn
Mississippi River, bounded north by the lands 0
- Baker and VIM. II. Dunbar; east BY the t'Tessle
Grant, and q tract of 207 sold by Mary NJ
Morrison 10 Geo. Herrick; south by lands OF d.
Wthers and the Jonte tract known as the ''Peacl
Orchard" place; and west by the Mississippi Rive
and the school section No. III, being part of tn
! plantation heretofore known as 'sMorrisana" hav
| ing such form, courses and distances, boundarie
and description shown by map or plot O
the survey thereof made by Charles w. Babbiti
Surveyor and Civil Envineer, ON the - day 0
| November, 1873, and recorded in book w. w, ,
. 1874 of the Record of Deeds of said Adams county
| being the same lands conveyed by Mary Nj. Nor
! rison to said Martha J. Kinstra, dated Novembe
30th 1875 and of record in book WV pages 132 an
133 OF the records OF deeds of said Adams county
which said deeds and map or plot reference IS no'
! made for greater certainty OF description.
All, or SO much of said lands will be sold as ma
be necessary 10 satisfy compliments decree and tn
taxes paid on said lands by eomplainants.
JAS NJ. MCKEE,
! feb 10 's6-5w Commissioner.