Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-06-01
PUBLIC AUCTION OF THREE VAL
UABLE FARMS IN UPSnUR'S NECK.


UADLE FARMS IN UPSnUR'S NECK,
BY virtue of a power of attorney
from Mrs. Sally &. and Miss Sally
3. u. Handy, Of Maryland, will
sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, on Saturday, June 1St.
1889, at 5 O'Clock p. m, on the
premises, three tracts OF land, de
scribed below into which their
farm known as the Handy Farm.
between Machipungo Creek and
the Atlantic Ocean adjoining the
lands of JAS. Fl. P;,rramore, Jno.
z. Powell, and UpShltr 3. Quinby.
and Bennett Fentress.
Tract No. 1-Containing 12S--
343-1U00 acres of arabic and wood
land consists OF two parcels. one of
which parcels contain 127-5S-1000
acres Of arabic and woodland &C.,
is described iii the plat or survey
recently made by tho county sur
vevor as slot L" and is bounded
on the Northeast by the lands of
Jas. Fl. Parramore; on the South
east by the public road; on the
Southwest by a line beginning at a
mulberry tree OH public road and
running n. 55 degrees w. to a
large pine tree on edge of Machi
pungo creek, and on the Northwest
! nv Said creek. the other of the Dar-
GELS containing 5--5S5-l000 acres Of
woodland aud described i'll said
survey as slot H. is bounded on
East bS public road, North by
fence, West by glade and South by
line between it and the land of
Bennett Fentress. This tract has
OIL it the main dwelIing-house,
which is in fair condition, two new
cornStacEs and other outbuildings
which can he repaired al a small
expense, and alsoa tenant house
the pine thicket aud all the marsh
land OH the Southeast side OF the
county road opposite this tract will
be sold with 1t.
Tract No. 2-Containing 62-
100000 acres of arabic and wood
land is bounded on the Northeast
by he line separating it from
Tract No. L." beginning at a mul
berry tree along the county road
and running n. 50 degrees W., -
-49-100 chains to Il post in the
field, or the Northwest by a line
commencing at said post and rum
ming S. 81 degrees VITO the woods
(the ditch being the linc), thence
running down The county road to
the line of John I. Powell and Up
shur B. Qninby, on The Southwest
| by tile land OF said Powell! and
Qulmby, and on the Southeast by
marshland along: .Ups!ur'S broad.
waters and the county road. This
tract has on it a small dwelling
hou>e-and is laid down on said
plat as "Lpt g."
Tract 80. 3-Containing IS
039-1G00 acres OF arabic and wood
land, is bounded on the North
west by SIachip,ngo creek, on the
Northeast by Tract No. L." on
She SssMheast by 1I9r;lct No.SS2, , 2.
andtEe p-OS5-l00O acres of wood
land and on the Southwest by the
land Of Bennett Fentress. This
tract hal on it small dwelling
house. "Tract No. 9" (adjolning
the COUNTY road) has one.half of
the ma sh land opposite TO 1t along
the broadwaters, beginning at the
line of Upshur &. Qninby and Jno.
T. Powell, and "Tract No. 3" has
the other half OF said marsh land:
which will he conveyed to the re
spective purchasers.
There is a roa,l 90 feet wide sep
aratlng "Tract No l" from "l'racts
Nos. 9 and 81 Which is to come off
Tracts 9 and g." extending from
the county road to Macipungo
creek Which said road Is intended
to give the purchaser ofthe Broad
water Tract all outlet to Maciipun
go creek and the purchaser of the
Machl,ungo Creek Tract an outlet
to the county road and broa( water.
There is a good landing for ship
PIN g on s.Tract No. l." less than
lOq yards from the dwelling house,
witch is to be used and enjoyed in
col mon between the respective
pq rcha>ers.