Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-06

~ LARGE AND VALUABLE PROPERTY NJ
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FRONTING 400 FEEL
ACRES.-Pursuant TO q decree OF the Circuit
Court OF Warwick county entered on the 17th
day OF December, 1880, in the Chancery sult OF
Il. X. Hudgins, executor OF Eliza Z. hudgihs,
deceased, Us. John S. Tucker and others" tho
undersigned special commissioners VIII sen az
public auction on
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1891,
at IL o'clock, A. NJ, In front Of tho courthouse
door, under the Warwick Hotel, az Newport
News, Va, the "REAL ESTATE in the said bill
and proceedings mentioned and described,
consisting of 2016 acres which was purchased by
John S. Tucker and John b. Whitehead OF
Charles X. Mallory Thomas Tabb, aud george
NJ Peek, special commissioners, In the consoH-
dated suits then pending In the Circuit Court OF
Elizabeth City county, entitled Brinkley, &c, rs
Latimer and others, Willis and wife rs. Latimer
and others, and Peek rs. West and others, as
appears by tho report of said special commits
slOners In said suits dated October L, 1917,
which was confirmed by a decree OF said court IN
said suits, entered on october 2, 1872 wherein
the said tract Is described as lot No. on lyys
plat OF the Parker West Lands, and which may
be further described as bounded on the SOUTH
west by James river, on the north by pumpkin
Hall tract and separated from it by Newport
News creek, on the west by lot No. Z on said lvy5
plat, and on the east by lot No. on said plat"
THE TERMS OF THE SALE WILL Be: lone third
OF the purchase money % be paid In cash, ana
the balance thereof in three equal instruments,
payADle Win Interest IIOHl utttt, SiA,
eighteen months, respectively, after the day OF
sale, for which the purchaser or purchasers shall
give bonds or notes payable to the said special
commissioners, and the title retained until the
further order Of the court; or the purchaser
my at his option pay all cash; or for the secu-
rity OF tho said deferred instruments execute
deed Of trust upon the lot or lots purchased By
him, 10 be drawn and recorded at his expense"
The Property will be offered at said sale as
whole, and so sold II the price bid should be sat
isactory. II not, IL will be divided into parcels
or into lots, and diagram or map OF same
showing such parcels or lots will be exhibited az
sale.
This is in every respect one Of the most valua-
bic properties at Newport News, combining
every advantage for waterfront, wharf, and
warehouse property, and building lots. IL
fronts 400 feet or more on the river, running
back TO depth Of about 5000 feet, and en-
bracing 20ll acres. IL Is unsurpassed either as
a whari-frontage or for building purposes, and
offers TO capitalists the finest opportunity for
large and most profitable investment. IL lies
between the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad pro-
perty and the mouth Of the river.
The said special commissioners are also au-
thorized under the decree TO sell the Property az
lie sale, and private offers will be entertained by
them before the day appointed for the auction
sale. RICHARD Is. TUNSTALL,
THOMAS TABB,
RICHARD Wake,
Special Commissioners.
CLERKS OFFICE CIRCUIT COURT WARWICK
COUNTY.
hereby certify that the bond required Of the
Special Commissioners by the aforementioned
decree Of sale has been duly executed.
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