The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-04
RECEIVERS
SAI1E3
American Marble Co.
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY

By virtue of an order of the Superior Court of
SAID county granted in the matter OF a. Y; Leake,
ct al, VS.. the American Marble Company, Bill
for Receiver, etc, in said court will be sold to the
highest bidder on the first Tuesday in July next
Mills of the American Marble Company, at Eliza
beth, near Marietta, Georgia, the entire property
OF said company, as follows:
parcel of land, beginning at the northwest
corner OF lot OF land numbered 941 in the 10Th dis
trict and End section of said county, and running
southerly by the westerly boundary OF said lot
about 557 feet to land Of Western and Atlantic
Railroad; thence SOuth-eaSterly along right of way
of said railroad about 1422 feet to the corner of
tract of land heretofore conveyed by Geo X. Eager
to American Marble Company thence in a north
erly direction III line parallel to and distant $50
leet sOutherly from the southeast end OF the Mar
bic Mill OF said Marble Company bout 545 feet to
point distant 90 feet sOutherly from the middle
line OF the track OF the old narrow guage MagbIe
Mill railroad thence in line parallel to and dis
tant go feet easterly from the middle line of said
track OF said marble mill railroad, about $50 feet
to the westerly line of street or avenue; thence
northerly in line at right angles to the southern
boundary line OF land of }. K. Seals about 200 feet
TO said Seals line thence westerly along said
Seals line about $751; feet to corner of said Seals
land; thence northerly by westerly boundary of
said Seals land about jS6 feet to mark on a rock
at the corner of said Seals land thence westerly
by said Seals land about 595 4-0 feet to starting
point and containing about 81 acres. On this par
eel OF land is situated the mills, offices, machine
shop, excelsior mill, boiler and engine house, der
ricks, steam hoist travellers and railroad connect
ing Marble Mills with the Marietta and North
Georgia Railway. All Improvements said land
will be sold as part thereof The mill OF said
comPan Acontains II gangs OF saws with sand feed,
three ubbing beds, special improved marble cut
ting machinery, thes, drill and other machinery
and operated by a $50 liorse power engine and
boiler and lighted by electricity. The mill build
ing is 450by 80 feet large brick boiler and engine
house and stack, and abundant supply of water.
This plant was erected in 1885, is in first class
dition and located on two railroads.
nd. A parcel of land in said county, district and
section, beginning on the line between lots of land
9i1 and 942 where it crosses the south line OF said
Seals land and thence sOutherly along land line
200 feet, thence south-eaSerly along avenue about
$50 feet to point within so feet of the centre OF the
track Of the mainline of the Marietta and North
Georgia Railway, thence parallel with said main
line OF said railway and 81 feet from the center OF
said track $50 feet to Bells Ferry road, thence
along said Bells Ferry road to land OF said Seals
thence westerly along Seals line to starting point
containing about eight acres On this pa reel OF
land is located well pump, boilerand tank, which
furnishesan extra supply ofwater fer mill !
3rd. A parcel of land in said district, section
and county, beginning at the northeast corner vi
lot of land 9i2 thence Westwardly along la nd line
$685. feet, thence south $751; feet, thence west
about 175 feet to Bells Ferry road thence south
easterly along said road to a passage way running
from said road near where the Marietta and North
Georgia Railway crosses said road eastwardly,
thence along said way easterly about 720 feet to
point original land line 328 G-10 feet south of
land line about 1910 feet to starting point and
tanning Sc acres, more or less.
Attn. A parcel OF land i'll said county, district
and section, con tanihg about ten acres, lying on
west side OF Western and Atlantic Railroad and in
front OF plant consisting of three of lot 94l
and being all OF that lot on west side OF said rail-
road and about acres in Northwest corner of lot
1904, bounded on north by lot 941 west by orig
inal land line, and on south by property OF Jerry
Howard and American Marble Company, the lat
ter parcel formerly owned by John Il. Winters.
On this parcel of land two cottages, one has
three rooms and tenement and the other about
seven rooms, gardens, etc.
A nf land in !; 80.
and section, containing about Is acres, formerly
decided by John r. Winters to American Marble
Company, being part OF lot OF land 1901 and
bounded on north by parcel OF land last described
in this ADVERTISED lent, ON west by property of Jer-
ry Howard andsllennis Howard, ON south by lane
near south fine of said lot and Oh east by Western
and Atlantic Railroad
9th parcel of land in northeast corner of lot
of land $40 in the 10th district and End section,
said county, containing S4 acres more or less, and
being all OF said lot east side OF Western and
Atlantic Railroad.
18th. parcel of land located in the 18th district
and End section of Cherokee county, Georgia, and
being that part of lot OF land number 77S bounded
on the east by east line OF and the north
and west by Little River, on the south by the Ma
rietta and North Georgia Railway, containing
about ten acres and having about one half mile of
railroad thereon belonging to said Marble Compa-
ny.
Sth. parcel of land designated as lot of land
number if4 in 10Th district and md section OF Cher
okee county, Georgia, containing about 40 acres
On this lot OF land are the celebrated Green or
"Nerd Antique" marble 1uarrieS; also soapstone
ana tale quarries. Located on this lot at said
quarrleS are ample quarrying machinery, includ
ing channellerS, gadder, boiler, derrick, shops,
buildings, etc. This property is located about two
miles west OF Holly Springs, Georgia.
9th. parcel OF land situated in 18th district
and 2nd section, OF Cherokee county, Georgia, and
being that portion OF lot 421, commencing at the
southwest corner thence north on the original
line to where said line crosses the branch, thence
east to the original east line thence south to the
original corner thence west To starting point,
tanning Pc acres more or less This land adons
the property described in last preceding section
this advertisement and is valuable Tor the marble
thereon.
10th A tract OF land situated in 18th district
and End section OF PickenS county, Georgia, con-
sSting OF lots of land numbers 225 and 226, con-
tanning 100 acres each, more or less. These are
valuable for minerals and marble, having valua.
BILE quarrieS thereon.
18th. A parcel of land in 18th district and ind
section OF PlckenS county Georgia, and being lot
OF land number pos, containing about 100 acres
and valuable marble land.
18TH. Tracts of land numbered - and 80 and
part of tract 81 in 9th district in Cherokee county
North Carolina. Tract % is bounded as follows
Beginning at post OAK and running north about
los poles to stake standing at the old State road
thence south % degrees west by said road % pole,
70 a black oak thence south, four degrees east
81 poles to perSmmon tree thence south sixty
degrees west, IS poles 10 white oak thence south
20 degrees west, As poles to post oak; thence
SOUTH ten degrees west 60 poles TO a stake in the
old road thence east 105 poles to beginning point
and containing about sc acres.
The portion of tract 56 TO be sold is bounded as
follows: Beginning at a maple on the west bank
OF Folders creek and running south 20 poles to
the State road, thence in westerly direction, by
said road, 10 poles to post; thence north, 81 de-
greeS west, to the old line thence in eastery
direction 90 poles TO white oak; thence in a
Southerly direction ten poles to large flint rock
on. the branch of said creek thence by said branch
IS poles to white oak at said creek, thence down
by said creek to the beginning points and contain
ing about forty -two acres
Tract number to adjoinS tract - and is bounded
as follows: Beginning at a black oak on the
northwest bank OF Valley River, at the upper
corner OF tract 81. and running in northerlN di-
rectiOn go poles to maple at the corner at tract
number IS thence in an eaSterly direction l2l
poles to a black oak standing on the point OF the
ridge; thence in Southcrly direction 116 poles IL
liver; thenCc down said river with its meauder-