The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-11-08

/ Ooih ullSSlOncr IN the cause
! III chancery now pending in the circuit
T W. OF Wise county Of
VIM Mm. McGeorge, Jr. VS.. j. G
on%hce, Executor, ct al, and pursuant tt
decree in said cause rendered at the
sept. 1874 term of said court, will
ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1894
at the front door of the Intermont Hote
IN the town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia
between the hours Of 10 a. m. and q D. IN
OF that day proceed to sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder the various
tracts of land and interests in land de.
scribed below. The sale will be held on
the following
to-wit third cash in hand, balance in
equal annual installments due in one and
two years from the day Of sale, the pur-
chaser or purchasers to execute their
bonds payable to the commissioner with
good personal security and bearing inter
est from day of sale, the commissioner
also to retain the title TO the land to fur
Their secure the said sums of purchase
money. Each tract or undivided interest
in each tract will first be offered separ-
ately, and then all of said tracts and in
tercsts in tracts will be offered as whole
and the bid or bids accepted which will
realize the greatest sum. These lands lie
in the throe counties Of Scott, Lee and
| Wise and embraces many valuable inter-
ests in agricultural, mineral and timber
lands
The following is the list:
SCOTT COUNTY,.
|. one-half undivided interest in a
tract of land on the South side of Little
Moccasin Greek and Of Moccasin Ridge,
containing | IA acres, more or less, being
the same tract conveyed by John A. Mann
and wife to VIM. d. Jones by deed bear.
ing date June 23rd, 1887, and recorded in
Scott county Deed Book "a, page 292 cx-
cepting and reservng the timber that
was marked and numbered sold to Price &
Head.
?. A three sxteenths undivided inter-
est in tract OF land on the waters Of the
North Fork of Clinch River adjoining the
lands of IT, L. Peterson and others, con-
tanning 400 acres, more or less, being the
same tract conveyed by Isaac Wisely and
wife TO w d. Jones by deed dated April
2nd, 1887 and recorded i'll Scott County
Deed Book -, page 1877.
3. A one-half undivided interest in a
tract of land on the South side of Big
Mocasin Creek and North Of Big Mocasin
Gap, containing 20 acres, more or less,
being the same tract conveyed by Nathan
iel X. Smith and wife and others to W. d.
Jones bv deed dated May 25th, 1887 and
recorded in Scott County Deed Book No.
Il, page eG4.
4. A one-cights undivided interest i'll
tract of land on both sides OF the North
Fork of Clinch River in Wild Cat Valley,
containing 247 acres, one Rood, and is
Poles. more or less being the same tract
conveyed by W. W. james, senior anu
wife to w. d. Jones by deed dated MARCH
Sth. 1854 and recorded i'll Scott county
/ Deed Book ~, page 2ol.
). A one-half undivided interest IN Il
tract of land situated in Big Moccasin
GAP, on Big Moccasin Creek, containing
II acres. more or less, being the same
tract conveyed by John e. Wood ana
wife TO W. b. Jones by deed dated Sep
tcmher 3Oth 1881 and recorded in Scott
comfy Deed Book No. rs, page $40.
onc-fourth undivided interest IN
tract Of land living on the north slde OF
C1;nch Mountain anuLittlc Creek,
Containing $50 acres, more or less, beng
tno. S.me tract conveyed by Thomas Pat
ton Williams and wife to W. u. Jones oy
deed dated April 29th, 1881, ana recoru osl
in Scott county deed book 90 page 90,
excepting the poplar, oak, ana n,cholS
snld pnd branded to Price d Head ana
III the walnut trees standing On SAID lahus'
ND subject also to the right of way OF inc
S. A. g. o. r. R. ..o.o.+ IN .
LOT of land lying on the south sac Oh n ,n
w. -. Elm Creek, containing 100 acres, pc
49, thS same conveyed by Joseph smith
ana wife to w. D. Jones by deed da'e <:
M NV oath. 1887, aad recorded III
e., county deed book %, page VI.
80 A one-twentyfourth undivided IN
torest in and to all the marble rocA ' ~
under. and upon three certain lfa E.oal u
UNIV, u"u ali Wing or Little Moccasln oreeh -
. l'.a frst beginning at stake corner ~, 70
~, ~ nnrchased by r. P. Stewart rom su'
1 ,""N estate. containing aclcs'the Seod
h Ma Ie@inning at stake corner 10 la .a
onu n ~ formerly of Isaac S. lson anu o'n
NO" 20 Little Moccasin Greek ana con
ers, nc; ne"' acres; the third adjoining otn.
tanning NOW or formerally OF Isaac
er Janus 1snr and others ana
a. go at a stake the Roorth-wes!
coTuer Of said tract OF isaac . III 'o Of said
others, containing aetos a,t and des.
t.as'.1 being more fully set Out anu A
rr iI in a deed for the same IRON Sat.d limo
Arers and wife to W. D.Jones' u".' CONT,
1st 1856, and recorded IN ooo''
deed dee book %, page lso. .h Undivided in.
,. "a a V two tracts of land, lying on 6 vi. na
teres. ~ nf little Mcccasin Creek ,ne 1 Is,S
waters ~ i1 ~ an ash corner OF tue lso ,
beSinIhamo # farms, containing acres :,
and oteMI ,sainnins at Il stake corner L
the othSr u no or formerly of the he'rs .
Henry S. Kane. deeeaseu u, ar,, more full,
res. both of (which trae W. a .e. from I
described in the aforeSa'Hn es iones dates
va Ayers aud wife to W: y ~, sdAi IN Scot
nnn : lst, 1856, and recotu "a
JA aat I'd deed hook 81, page la Mavidea in
, coan's 4 one twentylonrth ahu ,l,, ok in
10. a q J in and to all the marble n rss1 , n,
tcres. o md H. upon another srac. o. r ,
under, anu .,ars of Little Moccasln Jsee :
upon 1n ne land land now or formerly ., . .ssk,
adjoining l - otbers, beginning at : s.a :
S. lson an .he land of said lson' .coha~ 49,
corner TO .ne which track is also s m sror
mi" mi described in the ~ NV w D. Joncs,date,
r. 4. Ayers and wile a - accorded in Scot
lnne lst, 1856, anu 80 $50.
y f gass'9 apoa he waters 4 sho s''
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