The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-21
SALE OF REALTY,
H. M. Booth vs.. j. H. Preas, In Chan.
cery Court, at Johnson City,
Tennessee.

BY virtue Of Fl ia issued by the
clerk and master of the chancery
court at Johnson City, Tennessee, the
9Th day of April, 1896, will, on the
29rH DAY OF MAY, 1896,
At the opera house door in johnson
City, Tenn, offer for sale, during legal
hours of ssid date, to the highest bid
der for cash in hand, all the right, ii.
lie, claims and interest of j. H Preas
IN and to the following real estate sit
uated in the Ninth civil district OF
Washington county, town of Johnson
City, Tennessee: Lot 81 in block 81
of the Carnegie Land and Improve.
ment Compauy's Addition to the town
Of Johnson City, Tenn, said lot 'front.'
ing % feet on Fifth avenue, and run.
ming back of even width 40 feet to an
alley also lots | and in block 63 of
said land company's addition 10 said
town, said lots fronting 25 feet ON
Sixth avenue and running back of
even width 140 feet TO an alley also
lot ii in block oil Wilder's addition
to said town of Johnson City, said lot
fronting so feet on Second avenue
and running back of even width 1t0
teet to an alley; also lot 6 in block |
of said Wilder addition to said town,
said lot fronting so feet on First ave-
nue. and running back of even width
150 feet to an alley; also parcel Of
land being in the west end of Main
street of said town Of Johnson City,
beginning at east corner OF Begin lot,
running east, or nearly 80, with the
street, &C feet to planted rock thence
south, or nearly SO, l55 feet to stake,
thence west or west direction TO
stake Begin south east corner, thence
with Begin line to beginning, con-
tanning one-fourth acre more or less
also certain tract or parcel of land
situated in said town, district, county
and state adjoining lands once owned
by @. 9. Taylor and others, bounded
as follows: Beginning at a sugar tree
near the foot of hill, thence along
the foot of the hill south 81 degrees;
west IL poles to stake near sugar
tree, thence south 48 degrees; west SO
poles to chestnut-oak stump on the
side of knoll, thence south 80 de-
grees, west IS poles to a stake near
Taylor's line, thence south 37la de-
grees, west 81 poles to stake near
the railroad, thence north AZ degrees,
east 81 = poles to stake near said rail
road, thence south 35 degrees, east 81
poles 10 the beginning, containing
|Sl4 acres also tract of land adjnin-
ing the aforesaid tract and bounded
as follows: Beginning at white oak
stump, corner to Barnes, thence north
As degrees, east poles to cedar,
thence south 81 degrees, east "a poles
to two pines, thence south 20 degrees,
west 1G poles TO chestnut.osk stump
and sprouts corner to A. King, thence
along his line south 81 degrees, west
81 poles to a blackjack, his corner,
thence south Is degrees, west % poles
to white-oak, thence south SO degrees,
west 35 poles to small hickory end
dogwood, thence south 80 degrees,
west 16 poles to chestnut-oak, thence
north 70 degrees, cast Is poles to two
chestnut-oaks, thence 20 degrees, east
80 poles to hickory and dogwood.
thence north 45 degrees, east 12 poles
10 small redoak. thence north 80 de-
grees, west 10 poles to a sugar hee at
the foot Of the hill, thence running
with Barnes line north AZ degrees,
east 81 poles to a sugar tree, Barnes
corner, thence with his line II poles
to the beginning, containing 12 acres !;
said lands having been levied upon to
satisfy judgment that H. M. Booth
obtained against J, H Preas in said
court the 3rd dav Of March, 1896, for
the sum of $342672. and same will be
sold at above time and place unless
said debt, interests and all costs are
sooner paid
This May the 9Th, 1896
j. S. PRITCHETT. Sheriff,
By G. F. CAMPBELL. Dep Sheriff
619.4t. Printers fee, $2G.