The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-01
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE sALn-NoRFoLk


hgton Division.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to tho do
cree OF foreclosure and s.iIe made and entered bT
me Circuit Court Of the United States for the
In certain consolidated cause In equity peninss
In said Court. entitled The Fidelity Insurance,
Trust and Safe Deposit Company aud Tie Mer.
camille Trust Company complanants against the
Norfolk aud Western Railroad Company de-
In causes pending between the said parties In the
Circuit Courts of the United States for the fol-
the District OF West Virginia. and on June goth,
1870, In the District of Maryland,
We. G. Il. Bowden and Charles Sharp, Us Spe-
sal Masters. Will sell at public auction to the
Sn non ni th or bidders at the sta
W9GnS GSmp any a R9nnSke yirsina on
roads, properties, rights, privileges and fran
Slises mentioned in the said decree and described
All and singular the railroad Of the Norfolk
Shenandoah valley halfway cSmpany. and Prev si
ously OF the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Conn
in Washgton county IN tho Or HSa ate Of s
Tylan1d and ,eAtsndIng thence through Washing
On On The tSiomne River ut Sr near slepherstown
Jefferson County, In the State of West Virginia,
nnd through the Counties OF Clarke, Warren
Tage, kockingham and Augusta in tho State OF
virginia, to point of intersection with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at Basic Mt or
near Waynesboro. and crossing said r,,iirond aud
extending through the Counties OF Augusta. RoclS-
bridge, Botetourt and Roanoke in said State, to
point OF Intersection with the limo OF tho Nor
folk and Western Railroad ut Roanoke run
ming from Norfolk westerly, together with
certain certain branches from the railroad above de-
Branch. the Roanoke Stockyarls Branch the
Grocer Iron Company Branch. the Mace ore
Loeb Laird the PETER Mine RTancb. the 'o Nine me-
,hnE b5"n Rrc the t StTars Draft ranch the
nection at Basic. 'he Crir.ora Branch. the She
nection, the Carson Lime Kiln Branch and the
Batimore and Ohio Correction. making together
gethcr with all branches. sidngs and other ap-
purtcnanccs OF the said line OF railroad with the
Gnd all the real estate rights OF way, easements.
fixtures rolling STOCK machinery, tools and
thereto. belonging or nppcrtainng to the said
railroad; aud also tho reversion aud reversions,
right. title. interest, property. possession,
In n@ ni of th 8S well at law ms
Company in or 10 the said railroad. property,
Dart and paI er"of apd ss al ana 10
singular all the railroad and othor property. real,
personal and mixed, ana all chartered rights.
longing to the Washington and Western Rail-
other property !nrpurtenant TO or used In connec-
tion with the line Of railroads acquired 10y tho
from the Shenandoah Valley hallway Company;
and all extensions os the said line OF raiiroads,
thereon acquired 10y. tho Norfolk and Western
RAILROAD Company. after December 10. 1890, bY
proceeds of any Of the bonds issued under the
Of ns f 1S n m and
land and Washington Division Mortgage, dated
Also, all railroads, railways. ways, rights of
way rosdbed and grade. and all station. depot
and 10 he used In the operation of the said lines
Of railroad above mentioned or described, and all
turntables water tanks vialuets, culverts. main
Pas;sGnger and ether dspots, station houses:
other structures, buildings and fixtures whatso-
ever acquired for the use and operation thereof;
flp rplli 1orl,in
Iy tools, implements: fuel md materials of tho
owned or acquired for constrnstiar. mainta}nins,,
opeTaiing, replacing. improving or repairing tie
or any part thereof and all the real ana pep.
sonal estate owned ut said last mentioned date
thereof. a'''''eu H'' "'su lot the operation
Tcscther With I'll the corporate rights, priv:
Western Railroad Company possessed on Deeenl-
Der Is. 1880, or thereafter acquired, relating to
The sald railroads and branches. including said
WASHINGTON and Western Railroad and the CON
struction maintenance. use and enjoyment OF tho
sad a. INES ai; OF r. railroad itroai and property
watercourses: easements, rights. liberties. priv
ileges. hereditaments and appurtenances whatso-
ever unto any Of the bereinbefore mentioned
premises and estates belonging appertaining.
and the reversions and remainders rents. issues
and profits thereof. and all the estate, right.
title. interest. property. claim md demand OF
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company owned
ana possessed on said Aforementioned date, or
thereafter acquired BY 1t in or to the same, and
every part and parcel thereof.
Subject to the performance by the purchaser
or his successors assigns of all pending con-
franchises lawfully made by the Receivers OF
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company be.
AS provided by said DEGREES, said railroads,
properties and franchises will be offered for sale
as an entirety.
The purchaser OF said railroads, properties and
franchises. his successors or assigns, upon pay
upon making such provision the Court shall
approve for the payment thereof, Shall receive
conveyance of and DO let into possession Of
the promises conveyed including all net income
ana other property received by the Receivers
or operation OF the mortgaged premises
braced In the conveyance to such purchaser,
or herthing thereto ana the purchaser OF said
sors or asst Sns, shall also receive conveyance OF
any and all property of the said Railroad Com
pany appurtenant 10 said premises or acquired
for use In connection with for the purposes OF
SAID railroads and properties, except rolling
certificates notes.
The said sale will be made subject. and refer
ctce Is hereby made. to the terms, conditions.
reservations and obligations In said several de-
crces respectively contained, including those in
respect OF (a) the said Receivers, (b) claims
against the said Receivers, tc) claims against
the said Railroad Company for unpaid indebted
ness or liability contracted or incurred by said
Railroad Company In the operation OF the rail
roads and properties sold which may be adj
judged prior in lien superior In equity to said
! MARYLAND and Washington Division Mortgage.
| The Special Masters. as directed by the de-
crecs. viii receive no bid from any one Offering
| to bid for the railroads, properties and fran
| chises above described who shall not, as q
pledge that he Will make good his bid in case
| of its acceptance. first have deposited with the
! Special Masters the sum of 100000 in money,
| or by certified check upon any National Bank or
| Trust Company in the City OF New York or
| $4,000 par value of the bonds secured by said
! Maryland and Washington Division Mortgage
| Upon acceptance of any bid the purchaser shall
| forthwith deposit with said Special Masters the
! sum Of $4,000 In cash. or by certified check
| upon any National Bank Trust Company in the
| City OF New York, $500 600 par value OF the
| bonds bonds secured by said Maryland and Washington
| Division Mortgage, but any cash bonds which