The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-31
1880 I'd


is hereby given chat pursuant to decree
OF foreclosure and sale of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the
Western District of North Carolina, filed
OH the 9TH day of October, 1896 in GER
tain cause in equity pending in said
Court, entitled the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit Company of Baltimore Trustee,
Complainant, rs. the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company, ana the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company,
Defendants, and Il certain other decree
ancillary thereto, entered in Il cause in
equity pending between the same parties
in the Circuit Court of the United States
for the Western District of Virginia,
We, g. T.. Bowlcn and Charles Sharp.
rs Special Masters, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder or bidders,
ut the passenger station upon the railroad
of the Roanoke and Southern Railway
Company ut Winston, Forsyth County,
North Carolina, cn Tuesday, the 2lth day
OF November, 1876, ut two o'clock in the
afternoon, the railroads, franchises, prop
erty and premises mentioned in the said
DEGREES and described as follows:
All and singular the entire line of rail
road of the Roanoke and Southern Rail
way Company constructed on March 10th,
lS92, or thereafter constructed, extending
from the City OF Roanoke, in the State of
Virginia, and running thence through
the towns of Martinsvillc, in Henry
County, Virginia, to Winston-Salem. in
Forsyth County, North Carolina, Il dis
lance of about one hundred and twenty
two and fifty three hundrcdths Q22. so
miles, and all extensions thereof, and all
lateral or branch roads from any part or
parts of the road of the Roanoke and
Southern hallway Company, including
the right of way therefor, the roadbed
thereof, and superstructure and tracks
thereon, and all stations, depots and shop
grounds, yards and other grounds used
i'll the operation of the said railroad, and
all rails, railways, tracks, sidings,
switches, bridges, fences, turn tables,
water tanks, viaducts, culverts, main
passenger and other depots, station
houses, freight houses, machine shops.
docks and all other structures, buildings
and fixtures Whatsoever acquired for the
Use AMI operation of said railroad and to-
gethcr with all the rolling stock. machin-
cry, tools implements, fuel and materials
of said Roanoke and Southern Railway
Company owned or acquired rs part of
the said railroad, and all the real and per-
sonal estate owned on March 10th 1892.
or thereafter acquired and used ms part of
said railroad
Together with all the corporate rights,
privileges and franchises of the said de.
PENDANT Roanoke and Southern Railway
Company possessed on said last-mcntion-
ell day, or thereafter acquired relating to
the said railroad and the construction,
maintenance use and enjoyment OF the
same.
And all the streets, ways, passages,
waters, water courses, easements, rights,
liberties, privileges, Embellishments and
appurtenances whatsoever unto any os
said premises and estate belonging or APP
pertaining and the rcversionsand remain.
ders. rents, issues and profits thereof. and
AL the estate, right, title, interest. prop
erty, claim ana demand of every nature
and kind whatsoever Of the said Roanoke
and Southern Railway Company owned
and possessed on said aforementioned day
or thereafter acquired at law or in equity.
Of in or TO the same or any part or parcel
thereof.
Subject, however, rs to certain of said
rolling stock, TO Il certain equipment
lease known rs the Roanoke and Southern
Equipment Trust Series y, dated the 18th
day OF December 1891, under which there
are now OUT standing and unpaid certif-
Gates TO the aggregate amount of SO 600.
par value.
And subject also to the performance by
the purchaser, his successors or assigns, of
all pending contracts in respect of said
railroad. property and franchises lawfully
made ly the Receivers of the Roanoke and
Southern Railway Company before such
sale thereof.
As provided by said DEGREES, said rail
road property and franchises will he
offered for sale rs an entirety.
The purchaser Of said railroad. property
and franchises, his successors or assigns.
upon payment OF the purchase price bid
therefor or upon making such provision
as the court snail approve for the pay
menj thereof, will receive conveyance of
and toe let into possession of the premises
conveyed, including all net income and
other property received by the Receivers
of said Roanoke and Southern Rail
way Company in the infringement cor
operation OF the mortgaged premises EN-
braced in the conveyance to such pur-
chaser, or pertaining thereto: and the
purchaser OF said RAILROAD, property and
franchises, his successors or assigns, Shall
also receive conveyance OF any and nil
property of the said Roanoke and South
crn Railway Company appurlcnant to
said premises or acquired for use in con-
ncction with or for the purposes of said
railroad and property
The said sale will be made subject. and
reference is hereby made, To the terms.
conditions, reservations and OBLIGATIONS
in said DEGREES respectively contained. in
Guiding those in respect of (a) the said
Receivers, OBJ claims against the said Re-
ceivers, tc) claims against the Roanoke