The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-10

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY yiR-
tue OF decree entered in the hustiny-
court of the city Of Roanoke on the 9th
day OF January, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending of :. ID. Ferguson
asaihst the Ninton Land Improvement
Company and others. will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRJ-
Ak1. 1877, in front of the courthouse OF
the city OF Roanoke at IL O'Clock m, offer
for sale at public auction the following
property:
All that certain farm situated in the
county OF Roanoke adjacent to the town
OF Ninton, and described as follows:
beginning ut a stake on the west side
OF II county road 20 feet east of n cabin
thence south II degrees and 40 minutes
west two hundred and sixty-ni,,c and
thirty-three hundredths feet to Il stake
i'll corner Of an old rock fence, thence
south 63 degrees and 81 minutes east
twenty-siN hundred and forty and two
hundredths feet to n stake in Il fence cor
ner fifteen feet east of II large red oak
tree thence south two degrees and -
minutes east nine hundred and eleven and
ninety two huntiredths feet TO two
stones, thence north eighty degrees and
twenty seven minutes east four hundred
and seyenty,threc and siXty-four han.
dredths feet to Il stake in II fence corner.
thence south eleven minutes east south of
degree | east, six hundred and eighty.
SIN ana iifty.four hundredths feet to a
stake IN fence corner, thence south rs
degrees III minutes east 1880 feet to n
stake IN fence corner, thence north >.
degrees 81 minutes east f02 "a feet 20 Il
stake IN II fence corner, thence south -
degrees i minutes east col 81 feet to- n
stake in Il fence corner near Il white oak.
thence SOnth InCrnns ~ mi,
ltl3.S feet 10 stake near IL small pine
near the Bedford road, thence south G3
degrees 4u minutes west J13. ii feet west
to large stone on the west side of INolf
creek, thence north ~ degrees % minutes
west l003.4 feet To II stake in "A fence cor
ner, thence north IL degrees Is minutes
east l99.9S feet 10 Il stake in Bedford
roau, the following live courses: North Al
degrees 20 minutes west 401. 80 feet, nortl,
ST degrees IL minutes west l09j9 feet
north ~ degrees IS minutes west 6990 64
feet south 81 degrees 80 minutes west
6!l9 i6 feet. south &c degrees III minutes.
west l13.23 feet, thence leaving the road
south u degrees IL minutes east i95 o.
teet 10 white oak, thence south 81 de
grees 81 minutes west 2l1.l1 feet to n
black oak, thence north IS degree, Is
minutes west SjG.Gi feet 20 Il chestnut
oak. thence north 26 degrees 03 minutes
east GSO.32 feet 10 II stake near two white
oaks, thence north GO degrees 10 minutes
west ll2i. feet to Il stake on west side.
OF IL large white oak, thence north Is de-
greeS IA minutes east $500 feet to a most
ut end nj rock fence, thence south 60 de.
SreeS 2uS east 81. - feet tn u post thence
north ~ degrees minute east i1.:;;}
icet to II post. thence north "a degrees ~
minutes east IS feet to IL post ut the end
of rock fence, thence nortl IS degrees -
minutes east l59.0o feet TO II stake on
north side OF n county road, thence north
degrees minutes west Bob feet to !,
stake in an old white oak stump, thence
| north 80 degrees 43 minutes east 5I1l
feet TO II stone in branch, thence 3orth 81
| degrees ID minutes east 1873 so feet 70 Il
stake in n branch, thence south GO lie.
grees iO minutes east 2G2. 90 feet to :;
chestnut oak. thence south ~ degrees -
minutes east 3Gi feet To beginning, CON
tanning two hundred and ninety one ana
twenty-eight one. hundredths t29l nSl
acres,as shown bY II recent survey made bv
Wingate ~ llanckel, engineers, Roanoke.
Va, and being the same property for
mcrly owned by w. =. Preston, deceased.
and which descended to c. |. and VI. /.
Preston, only surviving heirs.nt law, aud
equal shares the whole OF the undivided
interest of the former &C.. i. Preston hav-
ing been conveyed 10 VI. H. Preston hv
deed dated the first day ot October 1873
and recorded in deed book II, page lSj.
in the clerk Office of Roanoke county
court
All of the above described real estate j.
To be sold except the following described
which embraces the residence, live acres
more or less, and which was reserved at
the time OF the conveyance from NJ.
Pre- ston and wife 90 the Ninton Land auG
InlnrDvnppanr Cn,nunnV nI Iasr,.;l,aT
follows: Beginning ut IL point, the same
hcipg the north east corner of Spring and
Tenth streets. thence with the east side
of Tenth street north II degrees , min
uteS west $3.50 feet TO II point thence
still with Tenth street north j degrees b
minutes east 292 5 feet to the southeast
corner of Washington avenue and Tenth
street thence with Washington avenue
south al degrees Oh minutes, east 100
feet To the southwest corner of Wa>hin!.-
ton avenue and Eleventh street. thence.
with the latter % degrees minute west
ll.5l feet to Spring street. thence with
the north side of same 1.2 degrees -
minutes west lSd. - feet tn the begin.
ming, containing , li31 acres.
Block No. ,. Beginning at point. the,
same being the northeast corner ot
Washington avenue and Tenth street.
thence with Tenth street north ) degrees
- minutes east i9l 30 feet to ii point on
the south side OF ali alley. thence with
said alley $40 degrees y minutes east
1b'.S feet To Elevnth street, thence with
the west side OF Eleventh street - de-
.srees oil minute west 39t - feet to the
northwest corner OF WASHINGTON avenue
and Eleventh street, thence with wash
ngton avenHr north IS degrees o. min
utes west 1.t ~ feet to the beginning.
containing 1.0Si acres; excepting also one
30 foot lotconveycd to Giles Gum in 1891.
the deed 10 which hUs been recorded In