The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-27
DUNN FARM LANDS.

that the Mckinley wave of prosperity is
upon us.
DUNN FARM LANDS.
The land sold in Marks Greek town
ship comprised $40 acres, situated near
lShotwell, about nine miles from Raleigh,
and known as the Dunn farm lands.
They were disposed of as follows:
The Home place, fabout 200 acres)
with five-room, two-story dwelling, with
kitchen attached; out-houses. stables, to-
bacco barns, and ordering house; well of
the best water in the neighborhood:
schools, churches and postoffice within
three-fourths of mile; plenty of open
land and timber; fine tobacco land, also
cotton and corn. Bought by J. w. Har-
der, Raleigh, for 1925 per acre.
The Wall place, Q00A acres) with
three-room dwelling, kitchen, barn, sta
bles, crib, sheds: good well of water;
gray land: grows fine tobacco, cotton,
corn and wheat. Purchased by G. w,
Wall, Shotwell, for SIS an acre.
The Montague place, 1OO1a acres)
with two-room dwelling; fine open gray
land, easy to work: grows fine tobacco,
cotton, corn and all crops grown in that
leigh. at So. an acre.
| The Lassiter place, 119 acres) with
three houses five rooms: two-horse crop
open: plenty of timber; piece low grounds
on this place; fine tobacco, cotton anil
corn land. Bought by S. b. Seley, Shot
well, at $4 per acre.
THE PIERCE LANDS.
In Swift Creek township the Pierce
lands were sold. They are six miles
southwest of Raleigh and contain about
SD acres, as follows:
The Home place. 049 65-1O0 acres1
with fve-room. two-story frame dwelling:
another good frame hogse with four
rooms: and some 300 yards away is an
other frame house, almost new. with
two rooms; large barn. with sheds, shin
gle roof: crib; well of good water: or
chard and grape vines in hearing: four
horse crop cleared, balance in timber:
buildings on this place would cost 1900
! to put up. Sold to J. s. Patrick. Massey.
for S6.L5 per acre.
| The Emory place. AS 91-1O0 acresl
none of it in cultivation: some of the
/ large timber cut off. and the land now
READY to be put to work Sold to b. s.
Franklin, Massey, n. c.. at $40 per
acre.
The Newsome place. 40 59-1O0 acres)
with two-room dweling-a good. almost
new. frame house; about twelve acres
under cultivation, newly cleared land:
balance in timber. Sold to A. ID. Smith.
Rochester, n Y, for So per acre.
THE BURT PLACE.
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led, some good low-grounds, balance in
timber. Purchased by Il. A. Lawrence,
Massey, for $3.50 per acre
62A acres, all in timber: very fine
land, and lays well. Sold to Joseph
Woodward for S7.75 per acre.
% 26-1OO acres, two-room house and
stables; one-horse crop cleared, baanee
in timber; very fine land Sold to B. +.
saunders, Massey. at $5.75 an acre.
! nA acres, all in timber, and a very
superior tract of land. Bid in by Wal
ter r. Rowland for S4.75 an acre.
| 1882 acres, choice piece of timbered
land that mostly lays well, and will pro-
duce well any of the crops grown in this
section. Sold to Robt. Pierce for S4.15
an acre
112H acres, cleared and in timber: well
watered by mill branch Purchased by
A. D. Smith, Rochester, n. Y, at So an
acre.
! 50 acres, about fifteen or twenty acres
cleared, balance in fine timber with
good low grounds on it. Bought by A.
d. Smith, Rochester, ~ Y, for So an
acre.
| 1891 acres, this tract has highland and
now-grounds of superior quality. Sold TO
IS. B. Woodall, Massey, for 1926 an
acre.
THE HORTON LAND.
In st. Matthew's township, near Tar
boro road, not far from Knights gin, the
Horton land comprising $40 acres, di-
vided up and sold as follows:
The Mingo place, 02S acres fine to-
bacco land, grows all the crops of this
section; free and easy to work and easy
to improve; there is frame house on
the place. Bought by Il. Il. Barbee and
J. A. Duncan for $495 per acre.
The Hodge place, $50 acres) fine to-
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