Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-06-19
Sale of Valuable Lands.

The State Of Mississippi, Cbancery Court.
Lowndes County. April Term 1885,.
In pursuance Of the decree Of said court
in and for the county and state aforesaid,
at said term. and also in strict conformity
TO the terms and directions o! the will OF
john f. Carr, decf ascd, prObated on the
18th day OF May. 1885, |, Mrs. l.. ID. C00k,
As adminisiratriX de bouts ION. with the
will annexed, nj the estate Of the said
John f. Carr. will, on
Monday. the 5th day of July, 1897,
beginning at 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon on
the premises, soil at public auction to the
highest bidder, for one-third of the pur.
chase money, 10 be paid in cash, and the
balance, one.third in one year and one
third in two years, with interest on the TWO
credit payments at the rate Of SIX per cent,
per anuum from the date of sale, the lands
Of said j. F. Carr deceased, described as
follows The east halt of the southeast
quarter and the east half Of the west half
of the northeast quarter OF section seven,
township sixteen. range sixteen east (E1 5.
i. AMI j.. ! of W. OF n. L. :. I, T. IL.
X. 10 E.D containing 40 acres lying IN NoX-
ubee county. Mississippi. Also the follow
ing lands lying in LOwndes county, Miss.
issippi: The lands marked in the plot riark.
ed Schedule Exhibit A, to the Bill with Il
&C. in purple ink, being one lot or piece
of land, the west half of the northeast quar-.
ter Of section thirty-fOur w of n. +. ! ),
81 50 acres, and the east half OF the north
west quarter Of section thirly.four (E of
n W.. S. $40 containing 50 acres-One lot
east of the Mobile Il Ohio railroad, bounti-
I'd on the east by the said east half of north
west quarter of section thirty four and on
the west by Il street or alley 100 feet wide
which lies east of the tract, containing
eight and ninety-four one-hnndredth acres
Is g4-l00) and the lot 80 bounded az last sta
ted to be sold contains twenty-three and
B1.l00 acres.
One lot marked Plot b. in said schedule
or exhibit A.. containing seventeen and
l2S-l000 acres RI l2S-l000 ~ aud bounded
on the east by said east half of N. W. Ia s.
81 and on the west by Il street 200 feet wide
and on the north by II public road 80 feet
wide. Also eight acres less Il strip OF of
the south end 60 feet wide for a road east
of said railroad bounded on the east by 8.
IL of 3. f, IA of s. W. IA 5. q and OIL the
south by u public road 80 feet wide. Also
one acre east OF saia railroad bounded on
the east by the eight acres last described
and on the south by the public road 60 feet
wide. Also a lot containing I irteen and
19-lOO acres lying north of the eight acres
Just above described, with an iron post at
the northwest corner Of the lot and bOun-
ded on the west by the land Of the Mobile
Il Ohio Railroad company, the post stan
ding 90 feet from the center of the railroad
of said company. Also the south half OF S.
Il. IL of s, W. ii of S. 81. Also the south
half of $. Ia of s. Il. Ia Of S. u, less Il strip
OF 80 feet OIL the south end Of the two last
described pieces Of land for Il public road.
Also u lot OF eight and 94-l00 acres bounded
on the east by Il street 100 feet wide and on
the south by the northern b%oundary'hne Of
said section thirty.fo all of said lands in
Lowndes county, Mississippi, all I'm town.
ship seventeen range sixteen east. The
sale will begin on the 100 tract In Noxubee
county and when that tale is finished the
sale of the lands IN Lowndes county will
begin on them at and near Crawford on
same day as soon as the administrative can
make the trip to Crawford. and If the sales
are not finished by q o'clock in the after
noon the sales will be adjourned over to
the ne>t day. The $1,000 bond required OF
the undersigned by the Decree has been
given and approved and the title to the
lands is perfect.
MRS. l.. u. COOK,
AdministratFix Estate Of J. +. Carr. De-
."edscd,
col,,nn,t $, Miss, MAY "a, 1897. 4w.