The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-31
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II I'd Trustees.
COMMISSIONERS SALE.-BY VIR-
tue OF II decree entered in the busting,
court of tho city of Roanoke on the 9th
day of Jananly, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending of Z. ID. Ferguson
against the Vin.on Land Improvement
Company and others. l will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY. 1897, in front of the courthouse of
the city of Roanoke Mt II o'clock M, offer
for sale ut public auction the following
property:
All that certain farm situated in the
county of Roanoke adjacent to the town
OF Ninton, and described rs follows:
Beginning at a stake on the west side
of Il county road 20 feet east of II cabin,
thence south 10 degrees and 10 minutes
west two hundred and siNty-ninc and
thirty three hundredths feet To stake
in Il corner of an old rock fence, thence
south 63 degrees and 81 minutes east
twenty. six hundred and forty and two
hundredthS feet to Il stake in II fence cor
ner fifteen feet east of II large red oak
tree, thence south two degrees and 24
minutes east nine hundred and eleven and
ninety two hUndredths feet to two
stones, thence north eighty degrees and
and seventy. three and siXty-four hun
dredths feet to II stake in u fence corner,
thence south eleven minutes enst south Of
degree east, six hundred and eighty.
six apd fifty. four hundredthS feet to u,
stake in fence corner, thence south ,6
degrees 81 minutes east 1888 feet to II
stake in fence corner, thence north -
degrees 81 minutes east B02.94 feet to IL
stake in Il fence corner, thence south -
degrees / minutes east ,0l. S3 feet to II
stake in Il fence corner near u white oak,
thence south degrees 20 minutes west
l643.S feet to stake near u small pine
near the Bedford road thence south CT
degrees 10 minutes west o13.14 feet west
TO II large stone on the west side of Wolf
creek, thence north "A degrees % minutes
west 1003.4 feet to IL stake in II fence cor
her, thence north IL degrees Is minutes
east l92.9S feet to Il stake in Bedford
roan, the following five courses: North 46
degrees % minutes west 491. 50 feet, north
ST degrees ~ minutes west 1O9i.9 feet,
north 50 degrees Sc minutes west 69D9. Us
feet, south 50 degrees 30 minutes west
699.46 feet. south GG degrees II minutes,
west l23.29 feet, thence leaving the road
south q degrees II minutes east 125. 80
feet to II white OAK thence south 81 de-
grees 81 minutes west 2li.11 feet To II
black oak, thence north 50 degrees -
minutes west $50. e. feet to chestnut
oak, thence north 20 degrees 03 minutes
east GSG32 feet TO II stake near two white
oaks, thence north 03 degrees | D minutes
west ! l2,.1 feet to stake OH west side
Of II large white oak, thence north ~ ;le-
grees 81 minutes east SIS ~ feet to II most
ut end nf rock fence, thence south 80 de-
greeS 2US east 81. - feet to n pest, thence
north }3 degrees | minute east 11I.}3
feet 10 Il post, thence north ~ degrees 81
minutes east rs feet to Il post ut the end
OF rock fence. thence north 16 degree, -,
minutes east l3D. % feat TO a stake on
Mouth side oil II county road, thence north
i degrees . minutes west 3l3. feet to n
stake in an old white oak stump, thence
north ~ degrees AZ minutes east OIL
feet To II stone in branch, thence north 81
dcgIecs II minutes east lSS. 62 feet To II
stake in II branch, thence south 90 de.
grces 80 minutes east 262 80 feet 10 IL
chestnut oak, thence south =, degrees, n
minutes east 36i feet to beginning, con.
tanning two hundred and ninety one AMI
twenty eight one.hundredths t29l 2S)
acres, aS shown by recent survey made by
Wingate u Ranckel, engineers, Roanoke.
Va. and being the same property for
merry owned bv w. u. Preston, deceased,
ana which descended to c. |. and VI. L.
Preston, only surviving heirs;tt.la law, and
equal shares. the whole OF the undivided
interest OF the former &C. !. l'restonl hay
ing been conveyed to NJ. u. Preston by
deed dated the first day OF October 1878,
and recorded in deed book ~ page lS5.
in the clerk : Office of Roanoke county
court
All OF the above described real estate Is
to be sold except the following described
which embraces the reS,icl &c, i've acres
more or less, and which was reserved mt
the time OF the conveyance from VI. T.
Pre- ston and wife 10 the Ninton Land and
Improvement Company and described rs
follows: Beginning ut II point the same
being the northeast corner OF Spring and
Tenth streets. themes with the east ,ilc
of Tenth street north l. degrees > min
utes west 6J.!j feet to Il point, thence
still with Tenth street north > degrees %
minutes east 2D2. : feet To the southeast
corner OF Washington avenue and Tenth
street, thence with Washington avenue
south .6 degrees o.; minutes east J7l.gj
feet 10 the southwest corner of Washing
ton avenue and Eleventh street, thence
with the latter 81 degrees minute west
ll1i feet to Spring street. thence with
the north side OF same j;2 degrees %
minutes west lSG. - feet To the begin.
ming. containing ? 6;ij acres. :
Block No. > Beginning ut Il point the
same being the northeast corner OF
Washington avcnue and Tenth street,
thence with Tenth street north ! degrees
- minutes east :ial 80 feet 10 Il point ON
the south side OF al alley. thence with
said alley SO degrees ~ minutes east
j6,.S feet to Elevntl street, thence with
the west side OF Eleventh street - de-
grecs oil minute west 39i - feet To the
northwest corner OF WASHINGTON avenue
and Eleventh street. thence with Wash