The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-12

SoMMiSSlONER'S SALE.--BY NIR-
tue OF decree entered in the musings
court OF the city Of Roanoke on the 9th
day of January, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending of < D. Ferguson
against the Ninton Land improvement
Company and others. | will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRT
AIRY. 1897, 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 Vinton. and described as follows:
Beginning at stake on the west side
OF county road 20 feet east of n cabin.
thence south ID degrees and 40 minutes
west two hundred and sXty-ninc and
thirty-three hundredths feet to Il stake
in II corner OF an old rock fence. thence
south 63 degrees and - minutes east
twenty-siN hundred and forty and two
hundredths feet TO stake in IL fence cor
ner fifteen feet east of II large red oak
tree, thence south two degrees and u
minutes east nine hundred and eleven and
ninety two hundredths feet to two
stones, thence north eighty degrees and
twenty seven minutes east four hundred
and seventy three and siXty-four hun
dredths feet to n stake in II fence corner.
thence south eleven minutes east south OF
degree east, six hundred and eighty.
SIN and fifty four hundredths feet to a
stake IN fence corner, thence south e;
degrees Sc minutes east 1i3 90 feet 60 a
stake III fence corner, thence north y.
degrees "a minutes east f02 81 feet TO Il
stake III II fence corner, thence south -
degrees minutes east I0l.S3 feet to :,
stake III fence corner near Il white oak
thence south I degrees 30 minutes W. -
| 643. feet to II stake near II small pine
near the Bedford road, thence south g.,
degrees 40 minutes west jl3. 1t feet west
to II large stone on the west side of Wolf
creek thence north A degrees - minutes
west l0O34 feet TO II stake in II fence cor
ner, thence north II degrees Is minutes
east 1922 S feet to stake in Bedford
roan, the following five courses: North 4G
degrees ~ minutes west 491. 80 feet uortl,
81 degrees ~ minutes west 1859 feet.
north 50 degrees JG minutes west G99g. 81
feet, south So degrees 80 minutes west
bs9.l6 feet, south az degrees II minutes.
west l23.2 ~ feet, thence leaving the road
south degrees Ii minutes east 90
feet to n white oak thence south 81 de-
grees ~ minutes west 2l1.11 feet to a
black oak, thence north 80 degrees -
minutes west S56.6i feet to u chestnut
| oak, thence north % degrees Oh minutes
east 6S6.J2 feet to IL stake near two white
| oaks, thence north 81 degrees Id minutes
west ll2I.l feet to II stake on west side
of Il large white oak, thence north iS de-
grecs "a minutes east SIS. % feet to !. most
at end nj rock fence, thence south 90 de-
Srees 2uS east $40 feet tn II post, thence,
north 30 degrees | minute east III az
feet TO II post, thence north "a degrees "A
minutes east 9S feet To IL post at the end
of rock fence, thence north 81 degrees y;
| minutes east l5D.O5 fest TO II stake on
north side Of II county road, thence north
| y degrees minutes west 3J:i. feet to IA
stake in an old white oak stump, thence.
north 30 degrees Az minutes east 54l.l
| feet to n stone in branch, thence north s.;
degrees 10 minutes east aSS. e. ieet Co n
stake in branch, thence south 60 de-
| grees 30 minutes east 2d2.99 feet to II
| chestnut oak, thence south ~ degrees rs
minutes east SCI feet TO beginning CON
| tanning two hundred and ninety one and
! twenty eight one. hundredths ta9l Is,
acres, as shown by recent survey made by
WinRate II Hanckel, engineers Roanoke.
Nn.. and being the same property for
merly owned by w. y. Preston, deceased.
and which descended to c. |. and IT. Z.
Preston, only surviving hcrs.at law, and
equnl shares, the whole of the undivided
interest of the former &C.. j. prestonl nav
ing been conveyed to NJ. u. Preston hv
deed dated the first day of October 49,.
and recorded in deed book 81" pngc i>5.
in the clerks Office of Roanoke county
court.
All of the above described real estate :
To be Soid except the following described,
| which embraces the resdeLc c, live acres
more or less, and which WAS reserved mt
| the time of the conveyance from VI. T.
| Pre- ston and wife 70 the Ninton Land am!
| Improvement Company and described as
| follows: Beginning ut II point, the same
| being the northeast corner OF Spring and
| Tenth streets, themes with the east side
of Tenth street north II degrees ) min
| utes west 6,jJ5 feet to II point, thence
| still with Tenth street north de9ree 30
| minutes east 2D2.S feet to the southeast
| corner of Washington avenue and Tenth
street, thence with Washington avenue
| south a. degrees O3 minutes, east 81 %
| feet to the southwest corner of Washing.
ton avenue and Eleventh street, thence
| with the latter % degrees ! minute west
| 44.5l feet to Spring street. thence with
| the north side OF same J12 degrees ~
minutes west $50 IL feet TO the begin.
/ ming, containing 263j acres.
| Block No. ,. Beginning at Il point. thu.
same being the northeast corner of
Washington avenue and Tenth street.
| thence with Tenth street north ) degrees
| 30 minutes east 3nl 30 feet to il point on
| the south side of ali alley thence with
| said alley J76 degrees u minutes east
! 56I.S feet to Eleventh street, thence with
| the west side OF Eleventh street ~ De-
| grces OF minute west :I9l - feet to the
| northwest corner Of WASHINGTON avenue
| and Eleventh street, thence with Wash
ington avenue north a. degrees 03 min
utes west 51i 81 feet 10 the beginning
| containing > 0S4 acres; excepting also one
20 foot lot conveyed To Giles Gum in 1891.
| the deed TO which has been recorded in