The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-07

NoMMiSSlONER'S SALE.--BT NIR-
tue OF decree entered in the hustny.
court OF tho city of Roanoke on she 9th
day OF January, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending of :. ID. Ferguson
against the Ninton Land Improvement
company and others. ! will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEHRI-
AIRY. 1897, in front of the courthouse of
the city of Roanoke at II O'Clock m. offer
Tor sale at public auction the following,
property:
All that certain farm situated in the
county oil Roanoke adjacent to the town
oil Elnton, and described as follows:
beginning ut IL stake on the west sid,.
OF county road 20 feet east of "A cabin
thence south ID degrees and 40 minutes
west two hundred and siXty-ninc and
thirty three hundredths feet to a stake
III corner of an old rock fence. thence
south 63 degrees and - minutes east
twenty six hundred and forty and two
hundredths feet to stake in II fence cor
ner fifteen feet east of IL large red oak
tree, thence south two degrees and ~
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
ana seventy three and siXty-fou ham
urcuths feet to Il stake in Il fence corner
thence south eleven minutes east south of
degree east, six hundred and eighty.
SIN and fifty. four hundredthS feet 10 4;
stake III fence corner, thence south 20
degrees 80 minutes east 113 90 feet "a =,
stake IN fence corner, thence north -
degrees 81 minutes east G02 81 feet 10 a
stake in Il fence corner thence south -
degrees + minutes east i0l.S3 fees 10 "A
stake in fence corner near Il white oak.
thence south degrees 20 minutes west
lG43S feet to Il stake near II small pine
near the Bedford road, thence south e..
degrees 40 minutes west 5l3.l II feet west
to il large stone on the west side of Wolf
creek, thence north III degrees % minutes
west l0034 feet to n stake in fence cor
ner, thence north II degrees Is minutes
east 1872. 90 feet to a stake in Bedford
ROAD, the following five courses: North lG
degrees 20 minutes west 1879 feet, north
ST degrees A minutes west 1858 feet
north 80 degrees 56 minutes west 5000. 81
feet, south 50 degrees 80 minutes west
699.l6 feet. south 16 degrees IL minutes.
west l23.29 feet, thence leaving the road
south u degrees ID minutes east i25Gl
feet to Il white oak, thence south 81 de-
grees 10 minutes west PILL feet 10 II
black oak, thence north j6 degrees IS
minutes west S56.6i feet to chestnut
oak, thence north % degrees % minutes
east tS6.32 feet 10 n stake near two white
oaks, thence north 60 degrees ID minutes
west ll2'l feet to Il stake on west side
OF II large white oak, thence north 10 lie
grees 81 minutes east sos 20 feet to A most
at emu nf rock fence, thence south 50 de-
Srees 2OS east $40 feet to II post, thence
north 33 degrees minute east III -
feet 10 post, thence north "a degrees "A
minutes east 9S feet to n post at the end
of rock fence, thence north 80 degrees ~
minutes east l50.O5 feet to stake on
north side of county road, thence north
3.degrees minutes west 353. | feet TO :,
stake in an old white oak stump, theuce
north 20 degrees i3 minutes east SAIL
| feet to stone in branch, thence north 81
! degrees 10 minutes east 1882 leet 90 "A
| stake in n branch, thence south 60 de-
grees 80 minutes east 5000. feet to Il
chestnut oak, thence south !, degrees -
minutes east 3GI feet To beginning con
tanning two hundred and ninety-one ana
twenty eight one hundredths t99iaS
acres, as shown by II recent survey made by
Wingate Il llanckel, engineers Roanoke
Va, and being the same property for
merly owned by w. i. Preston, deceased.
and which descended To {. |. and ". l.
Preston, only surviving heirsa ut law. and
equal shares, the whole of the undivided
interest of the former &C.. /. Preston hay
ing hcen conveyed to ". Il. Preston bv
deed dated the first day of October 1873,
and recorded in deed book ~ page $50.
in the clerk : Office of Roanoke COUNTY
court.
All of the above described real estate :
To lie sold except the following described.
which embraces the residence, five acres.
more or less. and which was reserved AT
the time of the conveyance from NJ. T.
Pre- ston and wife 10 the Ninton Land ami
Improvement Company and described a
follows: Beginning at II point, the same
being the northeast corner of Spring and
Tenth streets, thence with the east side
of Tenth street north | {, degrees ) min
ntes west $3.50 feet to IL point, thence
still with Tenth street north } degrees -,
minutes east 203S ieet to the southeast
corner of Washington avenue and Tenth
street. thence with Washington avenue.
south az degrees U3 minutes, east 81. N
feet TO the southwest corner of Washing
ton avenue and Eleventh street. thence
with the latter 81 degrees minute west
4l.5l feet To Spring street. thence with
the north side of same J,2 degrees -
minutes west $50. II feet to the begin.
ming, containing 2.G}5 acres
Block No. D Beginning ut II pont. the
same being the northeast corner OF
Washington avenue anl Tenth street.
thence with Tenth street north , degrees.
30 minutes east 39l so feet to IL point on
the south side Of al alley, thence with
said alley SO degrees 81 minutes east
OBJ. = feet To Elevnth street, thence with
the west side of Eleventh street % de-
SreeS Oh minute west 39i - feet TO the
northwest corner of Washington avenue
and Eleventh street, thence with Wash.
ington avenue north lG degrees Us min
utcs west li4H feet to the beginning.
containing 5,OS4 acres: excepting also one
% foot iotconyeyed to Giles Gunn in 1891.
the deed to which has been recorded il.
the clcrk $ nllicn of tie cnnnLN cnnr. ~.