The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-01-28


court of thu city of Roanoke on the 9th
day of January, 1897, in the chancery
cause therein pending OF 6. d. Ferguson
against the Vinton Land Improvement
Company aud others. | will on MON
DAY, TIE 18TH DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY. 1897, in front Of the courthouse of
the city Of Roanoke Mt IL o'clock NJ, offer
for sale at public auction the following
property:
All that certain farm situated in the
county OF Roanoke adjacent to the town
OF Ninton, and described as follows:
Beginning at II stake on the west side
of Il county road 20 feet east of II cabin,
thence south 10 degrees and 40 minutes
west two hundred and sixty-ninc and
thirty three hundredths feet to IL stake
in corner OF an old rock fence, thence
south 63 degrees and 81 minutes east
twenty six hundred and forty and two
hundredths feet to n stake in u fence cor.
ner fifteen feet east of u large red oak
tree, thence south two degrees and %
minutes east niue hundred and eleven and
ninety'two hundredths feet to two
stones, thence north eighty degrees and
twenty seven minutes enst four hundred
and seventy three and siXtyfour hun.
dredths feet to u stake in n fence corner,
thence south eleven minutes enst south OF
six and fifty four hundredths feet to u
stake in fence corner, thence south &c
degrees 81 minutes east 1889 feet to
stake in fence corner, thence north ~
degrees 81 minutes enst COZ. 81 feet to n
stake in fence corner, thence south 70
degrees minutes east i0l SO feet To Il
stake III fence corner near II white oak,
thence south : degrees 20 minutes west
1888 feet to u stake near small pine
near the Bedford road, thence south G3
degrees 40 minutes west 513 IL feet west
To large stone on the west side of Wolf
creek, thence north "A degrees % minutes
west 1003.4 feet to n stake in IL fence cor
ner, thence north ID degrees 10 minutes
east 49, Us feet to IL stake in Bedford
road, the following five courses: North AZ
degrees 20 minutes west 497. 50 feet, north
81 degrees Al minutes west 1889 feet,
north SO degrees So minutes west 5000. 81
feet, south 50 degrees 30 minutes west
G99.46 feet. south rs degrees II minutes,
west 1929 feet, thence leaving the road
south degrees 10 minutes east 1855
feet to white oak, thence south 81 de-
Erees 30 minutes west 2lT.11 feet tn u
black oak, thence north jG degrees ~
minutes west SJG. u feet to u chestnut
oak, thence north 70 degrees Oh minutes
east GS0.32 feet TO n stake near two white
oaks, thence north G2 degrees o minutes
west 1927. | feet to u stake Oh west side
of large white oak, thence north IL de-
grees "a minutes east SOS - feet To ii most
ut end nf rock fence, thence south 90 de.
grees POS east $40 feet To Il pest, thence
north 80 degrees | minute east III. -
feet TO post, thence north 81 degrees ~
minutes east rs feet TO II post ut the end
OF rock fence, thence north J6 degrees -
minutes east LOB. % feet to II stake on
ncrih side of county road, thence north
= degrees D minutes west 3j: feet to Il
stake in an old white oak stump, thence
north % degrees - minutes east 54l.l
feet to n stone in branch, thence north ~
degrees ID minutes east 4SS. G2 feet to
stake in II branch, thence south 60 dc.
grees 80 minutes east 262.99 feet to II
chestnut oak, thence south "a degrees -
minutes east 367 feet to beginning, con-
tanning two hundred and ninety-one and
twenty eight one-hundredths (291oS)
acres, AS shown by IL recent survey made by
Wingate & Hanckel, engineers, Roanoke,
Va, and being the same property for
merly owned by w. Y. Preston, deceased,
and which descended to 6. |. and VI. Z.
Preston, only surviving heirs at-law, and
equal shares, the whole Of the undivided
interest of the former &C. /. PrestOn} hay
ing been conveyed to NJ. p. Preston by
deed dated the first day of October 1871,
and recorded in deed book ~" page 1856,
in the clerks Office of Roanoke county
court
All OF the above described real estate ~
Co be sold except the following described,
which embraces the residence, i've acres
more or less. and which was reserved mt
the time OF the conveyance from NJ. p.
Pre- ston and wife 90 the Vinton Land and
Inn Il
follows: beginning at IL point, the same
being the northeast corner of Spring and
Tenth streets, thence with the east side
of Tenth street north II degrees , min
utes west $3.50 feet TO point, thence
still with Tenth street north j degrees 30
minutes east 992.S feet to the southeast
corner Of Washington avenue and Tenth
street, thence with Washington avenue
south GG degrees Q3 minutes, east 30
feet to the southwest corner OF Washing
ton avenue and Eleventh street, thence
with the latter 81 degrees minute west
l4.3l feet to Spring street. thence with
the north side of same j12 degrees -
minutes west $50. II feet to the begin.
ming, containing ? G35 acres. 80 -
Block No. ,. Beginning ut Il point, the
same being the northeast corner of
Washington avenue and Tenth street,
thence with Tenth street north ) degrees
30 minutes east 39l.}D feet 10 II point on
the south side of III alley, thence with
said alley 80 degrees ~ minutes enst
1913 feet TO Eleventh street, thence with
the west aide OF Eleventh street - de
grees VI minute west 394. - feet 10 the
northwest corner Of WASHINGTON avenue
and Eleventh street, thence with Wash
ington avenue north 16 degrees Of min
utes west Jii "a feet tn the beginning,
containing j. 0Si acres excepting also one
10 foot lot.conveyed To Giles Gum in 1891,
the deed to which has been recorded in
the clerk = office of tn. county court OF