Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-02-25
COURT DAY.

The crowd at county court on Monda
was smaller than usual. but the day wa
lowering and disagreeable and the road
bad. Those who came, came on business
and good deal of it was done. Many horse
changed hands and number of cattle Wer
huddled about looking tired and hungr
and shivering in the rain. They were prln'
cipally from Eastern Va, and were not II
good order, but they sold, or were TRADED
for horses. The horses were not as good a
usual, they did not have as much order
the buyers wanted, but number were sOlt
to buyers from a distance, but the price:
were low. The wagon and stable yards ant
the streets down about Brown and Wilson
wagon-yards and about Thornburg's stable
were like beds of morter, but the busy deal
ers cared little for this and stepped through
it as if it were pleasant pastime. Our city
needs little more room for the horse and
cattle market.
Whilst the horse and cattle buyers tramp
ed through the mud down by the wagon
yards, the clarion voice of the auctioneer
rang out on the front balcony of the court
house, where several valuable tracts OF
land were offered for sale. At the same time
near the gate of the court house grounds
personal property was piled and that too
was changing owners. Traction engines
came by, new from the factory, and the
streets were lined with vehicles seeking pur-
clouds the day would have been one of un-
usual activity, and even under the adverse
conditions people were not idle.
The principal buyer was Mr.. Doughtery,
who purchased for Senator Elkins. Mr..
Ship, son-in- law of Mr.. Elkins, and the
superintendent of the Washington Suburban
railway were present. The horses purchas-
ed were for this railway.
Real Estate sold-Deeds Recorded.
E. NJ. Cushing & Son sold the following
real estate Monday: Ill acres of land be-
longing to the estate of Alex. B. Lightner,
decd, to I. j. Thompson at $40 per acre; p
acres adjoining the above, without improve
ments, to S. ID. Timberlake at SIS so an
acre; small tract on Payne's run near
Harriston known as the j. W. Clayton land,
to g. S. Patterson for $256. so; small tract
with improvements near Moscow, this co un-
ty. to the Misses Carson for $500.
Recorded in the city court clerks office:
John b. Hoge and others to A. j. Livick,
trustee. a lot on Market street north, $780,
Recorded in the county clerks Office: j.
acres. roods and % poles on the Pisgah
church road, $428.65; II. M. Arey and wife
to J. W. Wise, exchange Of eight acres in
North River, acre for acre; John G. Bell
and wife to 7. II. Stogdale, 1876 acres ~
miles west of Staunton, $3.7l2.50; r. II.
Stogdale and wife to Matte M. Bell, SS1l
acres AZ miles west of Staunton. $1.212.50;
Alice E. Gibbs heirs to s. A. Gibbs. lot
on the Parkersburg pike, $500; H. H. Ben
nett and wife to E. D. Foster, Hattie and B.
Craig, about 139 acres near Fishersville and
Waynesbofo in four tracts, $4,000; K. e.
Koiner to VIM. F. Koiner, half interest III
100 acres near Waynesboro, $1,1OO; VIM. F.
Koiner and wife to Fay K. Koiner. half in
terest in the same land, $1.10O; VIM. Jordan
and wife to A. J. Livick, trustee for Matte
E. Lvick the dwelling and lot and three
lots near Staunton, IS, $3.50; VIM. A. Bur-
nett and W. H. Bailey, trustees, to ]. z and
E. o. Cleveland, 11615 acres ~ miles east
Of Staunton, $973S3; W. o. Cleveland and
wife to j. P. and E. o. Cleveland, their in
terest in 81 acres near Staunton, $50; D. B.
and Mamie Keller to Rosa R. Sellers and
Mary b. Root. acres, 8 roods and 20 poles
in Beverly Manor, 800; The Waynesboro
Company to Mrs. Kate R. Lambert, lots q
and % in block 90, Waynesboro, 1925; Geo.
H. Furr and wife to Margaret F. Davis. -
acres and % poles near Brands station;
John T. and E. NJ Hartman and wife and j.
W. Hall and wife to Emma K. Coyner, lot
5 in block AZ, Basic City, $1,000.