The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-05

tOMMlSSlONER'S SALE.--BE YIR-
tue OF decree entered in the hustingS
court OF tho city OF Roanoke on the 9th
day of January, 1897, in the chaneery
cause therein pending of =. d. Ferguson
against the Ninton Land Improvement
Company and others. l will on MON
DAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY. 1877, in front of the courthouse OF
the city of Roanoke at II 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 Ninton. and described as follows.
Beginning" 1T Il stake on the west side
of Il county road 20 feet enst of cabin.
thence south II degrees and 40 minutes
west two hundred and sixty nine and
thirty three hundrelths feet to y stake
in II corner oil an old rock fence, thence
south 63 degrees and - minutes east
twenty six hundred and forty and two
hundredths feet TO Il stake in II fence COR
ner fifteen feet east of Al 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
aud seventy three and siNty-four hun
dredths feet to a stake in II fence corner.
thence south eleven minutes east south of
degree east, six hundred and eighty.
six and fifty four hun,lredths feet TO n
stake III fence corner, thence south iG
DEGREES Sc minutes east 1i390 feet to "a
stake in fence corner, thence north ~
degrees ~ minutes east 602.94 feet to Il
stake in II fence corner thence south -
degrees minutes east i0l 81 feet To :.
stake IN fence corner near II white oak,
thence south degrees % minutes west
ioi3.e feet TO Il stake near II small pue
near the Bedford road, thence south g.;
degrees 40 minutes west jl3. IT feet west
to Il large stone on tie west side of Wolf
creek, thence north "A degrees - minutes
west l003.4 feet to II stake in II fence cor
ner, thence north II degrees Is minutes
east i92.9S feet to stake in Bedford
ROAD, the following five courses: North is
degrees go minutes west 491. 30 feet
ST degrees 1, minutes west 10g5.9 feet
north 50 degrees IS minutes west 6999 "a
feet, south 81 degrees 80 minutes west
WV. IT. feet. south Is degrees II minutes,
west l23.29 feet, thence leaving the roa,i
| south degrees II minutes east 1850
feet to Il white oak. thence south Sc de-
Erees 10 minutes west 2li.l1 feet TO
black oak, thence north 56 degrees -
minutes west 5000, feet to Il chestnut
OAK, thence north 2G degrees Oh minutes
| east tS6.32 feet to Il stake near two white
oaks, thence north 62 degrees % minutes
west ll21. feet to n stake on west side
| of il large white OAK, thence north Is lie
| grees III minutes east $500 feet to Il nost
ut end nt rock fence thence south 90 de-
! Srees POS east 81. feet to II post, thence
| north 33 degrees minute east II; .33
feet to ii post, thence north 81 degrees ~
| minutes east " feet 10 u post at the emil
| OF rock fence, thence north J6 degrees -
minutes east loA.05.f feet To stake on
north side of Il county road, thence North
| i degrees minutes west 3J3. feet to "a
| stake i'll an old white oak stump, thence
north 30 degrees AZ minutes east Sail
| feet to Il stone in branch, thence north 81
| degrees ID minutes east iSS. 10 feet 10 /,
stake i'll Il branch, thence south 90 tie.
grees 30 minutes east 800 feet to a
| chestnut oak, thence south - degrees 81
| minutes east itl feet TO beginning con
| tanning two hundred and ninety one and
| twenty eight one hundrcdths t99l .2S}
acres, as shown by Il recent survey made by
Wingate X tlanckel, engineers, Roanoke.
Va, and being the same property Cor
| mcrly owned hy w. =. Preston, deceased,
! and which descended to G. I. and " i.
Preston, only surviving hers.at law, and
equal shares. the whole OF the undivided
| interest of the former C, l. prestonl hay
ing been conveyed 10 III. i. Preston ny
deed dated the first day of October 1873.
and recorded in deed book ~ page Isl.
in the clerks Office of Roanoke county
! court.
All OF the above Described real estate :
to he sold except the following described,
which embraces the resideIce, live acres
| more or less, and which WAS reserved at
the time of the conveyance from VI u
Pro stou and wife 20 the Ninton Land and
Improvement Company and described ns
follows: Beginning at point, the same
hcinG the northeast corner of Spring and
Tenth streets. thence with the east side
OF Tenth street north l., degrees ) min
uteS west $3.50 feet 10 II point, thence
still with Tenth street north ) degrees 80
minutes east 2H2.S feet TO the southeast
corner OF Washington avenue and Tenth
street, thence with Washington avenue
south i6 degrees 03 minutes, east I1l.yl
feet to the southwest corner of Washiug-
ton avenue and Eleventh street, thence
with the latter % degrees minute west
ADJ feet TO Spring street, thence with
the north side OF same Ji2 degrees %
minutes west jS6. II feet to the hrgilf
ming. containing , 90 acres.
block No ,. Beginning ut point. the
same being the northeast corner OF
Washington avenue and Tenth street,
thence with Tenth street north degrees
30 minutes east 3ol.30 feet to II point On
the south side OF al .tllev, thence with
said alley $40 degrees y minutes east
)6'.S feet to Elevnth street, thence with
the west side OF Eleventh street ~ de-
SreeS 0l minute west 39i. - feet TO the
northwest corner OF Washington avenue
| and Eleventh street. thence with Wash
ington avenue north 70 degrees Oh min
| Ites west Oh ~ feet To the beginning.
containing , OSl acres; excepting also one
30 foot lot conveyed TO Giles Gum in 1891
the deed 10 which hats been recorded IN
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