The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07

r. c. Ballard Thruston, Trustee,
VS..
The Big Stone Gap Improvement Com
IN CHANCERY.
Pursuant to a decree Of the Circuit
Court OF tho United states for the West
ern District Of Virginia, entered In the
above cause on the 18th day Of April,
1898 as modified by decree entered in
said cause By said court on the 18Th day
OF June, 1895. j will. as special commits
sioner. offer for sale, at public outcry, 20
the highest bidder for cash, TWENTY
THREE (23) TRACTS OR PARCELS OF
LAND lying in and adjacent to the town
OF Big Stone Gap in Wise county. Va:
1st tract containing 40 ACRES.
known as the South Appalachian Land
I'd. a tract containing 19f57 ACRES,
3D. Another tract containing G74a
ACRES.
4th. Another tract o. parcel Of land ad-
Joining the two above-named tracts, con-
tanning 1880 ACRES.
9TH Another tract Of land containing
1861 80 ACRES.
9Th Another tract or parcel Of land
containing 1O1.1S ACRES.
All Of the five aforesaid tracts being
known as the Virginia. Tennessee and
nth Another tract OF land containing
1888 ACRES, known as the josiah Ky
land tract. .-
ACRES, more or less known s the II. G.
q VI. b. Wood, and Whtridge and FOX
tract
9th. An undivided two-ninths interest In
& tract OF land containing 1879 ACRES,
more or less. known as the Jones interest
10th. An undivided one-half interest IN
tract Of land containing 22.6 ACRES,
known as The Gilly Mil tract.
18th. A tract containing 9l9 ACRES,
known as the Gilly Ridge tract.
18th. Another tract containing 1047
Is. Another tract containing 341
i4tb. Another tract containing 62.1s
18TH. Another tract containing 1882
ACRES.
10th. Another tract containing 1887
nth, Another tract containing 2Os7
ACRES.
The last aforesaid nine tracts being
lands conveyed TO the Big Stone Gap I'M
provement Company by ". D. Jones and
others.
a tract OF land containing 5l55 ACRES.
10Th An undivided one-half interest IN
a tract containing 34.S ACRES, subject
TO certain exceptions specihed IN the
deed
The last two tracts being land conveyed
70 the said company by r. G. Ballard
Thruston.
10Th. Another tract or parcel Of land
containing 7453 ACRES subject 10 ne
exception Of certain lots specined IN th7
deed. known as the VI. Il. Wood tract.
DIST. An undivided one-haf interest In
another tract Of land containing 81
ACRES. known as tho Virginia Coal ana
Iron Company tract
22d. Another tract or parcel Of land con-
tanning 4.2j ACRES, with one acre eA-
CeDted.
58d. Another tract or parcel Of land
containing T6.4 ACRES, with one acre
ed. Another tract or parcel Of land
containing 1874 ACRES, with one acre
excepted.
A large portion Of The said tracts and
parcels Of land have been laid out and
plated into parks lots, streets, ROADS
and alleys. and piats thereof recorded IN
the office Of the clerk Of the County
Court OF Wise county. ana slch pdlAs,
roads. streets and alleys, toReiner WIN
several hundred town lots which nave
been sold by said Improvement Company
will be excepted I'm selling said tracts or
land. A list of the lots which nave oesh
sold with the numbers OF the lots. BLOCKS
and plats is included I'm the decree Or
sale I'm this cause. The said lands and
lots are fully described IN the maps ana
plats filed I'm the cause. and the decree
Of sale 10 which reference Is here made.
A copv Of said decree and maps and pats
epecial commissioner I'm Big stone Gap.
THE SAID SALB WILL BE MADE
on THE PREMISES, IN BIG STONE
GAP. WISH COUNTY, VA. on
18th DAY OF JULY. 1898,
AND THE SAID LAND WILL BE SOLD
As A WHOLE. AND NOT IN SEFA-
RATE LOTS AND PARCELS.
No bid will be accepted from any per-
son OF LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVB
THOUSAND DOLLARS cS5 Q99C0 Tor
the whole land nor will any bid he 1c-
cept-. from any person who shall not
frs, deposit with the special commls-
sionGf the sum of TEN IHOUSANp
DOLLARS 100000 in money. o. a
check payable to the clerk OF the CIRCUIT
Court Of the United States for the West
crn District Of Virginia al Abingdon' Tor
that amount upon a United states ma
tional bank. duly certified by such bank 10
be good The sale will Doe for cash, whlen
shall be paid as and when the Court
shall order. but the purchaser may make
part payment OF the probationary IN
coupons and bonds adiudged 10 be liens
10 the extent or in the proportion Which
they shall under the terms Of the decree
be entitled 20 share In the purchase
money. ANY certified check deposited
with the commissioner oy any bidder
whose bid is not accepted will he returned
20 him bv said commissioner, and II any
bidder whose bid is accepted shall fail 70
comply with his bid. the amount or ne
forfeited as liquidated damages. and the
amount thereof applied 10 The payment
OF expenses. costs and prior claims under
the decree Of sale. X A. FITS,
3e23-;h4t. Special Commissioner.