Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-05-17

said Withiow House and Glass q RhoGdt Z
m eat market, fronting on Washington stIe,
and running back to an alley in .he car
This is desirable business stand being i
the street leading from the University al
Institute grounds TO Main street, one of To
most fTequented thoroughfaIes of the town
An old two-story brick building on the lol
Price, $1,000.
Building Lots-ODe large building ltt
known as The Marquis Lot" on upI er
Main street. The best unimproved lot in
Lexington. Price, $1,000.
One residence lot, fionting on jackson
Avenue ia feet WITH private alley IA feet
wide. Depth Of lot, 152 feet This is ole
OF the most desirable lots offered for sale in
Lexington. 1t has commanding view, and
Is located In fine neighborhood. 1t has
shrubbery and trees Of from eight to ten
years growth. 1t is a very desirable invest
ment at the price for which il is offered
A very small cash payment will be required
Price, $500.
Also six other lots in different sections of
the town at prices inviting investment fer
future advances.
Small Farms-A large tract Of land lying
between Lexington and Buena Vista, being
part Of the Jordan estate Can be con
vepiently divided into small farms. Good
timber on much Of it, and near to the mark
cts Of Lexington and Buena Vista. This
land will be sold cheap.
BURNA VISTA ESTATE.
This property lies on South River, in
Rockbridge county, Va. The improvements
consist Of one large brick house with twelve
rooms located on a commanding elevation
In the bottom, with all convenient and neces.
sary outbuildings two brick office buildings
with four rooms each, two large stables, one
large barn, one grist mill, one saw mill, one
cannery, one large corn crib and several
cabins. There are about go acres of bot.
tom land and 200 acres Of upland, with
large area Of timber land, which, when clear.
ed, will be admirably suited for agricultural
purposes. 1t is desired to sell at least 500
acres of this wood land with the cleared land.
The price asked for the 1000 acres is $15-
900. II larger area Of the wood land is
taken 1t will be sold at less price in pro-
portion to the amount Of wood land so taken.
The improvements alone on this property
cost as much as is asked for the whole es-
tate, buildings included The land can be
divided so as to give portion of the bottom
land with every farm into which the estate
is sub divided Much of tbs river bottom
VI.
MANUFACTURING PROPERTY
One large manufacturing property located
in Lexington, Virginia, with water power
attached. The water power is taken from a
dam in North River, and furnishes from so to
100 horse power. The buildings consist of
large three-stOry brick building, with stone
foundation, now used as flour mill. but
equipped with burr machinery. This will
have to be replaced with improved machinery
as the demand now is for roller mill flour.
1t is an admirable location for large roller
mill, being In the center of the Valley OF
Virginia SO well known for the excelency of
It's wheat. II has railroad connection with
two roads, the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio. This mill is equipped
with 50-inch turbine wheel. In addition
to the -four mill, there is large two-story
brick building with stone foundation, equip
ped with woodworking machinery, also a.
large two story storage house with stone
foundation; large foundry and machine
shop, wooden buildings, very extensive; two
Office buildings, one of these is Of brick and
has four rooms; three brick buildings used
as dwellings, and one hlacksmith's shop.
There are % acres Of land attached to this
property. All Of these buildings have wateq
power applied, AID the water power belongs
to the property. We know OF no property
| in this section so suitable for manufacturing
purposes Of all kinds. Ample room and
ample power. The original cost of this
| property few years AGO was $50, 900. If
further information is required by parties
interested 1t will furnished Immediately upon
| application,
Mineral Land Several thousand acres Of
mineral land in both Rock bridge and Bote-
tourt counties. Convenient to railroads.
Timber Lands One tract OF 900 acres of
timber land eight miles to railroad There
are also minerals in this land. There are
two sulphur springs on he property. Price,
| 1900.
We have some applicants for houses to
rent,
Parties having lands to lease or sell may
find II TO their interest to list 1t with us.
Very respectfully,
A. T. BARCLAY q CO.,
Lexington, Va