Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-25
AUCTION SALES.
By 3. F. Knox, Auctioneer.

PY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF Trust
-4O from James b. Meriwesther and wife,
dated the 9th day of January, 1897. of re.
cord in the clerks Office OF the County Court
OF Fairfax county, Va, in liber y, No 5, TO.
ilo o46, and being thereunto required by the
party secured thereby, the undersigned, trus-
! tees in said deed, will offer for sale at public
auction, in front of the mansion on the prem.
ises hereinafter described, st - o'clock m.,
on
SATURDAY.
the 3Oth day of September. 1899,
the following REAL ESTATE and PERSON.
AL PROPERTY to wit:
ALL THOSE TWO CERTAIN PIECES
Or PARCELS OF LAND AND PREMISEo,
situate, lying ani being in the county of
Fairfax, ard State of Virginia, bounded and
described as follows to wit:
First. Beginning at a stake in a marsh
near Little Hunting creek at the s. w corner
of Sarah YouDg's west lot and running
thence down said creek south twenty-nine
degrees and thirty minutes west tn ee chains
to stake; thence south five degrees and tif-
teen minutes east five chains and forty links
to cluster of soft silver maple trees thence
south forty-six degrees and thirty minutes
west fourteen chains and fifty links to ordl-
nary low wuter mark in the Potomac river;
thence south thirty.ive degrees east eight
chains and twenty eight links thence south
sixty eight degrees east seven chains thence
south eighty-fve degrees east twenty.sevon
chains and eighty links to the S. w. corner
of Sarah Young's lot thence along said lot
line north three degrees west swenty-nine
chains and sixty. eight links to John q. and
Lewis Young's line; thence along their line
due west to the place of beginning, contain
ing by estimation ninety acres Of land, he the
same more or less.
Second: Beginning for the same at store
buried in the ground twenty -one feet easterly
OF soft maple tree and running thence S.
III W. thirteen u 3) chains and thirty-eight
(3S) links to a stake in the north line of the
land lately owned by Lewis Young thence
due east about twenty. four (24) chaiDs and
five (5) links to stone in the line corner OF
said Youpg's land TO the other part of the
tract of land sold by Bailey TO Ltwis w.
Walker; thence with said Walkers line as
surveyed, N. 120 E. nine (9) chains sixty
seven (67) links to stone ut the western
post of gate corner to said Walkers land in
the north line of said tract tn nee with said
line N. 790 W. to the place Of beginning,
containing tweDty-one and thrce-eis hths
(21s) acres, more OF less.
PERSONAL PROPERTY-2 work Horses,
2 Fillies and l Colt by ST CarOlu4, = two.
horse Wagons, 1 one-horse Wagon, Horse
Rake, Mowers, 1 Reaper 1 Carriage, 1 |
Phaetop, l Road Cart, and Furniture in |
dwelling house on above described premises. |
Terms OF Sale: Cash for the personal prop. |
erty; and rs to the real estate for cash AS 10 |
the sum of $10,737 90, with interest from |
June 5. 1899, on $40, SO. .S4 part thereof |
and as to the residue of the purchase money |
upon q credit of six, twelve aud eighteen
months; the deferred payments to be evil
denced by the negotiable notes of the pur-
chaser bearing interest from the day of sale 4; |
he title to the property to bo retained until |
the full payment of the purchase money. |
Costs Of conveying the property tc the pur-
chaser, including necessary United ststcs |
revenue stamps, to be borne by him.
FRANCIS L. SMITH. r.r..oo,
CHARLES EARLY, iiu''''''
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