Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-18

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have me oppSryunityi A home in the I
sunny Souih that cannot be sur I
uaSSed. the most attractive location.
Mn al the natural advantages that /
nature has bestowed upon this earth.
N4rAhton has Il, ~ you want al \
rsfu. without any risk. act az once. 4
-o- IL vii not last long, We expect \
that This entire stock VII ec taken /
within tour weeks. but the final draw.
inc viii not come OF uDtil the +tA /
tay o. Nav. 1883. This gives those I
coming from the North. and West an
oDoc-runlty 70 cone On excursion 4
GAYS. and sex here by tie time that I
as stock IS drawn Our regular cx-
cu-sior Is the &C OF Nay. II you starr
q re early rain IL the morning OF
-he second yoS -sli set al Williams
burg CT Grove OF The evening Ct the
HISTORY OF N6kTaFoN.
A lsay.os royal hssod. y the name
u klassnsu xarrs7 At posssssion o.
ais rraSs o. End. aid * has he'd its
-s1le until within the last few years.
ana ID 70 tie present has been
f-ovn b that name The present
na-,o-e.s would have KEEP that name
could -hey have gotten post-cihce
ue.e. tui for the reason tnat there
H. alolLer p1st-o1ice N the state bY
rnar Aaule wee compelled 10 name
- something else. and No7thton was
10 ra-ae suggested CF 70 the va
q ISL S. anc for short tine AFTER.
as tract ~ land Vas owned b. MAJOR
AI.n Luz nually Nr. n 4 flarrell.
~ lrtn-ErsburE Va came into pos
sres,1r q this tact IN -1A=- M
Barrel paced the land IN the HANDS
~ oh1 trarn. % Williamsburg. dealer
IN real estate Tor sale The same . ai-
NJ Dam became acquainted VIII
per Isaac C. ketier. q Grove City,
,. and sold 10 the Doctor Jockeys
Necf and planned with HIM 20 pur-
cf1ze this rrac. q land The DoctoT
formed o stock company. and AT
Iaha sod .he land IN the fall 90 1883
r. Lhis company he bead oi me
rauusnr being az Mercer county.
"a and the company was known. as
tfe KtnEsulu Land and Improvement
.Cou1snv. r. A. Courtney. o. Mercer.
"a became manager x the farm The
r,smus-v farne5 the land Tor four
wears. but this vas found 10 be farm
So n arms length. with the head
81 rbs coupGny AZ Grove City. Pa,
AID The fA-1 In virginia L1rge
-. -verc rsiEet from the beginning
In 1855 w1rzt aver2Ee1 - bushels
~ a. sEeu c1-n. s. bushels 80
ale. oats from - 20 60 bus1ei1 pc
arre geanuts 81 bushels per acre
Besides farming tie company sol'
cuAau-ies % uo01 and Tea ne I'm
~ A. ueu a. The crops bruuEhl pa
p-ices Il me early pzrr - 1897
vs. cers6ed 20 sell the property. ant
rtexolaui1e said trzct Dam 4 BoVe'
&C., fsr s-avelliuE and advertising
zre-tE. r. Z Courtney. sales agen
Az general manage a. 70 survey
frg E-E setting prices on l-nc a.,
lola a toE-u STE WEs laid cu- q aDou
81. tots Major Stevenson being SUI
reTor Up ~ lhlg year u 49, thOlgh
thzf The TRACK cpltainec only 80
acres Nator Stevenson surveye n
e1rire -Fact and found I1zr h con
tanned eco aers- Whise the sur
veylns WaE going ca DahN a. Love
srllsec the property, and hac man
from the North. West. ard South z
col-e and Sc his beautiful ia q
Land Every ore that saw 81 VS. We
pltased and desired q no@e there
Tbeg were 0Eerec great lncuce-enta
bUt they 11l only wind lor Il n
company aEEed SEQ per lol. and erol
- 10 So ~ acre FOR TIE farm le1Gl
This Dshr a. BCvee soon foUn- OF
Wa more than people woulc pay 70
the property. zzd vas forced 70 xiv
Il Up
DESCRIPTION OF SORTHIO-s.
NorLhtcn bex along the banks {
rrt IaUes 1Yer. and hzs a l-0-Las
o. about tWo miles This tract q
ts--s bzck from the river nezris On
noTtE About twO AID o1e-nz-f Ialle
zGe ChssaDesks and ohio IA SO
rEl-s tnrougn this trEcr WITHIN o.
SuL oAe-1sn niles froE the rive
u h&x 4 gfzcuai slope froz the "a
tteg enc - TIE tract down 70 the rive
80 LtEx Ehez a. The iznc Is eleays
lie s4.eT q ln plain view frcu
pclEts i has a Sssut1ful c2n,
be&c1 along tts eDtirs front 7.
barkE Els fEozn = 20 - fest Els
Aoos- 70g 4crsH aic2g The river frO
srt clesrsd. and the soil Ia consider
tcs tusSt trucking so.l Ia IDS stA
tie SoB Icing @ q dark saacy loa
sltr q cay kabsoil--the loan is Tx
q - - inches AZ depth The "a
hss sllghry rolling. and has natEi
esSil2Es. About 2.sDt acres are u
a. uuosr. and II "a estimated Il
e1o1t 80 D0G feet ~ pine lam,
ear 10w - cut OF thss tract. bess'
q En-llio1 fest q har1~wooo fAfSn
sech os.k. hickory. poplar, Z
About one ulise back from the ~
Il Az ole gTsEg-EElli thai Furnished q
anc corn meal Tor WzshlnStoEs arr
The MIL Nas run by WsteE-Do1eF. .
for tnls purpose q dam Sas rai'
across Nil Greek. and forms be
: thui axe Cr pDLd. containing TWEEN