Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-02-02
E. M. Cushing & Co., Auctioreers.
Commissioners Sale
OF
Valuable Mineral Lands !

By virtue OF a decree of the circuit court
or Augusta county entered ON the 18th day
OF Jun 1889, in the chancery cause of
charles SETTER against the Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Mining Company and
others, the undersigned will, as Commits
sioners therein appointed, proceed to sell
at public auction, in front of the court
house OF Augusta county, in the city Of
Staunton, on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1900,
the following valuable tracts or parcels of
mineral lands. Each of said tracts will be
sold separately, unless a sale of all of them
IN the lump or aggregate bring a price
which will pay all the debts of said com-
pany as stated in the report of Master COM.
missioner J. M. Kinney filed in the above
entitled cause on May the 18th, 1899. to-
gether with the cost of suit, the unpaid tag
es due on the said pieces or parcels of land.
The first of said tracts or parcels OF land
containing 2Sl acres, and is known as THE
blue Ban tract, it being the same tract
conveyed by Juette Vines and wife to
Mabel 7. Lightner. by deed dated February
4th, 1888, and recorded in County Clerks
office ID. b. liz, page 400, and subsequent.
ly conveyed by Mabel T. Lightner and hus-
band to the Blue Ridge Manganese and
Iron Mining Company, by deed dated JAM
uarY l4tn, 1897, and recorded in the County
III l.. y. Loo, page 10y.
The second tract or parcel of land con-
talns 127t acres, and is known as the "Hi.
serman tract" and is the same tract or par
Gel OF land conveyed to the Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Mining Company by
the heirs of Daniel Hiserman by deed dated
September 14th, 1896, and duly recorded in
the County Courts Clerks office in d. B.
II. page 152.
On the last mentioned tract there has
been mined. and is upon the ground sever
al hundfsd tons OF valuable minerals.
which said minerals will be sold along with
the said last mentioned fisherman tract"
The third tract or parcel of land contains
about 400 acres, and is known as the
"Snleid.s tract" and is the same piece or
parcel OF land conveyed to the Blue Ridge
Manganese and Iron Mining Company by
George A. and Nm H. Shields, executors
OF John A. Shields, deceased, by deed
dated October 18th, 1897, and duly recorded
IN the County Court Clerks Office in d.. b.
127, page 269.
Each ana all of the aforesaid pieces or
parcels of real estate are said to be yalua-
BILE as mineral lands, but have onlv been
partially developed, and each of them
make a GOOD show, from the small deyel-
Opment heretofore made.
TERMS OF SALE In the event that
al OF SAID pieces or parcels of real estate,
together with the Manganese mined and
on tne ground on the fisherman tract"
are sold together, the purchaser shall nav
enough cash in hand to paw the cost Of
suit n sale, including the premium on
the bonds OF the Receiver, and bonded
commissions in this cause, together with
the axes which were due, at the time of
the constitution of the aforesaid Chancerv
cause, n which have since become due
upon each OF the aforesaid parcels or pieces
OF land, and the residue on four eouaI an
nual lnstallments, to be evidenced by the
Donds OF the purchaser, bearing date on
the day OF sale with interest from said date.
ana with good personal security thereon
1aiilng due respectively, one, two, three
ana 1our years from date, and the title re-
tanned as ultimate security,
IN tne event the said pieces or parcels Of
a m should be sold separately, each pur.
CHASER will be required to make a pro rata
casn payment OF the cost of suit, sale.
taxes n premium on bonds as aforesaid
with any other purchaser or purchasers of
either or any of the other tracts sold ON
said day, and for the balance on his pur.
chase execute bonds for said balance or de-
IerIed payments, dated as of the date of
sale, with interest from said date with
good personal security thereon, Ealing
due respectively, one, two, three and four
years from date, and the title retained for
ultimate security.
TURNER K. HACKMAN,
JNO. B. COCHRAN,
JAMES BUMGARDNER, Jr..
Commissioners.
Jerks ONCE of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, to-wit:
l, Jos. b. Woodward, Clerk of the Court
do certify that Turner K.
ias executed the bond required by decree OF
&c. vs.. Blue Ridge Manganese and Iron Min
NJ company, &C., now pending in said
Given under my hand this 18th dav Of
1900.
JOs.B B. WOODWARD, Clerk.