The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-11-15
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
The undersigned, administrator OF the estate
OF John A. Funston, late OF the Town OF Blooms
burg, Columbia county, Pennsylvania, de-
eeas.u VIII expose TO sale, on the premises, In
Madison township, on
SATURDAY, DEC. 1sT, 1900,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, the property OF
the deceased, known as
THE HALLE BOTTOM FARM,
bounded aud described as follows, to wit: Be
ginning at corner OF lands OF James Haus aud
Matcus MAI M Grah m, running. thence along land O.
salu marcus draham and lands Of the estate OF
Jauies kinlin north forty-six degrees and fOlty'
nve minutes west. three thousand seven hun
dre9 ana thirty-Seven feet To center OF public
ROAD, leading from Jerseytown 10 Washington
Vile; thence along same, by its various courses
ana Instances, TO large oak tree, near pubic
schooi house. along said road thence north
TOTO oIty,lour degrees east one thousand ard lour.
Teen feet along line OF land OF Jacob Confer, TO
stone corner; thence north sixty-five degrees
ana thirty mihutes east, one hundred and twen-
y-iour leet 10 a stone corner; thence SCUM
IorV-slx degrees and forty-nve minutes east
Two thousand seven hundred and seventy
Three feet along lines or land Of Jacob Confer,
70 corner, at line OF land OF Thomas Gingles;
thence south forty-two degrees and thirty nin.
utes west, three thousand feet along line OF
land OF said Thomas Gingles and James Haus
10 the place OF beginning. Containing
2I4 ACRES
and - perches, be the same more or less,
Whereon are erected three-and-ole-hali-sIOr
FRAME, SLATE ROOF HOUSE,
2axsi feet, in perfect condition, with a good
mandy and COR plete.
Also large bank barn, 4sx7, feet, with
SoSoU-loot straw shed, all built within tne p.ss
l5years. This barn is very complete having
granaiies with shoots under threshing noor
where wagons can be driven and loaded from .
PLATFORM, upon same level with wagon. Ilhs
and general farming conveuiences There IS
good well In same that has never gone uIl, M
The threshing nOor bei-g on level WIN Vhc
ground, Is most easy NJ access.
Also, twolarge implement buildlngs,one sOXto
ieet and one lSx22 feet. Also, double corn cfio
% rect long, which Will hold 4,OOO bushels VI
corn, and provided with high loft over CRU Il,
rms splendid well known farm properly 70
located one mile west OF Jerseytown ana two
miles east OF the Alexander Billmeyer propertl,
along the main road TO Washingtonyliie,D Dan Dan,
Vile and Milton. The ilkes-Barre western
X X, crosses the extreme north corner Whelo
ears can be loaded and unloaden ,.,, ,,e
The Chilllsquaque Greek passes througg9 VA ,do
north corner 10 feet from rear or barn. ahmnu W.
Ing great convenience for stock TO run. ino
land Is almost level, with Just enough lncllno
Tor perfect surface drainage. $1,000 mas otre ,he
expended for tile to thoroughly underdralh .1 ~,
land 400 bushels OF lime have been aprlie'dd
yearly and tremendous crops are realized. l9 ll9
ground has been Kept up and IL now IN guoIi gai
condition. No betl er Stock raising or general
farming property can be found. ,ors
This farm win positively be sold on day a'%t9 gs
mentioned TO highest bidder TO close up .hto no
estate. Tne ciop share, now In grounu' " ~
TO purchaser. =. na
TERMS Ten per cent. OF one-fourth w. -,, ~
paid upon day OF sale, balance OF the one-loui'n
AplIl lsi, 1901, tho remaiulnB tiIee-,Os' ,st nr
mil VVtf Inf
@. W,.FUNsToN, Admr