Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-08-06
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1901,
at 8 o'clock p. M,

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on the premises, sell to the highest bidder al
pub,ic auction the said BUILDING AMI
TWO ADJOINING LOTS OF LAND, known
IS Ruffner School House and grounds. the
first of said lots being described by metes
and bounds as follows, to wit:
Beginning at A, on the south side OF the
Poor House Lane, at the intersection Of t~C
fences, John RobeItson's corner, thence south
/ degrees, east 1744 feet to p. stake in said
Robertson's line; south SS4 degrees, west
404 feet to @, q stake, north / degrees. west
1744 feet to ID, on the south ride OF ssid lane
with the lane north 6s4 degrees. east AGA feet
to the beginning, containing 254 poles as pei
survey and plat thereof made by Thomas N
Carter, surveyor Of said county.
The second Of raid lots being described 81
follows to wit: Begnong at point in the
south side of Poor House Lane at the north
west corner Of the present school lot -four hun
dred and seventy-four (474) feet west of the
center line OF the west track OF The Wash.
ington Southern Railway, near st. Asaph
junction, thence making forward angle OF
80 degrees 45 minutes with Poor House
Lane south one hundred aud seventy five
feet, nine inches (176'9"). thence east along
rear line OF present school LIT and parallel to
Poor House Lane forty lone az feet to Rob.
ertson's line; thence south along Robertson
inc, parallel to the first described line sew
enty.ive (T5) feet to Tu ker's line; thence
west along said line parallel to Poor House
Lane eighty.two 1922 feet; thence north par
sllel to the frst described line two hundred
and fifty feet, nine inches (250'9''J to Poor
House Lane, thonce making an interior angle
Of 80 degrees 10 minutes east with Poor
House Lane forty-one (41) feet to the begin.
ming and containing three hundred and seven
thonsspdths g % 7.10CO) Of an acre.
Said building and lots are situated near the
corporation line Of Alexandra city and near
the extreme south end of the comfy and q
short distance from both the electric and
steam cars; is convenient to both Alexandra
and Washington cities; has good water and
splendid shade trees, and with but little cost
the building could be converted into q COM
Portable dwelling house.
TENS Of ssle-One-.hird Of the purchase
money to BIO paid cash; the balance in three,
six aud nine months from the day of sale. de-
ferred payments TO be secured by deed Of
trust upon the building and said two lots Of
ground, bearing interest at Elk per cent. per
snuum Ill til paid. Terms OF sale TO be COM
piled with in 10 days OF property re.sold at
cost of defsulting purchaser. Fifty dollars
will be required down on day Of sale when
property Is struck OIL.
JOSEPH E. sUPPLEE, Comm's
GEORGE E. GARRETT, of
CHARLES P. PRICE, Sale.
PostOfice st. Elmo, Alexandra. Co., We.
For further information see james E.
Clements, No. 1921 + street, northwest,
Washington, d. G.
State of Virginia, Alexandria county, to
wit: In the clerks office of the Circuit Court
of said county. l hereby certify that JOS
eph z. supp)ee, George E. Garrett and (hss.
P. Price, Commissioners of Sale Ia the above
proceedings, have given bond in the penslty
of one thousand dollsrs, the amount required
by the Judge Of this said Circuit Court.
GEORGE II. RUCKER,
Clerk Circuit Court Alexandria Co., Va.