Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-07-12

the 18th day of June, 1902, in the chancery
cause therein depending under the style OF
Alexander Murray against Mary i. Murray
and others, the undersigned being thereto duly
authorized by said decree, will oferfor sale at
public auction in front of the premises on
TUESDAY,
the Goth day of July, 1902,
at u o'clock NJ. the following described LOTS
OF GROUND with the IMPROVEMENTS
thereon situated in the city Of Alexandra,
Va, tO-wit:
BEGINNING on the north side Of King street
four feet 10 the eastward of point equldis-
tant from Pitt and st. Asaph streets; thence
eastwardly on King street tweniy-three gZj)
feet nine (9) inches, be the same more or less
TO the east line of the brick tenement on dld
lot; thence northwardly, parallel 10 Pitt and
~. Asaph streets, one hundred and nineteen
(1l9) feet thence westwar,lly, parallel To King
street. TO the length of the first line; thence 70
the beginning, together with the right OF way
over n certain alley bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at the northwest corner
of the said lot, at the north end OF the wesi
line. extending thence fifteen (l3) feet III
width, northwardly, parallel to Pitt street,
through the lots formerly owned by Anthony
Charles Cazenove ffty-slx (j6) feet, be the
came more or less. until il unites with an
alley fifteen N5) feet wide, extending also
northwardly along the west line Of lot CON
yeyed TO the said CazenOve by deed from
Thomas Swami and George Deneale, dated the
oath day of September, 1871 and leading into
another alley fifteen (ij) feet wide extending
eastwardly into Pitt street along the north lire
of the said lot conveyed to the said Cazenoye
by Swami and Deneale
ALSO A LOT OF GROUND with the
buildings thereon erected, adjoining the lo'
first above described, and bounded as follows:
ID Tho mt nf the WESTERN
line of the lot first above described, with the
east line of the said ally; thence eastwardly
with the said east line and PARALLEL to King
street. thirty 500 feet, more or less, 10 the
east line of the brick stable on the said lot;
thence northwardly with the line of the said
stable and parallel TO Pitt street, twenty (20l
feet, more or less, to the north line OF the SAID
stable: thence westwardly with the said north
line. parallel to King street, thirty 600 feet,
more or less to the alley; thence southwardiy
on the said alley to the beginning, which sad
lots of ground and the right Of way over said
alley. were conveyed to James Potts Smith by
John II. Ladd. Joseph b. Ladd, Harriet Laid
and Sarah Ladd, by deed dated the Ord day
of January, 1887, duly recorded amongst the
land records of Alexandria county, in Libcr
w, No. 2, page 392. ., ~, ,.,,.>,-,-,,
bounded as follows: Beginning AT the south
erected on the said loo sold and conveyed by
Anthony c. Cazenove 10 Mrs. Sarah Ladd by
deed dated the ,14th day November, 1929
which lot is on the rear, joins and forms
part of the property which the said James
Potts Smith formerly owned on the north side
Of King street, between Pitt and ST. Asaph
streets, thence east and parallel to King street
two (2) feet, be the same more or less, To the
western line of lot on the west side of Pltt
street which was conveyed By the said 4. {.
Cazenove to David G.. Prettyman, by dee.i
Of the 9th of September, 1896; thence norris
and parallel 10 Pitt street thirty-fiye t3j) feet
more of loss, 10 another line Of the said Pretty
mans 10y conveyed 10 him by the said Gaze
move as aforesaid: thence west and parallel to
King street thirty 800 feet, more or less, toan
alley fifteen 10 feet wide, opening on the
western side of Pitt street and extending alter
wards south to the back line of the said Smith s
property; thence south along the line OF the
said alley and parallel to Pitt street fifteen
Isl feet, be the same more or less, to The
north line of the above menti0nedbrick stable,
which said last described lot of ground was
conveyed TO the said james Potts Smith by
Anthony c. Cazenove, by deed dated the 10th
day of December, 1882 and recorded amongst
the land records of Alexandria county, H.
I.iber y, No. ,, folio AS.
Terms Of sale-One- fourth of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance IN
three equal installmonts at six, twelve anu
eighteen months respectively. The deferred
payments to bear interest from the day of sale
and TO be evidenced by the negotiable notes Of
the purchaser; the title TO the property to be
retained until the payment in full Of the
purchase money, the purchaser to pay the cost
of conveyancing. The property will be offer
ed first as a whole and then in two parcels.
and in which ever way the greatest sum q
money shall lie Offered for said real estate the
same will be reported to the Court. 4 diagram
of the premises will he exhibited at the sale.
ROBERT III. COX,
Sergeant of the City Of Alexandria.