Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-29
AUCTION SALES.
By r. F. Knox, Auetioneer.
A UCTION SALE OF BRlCk CLAY
~ LAND AND OF A DEslkABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

SOCA'1
Pursuant to the terms Of a decree rendered
on the Dist day Of July, 1908, by the OlIcun
Court Of Alexandria county, virginia ID Tue
chaucery cause of Walter 4. Johnston ct ais
VS.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, iherti1
depending, the undersigned, who, by s'lu
decree. we're appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose. will offer for sale, at pubile
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER g, 1908,
at 3 o'clock D. m. at the intersection Of the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike anu
the Columbia Turnpike, in Aiexandrla
county, Virginia, the following valuable reai
estate:
/. THAT TRACT OF LAND in jefferson
District Alexandria county, at the Junction
of the Columbia Pike and the Washington
and Alexandria Pike, bounded and described
AS follows. tO-wit: Beginning AZ planted
stone in the line of the Virginia Brick Com
many and corner To a tract acquired by the
Washington Southern Railway Co; thence IN
accordance with said railway company's de-
scrintjop. as recorded in liber o. No. 4, folio
303. following an arc (haying radius 81
ll79 3 feet and whose chord bears south OIL %
east 339 80 feet) of a circle which curves 10 the
left for a distance Of 3IO.64 feet 10 STAKE cor.
ner to said railway track IN hne OF Iri.c 1
conveyed 10 Robt. z. Dodge by deed recorded
in liber G, No. A. folio 30; thence agreea6ly
10 said deed south % Is east 1913 feet 10
locust stump and south 430 20 east 1884 rect
10 a stake in said line and corner to lot con-
viewed 20 Chas Il. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
liner II. No. 4. folio 279 thence with the lln'
of said Sorrells lot south $50 80 west 40 feet TO
a stake and south 43o 20 east 900 feet to a
steel bar driven in the west line OF the WASH
ington and Alexandria road thence with SAID
road south $50 So west 42.5 feet TO another
= - tlat n
with Columbia Pike; thence with said pike
north SOo 81 west Ola feet TO stake IN said
road line and the projected line Of tract con-
viewed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded IN
Iiber G, No. 4, folio l72 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north Ia 10 west
600 3 feet 10 a stake corner common 10 sdld
Clepbane's tract and the tract being described
and in the line Of the Virginia Brlck Com,
pany's tract (said tract being at the east END
of a terra Gotta culye) thence with the me
of said brick tract north 10 81 east 1873 feet
10 the beginning. containing 6.Sl2 acres IN.
Guiding electric railways right OF way, ana
63l acres exclusive Of said right OF way.
The said described tract being all OF the re-
mainder Of lot No. 10 Of the Roach division. =,
This tract Of land contains brick clay and
some desirable sizes for stores, dwelling
q THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
Jefferson District, Alexandria county, being.
part of lot IA, all of lots 10 and 10, and part OF
lots II and Is of the Roach division, and
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt :
Reginning at a planted stone on the north side
of the Columbia Turnpike road corner COM
mon TO the tract being described and j. T.
| Anplemau's purchase Of lot No. IS thence
with said road north 74o So west 1870 feet
TO the Alexandria and Georgetown road /;
thence with the last said road north q OS'
east 6S4 feet to planted stone TO MI.
Olivet subdivision, which is the same tract
conveyed to Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
| corded i'm liber III, No. 4, folio l7S; thence
with said subdivision north 7S0 10 east
44s 7 feet TO a planted stone and north = Oo
east 200 feet to another stone corner TO
said subdivision In the United States Govern
ment Reservation line; thence with the last
mentioned line north 7S0 10 east l544.5 feet
TO a planted stone in said line corner to W.
| 7. Walkers tract thence with said Walker
! line south 10 or east 627.0 feet to planted
| stone set in brick clay excavation; thence
south 20 49, west 1915 feet to planted stone
on the east side of persimmon tree; thence
| south 70 % west 1880 feet TO planted stone
corner 10 Chas. Ford's tract: thence with the
lines of said Ford north $50 10 west 3OS.2
feet to q planted stone and south 2 ~
west 405. 2 feet 10 planted stone corner COM
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line Of said APP
| pleman south % % west All 9 feet to the be-
! ginning (haying crossed the center line of he
| Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company's right of way at
| 2G7. 65 feet) containing 57.276 acres including
said railway right Of way and 55.229 acres ex-
elusive Of said right Of way.
This tract of land contains some Of the most
valuable brick clay land in Alexandria county.
3. A TRACK OF LAND situate in Wash
| ington District, Alexandria county, and being
| lot y o. 3, as shown by plat recorded in deed
| book No. 3, folio 255, Of the Alexandria
county land records and bounded and de-
scrlbed as follows, to-wit Beginning at a
| stake corner common 10 this tact and DR.. Z.
! NJ. Rixey's land in the north line Of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant 1886 feet south
| 40 % west from a planted stone which
marks the corner common to lots 2 and Of the
| Samuel Birch division, as the same is referred
| 10 in description of said lot and recorded in
! liber NJ, No, 4, folio 500 thence with the
/ line Of said Birch tract, as the same is estab-
| lished by monuments, south 450 % west
| 1901 4 feet 20 stake corner common TO the
| tract being described and Peter Jackson's lot.
! in the line of the John Birch estate; thence
with the line Of said Birch estate and DIR.
! Rixey's tract north AZ 08 west 1926 feet TO
corner common To the tract being de
scribed and said Rixey's tract; thence still
with the line of said Rixey's tract north 5Oo
| 49, east l0O40 feet 10 a stake and south AZ
| 10 east $50 feet to the point of beginning,
containing 20.2l9 acres.
| This tract of land is about three miles from
| Washington, on good roads and very near the
proposed Great Falls and Old Dominion Flee
| iric Railroad it has an elevation Of about
400 feet and is a most desirable building site.
being rear some Of the most beautiful homes
in Alexandria county, overlooking the city Of
| Washington and the Potomac river for many
miles. A considerable portion Of this tract Is
covered with large original oak trees, and the
water in the neighborhood is pure and Of the
very best quality.
Terms of Sale One-third cash and the bal
ance in six, twelve and eighteen months, the
! deferred payments to be evidenced by the
notes Of the purchaser or purchasers, bearing
| interest from the day Of sale. The title TO
| the property to be retained until the whole OF
the purchase money is paid. Conyeyanc-
| ing at the cost of the purchaser or purchasers.
All of the above property belongs to the
estate Of the late Horace 5. Johnston, and re-
cent surveys have been made of all three
| tracts, blue prints Of which surveys can be
seen at the Office Of any Of the Undersigned
FRANCIS i. SMITH,
1913 S. Royal ST.. Alexandria, Va.
r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendal Bldg, Washington. D. c.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
1913 s. Fairfax ST., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg. Washington, ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, ID. G.
JAMES +. CLEMENTS,
1906 G St., n. W.. Washington, d. G.
Commissioners Of Sale.
|
/. George H. Rucker, Clerk Of the Circuit
hereby certify that Francis l.. Smith and
Gardner L Boothe, two of the above mention.
ed Commissioners of Sale. have given bond