Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-25
AUCTION SALES.
By r. F. Knox, Auctioneer
AUCTION SALE OF BRICK CbAi
"A LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
COUNTY.
Pursuant TO the terms Of a decree rendereu
ON the Dist day Of July, 1903, by the NleIN
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III tue
chaucery cause of Walter a. Johnston e. ai;.,
VS.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct aiA.' lheIs;;ll
denendinp the undersigned. who, ny siid
decree we're APPOINTED Special Commissioners
for the purpose will offer for sale, at puohc
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1903,
.. . o,cIocl - m at the intersection Of the
washington and Alexandria Turnpike and
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county. Virginia, the following valuable real
o'I"'s THAT TRACT OF LAND in Jefferson
n;str;ct Alexandra county, at the junction
~ the CoIumbia Pike and the Washington
and Alexandria Pike, bounded and described
as follows. to-wit: Beginning at a Pianteu
stone in the line Of the Virginia Brick Conl-
panv and corner TO q tract acquired Dy Ine
Wosbinpton-S Southern Railway Co.; thence IN
aecordance with said railway company's de-
scription. as recorded in liber q, No. 4, fouo
303. following an arc (haying n radlnds 81 o.
f17Q 9 feet and whose chord bears south OIL O5
east 339 SO feet) Of a circle which curves TO the
left for a distance Of 340.64 feet TO sake cor.
ner 10 said railway track in line OF tract
convened to Robt. 7. Dodge by deed recorded
in liber G, No. 4. folio 90; thence agreeaoly
to said deed south % lS' east 1913 rect 70
locust stump and south 43o 90 east 1884 ieei
to stake in said line and corner 70 loI con
veved to Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
liner III. No. 4. folio 279 ; thence with the Inns
Of said Sorrell's lot south $50 So west 4O0 D TO
a stake and south 43o 20 east 900 feet to o
steel bar driven in the west line of the WASH
ington and Alexandria road thence with sald
road south 53o So west 40 feet to another
driven steel bar at the junction OF said road
with Columbia Pike; thence WITH sald PIKE
north so 81 west GA feet to stake IN said
road line and the projected line OF tfact con n
viewed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded i'll
liner G. No. 4, folio l72 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north IA % west
GOO 3 feet TO a stake corner common to sald
Clenhane's tract and the tract being described
and IN the line of the Virginia Brick Com
nonv's tract (said tract being at the east end
of terra Gotta culvet); thence with the line
of said brick tract north ~ 81 east 1879 ieet
to the beginning, containing 6,Sl2 acres III,
| Guiding electric railway's right OF way, anu
| & 631 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 sites for stores, dwelling
,. THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
! Jefferson District. Alexandria county, beng
mart Of lot II. all Of lots - and 10, and part OF
| lots Il and Is Of the Roach division, ana
| bounded and described as follows, to-wlt +;
| Beginning at planted stone on the north siue
| of the Columbia Turnpike road corner COM
mon to the tract being described and ). L.
| Appleman's purchase OF lot No. 70 thence
| viii said road north 40 80 west lol0.O ieet
| A H., and (tqaPUofotTn road ..
tbence with the last said road north 2 Us
esst 6s4 0 feet to a planted stone corner to MI.
| 0Iiyet subdivision, which Is the same tract
conveyed 10 Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded in liber III, No. 4, folio lls; thence
with said subdivision north 7o' 10 east
4iS 7 feet 10 planted stone and north . Oo
east 200 feet 10 another stone corner 10
said subdivision in the United states Govern,
ment Reservation line thence with the last
mentioned line north 7oo 10 east l344.5 iec'
10 a planted stone in said line corner to W.
| r Walkers tract ther ce with said Walkers
line south 10 or east 697 % feet 10 planted
stone set ia a brick clay excavation thence
south 30 49, west 1918 feet to planted stone
on the east side of persimmOn tree thence
south 70 % west 1885 feet to planted stone
corner to Chas. FOrd's tract thence with the
lines of said Ford north $50 TO- west 3Oo.2
feet to q planted stone and south z Is
west 1852 feet to planted stone corner com
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract beng
described thence with the line of said Ap-
nleman south % % west 47l.9 feet to the be-
ginning (having crossed the center line OF the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
Electric Railway Company's right Of way al
267. IS feet) containing 1926 acres including
said railway right OF way and b5.229 acres ex
elusive of said right Of way.
This tract of land contains some OF the mol
valuable brick clay land in Alexandria county
3. A TRACK OF LAND situate in Wash
ington District, Alexandria county, and being
lot No. 8, as shown by plat recorded in deed
book No. 8, folio 255, Of the Alexandra
county land records, and bounded and de-
scrIbed as follows, to-wit Beginning at q
stake corner common to this tact and DR.. p
NJ. Rixey's land in the north line of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant 1886 feet south
45o 25' west from a planted stone which
marks the corner common to lots and 8 OF the
Samuel Birch division, as the same is referred
TO in description of said lot 3 and recorded III
liber NJ, No, 4, folio 500; thence with the
line of said Birch tract, as the same Is estab
lished by monuments, south 40 70 Wes
1901 A feet to stake corner common 70 the
tract being described and Peter Jackson's lot
in the line of tue John Birch estate; thence
with the line Of said Birch estate and DR.
Rixey's tract north Az o. west 922.6 feet tC
a corner common to the tract being de-
scribed and said Rixey's tract thence still
with the line of said Rixeys tract north 50l
49, east l004.0 feet to a stake and south a.
TO- east $50 feet to the point of beginning
containing 20.219 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
tric Railroad it has an elevation of about
400 feet and is most desirable building site
being near some Of the most beautiful home:
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 tC
the property TO be retained until the whole Of
the purchase money is paid. Conveyance
ing at the cost Of the purchaser or purchasers
All Of the above property belongs to the
estate of the late Horace S. 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 L. SMITH,
1913 S. Royal St.. Alexandria, Va.
Il. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, d. c.
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
1913 S. Fairfax ST., Alexandra, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
| Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, d. c.
JAMES L. CLEMENTS,
1906 G ST., n. W., Washington, ID. c.
Commissioners Of Sale.
|. George II. Rucker, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, dc
| borabv carfifu fhot Francis r. Smith and