Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-28
AUCTION SALES.
By Z. I. Knox, AuctiOneer.
AUCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
n LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

Pursuant to the terms Of a decree rendered
on the Dist day Of July, 1908, by the circuit
Court Of Alexandria county, Virginia, jill the
cbaucery cause of Walter 4. Johnston ct ais,
vs.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, therein
denending. the undersigned. who, by SAID
decree, were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale, at puDhc
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1908,
at 2 o,clock u. M. at the intersection Of the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike and
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county, Virginia. the following valuable real
ei 70 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 at planted
stone in the line of the Virginia Brick Com
many and corner TO tract acquired by the
Wasbington-Southern Railway Co.; thence in
accordance with said railway compaDy's de-
scription, as recorded in liber q, No 4, folio
3O3, following an arc (haying radius OF
| 1f7g feet and whose chord bears south oil %
east 3S9 Is feet) of circle which curves to the
| Jeff for distance Of Si0.64 feet to stake cor
ner 10 said railway track in line of tract
conveyed to Robt. F. Dodge by deed recorded
| in liber G. No. 4. folio 2l0; thence agreeably
| 10 said deed south % 49, east 1913 feet to a
locust stump ard south 43' 90 east 1891 feet
| TO a stake in said line and corner to LOT con-
yeyed to Chas. Il. Sorrell by deed recorded in
| liber III, No. 4, folio 279; thence with the line
of said Sorrells lot south $50 Sc west 40 feet TO
a stake and south 40 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 Sc west 42.5 feet 10 another
driven steel bar at the junction Of said road
with Columbia Pike thence with said pike
north 500 "a west GA feet to stake in said
road line and the projected line OF tract con
viewed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded in
liber G, No. 4, folio liz thence with the line
| of said Clephane's tract north IA 70 west
629. 3 feet to stake corner common to said
Clephane's tract and the tract being described
and in the line Of the Virginia Brick Com
pany's tract (said tract being at the east end
| Of a terra Gotta culvet) thence with the line
ofsaid brick tract north 10 80 east 1893 feet
to the beginning, containing 6.Sl2 acres In.
GLIDING electric railways right OF way, and
| & 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
2. THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
Jefferson District, Alexandria county, being
part of lot IA, all Of lots Is and 49, and part OF
| lots II and Is Of the Roach division, and
bounded and described as follows, to-wit
Beginning at planted stone on the north side
of the Columbia Turnpike road corner COM
mon to the tract being described and J. z.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. rs thence
with said road north 40 49, west 1880 feet
to the Alexandria and Georgetown road
thence with the last said road north % 0S'
east 6S4 0 feet to planted stone corner to Mt.
Olivet subdivision, which is the same tract
conveyed to Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded in liber II, No. 4, folio 17S; thence
with said subdivision north 7S0 10 east
44S.7 feet to planted stone and north p OS'
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 7So Is east l544.5 feet
to planted stone in said line corner to W.
Il. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south 10 or east 627.0 feet to planted
stone set in brick clay excavation thence
south 90 10 west l2l.5 feet to planted stone
on the east side of a persimmOn tree thence
south 70 % west 1855 feet 10 planted stone
corner 10 Chas. Ford's tract; thence with the
| lines Of said Ford north $50 TO- west 30S.2
feet 20 a planted stone and south % Is
west 1852 feet to a planted stone corner COM
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line Of said APP
pIeman 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 at
267 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.
g. A TRACK OF LAND situate in Wash
ington District, Alexandria county, and being
lot 20. 3, as shown by plat recorded in deed
book No. 3, folio 255, of the Alexandria
county land records, and bounded and de-
scnbed as follows, to-wit Beginning at a
stake corner common 10 this tact and DR.. p.
NJ. Rixey's land in the north line of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant 1886 feet south
45o % west from a planted stone which
marks the corner common TO lots and Of the
Samuel Birch division, as the same is referred
to 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 A feet 10 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 40 0S' west 1926 feet 10
corner common to the tract being de-
scribed and said Rixey's tract thence still
49, east 1004.0 feet to a stake and south 44o
10 east $50 8 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
trio Railroad it has an elevation of about
400 feet and is a most desirable building site
being near 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. Conveyance
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 l.. SMITH,
123 S. Royal ST.. Alexandria, Va.
+. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, D. G.
GARDNER /. BOOTHE,
1913 s. Fairfax ST., Alexandria. Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, d. c.
JAMES L. CLEMENTS,
1906 G St., n. W.. Washington, d. c.
Commissioners of Sale.
/, George II. Rucker, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, do
hereby certify that Francis l.. Smith and
Gardner L Boothe, two of the above mention |
ed Commissioners Of Sale. have given bond |
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