Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
AUCTION SALES.
BY R.F. Knox. Auctioneer.
A UCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
n LAND AND OF A pESlkAbLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
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COUNTY.
Pursuant to the terms Of decree ren n!s.
ON the 2ist day Of July, 1903, by the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III the
chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston et ais,
Va. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, tnereil
depending. the undersigned, who, by salu
decree, were appointed Special Commissioners s
for the purpose, will offer for sale, at puOic
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s, 1908,
Mt 3o'clock n. m. at the intersection Of the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike ana
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county, Virginia, the following valuable reai
l. 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 10 a tract acquired by the
Washipgton-Southern Railway Co.; thence in
accordance with said railway company's de-
scription. as recorded in liber o, No. 4, folio
303. following an arc (having radius OF
117g.3 feet and whose chord bears south OF o.
east 339 .35 feet Of circle which curves 10 the
left for distance of 34O.64 feet 10 STAKE cor,
ner IN said railway track in line OF tract
conveyed to Robt p. Dodge by deed recorded
In liber G, No. 4. folio 210; thence agreeably
m said deed south % 10 east 1913 feet to a
locust stump and south 430 90 east 1854 feet
10 a stake i'm said line and corner to lot con-
viewed 10 Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
liber III, No. 4, folio 279 thence with the line
of said Sorrells lot south 530 90 west 40 feet to
a stake and south 49, 90 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 TO another
driven steel bar at the junction of said road
with Columbia Pike; thence with said pike
north 500 81 west GA feet to a stake in said
road line and the projected line of tract con-
yeyed to Lewis Clephane by deed recorded in
liner G. No. 4, folio 172 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north IA % west
500 3 feet TO a 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 terra Gotta culvet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north 10 80 east 1893 feet
TO the beginning, containing 6sl2 acres in.
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, and
6.6Sl 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
houses, &c.
2. THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
Jefferson District, Alexandria county, being
part of lot II, all Of lots Is and l6, and part OF
lots II and rs 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 10 the tract being described and j. +.
| Appleman's purchase Of lot No. Is thence
with said road north 40 80 west 1910 feet
10 the Alexandria and Georgetown road !
thence with the last said road north % 0S
east 6S4 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 Us; thence
with said subdivision north 7S' 10 east
| 448.7 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 7So 10 east 15i4.5 feet
| 10 a planted stone in said line corner to W.
T. Walkers tract thence with said Walker 5
| line south 10 o. east 627.0 feet TO planted
stone set in brick clay excavation; thence
south 90 49, west 1918 feet TO planted stone
on the east side Of a 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 3OS.2
feet to a planted stone and south 2 Is
1 west 1DDs- Ittl 10 u DlduAlh HA'it ''ihNt toh-
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line Of said APP
pleman south % % west 47l.9 feet to the be-
ginning (haying crossed the center line of The
| Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
| Electric Railway Company's right Of way at
| 267. So 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.
8. A TRACK OF LAND situate in Wash
| ington District, Alexandria county, and being
| LOT NO. 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.. 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 3 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 45' % west
lO0l.4 feet to 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 DR..
Rixey's tract north 44o 0S 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 500
| 49, east 1004.0 feet TO a stake and south 40
TO- east 1856 s feet to the point Of beginning,
containing 20,2i9 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
Il Il
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 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 /. SMITH,
1913 S. Royal ST.. Alexandra, Va.
X. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
1913 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, ID. c.
JAMES Z. 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
with approved security, in accordance with