Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-30
AUCTION SALES.
By Z. f. Knox, Auctioneer.
A UCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
~ LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

Ann IN -hl-l<~N-N~'
COUNTY.
Pursuant to the terms OF decree rendered
Oh the 2lst day Of July, 1908, oy the NIeui.
Court Of Alexsndria county, Virginia, IN the
chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston et ais,
VS.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, therein
depending. the undersigned. who, by SAID
decree were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose. will offer for sale, al puole
auction, on
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1908,
at 2 o'clock u. m. at the intersection OF the
Wasb;ngton and Alexandria Turnpike and
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county, Virginia, the following valuable reai
estate 1og,-sor
District Alexandria county, at tne ynhction
and Alexandria Pike, bounded and described
as follows. to-wit: Beginning at a planted
Stone in the line of the Virginia Brlek Com
many and corner to q tract acquired by the
| Wasbinotou-Southern Railway CO.; thence In
accordance with said railway compaDy's de-
scrintion. as recorded in liber o, No. 4, folio
1903. following an arc (haying a RADIUS OF
| ll79.3 feet and whose chord bears south Of 39'
east 1886. 80 feet) Of circle which curves to the
left for distance of 34O.64 feet 10 stake cor.
ner to said railway track in line OF tract
conveyed to Robt. p. Dodge by deed recorded
| in liber G. No. 4. folio 90; thence agreeably
| 10 said deed south 90 49, east 1913 feet TO
| locust stump end south 43o 90 east 1884 feet
| 10 n stake in said line and corner TO lot con-
yeyed TO Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded in
| liner III. No. q. folio 279; thence with the line
of said Sorrells lot south $50 5C west 40 feet to
| a stake and south 430 20 east 900 feet to a
| steel bar driven in the west line cf the wash
| ington ard Alexandria road thence with said
It 20 ? o. f.rf 20
| 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-
viewed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded IN
| liner q. No. 4. folio liz thence with the line
| of said Clephane's tract north IA 10 west
| 629 3 feet to a stake corner common 10 sald
| 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 culyet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north 10 80 east 1898 feet
| TO the beginning, containing 6.Sl2 acres in.
| Guiding electric railways right Of way, and
| 6. 63I 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.
4 z IHAI IhAOI VI LAM III
| jefferson District Alexandria county, being
part of lot IA, all Of lots 10 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. p.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. rs thence
with said road north 74o 49, west 1870 feet
to the Alexandria and Georgetown road
thence with the last said road north % 0s
east 6s4 0 feet 10 planted stone corner 10 Mt
Oliyet 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 7S' 10 east
44S.7 feet to planted stone and north % OS
east 200 feet to another stone corner "a
said subdivision in the United States Govern
ment Reservation line; thence with the last
mentioned line north 7So 10 east l544.5 feet
10 planted stone in said line corner TO W.
It. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south 17o or east 697.0 feet to a planted
stone set in brick clay excavation thence
south 2lo 49, west 12l.5 feet to planted stone
on the east side Of a persimmon tree thence
south 70 % west 1885 feet TO a planted stone
corner to Chas. ford's tract; thence with the
lines Of said Ford north $50 TO- west $685.
feet to a planted stone and south % IS
west 1852 feet to planted stone corner com
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line of said APP
pleman south % % west AIS 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. 65 feet containing 57.276 acres including
said railway right Of way and 65.229 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 NO. 3, as shown by plat recorded in deed
book No. 8, folio 255, of the Alexandria
county land records, and bounded and de-
scnbed as follows, to.wit : Beginning at a
stake corner common to this tact and DR.. p.
| NJ. Rixey's land in the north line Of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant $50 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 529; thence with the
| line Of said Birch tract, as the same is estab-
lished by monuments, south 45' 25' west
l00l.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 10
| a corner common TO the tract being de-
scribed and said Rixey's tract thence still
with the line ofsaid Rixey's tract north 800
| 49, east 1004.0 feet TO a stake and south 440
10 east 1856 s 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 Elec-
| trio Railroad it has an elevation Of about
| 400 feet and is o 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. 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 10 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 l.. SMITH,
1913 S. Royal ST. Alexandria, Va.
X. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, d. c.
GARDNER i. BO0THE,
1913 s. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, d. C.