Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-03
AUCTION SALES.
By z. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
A UCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
~ LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA


~
"A LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
COUNTY.
Pursuant TO the terms of decree rendered
on the 2lst day Of July, 1908, by the Nlrcui.
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III ,he
chaucery cause Of Walter a. Johnston et ans,
VS.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, therein
depending. the undersigned, who, by sald
decree. were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale, al puDiIe
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908,
al o'clock D. M. at the intersection Of the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike and
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county, Virginia, the following valuable real
/. 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 a planted
stone in the line Of the Virginia Brick Com
nany and corner TO a tract acquired by the
Washington.Southern Railway Co.; thence in
accordance with said railway comPanys de-
scription. as recorded in liber ., No. 4, folio
1903. following an arc (having a radius Of
ft71 feet and whose chord bears south 5l' 50
east 3s9 Is feet) of a circle which curves to the
left for a distance of 340.64 feet to stake cor
nor 10 said railway track in line OF tract
conveyed to RObt. p. Dodge by deed recorded
in liner G, No. 4, folio 2l0 thence agreeaDiy
TO said deed south g 1S' east 69.3 feet 70
locust stump and south 43' 20 east 1864 feet
10 a stake in said line and corner to lot con-
yeyed to Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
liner II. No. 4. folio 279 thence with the line
Of said Sorrells lot south $50 90 west 40 feet to
stake and south 43o 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 So 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 stake in said
road line and the projected line Of tract con-
vowed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded in
liber G, No. 4, folio l72 ; thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north 140 o. 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 culyet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north IL 81 east 1873 feet
to the beginning, containing 6.ol2 acres In,
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, and
G. 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.
@ THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
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. Z.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. IS thence
:. Il .ocI rortb 40 QQA u.oet 1917 fppt
TO the Alexandria and Georgetown road (;
thence with the last said road north q Oo
east 6S4 0 feet to planted stone corner to Mt.
Oliyet subdivision, which is the same tract
convened 10 Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded i'm liber III, No. 4, folio IFS; thence
with said subdivision north 7S' 10 east
44S.7 feet to planted stone and north 2 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 7S' 10 east l544.0 feet
TO planted stone in said line corner to W.
T. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south 10 or east 627.0 feet to planted
stone set in brick clay excavation thence
south 30 10 west l21. % feet to planted stone
on the east side Of persimmon tree thence
south 70 % west 1885 feet TO planted ssOne
corner to Chas Ford's tract; thHIce with the
lines Of said Ford north $50 IL west 30S.2
feet to a planted stone and south 2 IS
west 1852 feet 10 planted stone corner com
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line Of said APP
pleman south 90 % west 471.9 fee. 10 the be-
ginning (haying crossed the center line Of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company's right of way at
267 IS 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
stake corner common to this tact and DR.. p.
NJ. Rixey's land in the north line Of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant 1856 feet south
45o 25 west from a planted stone which
marks the corner common to lots 2 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
1901. A 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 DIR.
Rixey's tract north 40 0S' west 922.6 feet to
corner common 10 the tract being de-
scribed and said Rixey's tract; thence still
with the line of said Rixey's tract north 50o
49, east 1004.0 feet to a stake and south Az
TO- east S36 s feet to the point Of beginning,
containing 2O219 acres.
This tract Of land is about three miles from
Washington, on good roads and very near the
proposed Great Falls ard Old Dominion Elec-
trio Railroad il 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
Lotes 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 L. BOOTHE,
1913 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. C.
EDMUND BURKE,