Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-06

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By R. F. Knox, Auchmeer.
A UCTION SALE OF BRICK ia
n LAND AND OF A pESIhAbhE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

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chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston CT hls.,
VS.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, thereil1
depending. the undersigned, VINO, Dy salu
decree, were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale, al puDic
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s. 1908,
at o'clock d. M. at the intersection of the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike ana
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county. Virginia, the following valuable real
estate: -
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 Q planted
stone in the line Of the Virginia BRICK Com
many and corner to a tract acquired by the
| Washington-S0uthern Railway Co.; thence IN
accordance with said railway company 9e-
scription, as recorded in liber w. NO. =, io'lS
3Q3 following an arc (haVlng Iaolus oi
| ITO feet and whose chord bears south Of %
east S3g So feet) Of circle which curves to TIE
left for a distance Of 340.64 feet to stake cor
ner 10 said railway track in q line OF a tract
conveyed TO Robt p. Dodge by deed recorded
in liber G, No. 4, folio 2l0; thence agreeaoly
TO said deed south % Is east s9.3 feet 70
locust stump and south Az 70 east 4f5.o4 ieet
| M a stake in said line and corner TO lot con-
veved 10 Chas. t. Sorrell by deed recorded in
liber ii. No. 4, folio 279 thence with the line
of said Sorrell's lot south $50 So west 40 feetto
| n stake and south 43o 90 east 900 feet 10
steel bar driven i'm the west line OF the Wash
ington and Alexandria road thence with said
road south 53o 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 a stake in said
road line and the projected line of tract con-
viewed TO Lewis Clephane by deed recorded IN
liber G, No. 4, folio liz thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north Ia % west
629. 3 feet 10 q 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 (sad tract being at the east end
Of terra Gotta culvet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north 10 80 east 1893 feet
10 the beginning, containing 6Sl2 acres IN
: Guiding electric railways right o. way and
63l 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
+ n of lot IA. all Of lots 10 and 16, and part of
II 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 10 the tract being described and j. p.
4nnleman's purchase Of lot No. IS thence
with said road north 74o SO west 1880 feet
IN the Alexandria and Georgetown road !
thence with the last said road moth % O8'
east 684 o feet 10 q planted stone corner to MI.
Oliyet 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 7S0 10 east
rt., md acrtf
east 200 feet 10 another stone corner to
said subdivision in the United States Govern
ment Reservation line; thence with the last
mentioned line north 7S0 10 east 1544.5 feet
10 a planted stone in said line corner to W.
r. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south lie or east 697.0 feet to planted
stone set in brick clay excavation thence
. south 90 ~ west 12l 5 feet to planted stone
on the east side Of a persimm0n 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 10 west 30S.2
feet to a planted stone and south 2 1S'
west 4O5 3 feet TO a planted stone corner COM
: mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the line Of said APP;
pleman south q % west 47l9 feet to the be-
2 ginning (haying crossed the center line OF the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
n Electric Reiiway Company's right Of way at
U 2B1 90 feetl containing 0I2lb acsvs 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
d book No. 3, folio 255, Of the Alexandria
county land records, and bounded and de-
= scrbed as follows, to-wit Beginning at a
stake corner common to this tact and DIR: P.
NJ. Rixey's land in the north line Of the
Samuel Birch tract and distant 1886 feet south
45o % west from planted stone which
marks the corner common to lots and 30f the
samuel Birch division, as the same is referred
to in description Of said lot and recorded in
0 liber NJ, No, A. folio 500; thence with the
0 line of said Birch tract, as the same is estab-
0 lished by monuments, south 450 % west
1901 a feet 10 a 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 g 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 Of said Rixey's tract north 500
49, east 1004.0 feet 10 a stake and south AZ
10 east S36 8 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 Elec-
: trio Railroad ii has an elevation Of about
400 feet and is most desirable building site,
being near some Of the most beautiful homes
in Alexandria county, overlooking the city Of
5 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
I very best quality.
Terms of Sale One-third cash and the bal
ance in six, twelve and eighteen months the
deferred payments 70 be evidenced by u e
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. Co lveyano-
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 ofany of the undersigned.
.. FRANCIS L. SMITH,
1913 s. Royal St.. Alexandria, Va.
r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
GARDNER L. BOOTHE,
1913 S. Fairfax ST., Alexandria, Va.
, WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. C.
: EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, ID. c.
: JAMES E. CLEMENTS,
14O6 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
the requirements Of the above mentioned de-
cree GEORGE II. FUCKER, Clerk.