Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-23
AUCTION SALES.
BY r. f. Knox, Auctioneer.
UCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
- LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA


for the purpose, will offer for sale, at public
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908,
at O'Clock p. M, at the intersection, OF the
washington and Alexandria Turnpike and
the Columbia Turnpike. in Alexandria
county. Virginia, the following valuable real
estate:
/. 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
pany and corner TO q tract acquired by the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Railway Co; thence in
accordance with said railway company's de-
scriptiOn, as recorded in liber o, No. 4, folio
3O3. following an arc (haying a radius Of
1l79.S feet and whose chord bears south 5lo 80
east 33g. 35 feet of circle which curves to the
left for distance of 340.6 Ga feet to stake cor
uer TO said railway track in a line of a tract
conveyed TO Robt. p Dodge by deed recorded
in liber G, No. 4, folio 2l0 thence agreeably
TO said deed south 90 lS' east 1913 feet TO a
locust stump and south 43o 90 east 1864 feet
TO a stake i'm said line and corner TO a lot con-
veyed to Chas T. Sorrell by deed recorded in
liber Ii, No. A. folio 279; thence with the line
of said Sorrell's lot south 530 So west 4O0 o. to
steel bar driven in the west line of the Wash
ington and Alexandria road thence with said
road south $50 90 west 42.5 feet to another
driven steel bar at the junction of said road
with Columbia Pike; thence with said pike
north so 81 west GA feet to stake IN said
road line and the projected line of tract con-
veyed to Lewis Clephane by deed recorded in
liber G, No 4, folio 172 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north IA % west
n 4 IL. On n nj
Clepbane'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 70 80 east 1898 feet
to the beginning, containing 6.Sl2 acres in
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, and
6 631 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
houses &c.
q THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
Jefferson District. Alexandria county, being
part of lot IA. all of lots 10 and 10, and part Of
lots II and Is of the Roach division, and
bounded and described as follows t0-wit:
Beginning at planted stone on the north side
of the Columbia Turnpike road corner conf
mon 10 the tract being described and J. +.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. IS thence
with said road north 740 80 west lol5.0 feet
to the Alexandria and Georgetown road
thence with the last said rOsd north % OS'
east 6S4 O 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. 1, folio rs; thence
with said subdivision north 7S' 10 east
AS 7 feet to planted stone and north p OSA
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 l544.5 feet
to planted stone in said line corner 10 w.
T. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south 10 OF east 697.0 feet to a planted
stone set ia a brick clay excavation thence
south pc 10 west 12l. 3 feet TO a planted stone
on the east side of persimmon tree; thence
south 70 % west 1888 feet to a planted stone
corner to Chas FOrd's tract; thence with tho
lines of said Ford north So 10 west 1852
feet to a planted stone and south 2 lS'
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 % % west 47l.9 feet to the be-
ginning (having crossed the center line of he
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway COmpany's right Of way at
267. IS feet) containing 57.276 acres including
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. g. 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 76. 80 feet south
40 % west from a planted stone which
marks the corner common 10 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 40 % west
10Ol.4 feet to stake corner common 10 the
tract being described and Peter Jackson lot,
in the line Of the John Birch estate thence
with the line Of said Birch estate and DR..
Rixey's tract north 40 0S west 1926 feet to
a corner common to the tract being de-
scrbed and said Rixey's tract thence still
with the line of said RiXey's tract north 90
~ east 1004.0 feet to stake and south 40
10 east 636 feet TO the point Of beginning,
containing 20,2l9 acres.
This tract Of land is about three miles from
Washington, on gJvd roads and very near the
proposed Great Falls and Old Dominion Flee
tric 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 ball
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,
1913 S. Royal ST.. Alexandria, Va.
r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, d. C.
GARDNER /. BOOTHE,
l2S S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, D. c.
JAMES Z. CLEMENTS,
i406 G. St.. n. W., Washington, ID. &.
Commissioners Of Sale.
/, George II. Rucker, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, do
hereby certify that Francis l.. Smith and
Gardner J. BOOthe, two Of the above mention