Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-05
AUCTION SALES.
BY r. F. Knox, Auctioneer
A UCrION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
~ LAND AND OF A DESlRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
NnITNTX


Pursuant to the terms ola decree rendered
on the Dist day Of July, 1908, by the Clre4il
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III the
chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston et ais,
vs. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, therein
depending, the undersigned. who, by s''iu
decree. were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale, at pubic
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 Alexandria
county, Virginia, the following valuable real
estate:
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
pany and corner TO a tract acquired by the
Wasbington-SOuthern Railway Co.; thence IN
accordance with said railway company's de-
scription. as recorded in liber o, No q, folio
3O3. following an arc (having radius OF
ll79. 3 feet and whose chord bears south OIL 59'
east 339. 35 feet of circle which curves 10 the
left for distance of 340.64 feet to stake cor
ner TO said railway track in a line of tract
conveyed to Robt p. Dodge by deed recorded
| in liner G, No. 4, folio 2l0 thence agreeably
| TO said deed south % 49, east 1913 feet TO
| locust stump and south 43' 20 east 1856 feet
| to a stake in said line and corner to lot con
veyed to Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded in
liber II, No. 4, folio 279 thence with the line
of said Sorrel's lot south $50 So west 40 feet to
a stake and south 43o 20 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 "a west GA feet to stake in said
road line and the projected line Of tract con-
veyed to Lewis ClephaDe by deed recorded In
| Iiber G, No. 4, folio 172 thence with the line
| of said Clephane's tract north IA % west
| 629.3 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 a terra Gotta culvet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north 10 80 east 1873 feet
to the beginning, containing SSH acres IN.
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, and
| 663l 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 IA, all Of lots 10 and TO- 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 to the tract being described and j. Z.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. 49, thence
with said road north 74o 49, west 1870 feet
10 the Alexandria and Georgetown road
thence with the last said road north % 08'
east 6S4 0 feet to a planted stone corner to Mt.
| Oliyet subdivision, which Is the same tract
conveyed to Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded in liber III, No. 4, folio l7S; thence
with said subdivision north 7o' 10 east
44s.7 feet to planted stone and north % 0S'
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 7So 10 east l544.5 feet
10 planted stone in said line corner to W.
T. Walkers tract thence with said Walkers
line south 10 o. east $40 feet to planted
stone set in a brick clay excavation thence
south 90 49, west l2l.5 feet to planted stone
on the east side Of persimmOn tree; thence
south 70 % west 1855 feet to a planted stone
corner to Chas. Ford's tract; thence with the
lines of said Ford north $50 TO- west 30S.2
feet to a planted stone and south % lS'
| west 052 feet 10 planted stone corner COM
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described; thence with the line of said APP
pleman south 70 % west 471.9 feet to the be-
ginning (having crossed the center line Of the
Washington, Alexandria and MI. Vernon
Electric Railway COmpany's right of way at
267 .65 feet) containing 81. 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.
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. 3, folio 255, Of the Alexandria
county land records, and bounded and de-
| scribeC 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 % 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 3 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 44o 08' west 1926 feet to
q 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 10040 feet to a stake and south 440
10 east 1856 s. feet TO the point Of beginning,
containing 20.219 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 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-ihird cash and the bal
ance in six, twelve and eighteen months, the
deferred payments to be evidenced by tie
| 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.
r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington. d. c.
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
1923 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
| Washington, D. C..
JAMES Z. CLEMENTS,
| f4O6 G St., N. w.. Washington, ID. c.
| Commissioners Of Sale.
| I. George II. Rucker, Clerk of the Circuit
| Court Of Alexandria county, Virginia, do
hereby certify that Francis i. Smith and
Gardner L Boothe, two of the above mention
ed Commissioners of Sale. have given bond
with approved security, in accordance with