Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-01
AUCTION SALES.
BY 3. F. Knox, Auctioneer'
LECTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
"A LAND AND OF A DESIKAbLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
RnTTNnX

COUNTY.
Pursuant to the terms Of q decree renueIeu
on the 2lst day Of July, 1908, by the NIVIis
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III 1l'e
chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston es als,,
vs.. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, lnereiiha
depending, the undersigned; who, W as,
decree were appointed Special Commissioners
for the nurpose. will offer for sale, at puDhc
auction, on 10.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER s, 1908,
at o'clock .. M, at the intersection OF tns
Washington, and AlexandriA; u',' aran5ria
., Inty. Virginia, the following valuable real
estate: r.>rn: r.a,.-.o,
| D;strict Alexandria county, at the junction
oftb Columbia Pike and the Washington
and Alexandria Pike, bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning az planted
stone in the line Of the Virginia Briek Com
pany and corner TO tract acquired oy tie
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Railway Co.; thence in
accordance with said railway company's de-
scrintion. as recorded in liber o, No. 4, folio
S0S following an arc (having radius OF
| ITO q feet and whose chord bears south 5l0 oy
cost S3o az feetl Of circle which curves to the
/ len for a distance Of 34064 feet to stake cor
ner 10 said railway track in line OF a tract
conveyed TO Robt. p Dodge by deed recorded
In liber G, No. 4. folio 21O; thence agreeaDiy
10 said deed south o IS east S9.3 teet 10
locust stump end south 43' 90 east 41S. "a feet
10 n stake in said line and corner to lot con
viewed TO Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded in
liner II. No. 4, folio 279: thence with the line
of said SorreIls lot south 530 So west 40 feet TO
a stake and south 43o 90 east 900 feet TO
steel bar driven in the west line Of the Wash
lington 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-
viewed 10 Lewis Clephane by deed recorded IN
liber G. No. 4, folio 172 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north 140 10 west
629. 8 feet 70 stake corner common to said
Clephane's tract and the tract being described
and in the line Of the Virginia Brick Com.
nany's tract (said tract being at the east emo
of terra Gotta c1lvet) thence with the line
ofsaid brick tract north 710 80 east 1893 feet
to the beginning, containing 6.Sl2 acres in.
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, and
&. 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.
| i
mart of lot IA, all Of lots Is and 10, and part OF
lots ~ and rs Of the Roach division, and
bounded and described as follows, to-wlt !:
BEGINNING at a planted stone on the north siGe
of the Columbia Turnpike road corner COM
mon 10 the tract being described and j. T..
Appleman's purchase of lot No. l5 thence
with said road north 74o 80 west 1901 rect
to the Alexandria and Georgetown road (;
thence with the last said road north = Oo'
90 n E. a.. cd l..
Oliyet subdivision, which is the same tract
conveyed to Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded in liber VI, No. 4, folio us; thence
with said subdivision north 7o' Is east
1887 feet TO a planted stone and north 2 Us
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 l54i.5 feet
TO planted stone in said line corner to W.
T. Walkers tract thence with said Walker $
line south 17o or east 627.0 feet to planted
stone set in brick clay excavation; thence
south 90 49, west 1918 feet to planted stone
on the east side Of persimmOn tree; thence
south 70 % west 1888 feet TO planted stone
corner 10 Chas. Ford's tract; thence with the
lines of said Ford north So 10 west 3OS.2
feet to planted stone and south 2 Is
west 1852 feet 90 a 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 (haying crossed the center line OF The
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company's right Of way at
PSI. IS feet) containing 57.276 acres including
said railway right Of way and 1929 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. 8. 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 q
stake corner common to this tact and DIR. 7.
NJ. Rixey's land in the north line Of the
: Samuel Birch tract and distant 1856 feet south
? 45o % west from planted stone which
marks the corner common TO lots and 3of the
Samuel Birch division, as the same is referred
toin description Of said lot 3 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 450 % wesl
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 DR.
Rixey's tract north 44o 0S' west 1926 feet tC
corner common to the tract being de.
scrbed and said Rixey's tract; thence still
with the line Of said Rixey's tract north 50'
49, east 1O04.0 feet TO a stake and south AZ
10 east S36 s feet to the point Of beginning
containing 20.2l9 acres.
This tract of land is about three miles from
5 Washington, on good roads and very near the
proposed Great Falls and Old Dominion Elec
tric Railroad it 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 o.
akf md no riV mai
miles A considerable portion Of this tract Il
covered with large original oak trees, and the
water in the neighborhOOd is pure and OF th'
very best quality.
Terms Of Sale One.third cash and the bal
ance in six, twelve and eighteen months, thu
deferred payments to be evidenced by tb'
notes Of the purchaser or purchasers, bearing
interest from the day Of sale. The title t
the property to be retained until the whole
the purchase money is paid. Conveyance
ing at the cost of the purchaser or purchasers
All of the above property belongs to thu
estate Of the late Horace 5. Johnston, and re
cent surveys have been made Of al tire,
tracts, blue prints Of which surveys can b
seen at the Office Of any Of the undersigned.
/. FRANCIS l.. SMITH,
123 S. Royal ST.. Alexandria, Va.
= r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg, Washington, d. c.
GARDNER L. BO0THE,
1913 S. Fairfax ST., Alexandria Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg. Washington ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, ID. G.
JAMES Z. CLEMENTS,
14o6 G St., N. W., Washington, ID. c.
3, Commissioners Of Sale.
: /, George II. Rucker, Clerk Of the Circni
Court Of Alexandria county, Virginia, d.
hereby certify that Francis i. Smith ant
Gardner Boothe, two Of the above mention