Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-07
AUCTION SALES.
By R.F Knox, Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE OF BRICK CLAY
~ LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA


A UCTioN SALE OF BRICK CLAY !
~ LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA
COUNTY.
Pursuant to the terms of Il decree rendered
on the 2lst day OF July, 1903, by the Circuit
Court of Alexandria county Virginia, in the
chauceTy cause Of Walter A. Johnston ct ais,
Va. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, therein
depending, the undersigned, who, by said
decree, were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale, at public
auction, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER s. 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
e'i1'S THAT TRACT OF LAND in jefferson
district Alexandria county, at the Junction
If 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 tract acquired W VIC
/ WashingtOlI-Southern Railway Co.; thence IN
accordance with said railway company's de-
scription. as recorded in liber o, No. 4, follo
3O3 following an arc (having radius OF
| 1870 feet and whose chord bears south Of %
east 3S9, IS feet) of circle which curves to the
left for distance of 340.64 feet to a 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 210; thence agreeably
to said deed south % 1S' east 1913 feet to
locust stump and south 43o 20 east 1854 feet
TO stake in said line and corner to lot con-
yeyed to Cho7 Il. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
liner II. No. a, folio 279; thence with the line
of said Sorrells lot south $50 SO west 40 feet TO
a stake and south 43o 20 east 900 feet TO
steel bar driven in the west line OF the WASH,
ington and Alexandria road thence with sald
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 a tract con
viewed TO Lewis Clephane by deed recorded In
liber c. No. 4, folio 172 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north IA % west
500 g feet 10 stake corner common to SAID
Clenbane'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
ofsaid brick tract north 10 80 east 1898 feet
10 the beginning. containing 6.Sl2 acres in.
Guiding electric railways right of 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
~ o. THAT TRACT OF LAND situate in
Jefferson District, Alexandria county, being
mart of lot IA. all of lots 10 and 49, and part OF
lots II and rs Of the Roach division, and
handed and described as follows, to-wit
Beginning at a planted stone on the north side
of the Columbia Turnpike road corner COM
mon to the tract being described and >. L.
Appleman's purchase of lot No. Is thence
with said road north 740 80 west $500 feet
10 the Alexandria and Georgetown road !
thence with the last said road north % OS
east 6S4 o feet to planted stone corner to Mt.
Oliyet subdivision, which is the same tract
conveyed to Annie Belle Brady by deed re-
corded in liher III, No. 4, folio 49, thence
. with said subdivision north 7S0 10 east
44S.7 feet 10 a planted stone and north = Oo
east 200 feet to another stone corner tC
: said subdivision in the United States Govern
ment Reservation line; thence with the last
mentioned line north 7S0 10 east l544.5 feet
TO planted stone in said line corner TO W
:. #. Walkers tract thence with said Walker
line south 10 o. east 627.0 feet 10 planted
stone set in brick clay excavation thence
south 90 ~ west 1918 feet to planted stone
- on the east side of persimm0n tree; thence
south 70 % west 1888 feet to planted stone
corner to Chas. Ford's tract thence with tho
lines of said Ford north $50 10 west 308..
west 4O5 3 feet to a planted stone corner com
l. mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract bein;
described thence with the line of said APP
pleman south &c % west AIS feet TO the be
ginning (having crossed the center line Of tn
S Washington, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
d Electric Railway Companys right of way n
RI 2G7. G5 feet containing 57276 acres including
k said railway right of way and 55.229 acres ex
1t elusive of said right of way.
THE tract of land contains some of the mos
valuable brick clay land in Alexandra county
3. A TRACK OF LAND situate in Wash
- ington District, Alexandria county, and bein
lot No. 3. as shown by plat recorded in dee
book No. 3, folio 255, Of the Alexander
j. county land records, and bounded and dc
scrlbed as follows, to-wit Beginning at
stake corner common to this tact and DIR. /
NJ Rixey's land in the north line of tn
Samuel Birch tract and distant 76.56 feet sout
45o % west from a planted stone whie
:. marks the corner common 10 lots and OF tn
y Samuel Birch division, as the same is referre
" 10 i'm description of said lot and recorded j
= liber NJ. No. 4. folio $780, thence with tn
n line of said Birch tract, as the same Is estal
~ lished by monuments, south 450 20 ives
= 1901 a feet TO stake corner common 10 IN
~ tract being described and Peter Jackson 8 lot
in the line of the John Birch estate; theme
= with the line of said Birch estate and Di
Rixeys tract north 40 0S' west 922.6 feet I
- corner common TO the tract being de
R scribed and said Rixey's tract thence still
R with the line Of said Rixey's tract north 81
49, east 1904 o feet 70 q stake and south Al
|. TO- east s36 feet to the point Of beginning
containing 20.2l9 acres.
s This tract of land is about three miles froT
Washington, on good roads and very near tn
d. proposed Great Falls and Old Dominion Ele'
/ tric Railroad il has an elevation of abou
g 400 feet and is a most desirable building site
being near some of the most beautiful home
d in Alexandria county, overlooking the city {
" Washington and the Potomac river for man
-, miles. A considerable portion Of this tract
IL covered with large original oak trees, and Oh
I water in the neighborhood is pure and of IN
= very best quality.
> Terms Of Sale One-third cash and the ba
r ance in six, twelve and eighteen months, In
i 1 deferred payments to be evidenced by th
!, notes of the purchaser or purchasers, bearin
y interest from the day Of sale. The title I
= the property to be retained until the whole
~ the purchase money is paid. Conyeyan'
ing at the cost Of the purchaser or purchaser
= All of the above property belongs to tn
. estate of the late Horace S. Johnston, and II
- cent surveys have been made Of all thre
tracts, blue prints of which surveys can b
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.
10 GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
.. l2S S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va.
n WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
! Columbian Bldg, Washington, d. G.
n EDMUND BURKE,