Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-24
AUCTION SALES.
BY r. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
fiction SALE OF BRICK CLAY
"A LAND AND OF A DESIRABLE
FARM IN ALEXANDRIA

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COUNTY.
Pursuant to the terms ola decree rendered
on the DIST day of July, 1908, by the CIRCUIT
Court of Alexandria county, Virginia, III tne
chaucery cause of Walter A. Johnston el als.,
VS. Laura Amelia Johnston ct ais, lneIei,1 i
depending the undersigned, VINO, by saiu
decree were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose will offer for sale, at puoilc
auction, on
THURSDAY. OCTOBER s. 1908,
at 2 o'clock D. m. at the intersection OF the
Washington and Alexandria Turnpike ana
the Columbia Turnpike, in Alexandra
county, Virginia, the following valuable reai
estate: r.e,..so,,
District, Alexandria county, at me Junction
and Alexandria Pike, bounded and described
as follows. to-wit Beginning at planted
stone in the line Of the Virginia Brck Com
many and corner to a tract acquired by the
Washingt0u-Southern Railway Coz thence IN
accordance with said railway company's de-
scrintion as recorded in liber o, No. 4, follo
500 following an arc (having a radius OF
ll793 feet and whose chord bears south Of %
east 1886. 35 feet) Of circle which curves 10 w
left 70. distance Of 3i061 feet to staKe cor
ner 10 said railway track in line OF tract
conveyed to Robt Z. Dodge by deed recorded
in liber G, No. 4. folio 90; thence agreeabiy
10 said deed south % IS east 1913 feet 10
locust stump and south 430 20 east 1864 ieet
IN a stake i'm said line and corner to lot con-
veved 10 Chas. T. Sorrell by deed recorded IN
| liner II. No. 4. folio 279; thence with the line
of said Sorrclls lot south 530 So west 40 U 10
stake and south 4S0 20 east 900 feet 70 a
steel bar driven in the west line OF the wash,
inpton and Alexandria road thence with SAID
a.. ~ announcer
driven steel bar az the junction Of SAID road
with Columbia Pike; thence with said pike
north 500 "a west GA feet to stake IN sald
road line and the projected line OF tract con-
viewed to Lewis Ciephane by deed recorded IN
! liber G, No. 4, folio l72 thence with the line
of said Clephane's tract north IA 10 west
| 500. 8 feet TO stake corner common 10 hil9
/ Clephanes tract and the tract being described
| and in the line of the Virginia Brick Com,
nany's tract (said tract being at the east end
! of a terra Gotta culvet) thence with the line
of said brick tract north 10 30 east 1893 feet
| 10 the beginning, containing 6.Sl2 acres IN,
GLIDING electric railways right Of way, ana
| d. 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. :.
| 2
Jefferson District, Alexandria county, being
mart of lot IA, all Of lots 10 and Is, 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 tbe Columbia Turnpike road corner com
mon 10 the tract being described and J. L.
Appleman's purchase Of lot No. is thence
| with said road north 74o 33' west 1Sl5.O feet
to the Alexandria and Georgetown read
thence with the last said road north 2 OS
east 6S4.0 feet to planted stone corner TO MI:
Olivet 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 7S' 10 east
44S. 7 feet to planted stone and north q OS
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 7S0 10 east 1544.5 feet
to planted stone in said line corner to w.
r. Walkers tract ther ce with said Walkers
line south 17o or east 627.O feet to planted
stone set ia brick clay excavation thence
south 21o 10 west l21.5 feet to planted stone
on the east side of persmmon tree thence
| south 70 % west 1855 feet TO planted stone
corner to Chas Ford s tract; thence with the
lines of said Ford north $50 TO- west 3OS.2
feet to a planted stone and south p IS
west 405. 2 feet to planted stone corner COM
mon to Ford, Appleman and the tract being
described thence with the lire OF said APP
pleman south % % west 47l.9 feet to the be-
ginning (haviug crossed the center line of the
| WASHINGTON. Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway Company's right of way at
267 So feet containing 1926 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.
8. 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 $50, of the Alexandra
county land records, and bounded and de-
scr1bed as follows, tO.wit Beginning at a
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 25' west from planted stone which
| marks the corner common TO 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
1901 4 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 40 0S' west 1926 feet to
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 5Oo
| 49, east 1004.0 feet to a stake and south Az
| TO- east 1876 feet TO the point Of beginning,
containing 2O.2l9 acres.
This tract of land is about three miles from
Washington, on good roads and very near the
proposed Great Falls and Old Dominion Flee
trio Railroad il 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
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 bal
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 ). 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 $. Royal ST.. Alexandria, Va.
r. ROSS PERRY,
Fendall Bldg. Washington. d. c.
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
12S s. Fairfax ST., Alexandria, Va.
WALTER A. JOHNSTON,
Columbian Bldg. Washington, ID. c.
EDMUND BURKE,
Washington, D. c.
JAMES f. CLEMENTS,
1906 G ST., n. w. Washington, d. c.
Commissioners Of Sale.
I, George II. Rucker, Clerk Of the Circuit