Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-20
COMMISSIONERS GALE.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES
TATE LOCATED IN THE CITY Of
NEWPORT NEWS AND THE
COUNTY OF ELIZABETH CITY
VVnnINIA

| TATE LOCAlED In Anb Va ~
NEWPORT NEWS AND THE
COUNTY OF ELIZABETH CITY.
VIRGINIA.
Pursuant to a decree OF the Corpora
ton Court Of the City of Newport
News, virginia. entered at the Septem-
Der term, 1908, In the chancery cause
OF Old Point Comfort Improvement
Company vs.. NJ. b. CrowelPs executor
ct al, the undersigned, who was nam
ed az special commissioner for that
purpose will offer for sale, at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder. the
following described real estate. OF
which the late M. B. Crowell died
sized and possessed:
ID An undivided one-half interest
| in all OF those certain lots. pieces or
parcels OF land situate in Newport
News. Virginia. known and designated
by lots numbered Thirty-eight (3S),
Thirty-nIne 1897 and Forty (40) in
block Eighty.seven $50. as shown on
a certain map made by +. T.. Mclean.
C.. f., a copy of which was filed IN the
Clerks Once Of the County Court OF
Warwick, Virginia, on the 29.n day OF
September. 1881. These are vacant
lots.
(2) All Of the right. interest, equi-
| ty and estate of the said N. b. Crow
ell, deceased, in and to the unsold
lportions OF that certain large tract
fOf land containing about $50 acres
situated In Elizabeth City County. be-
tween Newport News and Hampton.
and lying along the main county road
between the last mentioned Cities
which was originally purchased by
John M. Willis and George A.
Schmelz, as will appear by that Ger
tain deed to them from Thos. w. kea-
ton. dated Sept, 9th. 1890. and duly
recorded In the clerks office OF SAID
Elizabeth City County. Va. In deed
book No. 20 at page 24O, and in which
land other parties afterwards acquired
interests. 20 that same was owned al
the death of said Crowell land Is
now owned) by Messrs. Jno. M. VIII
lis. George A. Schmelz, Jesse Jones
and r. 8. Hudgins and salu Croweii
estate, the interest OF said Croweii
estate being q three-tenths interest.
Afterwards the said $50 acre tract
was divided into Ave parts. which
are mentioned In paragraphs a.
"b" &C" I'd" and re" hereof. and some
thereof was subdivided into lots and
lblocks and are so shown upon the
Mats mentioned. The interest OF
said Crowell estate which will be sold.
as aforesaid, is as follows:
Ca A three-tenths interest in lots
or tracts numbered l to 8 Inclusive
and lot or tract number IL (being III
lots or tracts each Of which Is sup
posed to be one acre. as shown upon
certain plat, entitled plat OF MILO
|dleboro, part of Bates tract. which
plat Is filed in the papers OF said
cause. and Is marked as exhibit NO
with Commissioners report No. 8,
These lots are q part OF the tract
known as Middleboro located on the
north side of said county road, and
once contained A0.64 acres.
(b) A three-tenths interest In all
Of the lots, pieces or parcels OF lana
shown upon a certain plat thereof,
flied In said cause. returned with SAID
commissioners report, and marked,
Exhibit No. S with Commissioners
report No. g." except lots ID. IA. 70
and q (which 4 lots have been sold).
and all of which lots make up the
| tract Of land known as PARE Of Mid
dleboro," which lies between the SAID
county road, the right OF way o. the
Newport News and Old Point Rail-
way and Electric Company, and oppo-
site the said tract mentioned IN para
graph "a" known as "Middleooro.
(c) A three-tenths interest in that
certain tract which faces about 3.222.0
!! ON the said main county road, ad5oins
the said tract above called Middle
Iboro' on the eastward and runs back
towards the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Rail-
way Company to q swamp. being
III acres Of land, and the remainder
LOT that I11 acre tract after setting
apart the once acre lot IN the south
least corner heretofore sold. A plat
Iof this said 47I1 acre tract Ia nleo
lin said cause. entitled, "A plat OF
Bates, the property Of Schmeiz 4
tV1llis. and IL Married Exhibit No.
te with Commisstoner's report No. g."
(d) A three-tenths interest in thar
Icertaan tract Of land lying between
1.-The right Of way Of the esectrsc com
pany above mentioned and Hampton
RoGtis, containing about 20 acres, more
Tor less, bounded on the westsby the
road leading from the right Of way OF
said electric company to the residence
Iof Mr. Charles HeWins, on the south
land east by Indian Greek. and on the
north by the right OF way OF said eiec-
Itric company.
(el A three-tenths Interest in the
Ifo,lovinr lots Of land: Lots to ~
Inclusive In block 3. lots IL. Is. Is. ~.
- in block :. lots -. Is and II IN
block 4. lots s. s and In block =.
lots 2 and 3 In block 8. lots > and 10
lin block 3, lots Z. 8. II. ]; IN block ID.
lots , and in block Is. lots to 10
Inclusive tn block -, lots to II In
lciusive In block %. lot IL in block
In. ,oes I to 8 Inclusive In block Il,