Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-26
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

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SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
TATE LOCATED IN THE CITY Of'
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
LOT Old Point Comfort Improvement
Company vs.. M. B. Crowelrs executor
ct al, the undersigned, VINO was NAM
ed as special commissioner for that
purpose. will offer for sale, at pub
&c auction, to the highest bidder. the
following described real estate, OF
which, the late M. B. Crowell died
seized and possessed.
% An undivided one-halt 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 E. E. Mclean.
Csc, 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 unsoiG
portions Of that certain large tract
Of land containing about ESQ 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 NJ. Willis and George A.
Schmelz, rs will appear BY that GER
tain deed to them from Thos. w. kea'
ton. dated Sept, eth, 1890. and duly
recorded in the clerks ONCE Of said
Elizabeth City County, Va, IN deed
hook No. 20 at page $40. and in which
land ether parties afterwards acquired
interests. 50 that same was owned AZ
the death Of said Crowell (and 10
now owned) by Messrs. Jno. II. VIII
lis, George A. Schmelz, Jesse Jones
and r. 8. Hudgins and saiu Grower
estate, the interest Of said C7oweh
estate being a three-tenths interest.
Afterwards the said $50 acre tract
was divided into i've paris. which
are mentioned in paragraphs q.
81" &C." ID" and &c" hereof. and some
thereof was subdivided into lots and
blocks and are 50 shown upon the
Mats mentioned. The interest OF
said CruweIl estate which will be sOio,
as aforesaid. Is rs follows:
(a) A three-tenths interest IN iots
or tracts rendered / to 8 inclusive
and lot or tract number IL (belng III
lots or tracts). each Of which II sup
posed to be one acre, IS shown upon
a certain dat, entitled plat Of Mid
d,eboro part OF Bates tract which
plat Is fled in the papers Of said
cause. and Is marked ~ exhibit NO.
4 with Commissioners report No. ..
These lots are . part Of the tract
known as Middleboro located on the
north side Of said county road. and
once contained 1864 acres.
III, A three-tenths interest in all
OF the lots. pieces or parcels Of LAND
shown upon . certain plat thereof,
sled In said cause. returned With said
commissioners report, and marked.
Exhibit No. s with Commissioner
report No. g. except lots IL. II. 20
and q (Which lots have been sold)-
and all Of which lots MAKE rp the
tract Of land known a. Par. Of Mid
dlcboro.- which lies between the ssid
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
srarh a. known n -MiddIeDoro."
(c) A three-tcnihs interest tn that
certain tract which faces about 2.2-z.s
feet on the said main county road. al
Soins the said tract ebovs called MD
d,chorp~ on the eastward sad runs hack
towards the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
~ay Ccmpany 90 . swamp. being
GIL acrcs of band. ssd the rcasisdcf
II thas Gil sore trsct aRer setss.s
aVsst Tie one sere 1ot u NE sosu-