The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-30
Notice of Sale OF Land for Partition

BS>virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court in the case of w. p. Stepp ct al.
VS.. K. @. Stepp ct al. rendered the 18th
day of March, 1908, ordering a sale for
partition of the lands described in the
petition in the said case, after the wild
owls dover therin had been laid off and
assigned to her by proper metes and
bounds and excepting the same from the
lands sold, which assignment has been
made, and appointing me a commission
er to- make sale of the same, l will sell
Vile at auction to the highest bidder
for cash, on the first Monday in May,
which is the 4th day of May, 1908, at IL
o'clock noon, one-fourth of the purchase
money to be paid at date of sale and the
balance to be paid in two equal INSTALL
mentS in nj and two years time prop
erly secured as required by law, the fol-
lowing described lands lying and being
in the township os Blue Ridge, county
of Henderson and state of North Caro-
lima and bounded and more particu-
larly described as follows, viz:
Tract number 1: Beginning on s. pop
lar in the James Case old line and ruos
south SO deg east Sd poles to STAKE;
thence north 5 deg east 62 poles TO a
stake in the line OF Lucinda S epp;s
dover; thence with said line north SO
deg west 56 poles to a chestnut, corner OF
said dover tract; thebceWILh the old line
south 5 deg west 60 poles to the begin
ning-cOntaining 81 acres m re or less.
Tract number 2: Beginning on d pop
lar, corner of lot number one and runs
with the line of lot number one south
80 deg east 81 poles to a stake; thence
south 5 deg west 80 poles 10 a stake on
top of the hill; thence north ~ deg West
rs poles to a stake in the Liverett line;
thence with said Liverett line north 5
deg east 40 poles to u rock on the south
bank of Rocky branch; thence with the
meanders of the branch south 20 deg
east "a poles to a stake ii the branch in
the old Case line; thence with said lire
north 5 deg east Il poles to the begin
niUg-cOntaining 25 acres mere Or less.
Tract number ): Beginning at q
stake on top of the hill, corner of lot
number two ard runs with the line IF
the same north 20 de- west IS poles to d
stake in the Liyerett line; thence with
the Liver'Lt lire south S deg west 81
poles to a r. ok; thence south IS deg east
2l4 poles t't L black Oak, the James Case
old corner: Jhonc2 south ) r:eg west
with 5, A. B:ackweiHs line 10 poles to
ohm jones old stake corner; thence
with line of said S. A. Blackwell south
IS deg east so poles to a dogHoOd; thence
north B deg east 10 poles TO the begin
ming containing 2S acres more or less.
Tract number 4: Beginning on a dog
wood in the old John Jones line, corner
OF lot number three, aud runs south IS
deg west l0& poles to a sourwocd, F NJ.
Blackwell's corner; thence with his line
south &c deg east 30 poles to q hicaOry
in the old Reuben Htepp line; thence
with said line north 5 deg west 80 poles
to a stake in said line: thence north 80
deg west 364 poles to a stake on the top
OF the ridge; thence south 5 deg west
81 poles to the neutrality-suspicious. "a
acres more OF less.
Tract number 5: Beginning at q stake,
corner of lot number four and runs
with the line of the same south 80 deg
east S64 poles to a stake in the Reuben
Stepp old line, also corner of lot number
four; thence with the Reuben Stepp old
line north 5 deg west Sc poles to a stake,
the Reuben Stepp old corner; thence
with the Reuben Stepp old line south
~ deg east to Little Hungry creek; hence
up said creek to the mouth of the first
branch entering the same; thence up
said branch "a poles to an ash; thence
west 90 poles to a stake in the line of
lot number one; thence with the same
south 5 deg west 80 poles to the Begin
ning-containing is acres more or less.
Tract number 6: Beginning on a stake
at the ford of the creek in the John
Stepp road, corner of the Lucinda Stepp
dover, and runs with the linz of said
dover tract north SO deg west 81 poles
to a stake, third corner of lot number
thence with the line of number one
south 5 deg east So poles to a stake;
thence east with the line of number FIVE
81 poles to an ash at the branch; thence
with the branch "a poles to the creek:
thence with meanders of the creek to
the beginning-containing 18 acres more
or less.
The said lands will be offered for sale
in lots as above described first and then
offered as a whole and the bid resulting
the highest price for the entire tract
will be accepted.
Mod. RAY
This April 3rd, 1908. Commissioner.