Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-25
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

SALE VI Valuable MAJ -
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, 1905, in the chancery cause
of Old Point Comfort Improvement
Company vs.. NJ. B. Crowelrs executor
ct al. the undersigned, VINO was nam
ed as 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 NJ. B. CroWeil dieo
seized and possessed.
CD An undivided one-halt interest,"
in all of those certain lots. pieces OF
parcels of land. situate in Newport
News. Virginia, known and designated
by lots numbered Thirty-eight (3s)
Thirty-nine (39) and Forty t4o) IN
block Eighty-seven $50, as shown on
"a certain map made by E. Z. Mclean
'C. E., a COPY of which was filed IN the
clerks Office 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 NJ. B. Crow.
ell. deceased. in and to the unsoio
portions OF that certain large tract
|, Of land containing about $50 acres
situated in Elizabeth City County. be-
tween Newport News and Hampton.
and living along the main county ROAD
between the last mentioned cities
which was originally purchased by
John NJ. 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 duiy
recorded in the clerks Office OF SAID
Elizabeth City County. Va. in deed
hook No. 20 at page $40. and in whicn
land other parties afterwards acquired
interests. 50 that same was owned Al
the death Of said Croweil land Is
nov owned) by Messrs. Jno. N. VIII
It's George A. Schmelz, Jesse Jones
ana R s. Hudgins and saIu Grower
estate. the interest Ct said Cro~eii
estate being q three-tenfhs Interest
Afterwards the said ESQ acre tract
Was divided into i've parts. wnicn
are mentioned in paragraphs a,
..b +" c. ID" and &c" hereof, and some
thereof was subdivided into lots ana
blocks and are so shown upon tne
Mats mentioned. The interest," Oh
said CroweIl estate which will be so'a'
he aforesaid. Is a. follows:
(a) A three-tenths interest IN lots
ar tracts numbered 1 to 3 inclusive
[sod lot or tract number y (being lc
jots or fracts). each Of which IS sup
uoaed to ne one acre, as shown upon
Ii certain plat. entitled plat OF MID
A,ehoro mart of Bates tract" which
Mat is aled in the papers OF saia
Icause. and Is marked 40 exhibit NO
4 With Commissioner report No. 8.
These lots are . part OF the tracs
Known As Middleboro located on the
upr,h side Of said county road, ana
once contained 40.e4 acres.
IN, A three-teaths interest in all
Of the lots. pieces or parcels OF lana
shown upon o certain plat Thereon.
alcd in said cause, returned with said
.ommisssoners report, and marked,
~I-.hibj,. No. 6 with Commissioner
,ano-t No. s. except lots II. II. 70
and n (Which Z lots have been Sold.
and an OF which lots make rp the
,r.c, Of land known a. Par, OF MID
dIeboro.- which lies between the SAID
comfy road. the right Of way o. the
Nevport News and Old Point Rail
vax and Electric Company. and oppo-
site the said tract mentioned IN para
graph a. known as "Middleooro.
Ter A thrcc-tenths interest IN thai
certain Tract which faces about a.z-z.s
sc-t on the said main county road. az
,osns the said trNct above called MID
dIeborc- on the eastward and runs bscs
towards the Chesapeake q Ohio Raf'-
wsy Company 70 . swamp. being
q. 4, acreu Of land. and the remainder
Of thss Gil sore tract after setting
sa.rt the zoe acre lot IN the sosth-