The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-09
Notice ofSaIe of Land for Partition

By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court in the case of w. P. Stepp ct al.
VS.. X. @. 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
at the court house door in Henderson
vile at auction to the highest bidder
for cash, on the first Monday in May,
which is the 4th day of May, 1908, at II
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 one and two years time prop
erly secured as required by law. the fol-
lowing described LANDS lying and being
in the township of Blue Ridge, county
of Henderson and state of North Caro-
lima and bounded and more particu-
larry described as follows, viz,
Tract number l: Beginning on a pop
lar in the James Case old line and runs
south SO deg east 81 poles to stake;
thence north 5 deg east 81 poles to a
stake in the line of Lucinda Stepp's
dover; thence with said line north SO
deg west Sc poles to a chestnut, corner of
said dover tract; thencew1th the old line
south 5 deg west 60 poles to the begin
ning-containing p acres more or less.
Tract number 2: Beginning on a pop
lar, corner of lot number one and runs
with the line of lot number n south
80 deg east "a poles to a stake; thence
south 5 deg west 80 poles to a stake on
TON nf tho hill fhanan north IN 1on TuacE
rs poles to a stake in the Liverett line;
thence with said Liverett line north 5
deg east 40 poles to a rock On the south
bank of Rocky branch; thence with the
meanders of the branch south 20 deg
east "a poles to a stake in the branch in
the old Case line; thence with said line
north 5 deg east 21apoles to the begin
ning-containing 25 acres more or less.
Tract number 3: Beginning at a
stake on top of the hill, corner of lot
number two and runs with the line of
the same north 70 deg west rs poles to a
stake in the Liverett line; thence with
the Liverett line south 5 deg west 81
poles to a rock; thence south 80 deg east
2l@ poles to a black oak, the James Case
old corner: thence south 5 deg west
with S, A. Blackwell's line 48 poles to
John Jones' old stake r thence
with line of said S. A. Blackwell south
IS deg east 80 poles to a dogwood; thence
north 5 deg east 10 poles t the begin
ming containing % acres more or less.
Tract number 4: Beginning on a dog
wood in the old John line, corner
of lot number three, and run south IS
deg west l04 poles to a sOurwOOd, +. M.
Blackwell's corner; thence with his line
south sc deg east 40 poles to a hickory
in the old Reuben Stepp line; thence
with said line north 5 deg west 90 poles
to a stake in said line; thence north SO
deg west 362 poles to a stake on the top
of the ridge; thence south 8 deg west
81 poles to the Notwithstanding "a
acres more or less.
Tract number 5: Beginning at stake,
corner of lot number four and runs
with the line of the same south 80 deg
east 364 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
80deg east to Little Hungry creek thence
uD said creek to the mouth of the first
branch entering the same; thence up
said branch 81 poles to an ash; thence
west 50 poles to a stake in the line of
lot number one; thence with the same
south B 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 il the John
Stepp road, corner of the Lucinda Stepp
dover, and runs with the line of said
dover tract north SO deg west 81 poles
to a stake, third corner of lot number
one; thence with the line of number one
south 5 deg east SO poles to a stake;
thence east with the line of number five
So poles to an ash at the branch; thence
with the branch "a poles to the creek;
thence with meanders of the creek to
the notwithstanding Is 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
in the highest price for the entire tract
will be accepted
Mod. RAY
This April 3rd, 1908. Commissioner.