Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-22
COMMISSIONERS GALE.

COMMISSIONERS GALE.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
TATE LOCATED IN THE CITY Or
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. Crowells executor
ct al, the undersigned, who 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 M. B. Crowell died
seized and possessed.
Cd 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 1881,
, Thirty.nine (Ss) and Forty (40) IN
block Eighty-seven (SO. as shown on
! q certain map made by E. f. Mclean,
&C. E.. a copy Of which was filed IN the
Clerks Once Of the County Court OF
Warwick, Virginia, on the 29.n day OF
ISeptember, 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 unsoid
portions OF that certain large tract
Of land containing about $50 acres,
situated in Elizabeth City County. be-
tween Newport News and Hampton.
and lying alopg the main county road
between the last mentioned cities,
which was originally purchased by
John NJ. Wlllis and George A.
Schmelx, a. will appear by that GER
tain deed to them from Thos. w. Kea'
ton, dated Sept. 9th. 1890. and duly
recorded in the clerks ONCE %. said
Elizabeth City County. Va, in deed
book No. 20 at page $40. and u which
land other parties afterwards acquired
Interests. SO that same was owned at
the death Of said Crowell land Is
now owned) by Messrs. Jno. N. VIII
Ills, George A. Schmelz. Jesse Jones
and r. 8. Hudgins and saiu Grower
estate, the interest of said Crowell
estate being a three-tenths interest
Afterwards the said $50 acre tract
Twas divided into five parts. which
are mentioned In paragraphs q,
3D." &C." I'd" and &c" hereof. and some
thereof was subdivided into lots and
lblocks and are so shown upon the
plats mentioned. The interesI OF
said Crowell estate which will be SOLD.
as aforesaid. IL as follows:
(a) A three-tenths inRerest In lots
or tracts numbered 1 to 3 inclusive
and lot or tract number IL (being ~
lots or tracts), each Of which 10 sup
posed to be one acre, a shown upon
IL certain plat, entitled PLAT Of Mid
Idfeboro. part Of Bates tract" which
lplat 10 fled In the papers Of SAID
Icause, and 10 marked ~ exhibit NO.
IA with CoDmissioner's report No. s.
These lots are . part Of the tract
known 40 Middleboro located On the
north side Of said county road. and
IOnce contained 4O.S4 acress
(b) A three-tenths interest in oil
| OF the lots. pieces or parcels Of land
shown upon . certain plat thereof.
Inled In said cause, returned with said
Icommissiouers report, and marked.
I"Exhibit No. with Commissioner
report No. g." except lots Is. IA, 20
and q (which Z lots have been Sold,
and all Of which lots make Cp the
itract Of lsad known ~ Part OF MID
idIeboro.- which lies between the said
Icounty road, the right OF way O the
Newport News and Old Point Rail-
way and Electric Company. and oppo-
l&ite the said Tract mentioned In para
graph "a known - "Middseooro.
&c, A three-senfhs interest IN that
certain tract which faces about 5-21z-s
On the said main county road. ad1Qns
the said tract above called middle
Iboro- on the eastward and runs boek
towards the Chesapeake q Ohio Rail-
way Company to q swamp, beng
&s.il ACRES Of land. and the remainder
LOT that gill acre tract after setting
ispart the once acre lot IN the south
Ieae, corner heretofore sold A plaf
|of this said 47l1 acre tract 10 nsed
| In said cause. entitled, "A plat ~ct
Bates. the property Of schmeis 4
willis. and h marked Exhibit NO.
Is with Commissioners report No. s.
cd A thrce-tcnths Interest In that
lcersain tract Of land lying betweco
the right Of way Of the csectrtc com-
! psay above mentioned and Hampeoa
1 Roads. containing shout 20 acres. more
o. less, bounded q the wea ~ the
road leading from the right d way OF
sid electric company 20 the residence
Of Mr.. Charies Hcwins, % the south
and eass hy Indise Greek. ord On the
, north by the right OF way Of said esec-
trio company.
(e) A threeteufhs interest In thr
, following lots Of land: IIcss = 10 -
iseiustve IN block 2, lots ~. u. 1s. -.
- IN b,ock .. lots ~. Is and 10 in|
bsoek 9. ,cts 5. al IN bsocG q.
,sts . - . in block .. iosa . snl ~