The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-05-24
Thursday, May26'1O

at the hour Of 2 o'clock d. m, and
without reserve her farm OF 800 acres
of land
The farm is without question one of
the best improved tracts of land in
the the Blue Grass region and is in a
high state of cultivation.
1t has been in the same family for
one hundred years and each genera
tion has taken great care in preserv-
ing the fertility of the land.
1t has upon it one of the best two
story modern brick residences in the
county, containing eleven rooms, halls
10 closets, l store room, double front
veranda, with elegant bay window be-
tween, double back porches and with
cellar under main portion of the build
ing.
The house contains slate roof has
been newly painted and is in splendid
condition, inside and out. There is a
large cistern near the rear door, and
one of the best ice houses in the state.
There is also upon the premises a
meat house; brick cabin in the ward:
stable, tobacco barn for ten acres of
tobacco and a good house offive rooms.
tracts of land in the county, is ve.y
productive and is all in grass except
ITO acres. II is we'll watered, Coon
er's Run flowing through one corner of
the place, while a number of never
failing springs and pools make the
farm drouth proof
The land lays well, being sufficient
ly rolling to afford natural drainage,
and is of rich productive soil. A
field OF 50 acres of corn last year has
now upon it fine growing crop of
wheat, which is sown to clover, the lat
ter being up nicely. Sixty acres is to
be planted in corn and can be seeded to
wheat in the fall of 1910. The farm
is surrounded on all sides by citi-
| zens who own their farms. Colonel E.
+. Clay, the owner of Runnymede,
and his son. E. F. Clay, Jr., being on
the south side, Mr.. George Wagner on
the west, the land of Miss Elizabeth
Grimes and Mrs. r. c. Talbot on the
north and bounded by StoDer creek on
the east.
The residence and surroundings are
among the most attractive on the
Paris and Cynthiana pike, the former
being located rs yards from the road
anu dppIOdCutu with u DtdublIul ncdlt
shaped driveway.
The yard comprises several acres of
land we'll set in bluegrass and shaded
with cedars, maple, walnut, and sever
al stately oak and ash trees.
The line of the Cynthiana and Paris
interurban railway, which has been
surveyed and will be built within the
next twelve months, runs directly in
81 h..
quick transportation in either direc-
tion.
The farm will be sold in two tracts,
the home place (going in the direction
from Paris to Cynthiana) containing
235 acres, and including the improve
men's and the rental contract for 1910,
will compose tract No. and the un-
improved landlying Immediately across
the pike and containing l25 acres, will
compose tract No. 2.
Tract M. 2 is one of the richest
bodies Of land in Central Kentucky. It
is deep virgin soil, contains one hundred
acres of fine timber and is richly set in
bluegrass. The timber consists of
mammoth red and white oak, blue and
black ASH. maple and walnut trees and
is OF such a variety and abundance as to
NC ouiiiSitht W Duiiu d nutuDtF OF To-
bacco barns This tract Of land has up
on it an elegant and commanding site for
residence. Every acre of the one
hundred and twenty-five will produce
several fine crops Of tobacco, after which
II would produce the best corn and wheat
that could begrown
Prospective buyers are invited to visit
the farm and inspect its unequaled OPP
portunities as stock and agricultural
farm.
The farm will first be sold as a whole
including the rental contract for the year
1910, and possession given March / /,
1911. II will then be sold in separate
tracts, and the highest and best bid will
be accepted
II sold separately, purchasers OF tract
No. can have immediate pos ession.
The terms Of the sale will be liberal
and will be made known on day Of sale.
For further particulars and informa-
tion call on, or write
N. A. Moore, or Colonel George
ID. Speakes, Auctioneer Paris, Ky.
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