The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-19
In nnrktnxham County.


Pprsuant to DEGREES of the Circuit
Court OF buckingham county PRO
nounccd at the March, May ana July
terms. 1910, In a snaneefy cause 49, -
in depending, under the short style OK
Mckenua vs.. Mckenna. et ais, lie I'M
ttersigncti ~peciaI comm ftsionef*, ap
pointed by said court for tha pnrposs
wl,l on SATURDAY.. SEPTEMBER 80,
1911. at / o'clock of that day. In front CT
the Mckeuna Store Builing IN the town
OF New Canton, Buckingham county.
sell at public auction {he following
described real estate situated in sail
county, Of which the late John 4.
Mcksnna died, seized and possesseo.
the property win Arst be oaered N
parcels and then as whole, and IL i
brings more as IA whole, the sale wiz
be reported, otherwise the sale or pax
cells will hs reported.
TERMS or SALE.
| Cash. a. to one-third OF the par
chase price, and the remainder on a
credit Of one, two and three years Sc
cured by notes u tne purchaser chaser, Ter s't,
/ retention of tale untl all OF the puF-
t,Ase money is paid; or. at the election
| Of the purenaser, all OF the paFcHaSs
! money may be paid in cash
+ the ~ RcHAsER OR PURCHASERS
/ viii be put into possession as soon
the sale Is confirmed by the court.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
The estate OF John 7. Mckenna. sit
uated In and near the town IF New
/ Canton. Buckingham county, on James
River and {, o. Railway. consists
+, of a farm of about ie9 acres. OF whic4i
Is are cleared and In a high state OF
| cultivation. The soil is adapted 10
corn. wheat, tobacco and grass, the
latter being the crop which has been
principally cultivated on this place.
Some OF this land has made a crop
OF 10000 pounds Of timothy and clover
hay per acre in single season
contains sin rooms, not Including
store-room and TIVE rooms over store.
The store is 4oxSo feet. with. solid
walnut counters two inches thsck lee
house. pump. wind mill and detached
kitchen IN back yard. and stable, feed
an chicken houses In good condition.
beautiful lawn Of several acres
with blue grass sod surrounds the resi-
dence. with several large flower beds
OF roses. tulips, hyactntns. etc. on the
lawn. and d number of ornamental
shrubs and shade trees.
several hundred grape vines orchard
or apple, peach, pear and plum trees.
Two buildings about 75x25 used as
storage houses one large tobacco barn
same size, one tobacco warehouse. ]ZtA
80, built recently at cost OF about
s2,Seo.oo. This has railroad siding Al
door and every convenience Tor hand-
ling tobacco, prizes, scales, etc, All II
the above buildings are covered with
slate.
About 100 yards from these N tie
mill pond. one mile Ions and FED by
stream L. miles long. The mill Is
building 9ox3o reet. IL stories ana
cellar. contains two Bark Mills and
i three runs az corn stoaes.< All IN. pafseeS
condition and operated at present Ca
pac5ty of 200 bushels of meal per day.
Power supplied to the Bark and Grist
Mill by two large water wheels, one
ut each end of the building.
Railroad siding one mile In length,
owned by the estate, is at the door of
the mill. also railroad track scales.
which cost the estate about ss.ooo.oo.
Adjacent 10 the building just de-
scribed Is another builing about .5NZo
occupied by sawmill, planning and
ma tchfng mill Power Is supplied 10
, this mill by practically new water
wheel independent OF the others mem
toned Capacity of the sawmiil, which
is an old type. Is 5000 to 5000 feet per
The head Of water. as measured and
reported by competent engineer will
generate zoo to 225 H.. +. per day VI
ten hours.
. Through the lower portion Of ths
| farm runs n vein of copper ore. Whio6
Is regarded as very valuable.
Al buildings on the place are COW
cred with slate.
, The store business at this location
has amounted to Sl5,00e.00 per year
and is located in two miles of sorne OF
the slate quarries OF buckingham
which employ large numbers of men,.
About three miles from the above
mentioned property there IL another
. tract of $50 acres which Is covered
with valuable timber, both oak and
. pine:
The tract at New Canton Is so arr
! ranged that II may be cut on and SOLD
I in parcels TO suit the purchaser.
> ISAAC DlGGS,
f. c. MOON,
r. w HUBBARD.
. SANDa GAYLE.
! j. 3. BOATWRIGHT,
A. l. PITTS. JR..
Commissioner
: virxtria County of buckingham. to-
: wit;
r.tS. - - 49,
Court of Buckingham county, do here
by certify that the bonds required by
the foregoing DEGREES have been duly
given.
= Clerk Of Buckingham circuit Ceug6
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