Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-08
SheriT's Sale
OF
Real and Personal Property.


cry County, and to the Sheriff of said county
directed, at the suit of George W. Offutt,
to the use of James NJ Sherwin, admins
traitor, with the will annexed. of Samuel
A. Davenport, deceased, against the goods,
chattels, rights. credits lands and tene-
ments of the Potomac Granite Company,
a corporation. duly incorporated under the
laws of the State of Maine, and Linus P.
Burrows, and the other at the suit of
Thomas d. Darby, to the use of Eduardo
Verdes, against the goods, chattels, rights,
credits, lands and tenements of the Poto-
mac Granite Company and Linus P. Bur-
rows, have this fourteenth day of. Febru-
airy. In the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, seized and taken in execution all
the right, title, claim, interest and estate,
both at law and in equity, of the said
Potomac Granite Company, corporation,
and Linus T. Burrows, Of in and to the fol-
lowing property, to-wit:
All that tract, part of tract, piece or
parcel of land situate in MONTGOMERY Coun-
ty, in the State of Maryland, and being part
OF a tract of land called THE Addition to
William and James Resurveyed," contain
ing twenty-six and one-half (26 1-2) acres
OF land. more or less, and which is particular
ly described by metes and bounds, courses
and distances, in a deed from Linus P.
Burrows and wife to the Potomac Granite
Company. corporation, by deed bearing
date the first day of December, in the year
nineteen hundred and six, and which is
duly recorded among the Land Records of
said Montgomery County, in Liber No. 1872,
tolios 10, etc, to which deed reference is
hereby made for more full and complete
description OF said land seized.
And the portion of land excepted from
the operation of the said deed from Linus
P. Burrows and wife to said Potomac
Granite Company and recorded in Liber
No. 1872, folios SO. ETC., and particularly
described in said deed as being excepted,
is also seized under these writs of fieri
tacias and is included in the property
hereby offered for sale
Also all that piece or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in MONTGOMERY
county, in the State of Maryland and
called Crows Nest Island, being an island
IN the Potomac River, about two miles
below Great Falls and about one-fourth of
a mile (nearly opposite) from the Anglers
Clubhouse, containing twenty-five and
nine-tenths (22.9) acres of land. more or
less, and being the same land that was
conveyed to the Potomac Granite Company
by Warner H. Miller, Trustee, by deed bear
ing date the fourth day of June, in the
year nineteen hundred and six, and which
is duly recorded among the Land Records
OF said Montgomery County, in Liber No.
1873, folios 447, ETC., to which deed reference
is hereby made for more full and particu-
lar description of said land seized.
Also part of a tract of land situate in
Montgomery County. in the State of Mary
land, called "Carderock" and described as
iollows: All that part of the tract of land
conveyed to Gertrude Marsden by Frank
lii j. Marsden and Alexander Kigour
by deed dated the eleventh day of October,
IN the year nineteen hundred and ninety
nine. and recorded in Liber T. D., No. IL,
follos l46. ETC., one of the Land Record
Books OF said Montgomery County, which
lies west OF line drawn from a blaZed
mulberry tree, on the side of the towpath
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, through
a blaZed ash tree, with two prOngs, near
the Potomac River, to the low-water mark
in said river, containing five acres of land,
more or less, it being also part of the same
land which was conveyed by Edwin M.
Muncaster and wife to John Brewer and
George Peter by deed dated the seventh
day Of November, A. d. eighteen hundred
and sixty-tive, and recorded in Liber E, B.
r, No. 2. folios 404, etc., one of the said
Land Records, and being the same land
that was conveyed to Linus P. Burrows by
Gertrude Marsden and Frank j. Marsden,
her husband, by deed bearing date the
third day of August, in the year nineteen
hundred, and which is duly recorded among
said Land Records, in Liber 7. D., No. 16,
tollos $40, etc, to which deeds reference
is hereby made for a more full and COM
plete description of said land seized.
The above described parcels of land
are what is commonly known as the
quarry property of the Potomac Granite
Company and also property of Linus P.
Burrows, situate on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and the AQueduct road, near
the Clubhouse, about IL miles from George
town, d. C., and about miles from the
Great Falls on the Potomac. There are on
the premises buildings that have been used
for boarding blacksmith shop, a
storage house, derricks tramway, etc, and
two-story reduction mill. The parcel of
land containing five (5) acres, more or
less, is situated between the canal and the
river, and nearly opposite said Clubhouse,
and the island, containing twenty-five and
nine-tenths (22.9) acres, is situated in the
Potomac River, nearly opposite the other
parcels of land.
Also the following personal property -
One derrick, guy and hosting cables, one
double derrick engine and boiler and equip
ment, lot of blacksmiths tools, including
blower and drills; lot of picks, shovels and
crowbars, lot of cable hooks, blocks and
rods. railway or tramway and two cars,
one saw mill and engine, one diaphragm
pump, two rock crushers in building four
condensers and gears. two upright tanks,
two earthen tanks, one dynamo and switch
board, two roasters, little engine, horizontal
boiler, air tank, hot air tank, four galvanized
iron watts, one clip saw, shafting pulleys and
belts, two air tanks, three galvanized iron
tanks. small pump, platform scales, lot of
outside betting, stones and tank, lot of tools
in main building lot of fuse, one test
mill and conveyor. elevator and screen,
three crushers, boiler and engine l25H.
lot OF junk, two roasters, six tanks, saw
mill and engine, two boats, and all other
personal property Of defendants on the
premises.
hereby Give notice that will sell all
the right, title. claim. interest and estate,
both at law and in equity of the said
Potomac Granite Company, a corporation,
and Linus P. Burrows, of, in and to the
above described property, on the premises.
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