Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-08-19
AUCTION SALES
pITRLIC SALE OF VALUABLE, I'M
PROVED RIVER FRONT
TRACT OF LAND KNOWN
AS "COLLlNGWOOD."

Bv virtue Of authority vested IN me
by deed of trust dated April Zna'
lbs from Clayton E. Emig and VIE
r. mo as Trustee, recorded in Liber
w No. T, page 242, Of the land re-
cords of Fairfax County, default nav
inp been made in the payment, OF the
debt thereby secured, and IN the per
Torrance of the covenants ara coll
ditions contained therein, and at inc
direction of the party secured thercpy'
I will offer for sale at public auction
IN the premises at two o'clock, p. M,
on Tuesday, the 5th, day OF Septem11
her, 1916, that tract of land situated
in Mount Vernon Magistcrlal DIS
trict, Fairfax County, Virginia, on inc
line of the Washington Virginia Kali
wav. and bordering on the Potomac
River, and bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the
Potomac River at low water marx
thence North, cighty-three and one,
fourth degrees; West fifteen ami
fcrty-si.; one hundredth chains to 4
stake in the lane or private road OF
said first parties, thence with the
center of said road, south stHty-tWo
degrees and five minutes; West, elght
and fifty hundredth chains; North
sevcnty-ninc degrees and twenty-five
minutes; West, twcnty-scven and
seventy hundredth chains to 4 small
bridge; North siXty-eight degrees and
forty minutes; West, ten and eighty
hundredth chains to stake in the
center of the county road; thence
with said County road South twenty
and one-fourth degrees; West, sixteen
and thirty hundrcdth chains to an
other stake in the center Of said road;
thence leaving said road with the line
of Charles F. Wilkins, South sixty
five degrees and thirty-fve minutes;
East, seventy and fifty hundrcdth
chains to low water mark on the
Potomac River, (passing leaning
Willow tree with top broken off, near
high water mark thence with the
Potomac River shore at low water
mark, in Northerly course to the
point or place of beginning; contain
ing ono hundred and tifty-slX acres o.
land, more or less.
Subject to decd of trust for three
thousand dollars $4,000 .00), on one
hundred (100) acres of the western
portion of said tract, executed by
Clayton Z. Emig and wife, and duly
of record amongst the land records OF
Fairfax County.
The property will first be offered
in two separate parcels ln-thc follow
inm order, to-Wlt:
First: The whole Of the said tract
Of one hundred and ffty-siX Q56l
acres, except about thirteen (13(
acres conveyed by Clayton +. Emig
to Leila d. Emig, and described be-
low. If the foregoing tract does not
bring Il sufficient amount to satisfy
the said trust, taxes and expenses of
sale. then
Second: The remainder Of said or
ginal tract comprising about thirteen
(i3) acres which was conveyed byi
Clayton E. Emig to Leila D. Emig,
and described as follows:
BEGINNING ut Il point OH the
Potomac River at low water mark.
running thence North So IA degrees
West Is and 46-100 chains to Il stake
in the private lane or road of thci
party of the first part; thence run
ming with the centre Of said road
South G2 degrees 5 minutes West, s
and 50-100 chains excepting however,
the triangle aggrc%ating cne-half
acre sold to E. A. Thompson BY
agreement of October 2G, 1915: thence
running South 20 degrees Il minutes
West, Il distance of 225 feet; thence
running along line South 70 degrees
% minutes, East in 4 straight course
until said line intcrsccts the Potomac
River ut low water mark; thence mi
; NorthcrIy direction along The said
River shore, and at low water mark
Of said Potomac River to tie place
Of beginning. Containing about thir-
teen acres Of land more or less.
IF the said two parcels together do
not bring sufficient amount to pay
the said decd Of trust, taxes and cx.
rcnscs Of sale. then the said property
will be offered as whole.
Terms OF Sale: Cash, convcyancin&
rs the cost of purchaser.
A deposit OF one thousands doIiars
81 900 .00) cash will be required
when the property is knocked down
to the purchaser, and ten days will
be allowed for examination of title
and completion Of purchase.
ARTHUR BLANCHARD.
Trustee.
Howard W. SInith: Attorney. 1JI-1Gt.