Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-02
AUCTION SALES
PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE, I'M
PROVED RIVER FRONT
TRACTtoFsEA10D,K KNOWN : z
AS "COLntNGWooD."

AS 'COIGl1NuHoob'
Ry virtue of authority vested IN me
by deed of trust dated April End
1915, from Clayton ! E. 'Em1g and Wite
to me as Trustee, recorded IN Iioet
w, No. 7, page 242, gof the iand re-
| cords of Fairfax County, default nav
ing been made in the payment OF the
debt thereby secured, and in the per
| Torrance Of the covenants ana CON
ditions contained therein, and at inc
direction of the party secured thereby
will offer for sale at public auction
on the premises at two o'clock, p. m.
J on Tuesday, the 5th, day OF Septem,
Der. 1916, that tract of land situated
in Mount Vernon Magisterial Dis
trict, Fairfax County, Virginia, on the
line of-the Washington Virginia Rail
way, and bordering on the Potomac
River. and bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at point on the
Potomac River at low water mark,
thence North, eighty-three and one,
fourth degrees; West fifteen AMI
forty-six one hundredth chains to a
stake in the lane or private road OF
said first parties, thence with the
center of said road, south sixty-tWo
degrees and five minutes; West, elgnt
and fifty hundredth chains; North
scvcnty-ninc degrees and twenty-five
minutes; West, twenty-seven ana
seventy hundredth chains to a small
|. bridge; North sixty-eight degrees and
forty minutes; West, ten and eighty
i,hundredth chains to a stake in the
center of the county road; thence
with said County road South twenty
and one-fourth degrees; West, sixteen
and thirty hundredth chains to an
other stake in.the center of sand road;
thence leaving said road with the line
Of Charles T. Wilkins, South sixty
five degrees and thirty-five minutes;
East, seventy and fifty hundredth
chains to low water mark On the
Potomac River, (passing a leaning
Willow tree with top broken off, near
Thigh water mark) thence with the
Potomac River shore at low water
mark, in a Northerly course to the
point or place of beginning; contain
/ ing one hundred and fifty-six acres OF
land, more or less.
Subject to a deed Of trust for three
thousand dollars $4,000. OO), on one
hundred (10O) acres Of the western
portion of said tract, executed by
|. CLAYTON E. Emig and wife, and duly
of record amongst the land records OF
Fairfax County.
The property will first be offered
in two separate parcels in the follow
ng order, to-wit:
First: The whole of the said tract
of one hundred and fifty-siX (l56l
acres, except about thirteen OBJ
acres conveyed by Clayton E. EmiG
20 Leila D. ,Emig, and descrl5ed be-
low. If the foregoing tract does not
bring a sufficient amount to satisfy
the said trust, taxes and expenses OF
sale, .sbaerI 500
Second: The remainder of said or
ginal tract comprising about thirteen
(13) acres which was conveyed by
Clayton e. Emig to Leila D. Emlg,
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the
Potomac River at low water mark,
running thence North SO Ia degrees
West Is and 46-10O chains to a stake
in the private lane or road OF the
party of the first part; thence run.
ming with the centre of said road
South 62 degrees 5 minutes West, s
and $1,000 chains excepting however,
the triangle aggregating one-half
acre sold to E. A. Thompson by
agreement of October &c, 1915; thence
running South 20 degrees Is minutes
West, a distance of 225 feet; thence
running along line South 70 degrees
25 minutes, East in a straight course
until said line intersects the Potomac
River at low water mark; thence IN
Northerly direction along the said
River shore, and at low water mark
Of said Potomac River to the place
OF beginning. Containing about thlr-
teen acres of land more, or less.
If the said two parcels together do
not bring sufficient amount to pay
the said deed of trust, taxes and ex-
penses of sale, then the said property
will be offered as a whole.
Terms of Sale: Cash, conveyancing
at the cost of purchaser.
A deposit of one thousands dollars
$1,000 0O) 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. Saith. Attorney. 191-1Gt.