Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-11-12
PUBLIC SALE.

The undersigned Administrator OF
Robert L. VanMeter, deceased, will sell
at his late residence, known as the 10.
seph B. VanMetre home farm, situated
four miles enst of Martinsburg, one
mile mile north of Vanclevesvllle and
six miles west of Shepherdstown, on
Wednesday, November ID, 1918
the following personal property, towlt:
1S HEAD OF HORSES & COLTS
Coley, 8 years old, gray starp mare.
Nellie, years old, gray, with colt
by side, strap mare.
Clyde, 7 years old, dark browa mare
and colt, works anywhere.
Belle, years old, black mare and
colt, works anywhere.
Kate, 6 years old, works anywhere.
Betsy, IL years old, gray, works any
where.
Bess, years old, gray, works any
where.
Mandy, gray, family mare, good
and works anywhere.
Six good heavy-boned yearling colts.
These horses range from 1900 to
800 lbs, Clydesdale and Percheron
Is HEAD OF CATTLE.
Twelve milk cows, one with calf by
side, all giving good flow of milk, Hol-
stein and Ayrshire stock. One three
year-old Holstein bull, one yearling
Holstein Bull, four head of fat heifers.
80 HEAD OF SHEEP
Forty Hampshiredown sheep, one
and two years old, some are pure bred.
Two pure-bred Hampshiredown bucks,
Fourteen Delaine ewes and one De-
laine buck. The rest are good Shrop-
shire ewes. This is a fine bunch of
sheep and is worthy the attention OF
buyers.
As HEAD OF HOGS.
Four fine brood sows, one registered
/ PolandChina sow, one registered Po-
land China yearling boar, an extra
good one, one Poland-China sow elig-
ible to register; shoats eligable to
registry; Ia fat hogs, will weigh 200
lbs, each; IL shoats will weigh so lbs.
each.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &C
One heavy farm wagon and so bush
| ell bed, Gin. tread; two-horse Stude-
baker wagon with new bed, spring
wagon, pairs hay ladders, one pair
new, VIM. Miller's make; Deering Z
foot binder almost new, Superior grain
drill, 8 hoe; mowers, Deering and
Wood; Simplex corn planter, good
cultivators, Mccormack corn harvester
2 manure spreaders, International and
Twentieth Centuary; Superior disc
harrow, pulverizer, Walter A. Wood
hay tedder, hay loader, horse rake,
corn crusher, spring-tooth harrow, 2
spike-tooth harrows, 2 Xxx Oliver chill
led plows, No. 40 Oliver chilled pillow,
double-shovel plows, l seven-shovel
cultivator, Domestic power sprayer,
Chatham wheat fan, grain cradel,
American wire stretcher, rubber-tire
buggy almost new, Thrush & Slough
make; basket sleigh and bells, pair
scales, pair steelyards, thribble, double
and single trees, crowd sticks, log
chains, butt traces, moving scythes,
forks, in fact everything that is found
on well equipped farm.
HARNESS.
Two pairs new breechbands, sets
front harness, wagon saddle, 6 sets
pillow harness, 9 brides, 8 good collars
set buggy harness, pair check lines,
almost new, 9 leather halters, choke
Straps, leather lines, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
"a new Xxx pillow shares, 100 rods
new American fence wire, $50 lbs,
binder Irvine, so lbs. fodder Irvine,
$500 new brick, apple table, A apple
ladders, picking sacks, lot of grain
sacks, lot empty barrels, apple press,
5 bushel alfalfa seed, % bushels oats,
IL bushels rye, 10 sacks cotton seed
meal, tankage, 2 ton oil meal, IL tons
mixed hay, l Y tons alfalfa hay, lot of
potatoes, scalding tank, corn shelter,
set dung boards, bag truck, sack hold
err, blacksmith outfit, anvil, wise and
blower; wheel barrow, 50-gallon apple
butter kettle, DeLaval cream separa-
tor, No. IL, in good condition; iron pot,
| sickle grinder, overhead seed sower, 80
acres of corn in field to sell by shock.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, &C.
Roll-top desk, leather couch, walnut
bed, iron bed and springs, feather bed,
Brussels rug, 9x12, Office chair, cane
seat chairs, dining room chairs, 8 rock
ing chairs, mattress and covers, CEN
ter table, 8foot extension table, drop
leaf table, 8-day clock, wardrobe, cor
ner cupboard, lap robe and horse blan-
kets, three-burner Perfection oil stove,
new; No. 9 Noble cook stove, Wonder
chunk stove, coal stove, $50 cans of
fruit of all kinds, cans lard, lot of
old sugar-cured hams, shoulders and
sides, barrel churn, ice box, butter box,
2 large tanks, and many snail articles
too numerous to mention. Fifty pure
bred Langshan chickens, IA pure-bred
Toulouse geese, several guineas. The
meat, lard, fowls and fat hogs will be
sold for cash.
TERMS OF SALE-A credit of nine
months will be given on all sums of
$40 and over, purchaser to give nego-
table note with approved security,
payable at the Citizens National Bank
of Martinsburg or the Farmers Bank
of Shepherdstown. Notes to bear in
terest from date. Under $40 cash. No
property to be removed until terms of
sale have been complied with. All
hucksters welcome. Sale to begin at
8 a. m. sharp.
GARRETT B. VANMETRE,
Administrator.
Dodd and Hoffman, Auctioneers.
HARDWOOD Burkhart, Frank McQuil-
kin and I. McQuilkin, Clerks.