Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-11-24
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS
SALE
or Desirable Orchard. Farming and
Timber Lands.


July, 1926. in a chancery cause
therein pending. in which Logan b.
Shut and Mary B. Shut, his wife,
are plaintiffs. and the A. D. Goetz
Company. a corporation, and others,
arc defendants. the undersigned
Special Commissioners, will offer at
Public Sale at the front door OF the
County Court House, in Charles
Town. West Virginia, on the
4th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1926,
beginning at II o'clock a. m, those
FOUR TRACTS OF REAL ESTATE
living southeast of Kabletown in said
Jefferson county, as follows to-wit:
TRACT NO. contains 185 acres
more or less. with Rouss Brothers
Avon Wood farm on the south; the
Wilson and Trapnell farms on the
west, and extending from Bullskln
run to the Shenandoah river, north
and south. and Tract No. 2 on the
east. Of this tract, approximately
12O acres are in apple orchards, IN
an excellent state of cultivation.
There are on it 1900 York Imperial,
and 1900 Ben Davis trees Il years
cid. 100 Jonathans, 700 Staymans,
and 600 Gano trees, IL years old;
700 Grimes Golden. 500 Staymans
and 500 Ganos, planted out II years
ago. This tact also includes 65 acres
of very productive eultivable land,
of which 35 acres are seeded to
wheat. and 8 70 acres in rye, and
Ply acres in clover. improvements
on Tract No. | are, Two Dwellings
in good repair, with gardens and
outbuildings. a substantial barracks
building that could be easily con-
verted into a barn: A Modern Apple
Packing Plant, with power grader
and other necessary equipment and
machinery, one spray plant fully
equipped. Every field on the tract
is accessible to running water, and
is well fenced. Two outlets are
available, one to the county road at
Shannondale Ferry; the other
right of way to Kabletown.
TRACT NO. has 220 acres, mere
or less, with the Shenandoah river on
the north and east. Tract No. on
the west and Tract No. 3 on the
south. q thrifty productive apple
orchard covers approximately 100
acres of this tract, there being on 1t
400 York trees and 400 Ben Davis,
% wears old: 1900 Grimes, 1400
Staymans, 1900 Black Bens, and
400 Stark's Delicious trees set out
7 years ago, with 1000 Staymans
and 1000 Grimes 6 years old. In
addition to the acreage in orchard,
Tract No. 2 has 40 acres of fine blue
grass. % acres of fertile river bot
tom. and 3 acres in creek bottom
along Bullskin: the latter bottom
containing an Immense Deposit of
Lime Mari of great value as fertiliz-
er. The entire tract is well fenced.
improvements include Three Dwell
ing Houses in fair condition, with
gardens and all necessary outbuild-
lngs, a bank barn, eorn-crlb and
ample sheds. besides a barracks in
good repair All the fields are ac-
cessible to water. Three outlets are
available. the most convenient one
being over the right of way to Kable
town.
TRACT NO. of 175 acres, more
or less, lies to the west of Tract No.
2, and has the Shenandoah river on
It's eastern and southern borders
with Rouss Brothers Avon Wood
farm on the west. Approximately 60
acres of this tract is in rich blue
grass sod; 100 acres in fertile cult
waited land, and Is acres in wood
land; 35 acres are in wheat, and 35
acres beautifully set in timothy. All
! of the tract is well watered and has
satisfactory outlets. One among
the valuable resources on the tract
is Lime Mari deposit. Two Dwell
ing Houses in good condition. with
outbuldings, and commodious bar
racks, easily convertible into barn,
are the improvements that make this
tract desirable for farming purposes.
TRACT NO. "A tract of Noun
tain Land containing about rs acres,
lying on the east side of the Shenan-
doah river. about one mile north of
Myers Ford in said county, and adj
Joining the lands of Milton o. Rouss.
Funkhouser and others. This tract
is we'll set in white oak and pine tim
Der, with a right of way to the
county road at Myers Ford
The above tracts will be offered
separately and the bid held. and
then the four parcels or tracts will
be offered as a whole. the Special
Commissioners reserving the right to
reject or accept any, or all bids
The above Offering affords a fine
opportunity for any person, or cor
poration desiring to acquire a COM
merc.al orchard in a high state of
cultivation and with up-to-date facil-
tiles for handling the fruit crop.
The exact acreage of each of the
above tracts together with a plat of
each VIII be supplied to interested
parties.
TERMS OF SALE as Required by
Decree:-One-half cash on day of
sale balance in two equal Install
ments, payable in one and two
wears. respectively, evidenced by the
purchasers or purchasers notes,
bearing interest from date at the
rate of 6 per cent per annus, pay
able semi-annualy, and secured by
retention Of title