Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-11-17
Special Commissioners Sale
OF DESIRABLE ORCHARD, FARM
ING AND TIMBER LANDS.

undersI gned SPECIAL 1OIilihLs54VIfe4s =
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
certain
FOUR TRACTS OF REAL ESTATE,
lying southeast Of Kabletown in said
| jefferson county, as follows tO-wit:
TRACT NO. / contains 1876 acres
more or less, with Rouss Brothers
Avon Wood farm on the south; the
Wilson and Trapnell farms on the
west, and extending from Bullskin run
10 the Shenandoah river north and
south. and Tract No. on the east. OF
this tract. Approximately l20 acres are
in apple orchards, in an excellent state
Of cultivation. There are on it 100
York Imperial, and 1900 Ben Davis
trees q years old; 100 Jonathans, TOO
Staymans, and 900 Gano trees, II yrs.
old; 900 Grimes Golden, 500 Staymans
and 800 Ganos, planted out 11-years
ago. This tract also includes 60 acres
Of very productive cultivable land, Of
| which 80 acres are seeded to wheat,
and 81 acres in rye, and q y acres IN
clover. improvements on Tract No.
are, Two Dwellings IN good repair,
with gardens and outbuildings, sub
stantial barracks building that could be
easily converted into barn; A Mod
ern 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 Shannandale
Ferry; the other right of way to
kabletoWn.
TRACT NO. has 220 acres, more
orless, with the Shenandoah river on
the north and east, Tract No. / on the
west and. Tract No. 3 ON the south. A
thrifty productive apple orchard covers
approximately 155 acres of this tract,
there being on it 400 York trees and
400 Ben Davis, % years old; 1900
| Grimes, 400 Staymans, 1900 Black
Bens, and 400 Stark's Delicious trees
set out 7-years ago with 1000 Stay
mans and 1000 Grimes 6-years old. In
addition to the acreage in orchard,
! Tract No. has 40 acres of fine blue
! grass, p acres of fertile river bottom.
and ) acres in creek bottom along
/ Bullskin; the latter bottom containing
an immense Deposit of Lime Mari OF
/ great value as fertilizer The entire
tract Is we'll fenced. Improvements m |
cllde Three Dwelling Houses in far |
condition. with gardens and all neces-
sary outbulldngs bank barn, corn
cf1o and ample sheds, besides q bar
racks N good repair. All the fields |
! are accessible to water. Three outlets |
are available, the most convenient one
Beng over The right Of way to katie !
| town.
TRACT No. 8 of 10 acres more or
less, les 20 the west o. Tract Ne. :. +
and has tie Shenandoah river on is
eastern and southern borders with
Rouss Brothers Avon Wood farm on
the west. Approximately so acres of
this tract IS in rich blue grass sod; 100
acres n fertile cultivated land, and IS
| acres N wood land; 35 acres are in
| wheat, and 30 acres beautifully SET in
timothy, AL Of the tract is well wat
e9ed ana has satisfactory outlets One
among the valuable resources on the
tract IS G Lime Mari deposit. Two
bWeIlng Houses in good condition,
with outbulldings, and commodious bar
a n.
are the Improvements that make this
tract desirable for farming purposes.
TRACT NO. A tract of Noun
tam Land containing about rs acres.
| Iylng on the east side of the Shenan-
| Goah llver, about one mile north of
Myers Ford in said county, and adioin-
1ng the lands Of Milton o. Rouss.
Funkhouser and others. This tract is
well set n white oak and pine timber.
with a right Of way to the county road
at Myers Ford.
The above tracts viii be offered sep
al'ateIy, and the bid held. and then he |
four parcels or tracts viii be Offered
- Whote, the Special Comrsissj ouere
feS@fFiag the 2. ght % reject Or accent
any, or ali bids
The above offering affords fine or
| lof1antE for any person, or CORPORA.
| Ion aes f-ng 70 acquire a commercial !
| cfcnata - nigh STATE Of cultivation
dhd "lts Gp-lo-cate facilities for hand !
Ting The frait crop.
| he ez&et acreage of Zach ~ tho
above tracts together with a pls- of
each WI 3e app ed 10 interested
I parties
, Inn, VI SALE As required By
1fetfet; -0ae-aalf cash on day Of sale.
"a '.hee N ave equal iRstajlments. paw
S-bIe N one and two years, respective +
~ evidenced by the purchasers or
l,I'elasefs. notes, bearing interest
rom cate Al the rate Of 8 per cent per
ann Iiiil, payable semi annually. and Sc
tufeC bg retention of title.
N. o. ROUSS.
-a, Special Commissioner.
FRANK B. ROBINSON.
aa Special Commissioner.
"ho' VI. BELTZHOOVER. JRu
Special Commissioner.
eharies I. Engle, Auctioneer.