Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS
SALE
OF Desirable Orchard, Farming and
Timber Lands.


Virginia. entered on the 18th day OF
Julv. 1926. in chancery cause
therein pending. in which Logan p.
Shut and Mary B. Shut, his WIFE,
are plaintiffs. and the A. ID: Goetz
Company. a corporation, and others,
are defendants, the undersigned
Special Commissioners, will offer at
Public Sale at the front door OF the
Comfy Court House, in Charies
Town. West Virginia, on the
4,b DAY OF DECEMBER, 1925.
beginning at Il o'clock a. m, those
FOUR TRACTS OF REAL ESTATE
living southeast of Kabletown IN SAID
Jefferson county, as follows to-wlt;
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
100 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
I'D. 100 Jonathans, 100 Staymans,
and 900 Gano trees, IL years old;
700 Grimes Golden. 500 Staymans
and 500 Ganos, planted out Il years
ago This tact also includes 65 acres
of very productive cultivable land.
of which 35 acres are seeded TO
wheat, and 8 Il acres in rye, and
~ 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-
yerted 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, ana
is we'll fenced. Two outlets are
available, one to the county road at
Shannondale Ferry; the other a
right of way to Kabletown.
TRACT NO. 2 has 220 acres, more
or less. with the Shenandoah river on
the north and east. Tract No. on
the west and Tract No. 3 on the
south. \ thrifty productive apple
orchard covers approximately 155
acres of this tract, there being on 1t
400 York trees and 400 Ben Davis,
% wears old: 1900 Grimes, 14OO
Staymans, 1900 Black Bens, and
400 Stark's Delicious trees set out
wears 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 fertlllZ-
/ err The entire tract is well fenced
improvements include Three Dwell
ing Houses in fair condition, with
gardens and all necessary outbuild-
ings, bank barn, corn-crib and
4 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. 3 of IT'S acres. more
or less, lies to the west of Tract No.
>. and has the Shenandoah river on
il, eastern and southern borders
with Rouss Brothers Avon Wood
farm on the west. Approximately go
acres of this tract IS in rich blue
grass sod 100 acres in fertile cultl-
waited land. and Is acres in wood
land; 35 acres are in wheat, and 30
acres beautifully set in timothy All
of the tract is we'll 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
cutbuldings, and commodious bar
racks, easily convertible into a barn,
are the improvements that make this
tract desirable for farming purposes.
TRACT NO. A tract of Noun
tain Land containing about Is acres,
lying on the east side of the Shenan-
doah river, about one mile north of
Myers Ford in said county, and ad-
Joining the lands of Milton O. Rouss
Funkhouser and others This tract
is well set in white oak and pine tim
Der. with d 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 reserying 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 COM
mercjal 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 will 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
years, 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.
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