The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1935-03-28
NOTICE OF SALE

Ashe County.
In the Superior Court.
L. P. Coward, Administrator
of W., T. Coward, Deceased
VS..
Annie Colvard-Dent and husband, w.
L. Dent, j. P. Coward and wife, Kate
Coward and Maud S. Coward.
Under and by virtue of order of
sale made by the Court in the above
entitled cause, the undersigned Com
missioner will, on the goth day of
April, 1885, at one (1) o'clock P. M,
at the courthouse door in Jefferson,
North Carolina, offer for sale to the
highest bidder the following describ-
ed tracts or parcels of land, tolwit:
First Tract: Lying and being in the
County of Ashe and in the Town of
Jefferson and known as the Waugh
or lanyard lot, and bounded as fol-
lows: BEGINNING on a cherry tree
near Felix Barr's saw mill and run
ming North 5 West 80 IL poles to
the back street to a stake marked by
a stone monument; then North SO
East, with the back street, IA poles
to stake; then South East 20 poles
to the mill race; then East 1 1-2 poles
to a stake; then South 1 East 10 poles
to stake; then South 83 West Is
poles to the beginning, containing
3 IL acres, more or less.
Second Tract: BEGINNING on the
Southeast corner of the said lanyard
lot on stake marked by a stone
monument, running North 1 West 10
poles to the mill race; then East 2 1-2
poles to the street that leads to the
academy; then South 10 East 9 poles,
with said street, to the gate post at
the entrance Of the Felix Barr lot;
then South 70 West A poles to the
beginning, containing IA acre, more
or less.
Third Tract: BEGINNING on a
cherry tree, WaddelPs corner in Fos-
ter's line; running South 8 East SO
poles to stake; then West SO poles
to a stake, McNeill's corner; then
South 2 IL West IA poles to stake
in road; then South 81 West 10 feet
to cucumber, McNeilPs corner; then
North "a West Fl 1-8 poles to stake,
McNeill and Madison's corner; then
North A West, with West bank Of
road, 9 1-3 poles to stake; then with
fence, North "a West 10 7-8 poles to
Madison's corner in school lot; then
South sc East / pole to stake in
Idols line; then South 18 links to an
ivy bush; then, with fence, North so
East 9 poles; then North 40 East 5
poles; then North 20 East 6 1-2 poles
to stake; then South 80 West 9 IA
poles to stake; then, with fence,
North 10 West II IL poles to chest
nut stump, l. pole East of Idols barn;
then West, with Idols line IL 1-2
poles to gate post at Idols corner;
then North 7 1-2 West IL 1-2 poles to
corner of jail lot; then with Jail lot,
North SO East IA poles to stake on
North bank of mill race; then with
North bank of mill race, North Y
East 7 poles; then North SO East 28
poles to stake at head of mill fiume;
then with West side of mill fiume
North IL West II poles and links
to mill house; thence, including the
land where the mill house stands;
then with Foster line North "a East
8 poles; then East poles to stake
opposite and near the Waddell corn
err; then with Waddell's line, South
80 ga poles to stake, WaddelPs corn
err; then East 16 poles to the begin
ming, containing % 12-160 acres
more or less.
Fourth Tract: Being lot in the
Town of Jefferson and known as the
Foster Lot, lying on the South side
of Main Street, diagonally opposite
the Courthouse; Bounded on the
North by Main Street of the Town
of Jefferson; on the East by the lots
of j. F. Scott and Ira T. Johnston;
on the South by the back street that
runs by the Jail lot; and on the West
by the street leading from the Court
house to the Jail.
Fifth Tract: Known as Lots No. /,
No. 81, No. AZ and No. 43 in College
Hill Addition to the Town of Jeffer-
son as shown by plat which is refer
red to for a more specific description
of said lots. Excepting, however, one
lot heretofore conveyed by w. T. Col
The above tracts will be sold sep
arately.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash
Balance on three and six months
time.
Secured by deed of trust on prop
erty purchased.
This the 18th day of March, 1885.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash.
Ali w. B. AUSTIN, Commissioner.