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Executors’ Credit Sale by Public Auction F. W.
Stone Estate Farms
and livestock of the late Frederick William Stone will be offered for sale on
Thursday the 21st of March, 1895, at the “Moreton Lodge” farm, one mile from
Guelph, next the Ontario Agricultural College. The stock will comprise a large herd of purebred Hereford and
Shorthorn cattle, cows, heifers, and young bulls, a number of good
agricultural horses of the Suffolk Punch breed, and a number of purebred
Cotswold and Southdown sheep. The
farms comprise the Moreton Lodge farm of about 200 acres, next the Ontario
Agricultural College, and immediately adjoins the proposed Guelph Electric
Street Railway, also on the route of the Hamilton and Guelph Radial Road,
with stone house and stone stable, fine large barn and stabling for a large
number of cattle and horses, large sheep sheds, driving sheds, implement
sheds, carpenter’s shop, etcetera. Also
two frame houses with another barn and stabling, root houses, etcetera, on
the part formerly known as the McBride farm. “The
Plains” farm of about 248 acres, about three miles from the city of Guelph
and just adjoining Arkell Village, with its church chapel, school, store,
etcetera, and a station on the C.P.R., by which Guelph can be reached in 10
minutes. The
Saw Mill Property, about three miles from Guelph, on which is a good mill
site, on the splendid creek running through it into the River Speed, which
runs through the westerly part, being composed of lots 12, 13, and 14,
concession 6, in the Township of Puslinch, containing 60 acres, more or less,
about 45 acres cleared. This
property, with little expense, could be made the best trout preserve in this
locality. “The
O’Neill” farm of about 63 acres on the westerly side of the Dundas Road, with
an old log house and good frame barn and excellent land. Also,
about 33 acres of land, being a portion of the block in which the Ontario
Agricultural College property is situate. All
the above farms are exceedingly rich, having been used for over 40 years for
breeding the largest herd of purebred stock in Canada. The
sale of stock will commence at 1:00 p.m. sharp. The
sale of farms will be held about 4:00 p.m., on the conclusion of the sale of
the cattle. Terms
on Stock — Sums under $20, cash; over that amount, credit till 1st December
next on approved joint notes.
Interest at the rate of six per cent per annum off for cash. Terms
on Farms — 10 per cent cash, balance of one-third within 80 days, and the
remainder on mortgage at 5½ per cent, if desired. Walter MacDonald Harry Merton Executors, F. W. Stone Estate Ingram and Heffernan, Auctioneers from the Guelph Mercury newspaper |