Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-24
Sherif's Sale.

4 ViTtuc OF " WIN itcVdTt dStds, 'Ssuru uut
of the Court of Common Pleas of Northum.
brrIand county, to Inc directed, will be exposed to
public sale, at the house Of franklin A. Clark,
in the town Of Shamokn, on "Wednesday the
2Slh day Of May next, at O'Clock Z. W., the fol-
lowing described property. to wit:
All that certrin tract of Coal Land known as
| "The W.tberll Tract" situate in Coal township.
Northumberland county, and bounded and desert.
he'd as follows: beginning at heap of s'ones near
the southeriy side Of the Great Road, a conner Of
land surveyed in the name of Samuel Cla'k, thence
by the same, south 81 perches to a post, thence
by formerly vacant land, (now surveyed in the
names Of William Green AMI Robe Gray,) east
263 pcrches to n small marked blackjack, thence
Ivy land surveyed 10 Robert Gray, north l3 perches
10 a marked Chesnut east % perchrs TO marked
che smut oak north 10 perches To marked chesnut,
east SO peiches TO a marked chesnu', thence hy
land surve, ed in the name Of John Brady, north
1873 perchcs to a marked wh teoak in the middle of
the Great Road. thence along the middle OF the
said road, ard by land surveyed TO Wm. l. ,mbert
aud Luke Fider. north 7s degrees west, 52J per-
ches to a marked whiicoak in sal road, south &c
degrees w,st, So perchcs TO a marked whteoak
north 80 degrees wcs'. 1872 rcrches to a marked
whitcoak, and north 56 degrees west so perches
10 the place Of beginning containing $50 acres
more ar less, about co acres of which cleared,
whero,n ore elecled log house and log barr,
brick kim saw .mi &c, also a Ia rgc antlr,cic fur
mace. engine house, store house, and about Is
or 20 dwelling h Uses Their are also several coal
VEINS aud drifts, rail road tracks &c, &c, on sa
premises.
ALSO-Anothrr tract Of land situate in Coai
township aforesaid. known rs the "William Boyd
Tract" and descr ed as fellows: beginning at a
pine, thence running by land surveyed TO Jeremiah
Paul, north 63 degrees east, so perches to a white
oak, south 20 degrees east, IL perches TO a stone
thence by land surveyed to Meuick Star, north 6
degrees eart, SO perchcs to stone near a pine
north 40 aud one tenth prrches To maple north
So degrees west, 81 pcrches to a whiroak, south
81 degrees west, 32I perches TO stones. thence by
land surveyed to Andrew Shuber. solth IL degree.
east. 81 perchcs 10 a post, mouth 7S deglees east.
Is perches to a post south IL degre, east, 40
p-rchr. TO post south 7s degrees west. l6 pcrches
TO post aud south IL deg'ers east. 5 pe'ches To
the place OF ce'nn'ng, containing 40 acres and l47
perchcs and allow more or less.
ALSO-One full equal unhiv ded fourth part
Uhe whole into four equal paus {, be ,livided) of
aud in all that certain tract Of land situate in Coal
townsh p aforesaid, and known as The Mcrrck
Sar Tract" and described follows: beg ,nuinc
at a stone, thence hy land surveyed TO jesse Brooks
north "a d.grers eas,, 24O p,rch-s to sto4r.
thence south i6 'grees east, SIS perches To stone,
theme south 60 degrees cast 90 pcrchss To a stne,
south 81 gees eas', rs pe'che> to a sioe, south
degrees west, IS pcrches Ia n st"n", south 5 de
grses eat, GO pcrchcs 10 dead pine, south 63 .le
grees west, 81 perch's 10 M pie thence north 81
degrees west, 35 per,hcs io a stone, thence moth
6l degrees east, 50 Petches 10 a stone, north 53
pcrch,s to maple, south 5s lrciers west 50 per
ches to wh,teoak, south 81 degrees west. SO per.
ches tc stone, south a degrees W. ST. SIS prrchas
TO a stone. north i6 drcnrs wet, s p,rchcs TO a
stone, south "a degrees west, 100 lerches 10 stone
A. ~
pe'chss to stone and place Of b,ginninr, contain.
ing hy recent survey, 2O6 acres and ~ pcrches
and al owance.
ALSO-One undivided fourth part Of l55 Jars
shares, (he whole into 226 parts shares to he
dividrd) Of and in l3 trac, Of Coal Lands. living
Contiguous to each other on the waters Of Shamn-
kun aud MahoDoy creeks, or as much thereof a- is
81 ui,e in Coal township, Nouhumhcr,nd county !;
which said trscts were SURVEYED in pursuance uf
l3 warrants for 400 acres each, all bearing jare the
iOth day Of Nav, A. ID. 1893, g'autcd To William
Elliott, George Aston. Cae' Lown :. John Young
John Whitcman, Joseph JrrJ,n, Richard Tunis
John Warner, Daniel Reese. Willi,m P'r'er. VIII
liam Nj Ter, Prter Dchavtn and William Powell
and patented ~ John Nicholson on the l7tb 20h,
23d cath and 25th tays of Oct"lrr, A. ID 1874
aud which said tracts Of land are by the official u.
turns Of .mvry, computed 10 contain 5346 acres
and 1923 peIches and allowance.
ALSO-At the same time and place, l'y virtue
Of a writ rf Ven Iiii nj Esponas, Ia me di eci d.,
A certain tract of land situate ia Coal township
aforcsad. adjoining the first above described land,
surveyed in The name of Samuel Wethe'ill, l,nd
surveyed in the name of Vim. Green, and land Of
McCauy, Davis, jordan and Others, containing 96
acres more or less, wheIcon are erected about >
Iw, Hing hnus,s s. saw-mll, and par, Of the Cast.
ing hou.e If the ShamokiR furnace. There al.
several coal veins opened on said premises, and
bt ,nch Ish rod
Also The undivided moicty Of 3 acres more
or less adjoining the above tact, surveyed IN he
ma me of imurl W,thcrll and Others teloe par,'of
tract surveyed in the name Of Robert Gray, upon
which a coal vein or dril, is opened.
Seizr d, taken in execution, aud TO I've sold as tie
property # The Shsmnkin Coal aut Irnu comynny,
with notice 10 Bcniamin IL. Tarn,ll, assignee OF
the >h mnk'n Coat and Iron Company, George
Armstrong, snr anl others, trrieeuanis.
FELIX MAuRER, Sheriff.
Sheif's Office,
Suubury duT, &c, lSi5.