Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-03
Sherif's Sale.

10y virtue ofs wri, Of I.evari Facias, issued ou,
ID Of the Court Of Common Pleas of Northum
berand county, to the directed. will he exposed TO
public sale, al the house of Franklin A. Clark,
in the town Of Shamokin, on Wednesday the
2s'h day Of May nex'. at O'clock p. W., the fol-
lowing describrd property. TO wit:
All that certrin tract Of Coal Land known as
"The W.iheiill Tract" situate in Coal township.
Northumberland county, and bounded and descri
he'd rs foll"ws: beginning at heap Of stones near
the southerly side Of the Great Road. q conner Of
land surveyed in the name of Samuel Cls,k, thence
BY the same. south 81 perches to a post thence
by formerly vacant land, (now surveyed in the
names II William Green anil Robe Crawl east
263 pcrches to a small marked blackjack, thence
by land surveyed TO Robert Gray, north l3 perche.
TO q marked Chesnut, cas-, 2S perchrs TO . marked
chesnut oak, north 10 perches to marked chestnut,
east SO perches 10 9 marked chesnu', thence hy
land surveyed in the name Of John Brady. north
1873 perches to Q marked whteoak in the middle Of
the Great Road, thence along the middle Of the
said road, and by land surveyed 10 Wm. Lsmbert
and Luke Fidler. north 7s degrees west. 525 per.
ches to q marked whteosk in sail road, ,uth 76
degrees west. 81 perches to a marked whiteoak
north 80 degrees west, 49,. perches to a marked
wbi'eoak, and north Sc degrees west, go pcrches
10 the place of beeinning, containing $50 acres
more ar less. about GO acres Of which ATE cleared
WufIopU cItC'cu 10y HDuse Hnu log V0Eh, n
brick kiln, ssw.mi, &c, also large anthracite fu,.
mace. engine house, a store house. and about Is
or 20 dwelling houses. Their are also ,everal cod
veins srd drifts, rail road tracks, &c, &C., on sad
premises.
ALSO-Another' tract Of land situate in Coal
township aforesaid. known ss the civilian BOYD
Tr.c,," and desert ed as fellows beginning at a
pinc thence running by land surveyed to jeremiah
Paul. north So degrees east, 80 perchrs to Q white.
oak, south 20 degrees east. l2 Ferches TO q stone.
thence by land surveyed to Merrick Star, north 6l
degrees east, SO perches to . stone near q pirr
north 49 snd one tenth pcrches to q maple. north
SO degrees west, 81 perches to q whieoak. south
al degrees west, 323 perches to stones thence hy
land surveyed to Andrew Shuber, sosth ~ degrees
east. 6l perches to . post. north 7s degrees east.
l6 pcrches to a post, south IL degrees east, 40
ptrchcs TO post south 7s degrees west l6 perchrs
10 post and south IL degrees east. IS perches to
The place Of beginning containing 43 acres and lat
perches and allowance. more or less.
ALSO-One full equal Undivided fourth part
(ihe whole into four equal parts to be JisJed) Of
spd in all that certain tact Of land situate in Coal
township aforesaid. and known as The Merrirk
Star Tract" and described ss follows: beg nning
1T stone, thence hy land surveyed to Jesse Brooks,
north "a degrees east, 240 perches TO a siore.
thence south is d'g'ees sas as perches to g stone,
thence south SO dcsres cast, 90 pcrchrs to a stone.
south 81 j, grees east, IS pefches TO s,o' south
degrees west, 35 prrchcs TO a ston". south 3 de
grees eat, 60 p"rrhes 10 dead pine, south 63 ,le
grees wcst 81 psrchcs to a m pie. thence north 81
degrees ~e.t, IS perrhcs 10 a stone, thence mouth
81 degrees east, 81 perches TO a stone, north So
perches to a maple, south So degrees west, 80 pet
ches TO a whiteoak, south 81 degrees west, so pee
ches &c a stone, south "A der,ers west, So r~rchrs
to a s,one. uor,h l6 degrees west. s pe'chcs TO a
,,,sh
heap or dead whi,oosk, nor'h l6 degrees west, iN6
peches TO a stone and place of ~ ginning. cnntaIn.
ing, by recent survey, 206 scies and ! perches
and al owancr.
ALSO-One undivided fourth part Of l55 Iarts
shares, (the whole into 2c6 parts shares ,n bc
dividrd) Of and in l3 uac, OF Coal Lands. living
contiguous 10 each other on The waters Of Shamo-
kin and Mshonoy creeks, or as much thereof q. is
situate in Coal township, Northumberland county
which said rscls were surveyed in pursuance of
l3 war,an's for 400 acres each, all bearing ds the
10Th day Of Nav. A. d. 1893, granted To William
Elliott, Genrge Aston, Csleh l.own s. John Young
J"hn Whileman, Joseph J"'d n, R"hsrd Tu",s.
John Warner, Daniel Reese. Wam Prer. WI.
Ii IN Miller, Peter Dchaven and William Powell,
and patented ro John n Nicholson on the l7Ih, 2O'h,
23d. cath and 25lh DAYS of October, a. ID. 1894,
aud which said tracts If land are. ty the official rr.
turns of snrvry. computed TO contain 53i6 acres
and 1873 perches and allowance.
ALSO-At the same time and place, by virtue
Of writ I Vsndi,i, nj Exponas, 10 me di ec,d,
A certain tract Of land situate in Coal township
sforesa d. adjoining the first above Described Land,
surveyed in the nsme Of Samuel We,hr,ili. I,nd
survered in the name Of VIM. Green, AVID land Of
McCsty, Davis, jordan snd Others, con,airing 96
scrss more or less. whe erected o. out is
dwelling houses. ssw.m H. and part Of the Gas =.
ing h. u.e of The ShsmokiH furnace. There al
so several coal veins oIen.d IN said premises, and
q htsnch rel ro"d
Also The UNDIVIDED moiety of acres mole
or less, adjoining The shove uac', surveyed in be
name of Samuel W,thcrill and Others, being part Of
= tract survey ell in the name Of Robert Gray, upon
which coal vein or drift is op,neJ.
S,izeJ, TAX, u in execution, aud to be sold as the
property If ,he Shsmokin Coal and Iron Company.
with notice u BENZ amin H. Yan'll. assignee Of
the Shamokin Coal snd Iron Company, George
Armstrong, snr and Others, i.us,enan,s.
FELIX MAURER, Sheriff.
Sheriff s Office,
Sunbury. Apr. 26, ls45.
Deborah Grants Estate.