Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-26
Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue of a writ of l.cvari Facias. issued on,
ID of the Court of Common Pleas Of Northum
berland county, TO Inc directed. will be exposed TO
public sale, at the house of Charles ID. Wharton,
in the borotgh Of Sunbury, on Wednesday the
2sh day Of May next, at O'Clock p. W.. the fol-
lowing described property, TO wit:
All that certrn tract of Coal Land known as
"The Wctheiill Tract" situate In Coal township.
Northumberland county, and bounded and desert.
bed as follows: beginning at heap of stones near
the southeriy side of the Grest Road, a conner of
land surveyed in the name of Samuel CLARK, thence
by the same, south 81 perches to post, thence
10y formerly vacant land, (now surveyed in the
names Of William Green and Rolst Grav,) east
263 pcrches 10 small marked blackjack, thence
by land surveyed TO Robert Gray, north l3 perchcs
to marked Chcsnut, eas, 90 perchcs 10 marked
che'nut oak, north 10 perchcs to a marked chcsnut,
east SO perches to a marked chesnut thence hy
land surveyed in the name Of J,hn Brady north
l29 perchcs to a marked whteoak in the middle Of
the Great Road, thence along the middle OF the
said road and by lard surveyed to Wm. L1mbert
and Luke Fider north rs degrees west, 5cl per-
ches to marked whiteoak in sail road, nth &c
degrees west, 50 perchcs to a marked whitcook
north so degrees west, l32 perches to marked
whi,eonk, and north sc degrees west, 80 petches
TO the place Of beginning, containing $50 acres
ilHt W lcss, dUOul w acres OI which ave
wheronn are erected log house and log barn, a
brick klln, &c, also large anthracite furnace,
gine house, store house, and about lS ar 20
dw cling houses. Their. are also several coal veins
AID drifts, rail road tracks, &C. &C.. on said prcml.
scs.
ALSO-Anothcr tract of land situate in Coal
township aforesaid. known as the William Boyd
rr"ct," and described as follows: beginning at a
pine, thence running by land surveyed to jeremiah
Paul. north SO degrees east, so perches to a white
oak south 90 degree. east, IL ferches to a stone,
thence by land surveyed to Menck Star, north 6
degrees east, SO pcrches to stone near a pine,
north 40 and tenth pcrchcs to maple, north
SO degrees we,t 81 perches to whieoak. south
81 degrees west, ~! perches to stones. thence hy
land surveyed to Andrew Shuher, sosth |" degrees
east. 6l perches to a post, north ~ degrees east,
l6 perches 10 a post south IL degrees east, 40
perches TO post south rs degrees west. 10 perches
TO a post, and south IL degrees east Is pea ches to
the place Of beginning, containing 43 acres and lf7
perches and allowance, more or less.
ALSO-One full equal undivided fourth pati
(the whole into four equal parts to be di,ided) Of
and in all that certain tact Of land situate in Coal
township aforesaid, and known as The Mrruck
Star Tract" aud described as follows: beginning
at stone, thence hs land surveyed to Jesse Brooks,
north "a degrees east, 2i0 perches 10 stone,
thence south degrees east, IS perches to stone,
thence south 80 degrees cast, 90 pefch,s TO a stone
south 81 IL grees cast, 35 perches To sIorc south
degrees west, 35 pcrches to a stone, south 5 Ie
grres eat, GO prrches 10 a dead pine, south 63 je-
grees west, 81 perchcs to a maple, thence north 81
degrees west, 35 perchcs 10 a stone, thence moth
81 degrees east, 81 perches 10 a stone, north So
perchcs tn a maple, south SO degrees west, 50 per.
chcs 10 a whiteoak, south 81 degrees west. so per,
ches &c stone, south ~ degrees west, So perchcs
to stone north l6 degrees wet, pcrches TO a
stone, south "a degrees west, 100 Ierches to a stone
heap or dead white ak, north l6 degrees west, LOG
perches 10 stone and place Of h ginning cuGta II.
ing, hy rtcen. survey, 206 acres and y perches
aud allowance.
ALSO-One undivided fourth part Of 1855 Iars
shares, (he whole into 226 parts shares 10 be
diVidcd) OF and in l3 tract OF Coal Lands. living
contiguous to each other on the Waters of Shamo-
kin and Mahonoy creeks, or much thereof as is
situate IN Coal township, Northumberland county
which said tracts were surveyed in pursuance Of
l3 warrants for 400 acres EACH ali bearing a a. the
10Th day uf May A. ID. 1893, granted to William
Elliott George Aston, Caler l.own,s. John Young,
John Whireman, Joseph Jo,d,n, Richard Tunis.
John Warner, Daniel Reese, William Porter, WI.
liam Miller, Peter Dchaven and William Powell
and patented 10 John Nicholson on the I7,h, 2Orh,
23i, 2i,h and 25lh tays of October. 4. y 1894.
NulCl Sciu tdNNS 'i Wy tlt 'iiltlhl
,uTus oi srvry, computed 10 contain j3iG acres
aud 1919 pcrchos and allowance
S,iz,d, taken in execution and to he s,ll as the
property Of the Shamokin Coal and iron Comy any
with notice to linjamIn H. YsrnclI, as crec OF
the shamokn Coal anI Iron Company, George
Armstrong, snr, anl Others, trrrc'cnar,s.
FELIX MAURER, Sheriff.
Sheriff. Office,
Sunbury, Apr. &c, lsi5.