The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-07-31
Tuesday I3th fay Of Angus


1861, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, the
following properly 10 witt
ALL THESE SIX CERTAIN TRACTS OF
LAND, situate in Beaver township, County
OF Columbia, ard Stale of Pennsylvania, one
of them called, 'BALBEC,' bounded and de-
scrlbed as follows, TO wiz beginning al post
thence by land of Jas. McNeal north, IL de-
grees west three hundred and forty perches
10 chestnut oak, thence by land of VIM
Gray and VIM. Sleedman, south, seventy
eight degrees west, one hundred and seven
| " nine perches 10 d post, thence by land of
jeremiah Jackson> south, Twelve degrees
east, four hundred and ten perches To
posi-; thence by land Of Richard Brook,
north seventy degrees east, seventy three
perches TO a Gogwood, north, twelve de-
grees west, fifteen perches TO post; thence
north seventy eight degrees east, eighty two
perc hes 10 black oakS thence BY an old
survey, north, twelve degrees wesl, twenty
five perches TO hickory, and north, thirty
two degrees easl, thirty four perches to the
place OF beginning containing four hundred
and twelve acres and a half, and allowance
of six per ceat. for roads, &c
ANOTHER of them called PALMYRA
beginning at a post, thence by land of
Robert Gray, north, twelve degrees west,
iour hundred and ten perches TO a posi-,
thence by land of VIM. Steedman, south,
seventy eight degrees west, one hundred
and sixty perches to post; thence by land
of John Brady, south, twelve degrees east,
| four hundred and ten perches 10 post aud
thence by land of John Wild and Richard
Brook, north. seventy eight degrees east,
one hundred and sixty six perches TO the
place OF beginning, containing four hundred
and one acres and quarter, and allowance
OF six per cent. for roads, &c.
| ANOTHER Ofthem called STONE. HALL,
beginning al post, thence by land OF John
| Brady, north, twelve degrees west, two hum
dred ard sixty three perches 20 posi-, thence
| by land of Charles Hall, souih seventy eight
degrees west. Two hundred and seventy one
perches TO a chestnut; thence by land of
! Catharine Longenberger, south, sixteen de-
| 2ress and quarter east, two hundred and
I seventy six percbes TO stone, aud thence
| by land of Deborah Stewart and Thomas
4 Brooks north, seventy eighl degrees east,
| two hundred and toTly nine perches TO place
OF beginning, containing four hundred and
thirty eight acres and half, and allowance
! of six per cent for roads, &c, be the same
more or less, on which is erected stone
| house, and about hall an acre of which is
| cleared land There is also vein of Stone
| Coal opened on this tract and Large Coal
! Breaker erected thereon.
| ANOTHER OF them called Farmers Delight
| beginning al post, thence by land OF VIM.
| Steedman. north, sixteen degrees and three
! quarters west, three hundred and len per-
| ches 10 a Spanish oak, thence by land of
| William Webb, south, seventy four degrees
west one hundred and sixty Two perches to
black oak. thence by land of Thomas Say,
south, sixteen degrees east, twenty perches
10 chestnut, thence by land ol Chas. Hall,
south, eight degrees and a halt, east, three
hundred and sixty six perches to post,
| thence by land OF John Brady, north, seven
! " eight degrees east; one hundred & thirty
| perches 10 an ash; north, twelve degrees
| west, eighty perches 10 a white oak, and
| north, seventy eight degrees east. sixty per
ches 10 the place of beginning, containing
four hundred and eighteen acres and allow
aGce OF slx per cent for roads, SC.
! ANOTHER of them called TROY beginning
al a posi-, thence by land of Jeremiah Jack.
son, NORTH, twelve degrees west, four hun.
dred and ten perches TO post, thence by
land of w, P Brady, south, seventy eight
| degrees west eighty perches TO white OAK, ,
south twelve degrees cas-, eighty perehes 10
an ash, south seventy eight degrees west,
one hundred and thirty perches TO post.
thence by land OF John Reese, south eleven
degrees east, two hundred and sixty three
| perches 10 a post, thence BY laCd of Thos.
Brook, north seventy eight degrees easr,
| twenty perches 10 a chestnu; oak, south,
Twelve degrees east, forty one perches to
Black oak, thence by the same and land OF
John Wild north seventy eigh. degrees east
| one hundred and six pefches to black
oak, and north, seventy eight degrees easl,
| eighty peIcbes 10 the place of beginning
containing four hundred and twenty nine
| acres and a quarter, and allowance Of six
per cent. for roads, &c.
And the other OF Them called "MAINE',
be- inning at post, thence by land of VIM.
| P. Brady, NORTH, eight degrees and half
west, three hundred and sixty two 2erches
10 chestnut tree, thence by land of Thos
Sav and Jesse BudG, south seventy four de-
grees west, one hundred and eighty eight
perches 10 post, thence by land of Thos
Belas, south fifty FIVE degrees east, eighty
nine perches TO chestnut oak, thence by
The same and land of John Longenberger.
south one hundre and eighty eight perches
10 chestnut oak, thence by land of the
said John Longenberger, south seventy six
degrees and a quarter west, one hundred
and twenty four perches 10 a post, south,
sixteen 6egr's and quarter east, one hum
dred and four perches TO a chestnut Tree,
and thence by land of John Reese, north,
seventy eight degrees east, two hundred
ard seventy one perches to place of begn-
ming, containing three hundred and eighty
| one acres and three quarters and allowance
| of six per cent. for roads &c.
Seized taken in execution and TO be sold
as The property of the Columbia Coal and
Iron Company.
ALSO-By virtue of witt OF Fl. Fd. all
that certain tract Of land, situate in Main
township, Columbia county, bounded and
described as follows, to wit :--on The North
and West by lands of Isaac Yeuer on the
South and East by lands of George and Ru-
dolph Shuman, containing FIVE ACRES,
be The same mDre or less, whereon are
erected two story frame dwelling house,