The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-23
Commissioners Sale

Ofhe Virginia Iron Works, and other property
no,to;n;,o thereto, situated at Ben,oood ta
Marshall County and Stateof West Virginia,
ON tie Ohio river, near Wheeling, and at me
junction of the Baltimore and OHIO Rdthoaa
acitk the Ohio Central and other Ra,troads
Sale to be at the front door Of the @, Co'ot
House of Ohio county, an the city OF Wheel
ina W Va, on WEDNESDAY,, the 18th,
dGy of June, 1864, commencing at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ
TN pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
for Ohio County aforesaid, in the case of Hutch
ms and Moore and others, plaintiffs, and Kelly
Holloway and Co, and others, defendants made on
the 4th of April, 1864 the undersigned appointed
special commissioners for this purpose, will sell at
pubic auction to the highest and best bidder, up
ON the terms after mentioned, at the front door OF
the Court House for said county of Ohio; In Wheel
ING. on Wednesday the 29th day Of june 1864,
the following property to wit: That known as the
VIRGINIA Iron Works, at Benwood aforesaid, being
the same property mentioned and described in the
deed of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co. to u.
Jacob, dated the llth day of May lS55; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this as heir exhibit (9)
This property consists mainly Of said Iron Works
an extensive coal privilege and right with in-
provements for working the same, and a rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also OF a
large nu mber of building lots, improved and un-
| improved, with comfortable dwelling houses on
mart of them capable Of accommodating as we are
told. eighty families, and yielding rs We are also
informed yearly rental Of near four thousand
dollars together with good two .tory brick house.
The rolling and iron mill possesses as we believe,
o, ,s Nail factory containing fortynine (49) ma
CHI ines in good ORDER sixteen l6 boiling furnaces,
thr 90 heating furnaces, four nail furnaces, "a
double train muck rolls and squeezers with neces-
sar,y machines and fixtures for manufacturing ac-
core ling to our information, four hundred 40OI
keg of nails per day. Of best quality. 1t is deem
ed Unnecessary to give any moro particular de-
scrl tion Of the property, as we request and pre-
snn that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc or themselves
As said property Il so situated, on the bank OF
the Ohio river, at the junction of said Railroads,
iron and other materials for the operation Of said
works ca be received at the mill, and product
shipped direct therefrom, without further hauling
or handling.
It s pa 1T of the decree under which this sale is
made, that the purchaser shall not be disturbed in
the possess on title Of the property by any fur
Their or fut, Ire litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE. The purchaser to pay
such sum IL, hand as he may desire, but not less
than one rd of the amount of the purchase mon
CIV; end the balance thereof in equal nstallments
payable in ono two and three years from the day
Of sale, with interest from said day of sale the
purchaser to give bond with approved personal
security for the installment Of the purchase mon
ey payable at one year from said day Of sale; and
the title to be retained as further security until
the whole of said purchase money shall have been
fully paid up and discharged
Wheeling, April 10Th, 1864.
u. JACOB,
JAMES S. WHEAT,
apl9-td Special Commissioners.