The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-11
Commissioners Sale

OfMe Viyqiaia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated at Be7,tcood in
Marshall County and Stateof West Vvyinia,
On, tie Ohio rioer, near Wheeling, and at the
junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
10Th the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door Of the Court
House of Ohio county, in the city Of Wheel
day of June, 1864, commencing at 10 o'clock,
In pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
/ for Ohio County aforesaid, in the case of Hutch
ms and Moore and others, PLAINTIFF, 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
public auction to the highest and best bidder, up
IN the terms after mentioned, ut 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 z.
Jacob, dated the llth day of May 1855: annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as heir exhibit %
This property consists mainly Of said Iron Works
an extensive coal privilege and right with i'm
provements for working the same, and q roll track
running from the coal bank to the mill also Of o
large number of building lots, improved and un-
improved, with comfortable dwelling houses on
part Of them capable Of accommodating as we are
told eighty families, and yielding as 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,
one Nail factory containing forty nine (49) ma
chimes in good ORDER sixteen [l6l boiling furnaces,
three heating furnaces, four nail fnfnaoss,---a
double train muck rolls and squeezers, with neces-
sary machines and fixtures for manufacturing, ac-
cording to our information, four hundred I400l
kegs Of nails per day, OLDEST quality. II 10 deem
ed unnecessary to give any more particular do
scription Of the property, as We request and pre-
snme that persons wishing to purchase will EXAM
inc for themselves
AS said property is 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 can be received at the mill, and product
shipped direct therefrom, without further hauling
or handling .-.... b. 1.a-g e.. 3 :
1t is part of the decree under which this sale IN
made, that the purchaser shall not be disturbed In
the possession title of the property by any fur
Their or future litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE The purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but not lsss
than one-third Of the amount Of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof in equal installmsnts
payable in one 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. 10
T. JACOB,
JAMES, WHEAT,
apls-td Special Commissioners