The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-21
Commissioners Sale

OfMe Tuyinia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto situated at Benaoood IN
Marshall County and State of West Virginia,
on the Ohio river, near Wheeling, and at the
junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
aoith the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door Of the Court
House for Ohio county, intte city of Wheel
ing, W.. Va. on WEDNESDAY,, the 18Th
day of June, 1864, commencing at 10 o'clock,
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TN pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
lfor Ohio County aforesaid in the case of Hutch
ins 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 ut
public auction to the highest and best bidder upon
the terms after mentioned at the front door Of the
Court House for said County of Ohio, in Wheeling.
on Wednesday the 29th day of June, 1864, the
following property, to wit; That known as tho Vir-
ginia 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 18th day of May 1855; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as their exhibit 9
This property consists mainly OF said Iron Works,
extensive coal privilege and right, with improve
ments for working the same, and a rail track run
ming from the coal bank to the mill also of largo
we'd, with comfortable dwelling houses on part Of
them, capable Of accommodating, as we are told,
eighty familieS and yielding as we are also in
formed yearly rental of near four thousand dol
lars, together with a good two story brick house.
The rolling and iron mill possesses, as we believe,
one Nail factory containing forty nine (19) ma
chimes in good order, sixteen !6 boiling furnaces,
three heating furnaces four nail furnaces, "a
double train muck!rolIs and squeezsrs, with neces
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ccording to our information, four hundred 400]
kegs of nails per day, Of best quality. 1t is deem
ed unnecessary to give any more particular de-
soripton of the property, as we request and pre-
sumo that persons wishing to purchase will ex-
anime for themselves.
As said property is 20 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
made, that the purchaser shall not be disturbed in
Their or future litigation between said parties
TERMS OF. SALE.-The purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but no lees
than one third ofthe amount of the purchase mon
ey; and the balance thereof In equal installments
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 Sc
curty, for the installment of the purchase money
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
2. JACOB,
JAMES S: WHEAT,
Special Commissioners
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