The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-20
Commissioners Sale

of the Virginia Iron Works, and other properly
pertaining thereto, situated at Bensoood sn
Marshall County and State of West Virginia,
IN the Ohio riUer, near Wheeling, and at the
junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
scith the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door of the Court
House for, Ohio county, an tho CITY Of Whee!-
ina, ". Ha., 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 commits sioners for this purpose, will sell at
public auction to the highest and best bidder upon
the terms after mentioned at the front door of the
Court House for saidCounty of Ohio, in Wheeling.
on Wednesday the 29th day of June, 1864, the
following property to wit; That known as the 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 L.
Jacob, dated the 18th day of May 1855; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as their exhibit 49,
This property consists mainly of said Iron Works,
an extensive coal privilege and right with improve
ments for working the same, and rail track run
ming from the coal bank to the mill also of large
number of building lots, improved and unimpro-
ved with comfortable dwelling houses on part Of
them, capable of accommodating, ss we are told,
eighty families, and yielding as we are also in
formed q yearly rental of near four thousand dol
lars, together with good two story brick house.
The rolling and iron mill possesses, as we believe
one Nail factory containing forty nine (49) ma
chimes in good order, sixteen El6 boiling furnaces
three heating furnaces. four nail furnaces,-a
double train muckIrolls and squeezers, with neces-
sary machines and fixtures for manufacturing, &C
ccordiDg to our information, four hundred 400
kegs of nails per day of best quality 1t is deom-
cd unnecessary to give any more particular de-
sorption of tho property. as we request and pre-
sume that persons wishing to purchase will ex-
anime for themselves.
As said property is 90 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 he received at the mill, and product
shipped direct therefrom, without further hauling
or handling
1t is part of the decree under which this sale is
made, that the purchaser shall not be disturbed In
the possession title of the property by any fur
ther or future litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE.-Tho purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but no less
than one third of the 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
ourity, 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 GOTH 1864.
z. JACOB,
JAMES S: WHEAT
Special Commissioners
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