The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-12-22
Sheriff. Sale,


By virtue of writ of venditioni exponas,
issued out of the Court of Common Peas ofI
Luzerne county, viii expose to public ven-
due or outcry on
Saturday the 3lst day Of December, inst.
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. at the Court
House in the borough of Wilkesbarre. the
following described property, VIZ:
All the right, title and interest of Jay
Gould 10 all the following described piece,
parcel or tract of land situate partly in Buck
township, Luzerne County, and partly in
Coolbaugh township, in Monroe County, and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and descri-
bed as follows: Beginning at corner in
the middle of the Lehigh river, thence by
land of Joseph Fenner, Lynford Marsh and
Thomas T. Miller, in LuZerne eounty north
seven and ne-halfdegrees west ninety-eight
perches to a stone corner, thence north forty
degrees east seventy seven perches to a stake
corner, thence by Browns land south fifty
degrees east one hundred and thirty perches
to said Lehigh river, thence down the mid
die of the Lehigh river by lands of Miller,
Fenner, and Marsh, to corner lot called
number three in the deeds in Monroe coun-
Miller, Fenner, and Marsh, twenty-seven
perches to birch corner, thence south forty
degrees west twelve perches TO stake cor
ner, thence north fifty degrees west to post
on line of lot called number two in Monroe
county, thence south forty degrees west a.
long lands of said Miller, Fenner and Marsh
thirty perches to stake corner, thence north
fifty degrees west thirty perches 10 the mid
die of said Lehigh river, thence down the
middle of the Lehigh river to the place of
beginning, comprising lot number one in Luz
zerne county; containing
Eighty-NFEae Acres
of land, be the same more or less, about for
ty acres thereof improved, with fourteen one
and half story
Plank Houses, .s==sS
one large one and half story PLANK
HOUSE, with back kitchen attached, three
two story PLANK DWELLING HOUSES.
with one story kitchen attached to each,
one one and half story PLANK BUILD
ING formerly occupied as an office, one
double one and halfstory PLANK HOUSE,
one large TANNERY, with stationary en-
CINE and boilers and necessary fixtures to
the same. with a BARK MILL. BARK
SHED. HIDE HOUSE, two BARNS and
one BLACKSMITH SHOP. one WHEEL
WRIGHT SHOP and FIVE out-buiIdings
thereon; comprising also piece of land in
Coolbaueh township, Monroe county, called
on the deeds number two; containing four
acres and one hundred and forty perches,
more or less. all unimproved; and also lot
called number three in said last mentioned
township and county; containing two acres
more or less, all unimproved.
Also, one other piece of land in the town.
ship of Buck, county Of Luzerne, and State
of Pennsylvania, being part Of larger tracl
Of land surveyed in pursuance Of a warrant
granted to Isaac Roberts; Beginning at the
river Lehigh, thence by the residue of the
tract of which this is part, north forty-sev-
en- and a half degrees west one hundred and
thirty-six perches 10 a post. thence by land
surveyed to Charles French south lorty-two
and half degrees west thirty perches TO a
post, thence by land surveyed to William
Montgomery south forty-seveG and half de-
grees east one hundred and thirty.six perch
es to the river Lehigh aforesaid, thence by
the same north f0rty-twO and half degrees
east thirty perches to the place of beginning:
containing Twenty-Five and Half Acres,
about all improved, with a one story PLANK
HOUSE. used as a School House, thereon.
Also. that certain piece or parcel of land
situate in the township OF Buck. Luzerne
county and State Of Pennsylvania, bounded
on the west by land Of Joseph Butcher, on
the south by land of William Bell. east by
land of Evan Reese, north by land of Viii
liam Miiliner, containing about eight hun
drcd Acres of land, with a SAW MILL,
SHiNGLE MILL. five DWELLING HOU-
SES. two BARNS and out-huildings thereon,
and about twenty-five acres improved. Late
the estate of the defendant in said writ
named, with the appurtenances.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit
of Brown & Brother, assigned 10 the Far
mers' and Mechanics Bank of Easton, vs.
Jay Gould.
s. II. PUTERBAUGH, Sheriff