The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-24
Commissioners Sale

Ofhe Virginia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto situated at Ben,oood u,
3 Marshall County and State of West Tirginia,
i ~ on the Ohio river, near Wheeling, and at the
u i,oqction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
acih 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
s,sq, W Va, On, WEDNESDAY,, the 18Th,
IS dag of Jtnse, 1864, oonahaencing at 10 o'clock,
TN pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
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
public auction to the highest and best bidder, up
on the terms after mentioned, atthe front door Of
the Court House for said county Of Ohio in Wheel
ing, on Wednesday the 29th day of juno, 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 H.
Jacob, dated the 18th day of May 1855: annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as heir exhibit 81
This property consists mainly of said Iron Works
an extensive coal privilege and right with i'm
provements for working the same, and rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also OF a
large nu mber of building lots, improved and I'M
improved, with comfortable dwelling houses on
part Of them capable Of accommodating as we arc
told, eighty families, and yielding as we are also
informed yearly rental Of near four thousand
dollars, 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 [l6 boiling furnaces
three heating furnaces, four nail furnaces
double train muck rolls and squeezers with neces-
sary machines and fixtures for manufacturing, &C
cording 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-
scription Of the property, as We request and pre-
snme that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc for themselves.
s., As said property is go situated, on the bank Of
the Ohio river, at tho 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. $50. a.. a TErt
It is part of the decree under which this sale is
made that the purchaser shall not be disturbed in
the possession or title of the property by any fur
ther or future litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE. The purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but not less
than one-third of the amount of the purchase mon
ey; end 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
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.
......' '..yF ID L. JACOB,
JAMES S. WHEAT,
apl8td Special Commissioners.