The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-26
Commissioners Sale


OfMe Virqi,,ia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated at Benioood 40
n Marshall County and Stateof West Virginia,
on the Ohio riper, near Wheeling, and at the
junction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
uih 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
ina, w Va, on WEDNESDAY,, the 29th,
day Of June, 1864, commencing at 10 o'clock,
TN pursuance of the decree Of the Circuit Court
i for Ohio County aforesaid, in the case of Hutch
ms and Moore and others, plaintiffs and Kelly
Holloway and Co, and others, defendants made on
tho 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, at 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 Workp, at Benwood aforesaid, being
the same property mentioned and described in the
deed of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co. to u.
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 a rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also of a
large number of building lots, improved and un-
part Of them capable Of accommodating as we are
told, eighty families, and yielding as we are also
informed yearly rental ef near four thousand
dollars, together with good two story brick house.
The rolling and iron mill possesses rs We believe,
one Nail factory containing fnrty-nine (491 ma
chimes in good order, sixteen Isl boiling furnaces,
three heating furnaces, four nail furnaces "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, of best quality. 1t s deem
ed unnecessary to give any more particular do
soription Of the property, as we request and pre-
snme that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc for themselves.
As said property 10 80 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
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
Their or future litigation between said parties
TERMS OF SALE. The purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as no may desire, but not less
than one-,hird of the amount of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof in equal nstallmonts
payable in one two and three years from tho day
IF 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 q further security until
the whole of said purchase money shall have been
fully paid up and discharged
Wheeling, April 10th, 1864
Z. JACOB,
JAMES,. WHEAT,
aplSld Special Commissioners.