The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-25
Commissioners Sale

Of the Virginia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto situated at Ben,oood az
Marshall County and State of West Virginia,
on the Ohio riuer, near Wheeling, and at the
junction Of the Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad
uoith the Ohio Cent al and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door Of Me Court
House Of Ohio county, in the City Of Wheel
dag of Jsnae, 1864, commencing at 10 o'clock,
IN pursuance Of the decree of the Circuit Court
lfor Ohio County aforesaid, in the case of Hutch
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 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 saidC 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, ut Benwood aforesaid, being
the Same property mentioned and described in the
deed of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co, to q.
Jacob dated tho 18th day of May 1855; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause their exhibit g.
This property consists mainly of said Iron Works,
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 a large
number of building lots, improved and unimpro-
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 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 [i6] boiling furnaces,
three heating furnaces four nail furnsces,-a
double train muckfolls and squeezars, with neces-
sary machines and fixtures for manufacturing, &C
ocording 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-
soription of tho property, as We request and pre-
sumo that persons wishing to purchase will ex-
anime for themselves.
As said property is so 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, sz.zas ..r. .. ,s. ..s..-..
1t 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
Their or future litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE.-The purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but no less
than one third ofthe amount of the purchase mon
ey; and the balance thereof in equal installments,
payable 10 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
curity. 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
q JACOB,
JAMES S: WHEAT,
Special Commissioners.
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