The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-19
Commissioners Sale

Ofthe Virginia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated at Ben,oood an
Marshall County and Stateof West Vugt'aaa,
ON tie Ohio rive,, near Wheeling, and at Me
junction, of the Baltimore and Ohio Raihodd
aoith the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door Of the Court
House of Ohio county, in the city OF Wheet-
day Of jane, 1864, commencing at ~ 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 aud Co, and others, defendants made on
the 4tn of April, 1864 the undersigned appointed
special commissioners for this purpose VIII sell al
pubic 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 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 u
Jacob, dated the 18th day of May 1855; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause rs heir exhibit q
This property consists mainly Of said Iron Work;
an extensive coal privilege and right with i'm
prpvements for working the same, and rail tract;
running from the coal bank to the mill also of a
large number of building lots, improved and IN
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 ltory brick house
The rolling and iron mill possesses rs we believe,
one Nail factory containing forty-nine (49) ma
chimes in good order sixteen l6 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 1901
kegs of nails per day, best quality II is deem
ed unnecessary to give any more particular de-
scription Of the property, as we request and pre-
suuc that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc for themselves.
As said property is so situated, on tho bank of
the Ohio river, at the junction of said Railroads,
iron and other materials for tho operation Of said
works can be received Mt the mill, and product
shipped direct thercfrom, without further hauling
or handling
1t is part of the decree under which this sale s
made that tho 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 not less
than onc-,hrd Of the amount of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof 10 equal instaIlments
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
Il. JACOB,
JAMES,. WHEAT,
apl6-ti Special Commissioners