The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-17
commissioners Sale

of the Vnginia Iron Works, and other property
,,eyto;sinq thereto situated at Be,t,oood in /
MarshaI County and Sxateof West Vryinia,
~ he Ohio riuer, near Wheeling, and at the
~ ;snctionof fAe Bakinsore and Ohio Railroad
] y sc;tEt hsS Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at tie front door Of the Court
= House Of Ohio eosgty n Ms ,city Of W ao4
9 III ''"t 1864 se'"e's''s at 10 o'clock
TN pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
i for Ohio County aforesaid, in the case Of Hutch
FMS and Moore aad Others plaintiffs, and Kelly
Holloway and Co, and others, defendants made on
the 9Th 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
ing, on Wednesday tho 18th day of June, 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 q.
Jacob, dated the 18th day of May 1855: annexed
tn PLAINTIFF 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 rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also OF a
large number of building lots, improved and un-
/ w
part Of them capable Of accommodating as we are
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
lone Nail factory containing forty-nin (49) ma
chimes in good order, sixteen l6l 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 4OO
kegs Of nails per day, ofbest quality. 1t Is deem
led unnecessary to give any more particular de
Iscription of the property, as We request and pre-
snme that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc for themselves.
As said property is so situated, on the bank o
the Ohio river, at the junction of said Railroads
Iron and other materials for the operation of SAT-
works can be received at the mill, and produc
shipped direct therefrom, without further hauling
or handling.
It is part of the decree under which this sale i
made, that the purchaser shall not be disturbed II
the possession or title of the property by any fur
l Their or future litigation between said parties.
. TERMS OF SALE The purchaser to pa
such sum in hand as he may desire, but not les
than one-hird of the amount Of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof in equal instalment
payable in one two and three years from the da
Of sale, with interest from said day of sale; tn
purchaser to give bond with approved persons
security for the installment of the purchase mon
ey payable at one year from said day of sale; an
the title to be retained as further security unit
the whole of said purchase money shall have bee
fully paid up and discharged.
Wheeling, April 10th, 1864.
.s. D. JACOB,
JAMES S. WHEAT,
i apl6.td Special Commissioners