The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-18
administrators Sale


Oftbe Tiyginia bon Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated al Ben,cood ~
Marshall County and eof West TWgipia
ON the Ohio rirey near JVheelng and at hC
ja,,ction of the Baltimore and Ohio Raihoao
acith the Ohio Central and other Railroads
sale to be at Me front door Of tie COWi
House of Ohio county, IN the city Of Wheel
ina, " Ia, on WEDNESDAY, the 29th
dali of June 1864 commencing at 10 o'clock
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TN pursuance of the decree of the Circuit Court
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
the 4th of April 1861, the undersigned appointed
special commissioners for this purpose, will sell al
public auction to the highest and best bidder up
on the terms after mentioned, nj the front door o
the Court House f said county Of Ohio in Wheel
ing, on Wednesday the 29th day of June, 1864
the following property 10 wit: That known IA the
Virginia Iron WOrkS, at Benwood aforesaid, being
the same property mentioned and described s the
deed Of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co To IL
jacob dated the 18th day of May 1855; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as heir exhibit (9
This property consists manly OF said Iron WORK
an extensive coal privilege and right with iIi-
provements for working the same, and a rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also of a
large number of bulldog lots, improved and I'M
improved, with comfortable dwelling houses on
part of them capable Of accommodating as We are
told eighty families, and yielding rs we are also
nformcI yca.ly rental Cf near four thousand
dollars, together with good two story brick house
Tho rolling and iron mill possesses as we believe,
one Nail factory containing forty (49) ma
chimes in good order, sixteen 6l 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 ma lis per day, ofbest quality. 1t Is deem
cd unnecessary to give any more particular de-
scrption Of the property as we request and pre-
sunc that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc 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 theTcfrom, without further hauling
or handling
IL 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 rs he may desire hut not less
than one-third Of the amount of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof 10 equal instalments
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
tho title to be retained further security until
the whole of said purchase money shall have been
fully paid up and discharged
Wheeling, April Goth, 1864
T. JACOB, ,@
JAMES 5. WHEAT,
apl8-d Special Commissioners