The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-28
CommissfOners Sale

OfMe Vrginia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated at Ben,oood in
Marshall County and Stateof West Vvyinia,
on the Ohio riuer, near Wheehng and at the
j,o,-tion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
aoith the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at tie front door of the Court
House of Ohio county, in Me city of Wheel
ing, W Va, on WEDNESDAY,, the 18th,
day Sf J'1'e' 1864 Commencing at 10 O'clock
In 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
the 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 fer 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 Work., at Benwood aforesaid, being
the same property mentioned and described in the
deed of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co. to z.
Jacob, dated the 18th day Of May 1856; annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this cause as heir exhibit (9)
This property consists mainly of said Iron Works
an extensive coal privilege and right with i'm
provements for working the same, and q rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also of q
large lumber of building 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 as we are also
informed yearly rental of near four thousand
dollars, together with good two .tory brick house.
The rolling and iron mill possesses as we believe,
one Nail factory containing forty-nine (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, OLDEST quality. 1t is deem
ed unnecessary to give any more particular de-
scription of tho property, as we request and pro-
sume that persons wishing to purchase will exam
inc for themselves
As said property ID 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
It 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 he may desire, but not less
than one-ihird of the amount of the purchase mon
ey; end the balance thereof 10 equal installments
payable in one two and three years from the day
Of SALE with interest from said day of so e; 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 as further security until
the whole of said purchase money shall have been
fully paid up and discharged
Wheeling, April goth, 1864 .tti...
e.. JAMES S. WHEAT,
aplsid Special Commissioners.