The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-14
Commissioners Sale

Ofthe Tiroi,aia Iron Works, and other property
pertaining thereto, situated at Be',,oood IN
Marshall County and .Stateof West Virginia,
ON tie Ohio riUe,, near Wheeling, and at the
function, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
scith the Ohio Central and other Railroads.
Sale to be at the front door Of the Court
House of Ohio county, an the city Of Wheel
ing, " Va, on WEDNESDAY, the 2st4'
day Of jane, 1864, commencing at III O'clock
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 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 tho 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 rs the
Virginia Iron Works, st Benwood aforesaid, being
the same property mentioned and described in the
deed of trust from Kelly, Holloway and Co. to q.
Jacob, dated the llth day of May 1855: annexed
to plaintiffs bill in this heir exhibit g.
This property consists mainly of said Iron Works
an extensive coal privilege and right with i'm
provements for working the same, and n rail track
running from the coal bank to the mill also of a
large number of building lots, improved and I'M
improved, with comfortable dwelling houses on
part Of them capable Of accommodating as we arc
told eighty families, and yielding as we are also
informed a yearly rental of near four thousand
dollars together with a good two tory brick house
The rolling and iron mill possesses we believe,
one Nail factory containing forty nine (49) ma
chimes in good order, sixteen l6l boiling furnaces
three heating furnaces, four nail furnaces,-a
double train muck rolls and squee2ers, with neces.
sary machines and fixtures for manufacturing. &C
cording to our information, four hundred I400l
kegs of nails per day. best quality. 1t is deem
cd unnecessary to give any more particular de-
scription of tho property, as we request and pre-
snue 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 therefrom without further hauling
or handling
1t 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
thcvbr future litigation between said parties.
TERMS OF SALE. Tho purchaser to pay
such sum in hand as he may desire, but not less
than third of the amount of the purchase mon
cy; end the balance thereof in equal installments
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 instalment 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
q. JACOB,
JAMES S WHEAT,
aplStd Special COMMISSIONERS.