The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-18
Saturday, the 27th day of
March, 1869,

on the premises, five miles east of the city of
Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at a point
known as Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
Of ten o'clock A. NJ, tract OF go acres OF land,
more or less, 1t being the same property form
erly owned by lydia s. Cruger deceased di-
vided into lots and farms TO suit purchasers
consisting in all of thirteen lots varying in size
from one to fifteen acres and two farms con-
tanning siXty-siX and eighty acres respectively.
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road;
those upon the north side extending TO the brow
OF the bill, whilst those upon the south embrace
all the property and buildings intervening be-
tween said Cumberland road and Wheeling
creek. In connection with lot No. 5, which
contains 70 6-l0 acres of surface land, will be
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; a comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot. On lot No 7, which fonts
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends 80
feet in depth, is located the old aud new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as ware
house to the latter, and at present occupied byS.
Hopkins together with stable, carriage house,
&c. On lot No. :, which contains Clio Of an
acre is a fine frame dwelling house, now used
in connection with the store with suitable out
buildings and all the modern improvements
On lot No. Is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and hlaCksmith's shop, with strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the mill
race: from the dam to the Cumberland road TO-
Eether with $40 of an acre en- the point OF the NIL
adjacent to the head of the race, making IN all
-
mower. Upon lot No TO- which is $40 acres
In size il the stone hotel now occupied by Mrs.
French, with all the improvements, cOmpre-
hending stables ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots. numbered l. 9 3, T. G, II, II and Is, re-
spectively, are without improvements, but
fayurably located fer residences and eXCelling
any other body of land in Ohio county for gar
dening purposes. The hill property connected
with the estate is laid off into two farms, the
hrst Of which contains % acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOus ridge road easy of access, well tim.
bered productive and twO.thirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek, not more than 10 yards from the Cumber-
land road, extending back to the ridge. road,
thereby giving two desirable outlets, one by the
National turnpike and the other by the County
road, containing 50 acres The hill portion OF
this property abOunds in timber of the best
quality whilst the low lands is well adapted to
farming purposes. Parties desiring more par.
ticular description Of the above property are
referred to two pats of survey Of the same, one
AT the Recorders office of Ohio county, and the
other at the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises or to one of the undersigned Commits
sioners.
Possession given on LIST of April.
Terms OF SALE :-One'third OF the purchase
uaeney in cash, and the remainder in two equal
instaiments, payable the one at one year, and
the other at two years after the day of sale; the
title 70 the said land and premises being retain
ed as the security for the payment OF said two
deferred instruments,
j. H GOOD
r. b. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
teblSd david Commissioners