The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-24
Saturday, the 27th day OF
March, 1869,

un the premises five miles east of the city of
Wheeling. on the Cumberland road, at point
know as Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
of ten o'clock A. NJ, a tract of 22O acres OF land,
more or less it being she same property form
erly owned by Lydia ). Cruger, deceased, di-
vided into lots and farms To suit purchasers
consisting in all of thirteen lots varying Ill size
from one 10 fifteen acres, and TWO farms con
tanning sixtv-six and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road
those upon the north side extending to the brow
of the Hill, 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. s. which
contains 10 6-lO acres of surface land, will no
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
The hill lands; "a comfortable frame tenement rs
built upon this lot. On lot No. I, which T. Onts
leo feet on the Cumberland road and extends 81
feet in depth, is located the old and new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as ware.
house to the l6tter, and at present occupied byS.
Hopkins together with a stable carriage house,
SC On lot No. :, which contains Clio of an
acre il 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 ard blaCksmiths shop with a strip OF
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, 70,
Sethcr with 80 of an acre sn the point OF the Mil
adjacent to the head of the race making In all
. 2lO acres; with exclusive title to the water
nnNer Upop lot No. TO- which il l $40 acres
in size il the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French with all the improvements, compre-
hending stables ice houses, sc, The remaining
lots, numbered l, ,, ,, (, E, IL, IL and Is, re-
spectively are without improvements, but
iavorably located for residences and eXcelling
any other body of land in Ohio county for gar.
dening purposes. The hill property CONSISTED
with the estate is laid off into two farms, the
frst of which contains ct acres, occupied by
James Smith, bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOn's ridge road, easy of access, well tim
bered. productive and twothirds arabic land
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses. 49,, wv, =,
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 80 acres. The hill portion
This property abOunds in timber of the bes
snality. whilst the low lands is well adapted 4
9arminp purposes. Parties desiring more par
t;cnIar description of the above property arr
referred TO two plats of survey of the same, on,
NJ the Recorders office of Ohio county, and tn,
other AZ the residence of j. +. Smith, on tn,
nremises, OF TO one of the undersigned Commits
siOners.
TEENs OF SALE One third of the purchas
money in cash, and the remainder in two equa
instruments payable the one at one year, an
the other at two years after the day of sale tn
title TO the said land and premises being retain
ed as the security for the payment OF said tw
deferred instruments.
RIB WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
teblsd david Commissioners