The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-25
Saturday, the 27th day OF
March, 1869,

ON the premises five miles east Of the city Of
Wheeling on the Cumberland road, at point
known as Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
Of ten o'clock A. NJ, tract OF 30 acres Of land,
more OF less il being the same property form
srly owned by Lydia 5. Cruger, deceased, di-
yidud into lots and farms to suit purchasers,
consisting in al of thirteen lots, varying IN size
from one to fifteen acres and two farms con
tanning siItysiK and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberlapd road
those ron the north side extending TO the brow
of the bill whilst those upon the south embrace
all the property and buildings Intervening De
tween said Cumberland road and wheeling
creek In connection with lot No. ), which
contains 70 6.IO acres of surface land, will be
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; q comfortable frame tenement Is
built upon this lot. On lot No. :, winch iionts
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends 5O
feet in depth is located the old and new Elm
Grove stores the former now used as ware
house TO the latter and at present occupied by ).
Hopkins together with stable carriage house,
&c On lot No. :, which contains 6-lV 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 blacksmiths shop with strip oil
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill
race; fIom the dam To the Cumberland road, TO,
Sether with $40 of an acre On the point oil the null
adjacent to the head of the race making In al
- a
power Upon lot No. 10, which Is ] S.lO acres
in size. is the stone hotel now occupied by Mrs
french with all the improvements, compre
hending stables ice houses, &c. The remaining
lots numbered /, =, ;, 4, 8, IL, IL and Is, re
spectively are without improvements bu
tayorably located for residences and excellinl
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, tn
arst of which contains TO acres, occupied b.
James Smith bounded on the east and north b
Atkipson's ridge road, easy of access, well tin
hered productive and two.thiFis arabic land
together with two substantial frame tenemen
houses. ,,.., Iii,
The aecond farm fronts on Little Wheeiin
creek. not more than 20 yards from the CumOe
land road, extending back to the rage roaS
thereby giving two desirable outlets, one by th
National turnpike and the other by the Count
road, containing ~ acres. The hill portion
Ills property abOunds in timber OF the oes
nuality whilst the low lands is well adapted
Farming purposes. Parties desiring more pa
ticnlar description Of the above property Al
referred TO two plats of survey oil the same on
AZ the Recorders office Of Ohio county, and ca
other AZ the residence OF j. r smith on u
nrsmises. or 10 one Of the undersigned COMM
sionere. sIu
TSpus or SALE One. third Of the purehs'
money in cash, and the remainder in two ecu
instalments, payable, the one at one year, Al
fhe other At two wears after the day OF sale; u
title 10 the said land and premises being retai
ed as the security for the payment OF sara "
deferred instruments.
j. II. GOOD,
RIB. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
teblsdGwtd Commissioners