The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-11
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 ceres OF land,
more OF less, il being she same property form
erly owned by Lydia =. Cruger, deceased, dl-
yided 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 siGty-siE and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road;
those upOn the north side extending TO the brow
Of the hil, 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 ,, which
contains 70 6-lO acres of surface land, will DO
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot. On lot No. !, which FONTS
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends %
feet in depth il located the old and new Elm
Grove stores the former now used as ware
house to the latter, and at present occupied byS.
Hopkins, together with a stable, carriage house,
Sc On lot No. 8 which contains Clio of an
acre is fine iTamg dwel!Bg house, now used
in connection with the store, with suitable ont.
buildings aud all the modern Improvements.
Or lot No. is the stone gTist mill, dwelling
house and hlaCksmIths shop, with strip OF
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill
race: from the dam to the Cumberland road, to-,
Eether with 80 of an acre Oh the point OF the mn
adjacent to the head of the race, making IN all
. =. 10 acres; with exclusive title to the water
power. Upon lot No. 10, which is 5-lO acres
In size is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French with all the improvements, cOmpre-
hcudirr stables ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots numbered |, ,, 3, T. q, ii, IL AMI Is re-
speCtively are without improvements, but
tayorably located for residences and eNcelling
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
FIRST Of which contains 90 acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOns ridge road, easy of access we'll tim
bered. productive and two thirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm frents on Little Wheeling
creek not more than 20 yards from the Cumber-
land road, extending back 10 the ridge road,
thereby giving two desirable outlets, one by the
Rational turnpike and the other by the County
road, containing ~ acres. The hill portion OF
this property abouuds 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 70 two plats of survey of the same one
at the Recorders office of Ohio county, and the
other AZ the residence of j. +. Smith, on the
premises or to one Of the undersigned Commits
siOneTS.
Possession given on LIST Of April
Terms or SALE One. third of the purchase
meney in cash, and the remainder in two equal
instruments, payable the one at one year, and
the other at two years after the day Of sale; the
title 10 the said land and premises being retain
ed rs the security for the payment OF said two
'''''' ~ JIM. GOOD
RIB. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tebIsdAwtd Commissioners