The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-27
Sale of the Real Estate of Lydia s.
Gruger, Deceased
The Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and othes)
Joseph Skinner and others.

ING H1O6k VAluAuAe 1EORGEIy IN BHO
County.
William McMechen and othenl
vs..
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
i Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered
at the December term, 1883. IN the above
s Remsa sell PGBG on
the
Saturday, 27th day OF March, 1859,
on the premises, 1ve miles east OF the city
point known as Elm Grove, commencing at
the hour OF ten O'Clock A. NJ, tract of go
acres acre OF land: more more or les, 1t being
by Lydia s. Cruger, deceased, divi-
ded into lots and farms to suit pur-
varying in size from one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing sIxty:six and eighty
acres respectively. These lots all front upon
the Cumberland road; those upon the north
sido extending to the brow of the hill, whilst
perry and buildings Intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. 5, which con tains
Ii $40 acres OF surface land, viii be sold the
coal privilege of 100 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
fronts 100 feet on the Cumberland road and
extends so feet In depth, in located the old
used as a warehouse To the latter, and al
present occupied by X: s. Hopkins, together
Wi TN a sIaoLe, carnage mouse, &C. ON lot No
frame dwelling house, now used in connec-
ton with the store. with suitable out-build-
1ngs and All the modern Improvements. On
lot No. 8 Is the stone grIst mill, dwelling
house and blacksmiths shop, with q strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the
mill-race; from the dam to the Cumberland
road, together with $40 OF an acre on the
point of the hill adjacent to the head on tina
race, making in aIi9 2-I0 acres. win oxcip.
Givs title to the water power. Upon lot No.
10, W hlch is 5-l0 acres in size, Is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
All the improvements, compreh ending sta
numbered !, 2. 3, 4,6, IL, II and Is, respective
~, are without improvements, bat favOrably
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
dentng purposes: The hill property con-
nected with the estate Is laid on into TWO
farLns, the nrHt OF which contains 66 acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on tho
east and north by AtktnBOn's ridge road
easy OF access, well Embered, productive ana
substantial frame tenemen houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel
Ing Greek, not moro than 20 yards from the
CumberIand Toads extending back to The
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable ont
lets. one by the National turnpike and The
oLher 4y tne county road. containing so
abOunds In timber of the estqualitT- yTfliist
the low lands are well adapted t1 farming
description OF the above proneTttS SrS "a
Herred to two platS of survey of the same one
At the Recorders od1ce of Ohio county ana
the DINER at the residence OF ]. r. Smith, on
tho premises, or IN one OF the undersiTned
commissioners. Possession given ON lst CiaY
of April.
TERMS OF SAnE:-One-third oYztI,a -,,,,,,-
chase money In cash, and tho REMAINDER in
two equal instruments, payable, the one nc
9 yS ~ ana me other at TWO years after the
Gay OF sale; the title to tue said land and
premises being retained as the security for
the payment OF said two deferred fnst0I-
ments. J.H. GOOD =
r. B.WOOES.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tooIe-ooWto Commissioners.