The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-20
Saturday, the 27th day of
March, 1869,

on the premises, 1--WE 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. a tract OF 220 ceres of land,
more or less, ii being the same property form
erly owned by Lydia S. Cruger, deceased, di.
vided into lots and farms 10 suit purchasers
consisting in all of thirteen lots, varying in size
from one to fifteen acres and two farms con-
tanning sixty-siI and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road
those uson 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. ,, which
contains 70 6-lO acres of surface land, will DO
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; a comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot. On lot No. !, which t,Onts
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends 80
feet in depth il located the old aud new Elm
Grove stores. the former now used a. ware
house TO the latter, and at present occupied byS.
Hopkins, together with a stable, carriage house,
&c On lot No. 3 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 blacksmith's shop, with strip OF
twenty .fve feet in idth, embracing the mill
race; from the dam 70 the Cumberland road, to,
Cether with $40 of an acre On the point OF the NH
adjacent to the head of the race, making IN all
2 10 acres with exclusive title TO the water
power. Upon lot NO. w. "ulNu 10 ~ SNA''
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 |, ,, 3, (, 6, II, ~ and 10, re-
speetivcly, are without improvements, but
tsyorahly located for residences and eXcelling
any other body of land In Ohio county for gar.
dening purposes. The hill property connected
with the estate is laid OF into two farms the
hrst Of which contains Go acres occupied by
James Smith. bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOns ridge road, easy of access, well tim.
bered productive and twOt thirds arabic land
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek. not more than 20 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 - 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 plats of survey OF the same, one
II the Recorders Office of Ohio county, and the
other at the residence Of j. +. Smith, on the
premises, or to one of the undersigned Commits
giOuers
Possession given on lat of April.
Terms OF SALE One third of the purchase
nepey in cash, and the remainder in two equal
instruments, payable, the one at one year and
the other At two wears after the day of sale; the
title 10 the said land and premises being retain
al as the security for the payment OF said two
JH GOOD,
r. B. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tabIs david Commissioners