The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-19
Saturday, the 27th day Of
March, 1869,

on the premises, 1--WE miles east Of the city of
Wheeling en- the Cumberland road, at a point
known az Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
Of ten o'clock A. 81, tract OF 22O ceres OF land,
more or less, IL being the same property form
erly owned by lydia s. Cruger, deceased di-
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 sixty.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
ali the property and buildings intervening be-
tween said Cumberland road and Wheeling
creek. In connection with lot No. 5, which
contains - 6I0 acres Of surface land, will DO
sold the coal privilege of l2O acres underlying
the hill lands; a comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot. On lot No :, which fronts
lUD feet on the Cumberland road and extends 50
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 byS.
Hopkins together with a stable, carriage house,
&c. On lot No. :, 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. 9 is the stone gTist mill, dwelling
house and blaCksmith's shop, with q strip OF
TWENTY-FIVE feet in width, embracing the mill
race from the dam TO the Cumberland road, To-
sether with $40 of acre en- the point OF the hl
adjacent to the head of the race, making In all
2IO acres: with exclusive title TO the water
power UpOn lot No TO- which IS l 5-lO acres
I'm size. is the stone hotel now occupied by Mrs.
French, with all the improvements, compre-
hendins stables ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots numbered |, 2 3, 4, 6, II, IL and Is, re-
speetively, are without improvements, but
Aayorahly 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 66 acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOu's ridge road easy Of access, well tim.
bered productive and twO-thirdS arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek not more than ~ yards from the Cumber-
Laud road extending back TO the ridge road,
therebv giving two desirable outlets one by the
National turnpike and the other by the County
road containing 80 acres. The hill portion of
this property abOunds in timber of the best
qualify 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
AZ the Recorders office of Ohio county, and the
other Al the residence of j. Y. Smith, on the
premises or To one of the undersigned Commits
sOners.
Possession given on LIST of April.
Terms OF SALE :-One.th third of the purchase
mapey in cash and the remainder in two equal
instruments, payable the one at one year ana
the other at two years after the day of sale the
title 10 the said land and premises being retain.
sd AZ the security for the payment OF said two
deferred instslments.
j. H GOOD
r. b WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
teblS david Commissioners.