The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-13
Saturday, the 27th day of
March, 1869,

on the premises Eve miles east of the city OF
Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at point
known as Elm Grove, commencing AZ the hOur
of ten o'clock A.. NJ, tract OF 22O Scres OF land
more OF less It being the same property form
srly owned by Lydia y Cruger deceased, di-
yidsd into lots and farms TO suit purchasers,
consisting in all of thirteen lots, varying in size
from one 20 fifteen acres, and two farms con-
tanning sixty-six and eighty acres respectively.
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road;
those uson the north side extending 10 the brow
Of the hill whilst those upon the south embrace
al the property and buildings intervening be-
tween said Cumberland road and Wheeling
creek. In connection with lot No. 5, which
contains l3 6.lO acres of surface land, will be
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; \ comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot. On lot No I, which I. onts
100 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 by
Hopkins together with stable, carriage house,
&c On lot No. 2, which contains clio of an
acre ia a fine frame dwelling house, now used
in connection with the store, with suitable out.
bindings and all the modern improvements.
OR lot No. is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and aCksmith's shop, with n strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the mill
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, to.
Setherwith $40 of an acre On the point OF the hill
adjacent to the head of the race, making IN all
. 2.lD acres: with exclusive title 10 the water
power. Upon lot No. 10, which Is 2-iO acres
in size, is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French with all the improvements, compre-
bending stables ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots. numbered /, 2, 3, T. s, II, IL and l3 re-
speCtivey are without improvements, but
iavoraby 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 off into two farms, the
first Of which contains Sc acres, occupied by
James Smith. bounded on the east and north by
Atkinson ridge road, easy of access well tim
bered productive and O-thrds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm frents on Little Wheeling
creek not mere 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 70 two plats of survey of the same one
at the Recorders office of Ohio county, and the
other Al the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises, OF to one of the undersigned Commits
soners.
Possession given on Let of April
TEENS or SALE .-One.third of the purchase
money in cash and the remainder in two equal
instaiments, payable the one at one year, and
the other at two years after the day of sale; the
title 70 the said land and premises being retain
cd as the security for the payment OF said two
'''''N J.H. GOOD,
RIB WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tebIa david Commissioners