The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-08
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 DO acres OF land,
more OF less, it being the same property form
erly owned by Lydia ). Cruger, deceased, dl-
vidsd into lots and farms To suit purchasers,
consisting in all of thirteen lots varying IN size
from one 10 fifteen acres, and two farms con.
tanning sxtv-siT and eighty acres respectively.
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road;
those uRon the north side extending To the brow
Of the hill 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. s. which
contains 70 6.IU acres of surface land, will be
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; a comfortable frame tenement IS
built upon this lot. On lot No. Z which Onts
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends 80
feet in depth, is located the old aud rev Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as a ware
house to the latter, and nj present occupied byS.
HOPKINS together with 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 ont
buildings and all the modern improvements.
Or lot No. Q il the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blacksmiths shop, with a strip ut
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill.
race: from the dam to tine Cumberland road, to-
Cethcr with $40 of acre an the point of the hill
adjacent TO the head of the race, making IN all
9 . ~ acres: with exclusive title to the water
power. Upon lot No. 10, which il $40 acres
in size il the stone hotel. now occupied by Mrs.
French, with all the improvements, compre-
bending stables ice houses &c, The remaining
lots numbered |, >, 3, T. 6, II, IL and Is, re-
spectively are without improvements but
iavOrably 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 66 acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOn's ridge road. easy of access, well tim.
bered productive and wothirdS 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
Rational 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 il well adapted TO
farming purposes. Parties desiring a more par
ticular description of the above property are
referred TO two pats OF survey Of the same, one
at the Recorder office of Ohio county, and the
other at the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises OF to one of the undersigned Commits
sOugTs.
Possession given on LIST Of April
Terms OF SALE One third Of the purchase
money 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 as the security for the payment of said two
deferred instruments.
J.H GOOD
r. b WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tebis david Commissioners