The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-18
6or SALE.
Sale Of tho Real Estate Of Lydia s.
Gruger, Deceased.
The Most Valuable Property ia the
County.

The Most Valuable Property ia the
County.
William McMechen and others)
Joseph Skinner and others.
DURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
Circuit Court OF Ohio county, rendered
at the December term, 1865. IN the above
| siOnerS, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
the
Saturday, 27tb day OF March, 1869,
| on the premises, i've miles east OF the city
point known as Elm Grove. commencing at
| the hour of ten O'Clock A. M, tract of go
acres OF land, more or ,r, less, it being
by Lydia s. CruSer, 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
side extending to the brow of the hill. whilst
those upon the south embrace all the pro-
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. S, which contains
| Ii 6-1O acres OF surface land, will be sold the
coal privilege of l2O acres underlying the hill
lands; q comfortable frame tenement house
is built upon this lot. On lot No. 2, which
fronts lC9 feet on the Cumberland road and
and new ELM Grove stores. the former now
used as a warehouse to the latter. and at
present occupied by r: s. Hopkins, together
with stable, carriage house, &c. ON lot No.
s. which Contains 6-IO OF an acre ia a flne
frame dwelling house, now used in connec-
ton with the Store, with suitable out-buiid-
ings and all the modern improvements. On
lot No. is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with strip OF
twenty-five feet in width. embracing the
mill-raoe; from the dam to the Cumberland
poins Of the hill adjacent to the head Of the
race, making in all 2-l0 acres, wi III exciu-
sive title to the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which Is 5-l0 acres in size, Is the stone
hotel, now occupied by MIS-. French, with
all the Improvements, comprehending sta
bles. ice houses, dc. The remaining lots,
IL, are without improvements, but favorably
located for residences and excelling any
deninS p1rposes, The hill property con-
nected with the estate Is laid on into two
farms, the nrst OF which contains 90 acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atkinsons ridge road,
easy OF access, well numbered, productive and
two-thtrds arabic land. together with two
substantial frame tenement houses.
The Second farm fronts on Little Wheel
ing Creek, not moro than 20 yards from the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
lets one by the National turnpike and the
other by the County road, containing 30
abounds in timber OF the best quality, whilst
the low lands are we'll adapted to farming
purposes. Parties dea6lng m0fe PSFncu!ar
ferred to two plats OF survey OF me same, one
at the Recorders office OF OHIO county, and
the other at the residence OF j. +. Smith, on
t tHe Oremfses, or To one OF the undersigned
Commissioners. Possession given on LIST day
TERMS OF SA1K:-One-thIrd of the pur-
chase money In cash, and the remainder in
Two eoual instruments, payable, the one at
one year. and the other at Two years after the
day Of SALE the title to the said land and
menfs ]. n. GOOD,
r. B. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
heb1e.d&wtd Commissioners.