The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-19
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia 8.
Gruger, Deceased.
Tho Most valuable Property I'm the
County.
William McMechen and Othersl

Tho Most valuable properly IN I"o
County.
William McMechen and others)
vs..
Joseph Skinner and others. }
DURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
Circuit Court OF Ohio county, rendered
ab the December term, 1868. IN the above
named cause, we, the undersigned Eonuls-
sIoners, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION on
the
Saturday, 27th day OF March, 1869,
on the premises, I'VE miles east OF the city
OF Wheeling, on the Cumberland roadI at a
point known as Elm Grove. commencing a.
the the same property formerly owned
6y Lydia Lott, s. a Gg1s9P e q pu1
chasers, consisting in all Of thirteen lots,
varying in size rom one to fifteen acres, and
acres respectively. These lots all front upon
the Cumberland road; those upon Inc norm
side extending to the brow OF the hill. whilst
those upon the south embrace all the pro-
perty and buildings intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. 5, which contains
Is $40 acres OF surface land, will be sold the
coal privilege of 100 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
liz built upon this lot. On lot No. 2 which
fronts 1CO feet on the Cumberland road and
extends SO feet in depth, is located the old
and new Elm Grove stores. the former now
useti as a warehouse to the latter. and at
present occupied by X: 8. Hopkins, together
with a stable. carriage house, &C. ON lot NO.
frame dwelling house, now used in cOnnec.
ton with the store. with suitable out-bulld-
inRs 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-race; from the dam 10 the cumberland
road, together with 5-l0 of an acre on the
point OF the hill adjacent TO the head OF the
race, making in all 2 2-lO acres. with exciu-
siye title to the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which is l 5-l0 acres in size, Is the stone
Motel, now occupied by Mrs.. French, with
bies. Ice houses, DC. The Remaining lots,
numbered J. 2. 8, 4, 9, II, IL and IL. respective
~, are without improvements, but favorabiy
other body of land In Ohio county for gar
deninH purposes. The hill property con-
nected with the estate Is laid on into two
farms, the flrst OF which contains &c acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atktnsons ridge ROAD,
EASY OF access, well timbered, productive anu
two-thirds arabic land. together with two
substantial frame tenement houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel
ing Creek not more than 70 yards from the
Cumberland road, extending back to the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
other by the County road, containing 80
acres. The hill portion or this property
abOundsi in timber of the best quality, whilst
the low lands are well adapted to farming
purposes. Parties desiring more particular
description of the above property arc re-
ferred to two platS of survey OF the Same, one
at the Recorders office OF Ohio county, and
the other at the residence OF J. F. Smith, on
the preIntS or 10 one OF Inc unuerSlSueu
Commissioners. Possession given on LIST day
OF April.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third of the pur-
chase money in cash, and the remainder i'll
two equal instruments, payable, the one at
ono year, and the other at Two years after the
day OF sale; the title to the said land and
premises being retained as the security for
the payment OF said two deferred install
mentS j. H. GOOD,
r. Il. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
feh19-d&wtd Commissioners.