The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-10
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 a tract of 22O acres 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.siI and eighty acres respectively.
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road
those upon the north side extending 10 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. 5, which
contains 10 $40 acres Of surface land, will DO
sold the coal privilege Of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; a comfortable frame tenement Is
built upon this lot. On lot No. !, which fonts
100 feet q the Cumberland road and extends so
feet in depth, is located the old and new Elm
Grove stores. the former now used as ware
house 10 the latter, and at 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 out
buildings and all the modern improvements.
On lot No. is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blacksmiths shop, with strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the mill.
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, TO,
sether with $40 of an acre en- the point OF the hill
adjacent to the head Of the race, making in all
, 2.lO acres: with exclusive title TO the water
mower Upon lot No. 10. which is $40 acres
in size Is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French with all the improvements, compre-
hendiug stables, ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots numbered /, ., g. I, g. IL, IL and l3 re-
spectively, are without Improvements, but
tavorablv located for residences and eTcelling
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
drst of which contains &c acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
Atkinson's ridge road, easy of access, well tim
bered productive and two thirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
Tho second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek. not moro than 20 yards from the Cumber.
land road extending back 10 the ridge road,
thereby giving two desirable outlets, one by the
National turnpike and the other by the County
road containing 90 acres. The hill portion OF
this property abOunds in timber of the best
quality, whilst the low lands is well adapted 10
farming purposes. Parties desiring more par
ticular description of the above property are
referred to two plats of survey of the same one
at the Recorders office of Ohio county, and the
other AZ the residence OF j. +. Smith, on the
premises. OF % one of the undersigned Commits
siOners.
Possession given on LIST Of April.
Terms OF SALE One third of the purchase
msney 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
ed as the security for the payment OF said two
deferred instruments
J.H. GOOD,
RIB. WOODS
HANNIBAL FORBES,
feblsd david Commissioners