The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-15
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia s.
Cruger, Deceased.
The Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and Others1
Skinner and others.

County.
William McMechen and Others1
Va.
Joseph Skinner and others.
DURsUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
L Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered
named cause, we, the undersigned Commits
sioners, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
Saturday, 27th day OF March, 1859,
on the premises, nve miles east OF the city
OF Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at q
point known as Elm Grove, commencing al
n0 OF q and meEa or ast Se
the same property formerly owned
by Lydia 8. Cr1Eer. deceased, divi-
chasers. consisting in all OF thirteen lots
varying in size from ono to fifteen acres and
acres acre respectively. These lots an front 9poil
the Cumberland road: those upon the north
side extending TO the brow OF the hill, whilst
perty and buildings intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. S, which contains
coal privilege of 40 acres underlying the hill
lands; q comfortable frame tenement house
fronts leo feet on the Cumberland road and
extends so feet in depth, is located the old
and new Elm Grove stores, the former now
present occupied by r: 8. Hopkins, together
with . stable. carriage house, dc. ON lot No.
y, which contains 6-l0 OF an aero, Is q hnG
frame dwelling house, now used in cOnnec-
ton with the store, with suitable Out-buIld-
1ngs and all the modern improvements. On
lot No. 10 the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with q strip al
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the
mtll-race; from the dam to the Cumberland
road, together with 5-l0 OF an acre on tho
point of the hill adjacent TO the head OF the
race, making in all 2-lO acres, with exclu-
ave 9H titie TO the water power. Upon lot No
~ which Is 5-lO acres in size, Is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mm. French. with
All the improvements, comprshendtng sta
DIGS, Ice houses. &c. The
numbered /, 2. 8, 4,6, IL, II and I3 respective
", are without improvements, but fnyorHbIy
located Tor residences and excellinE any
dening purposes. The hin pro6ertV con-
nected with the estate Is laid on inio Two
occupied by James smith. bounde.i % on The
east and north by AtkinaonIa TISioo Toah
easy OF access well TIM ered productive anu
substantial frame tenement houses
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel.
Ing Creek, not more than 40 yards from Ehe
Cumberland road, extending back To The
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
lets, one by the National turnpike and the
other by the County road, containing s.,
abOunds in timber OF the best quality. whilst
the low lands are well adapted ts farming
urpoSes. Parties desiring q moro particular
description OF the above property are re-
1erred to two plata of survey of the same one
AZ the Recorders ONCE OF Ohio county, and
the other at the residence OF ]. F. Smith, on
the premises, or To one OF the undersigut,d
commissioners. Possession given ON Lat day
OF April.
chase money in cash, and the nainder III
Two equal 1natalments, payable, the one nj
one year, and the other at two years after the
Day OF sale; the title to the said land aud
premises being retained as the security for
mentH. 4 n coon
HANNIBAL FORBES,
1eo4S-d&Wtd Commissioner