The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-26
Saturday, the 27th day Of
March, 1860,

en- 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 22O acres of land,
more or less it being she same property form
erly owned by lydia ). CTugeT, deceased, di-
vided 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 siNtv-siN 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. ), which
contains - GlO 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 fronts
100 feet on the Cumberland road and extends 30
feet in depth, il located the old and new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as a ware
house to the latter and at present occupied by 5.
Hopkins together with stable, carriage house,
&c On lot No. g. which contains 6-lO of an
acre is fine frame dwelling house, now used
in connection with the store, with suitable out
buildings and all tho modern improvements.
On lot No is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and hlacksmiths shop with strip OF
TWENTY-FIVE feet in width embracing the mill
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, TO
Eether with $40 of an acre ON the point OF the hlu
adjacent to the head Of the ragc making IN ali
. 10 acres with exclusive title TO the water
power. Uuon lot No. 10, which ia $40 acres
In size Is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French with all the improvements COmpre-
bending stables ice houses, &c The remaining
lots. numbered J. =, 3, 4, 6, II, II and 10, re-
spsctiyely. are without improvements, but
favorably located for residences and eXCelling
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
frst of which contains % acres. occupied by
James smith bounded on the east aud north by
Atkinson ridge road, easy Of access, well tim
bered productive and two thirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek not more than ~ yards from the CumbeT.
land road extending back to the ridge road,
thereby giving two desirable outlets, one by the
National turnpike and the other by the County
road containing - acres. The hill portion OF
this property abOuuCs in timber of the best
quality whilst the low lands il well adapted to
iaIluing purposes. Parties desiring more par.
.icular description of the above property are
referred TO two plats of survey of the same. one
at the Recorder office of Ohio county, and the
ether ut the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises OF to one of the undersigned Commls
sOners
Possession given on lst Of April.
TEpNs OF SALE One third of the purchase
money in cash, and the remainder In two equal
instruments, pay able, the one at one wear, and
the o.Ler Al two years after the day of sale; the
title To the said land and premises being retain
ed as the security for the payment OF said Two
Ieierred instalments Said deferred install.
mruts to hear interest from date.
J. II. GOOD,
K. b WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
teIlS david Commissioners