The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-25
Sale of the Real Estate of Lydia 8.
Gruger, Deceased.
The MOst Valuable Property I'm the
County.
William NIcMachen and othersl
Insenh Skinner and othera.

The MOHt valuable property In the
William McMechen and Others)
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
i Circuit Court of Ohio county. rendered
at the December term, 1868. In the above
named cause, we, the undersigned Commits
sioners, " Ill sell at PUBLIC AUCTION. on
the
Saturday, 2zih day OF March, 1869,
on the premises, nve miles east OF the city
OF Wheeling, on the Cum beriand road, at
the hour OF ten O'Clock A. NJ, a tract OF 22I
acres OF land, more or less, It being
tn the Td11 formerly o% SIS
ded into lots and farms to suit pur-
ehRsers. consisting in all Of thirteen lots,
varying In size from one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing Eixty.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. 5, which contains
IL 6;lO acres OF surface land, Will be sold the
coal privilege OF 100 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
is built upon this lot. On lot No. 2. which
fronts 1C0 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 4: s. Hopkins, together
with a stable carriage house, &C. On, lot No.
8, which contains 6-lO OF an acre, is a flne
ton with the store. with suitable out-build-
ings and all the modern improvements. On
house and blacksmith's shop, with a strip Of
twenty-five feet in width, embracing The
mfn-race; from the dam TO the Cumberland
road, together with 5-lO OF an acre ON tho
point OF the hill adjacent to the head OF the
race, making in ALA 2-l0 acres, with exclu-
GiV6 title 10 the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which is $40 acres in size, Is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
all the improvements, comprehendlng sta
6les: Ice houses, &C; The remaining lots,
~, are without improvements, bat fayorably
located for residences and excellInE any
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
neCted with the estate Is laid on into two
farms, the INST OF which contain GO acres,
east and north by AtklnBon'B ridge road,
easy of access, well timbered, productive anu
tWo.thirds Srable land, together with two
The Second farm fronts on Little Wheel
Ing Creek, not more than 40 yards from the
Cumberland road, extending back To the
ridge road, thereby giving two Desirable ont.
lets, one by tho National turnpike and the
other by the County road, containing so
abOunds In timber of the best quality. whilst
the low lands are well adRDLed to farming
purposes. Parties desiring more particular
description OF the above property are re-
ferred to two plRts of survey OF the same one
at the Recorders ofdce OF Ohio county and
the other at the residence of j, f. Smith, ON
the premises, or To one of the UNDERSIGNED
Com missioners. Possession given on LIST Ciay
OF April.
chase money In cash, and the remainder In
TWO equal indictments, payable, the one at
one 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
mentA. J. H GOOD
X. b. WOODS
~.,,,o HANNIBAL FORBES,
4eoI1-uAWIu Commissioners.