The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-05
Saturday, the 27th day of
March, 1869,

an the PREMISES FIVE miles east of the city of
Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at point
known rs Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
of ten o'clock A. NJ tract OF 22J acres of land,
more or less il being the same property form
ery owned by Lydia :. Cruger, deceased, Ill
vided into lots and farms 10 suit purchasers,
consisting in all of thirteen lots varying In size
from one to fifteen acres, ana two tarlnS con-
tanning sixtv-six and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road
those upOn the north side extending TO the prov
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. D. which
contains 10 Clio acres of surface land, will bo
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 so
feet in depth, Is located the old and new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as q ware
house TO the latter and at present occupied byS.
UOpkius together with stable, carriage house,
&c. On lot No s, which contains Clio of an
acre. il a fine frame dwelling house, now used
IN connection with the store, with suitable out
buildings and all the modern improvements.
On lot No. 9 ia the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and backsmiths shop, with strip of
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the mill
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, to-
cethCr with $40 of an en- the point oil the hull
adjacent to the head of the race making IN all
. 2lO acres: with exclusive title TO the water
power. Upon lot NO. W, WINCH - C'iV e,Aeo
in size is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French, with all the improvements compre-
hending stables, ice houses, &c, The remaining
lots, numbered |, ,, ,, {, &, IL, IL and Is re-
spectively, are without improvements, but
tavorably 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
6rst of which contains &c acres, occupied by
James Smith, bounded on the east and north by
AtkinsOns ridge road, easy of access well tim.
bered, productive and twothirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek. not mOro than ~ yards from the Cumber.
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 III acres. The hill portion of
this property abOunds in timber of the best
uuality, 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. F. Smith on the
premises, or to one OF the undersigned Commits
sioners.
Possession given on LIST Of April.
TERMS or SALR:-One.third of the purchase
meney in cash, and the remainder in two equa
instalments payable the one at one year, anC
the other at two yeaIs after the daY of sale; thu
title 10 the said land and premises being retain
ed "a the security for the payment OF said TIVE
deferred instruments.
j. II. GOOD,
RIB. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tabIsdawtd Commissioners