The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-06
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia s.
Cruger, Diseased.
The Nest Valuable Property I'm the
County.
William McMechen and others0
Joseph Skinner and others.

= A@S $4,000 -
William McMcchen and otheEs1
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
i Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered
at the December term, 1858. IN the above
named cause, we, the undersigned Commits
sioners, viii sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, ON
the
Saturday, 27th day OF March, 1869,
on the premises, I'VE miles east of the city
point known as Elm Grove, commencing at
the hour of ten O'Clock A. NJ, 3 tract OF 40
lSs s 81 land Bro %9tS Of s o& Rspf
by. LYDIA q. CruGer. deceased, divi-
ded into lots and farms to suit pur-
varying In SlZs nom one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing si1ty.six and eighty
acres respectively. These lots all front upon
the Cumberland road; those upon the north
side extending TO the brow OF the hin. whilst
those upon the south embrace all the pro-
perty and buildings intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. 5, which contains
coal privilege OF 40 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
fronts leo feet on the CImberiSnd road and
extends so feet in depth, is located the old
and new elm Grove stores, the former now
present occupied by K: 8. Hopkins, together
with a stable, carriage house, &c. On lot No.
s, which contains $40 OF an acre, Il q dne
frame dwelling house, now used in connec-
ton with the store, with suitable out-buiid-
1ngS and all the modern improvements On
lot No. 9 Is the stone griSt mill, dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with q strip or
twenty-five feet In width, embracing the
mill-racei from the dam to the Cumberland
road, together with 6-lO OF an acre ON tho
point of the hill adjacent to the head OF the
race, making in all 2 2-l0 acres, with exclu-
sdVe title 10 the water power. Upon lot No.
Motel, now occupied by Ms. French. with
all the improvements, compromising sta
ble9, ice houses, &C. The remaining lots,
numbered j, 2, 5, 6, ii, II and Is. respective
ly, are without improvements, but faVOrAbIy
located for residences and exceuing any
denInG purposes. The hui properly con-
nected with tho estate is laid or tnIo TWO
farms, the nIst OF which contains 66 acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atkinaon'B ridge road,
easy OF access, well timbered, productive and
tWo-tnlldS arabic land, together with two
SUBSTANTIAL frame tenement houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel
Ing Creek, not more than 10 yards from the
Cumberland road, extending back 10 the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
lets, one by the National turnpike and the
other by the County road, containing so
abounds in timber OF the best quality, whilst
the low lands are wen adapted ts farming
purposes. Parties desiring moro particular
ferred to two plats OF survey OF the same one
AZ the Recorders ONCE or Ohio county. and
the the otner at the residence Of ]. r. Smith, on
me premises, or To one OF the undersigned
OF April.
o,; Terms or sALE;-one-third OF the pur-
chase money In cash, and the remainder in
two equal inetalmenis, payable, the one at
one year, and the other at Two years after the
cay OF sale; the title to the said land and
premises being retained az the saonTitT Tor
mentS. J. h C300n
r. B. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES.
so!S.00Wta Commissioners.