The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-23
Sale of the Real Estate OF Lydia 8.
Gruger, Deceased.
Tho Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and Others)
oseph Skinner and others.


DURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
i Circuit Court OF Ohio county. rendered
at the December term, 1865. IN the above
sIoners. will sell Mt PUBLIC AUCTION. on
the
Saturday, 27Ih 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. M, a tract of 90
the same "a Aq Property formerly o% Rgd
by. Lydia S. CrqEer, deceased, dIvi-
chasers. consisting in all of thirteen lots.
varying in Size from one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing siIty.six and eighty
acres ree pectively. These lots all front upon
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.
ID $40 acres of surface land, viii be sold the
coal privilege of 12O acres underlying the hill
lands; comfortable frame tenement house
is built upon this lot. On lot No. 2, which
fronts 10 feet on the Cumberland road and
extends 80 feet In depth, is located the old
and new Kim Grove stores, the former now
used as a warehouse to the latter, and at
present occupied by K: 8. Hopkins, together
with a stable, carriage house, &c. ON lot No.
8, which contains $40 of an acre ia a fine
frame dwelling house, now used in cOnnec-
ton with the store, with suitable out-buIld-
tngs and all the modern improvements. On
lot No. is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blackHmith's shop, with a strip OF
mill-race; from the dam TO the Cumberland
road, together with 5-l0 of an acre on the
point OF the hill adjacent to the head of the
race, making in all 2-lO acres, with exciu-
sive title TO the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which is $40 acres in size, is the stone
hotel now occupied by MTs. French, with
all the improvements, compreh ending sta
bles, ice houses, dc. The Remaining lots,
~, are without improvements, but favorably
located for residences and excellinR any
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
deninR purposes. The hill property CON
farms, the d1st OF which contains 66 acres
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by AtkinBouss ridge road
easy OF access, wen timbered, prodnctiyean6
tWo-thlrds arabic land, together with Two
substantial frame tenement houses "
The Second farm fronts on Little wheel.
Ing Creek, not more than 70 yards from the
C9mberland road, extending back to tho
lets, one by the National turnpike and ffe,
other by the County road, containinO ~
acres. The hill portion or this oronerfv
abounds in timber of the best quality. Whist
the low lands are well adRpLed to farminp
purposes. Parties desiring q moro particn lar
description of the above property arc re-
ferred to two platS OF survey OF the same one
| at the Recorders ONCE OF Ohio county and
the premises, or tn one of the undersiSrnei
Commissioners. Possession given on la Cisy
OF April.
TERMs OF SALE:-One-thind NJ the NM
chase money IN cash. and the remainder in
one year, and the other at two yeau after the
day of sale; the title 10 the said land and
premises being retained as the security for
| ments. J. H. GOOD
| Z, b. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES
| leDIs.uHWto Commissioners.