The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-05
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia 8.
Oruger, Deceased.
The Most valuable Property in the
County.
William McMechen and others1

The Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and othersl
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
Circuit Court OF Ohio county. rendered
named cause, we, the undersigned Commits
sIOners, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION ON
the
Saturday, 2zth day OF March, 1859,
on the hse mss aass n Toad
point known as Elm Grove, commencing a.
the hour OF ten O'Clock A. Nj tract &c Of ~
s aSses same Of and Pro %StS formerly OTnod
by Lydia 8. CrnGer. deceased, divl-
6Sa anVo conSst,nF In ali OF thIrte0n iots.
varying In sIze nom one to n1teen acres, anu
two farms S9ntaInpE fS an 1 fpnt s apoS
the Cumberland road; those upon the north
side extending TO the brow OF the Hill, whilst
perry and buildings intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling CTeek
10 $40 acres Of surface land, win be sold the
coal privilege of 40 acres underlying Inc hlII
lands; a comfortable frame tenement hSns H
fronts leo 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 a warehouse 10 the latter. and At
present occupied by 4: 8. Hopkins. together
with a stable, carriage house, &c. On lot No
s. which contains 6-lO OF an acre, Ia . nns
frame dwelling house, now used in connec-
ton with the store, with suitable out-bul!d-
fnRs and all the modern improvements On
lot No. is the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with q strip OF
mill-race; from the dam 10 the Cumberland
road, together with 5-l0 OF an acre on tho
point OF the hill adjacent to the head OF the
race, making in all 2-lO acres, with excln-
Hiv6 title TO the water power. Upon Lot No.
10, which Is 5-lO acres in size, Is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
all the improvements, COmprohendlnR stH.
bles, ice houses, dc. The remaining lots,
numbered l, 2. 3 g. IL, II and Ii. respective
located for residences and excelling any
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
deninG R T5pGSSes taf e n nh Ia, Rr 0R i5yo IWo
farms, the nrst OF which contains &c acres.
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by AtkinBOn's ridge road.
easy of access, well timbered, productive anu
two-thirds arabic land. together with Two
substantial frame tenement houses.
The Second farm fronts on Little Wheel
ing Creek, not more than 40 yards from the
Cumberland road, extending back TO the
1ets one fS Sy the SafionaF tHTnpiFe snd tue
other by the County road, containing 81
acres. The hill portion or this property
the low lands are well adapted to farming
purposes. Fartiesdestr1ngR moro paruculAr
description Of the above property are re-
at the Recorders oftice OF Ohio county, and
the other at the residence OF ]. F. Smith, on
the premises, or to one OF the undersigned
Commissioners. Possession given on LIT day
of April.
TERMS OF sALE:-one-thIrd of the pur-
two equal instruments, payable, the one al
one year, and the other at TWO years after the
day of sale; the title to- the said land and
the payment Of said two deferred install
ments. ]. n. GOOD,
II. b. WOODS.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
feb19-d&wtd Commissioners.