The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-22
Saturday, the 27th day Of
March, 1869,

Saturday, the 27th day OF
March, 1860,
on the premises. FIVE miles east of the city Of
Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at point
known as Elm Grove, comnencing at the hour
of ten o'clock A. NJ, tract Of 22O acres of land
more or less, it being the same property form
erly owned by Lydia S. Cruger, deceased, di
vided into lots and farms TO suit purchasers
consisting in all of thirteen lots varying In size
from one to fifteen acres, and two farms con.
tanning sixty.six and eighty acres respectively
These lots all front upon the Cumberland road
those upon the north side extending TO the brow
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. 5, which
contains 10 clio acres of surface land, will be
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands; q comfortable frame tenement is
built upon this lot On lot No. !, which fronts
feet in depth, is located the old and new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as a ware
house to the latter, and at present occupied BY s.
Hopkins, together with stable, carriage house,
&c. On lot No. 9, which contains Clio Of an
acre, is q fine frame dwelling house, now used
in connection with the store, with suitable out
buildings and all the modern improvements.
On lot No. 9 is the stone grist mill dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with q strip OF
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill.
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road 20.
sether With $40 of an acre an the point Of the hin
adjacent to the head Of the rase, making in all
2.l0 acres; with exclusive title to the water
power. Upon lot No. 10, which is $40 acr,s
in size, Is the stone hotel, now occupied by Mrs.
French, with all the improvements, compre-
bending stables ice houses, &C, The remaining
lots, numbered /, 2, ,, 4, 6, II, u and Is, re-
spectively, are without improvements, bat
iavorably located for residences and eIcelling
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
frst of which contains 6 acres, occupied by
James Smith, bounded on the east and north BY
Atkinson's ridge road easy of sccess, well tim
bered, productive and two thirds arabic land
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses. "a
The second farm frents on Little Wheeling
creek, not more than 20 yards from the Cumbcr-
land road, extending back 20 the ridge road
thereby giving two desirable outlets one by the
National turnpike and the other by the County
road containing 80 acres. The hill portion Of
this property abounds in timber Of the best
quality, whilst the low lands is well adapted to
farming purposes. Parties desiring a more par
ticular description of the above property are
at the Recorders office OF Ohio county, and the
other nd the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises or to one of the undersigned Commits
sionsrs-
Possession given on LIST of April.
Terms OF SALE One third of the purchase
money in cash, and the remainder in two equal
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 retain
ed as the security for the pawn. ut OF said two
deferred instalments.
J.H. GOOD,
RIB WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES
feblSdAwtd COMMISSIONER