The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-26
Saturday, the 27th day Of
March, 1869,

on the premises. FIVE miles east of the city of
Wheeling on the Cumberland road, at point
known as Elm Grove, commencing at the hour
Of ten o'clock A. ~, tract OF 22O acres OF land,
more or less. il being the same property form
eTly owned 10y Lydia s. Cruger deceased, di-
yided into lots and farms to suit purchasers
consisting in all of thirteen lots, varying III 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 ubon the north side extending To the brow
of the Hill, whilst those upon the south embrace
all the property and buildings intervening bo-
tween said Cumberland road and Wheeling
creek In connection with 10: No. 5, which
contains - 6-lO acres of surface land, Will DO
sold the coal privilege of 100 acres underlying
the hill lands 4 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 aud new Elm
Grove stores, the former now used as ware
house to the latter, and ut present occupied byS
Hopkins together with stable, carriage house,
&c On lot No. 6, which contains Clio of an
acre is a fine franc 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 strip OF
twenty five feet in width, embracing the mill
race; from the dam to the Cumberland road, to
Sether with $40 of On the point OF the hill
adj jaCent TO the head of the race, making In all
, 2lO acres; with exclusive title TO the water
power. Upon lot No. 10, which il $40 acres
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 /, ., }, 4, 6, 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
hrst Of which contains &c acres, occupied by
James Smith bounded on the east and north by
Atkinson's ridge road, easy of access, well tim
bered productive and two thirds arabic land,
together with two substantial frame tenement
houses. 49,, - ,
The second farm fronts on Little Wheeling
creek. not moro than 20 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 30 acres. The hill portion Of
this nroperty abounds in timber of the best
quality whilst the low lands is well adapted Il
farminr purposes. Parties desiring more par
ticular description of the above property art
referred TO two plats of survey OF the same, ono
AZ the Recorders Office Of Ohio county, and the
other at the residence of j. F. Smith, on the
premises, or TO one Of the undersigned Commits
siOners.
possession given on let Of April.
TERMS eP SALE One third Of the purchas,
money in cash, and the remainder in two equa
instruments payable, the one ut one year ant
the other at two years after the day Of sale; tn
title TO the said land and premises being retain
I'd as the security for the payment OF said tw
''' J.H.GOoD
RIB WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
tsbIAdSwtd Commissioners