The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-12
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia 8.
Gruger, Deceased.
The Most Valuable Property i'm Ihe
County.
William McMechen and others1
oaeph Skinner and othera.


Joseph Skinner and others.
DURsUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
L Circuit Court Of Ohio county. rendered
at the December term, LES. IN the above
sIoners, Will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION. on
the
on the premises, nve miles east OF the city
of Wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at q
point known as Elm Grove, commencing Al
see hour Of a 1sn t9St Of 10
the same property formerly owned
by Lydia =. Crpger. deceased. divi-
chasers, consisting in all of thIrte0n lots.
varying in size nom ono to fifteen acres, and
sSre 4hse Sta All 1R mont soS
the Cumberland road; those upon the north
side extending TO the brow of the hill. whilst
those upon the south embrace all the pro-
perty and buildings intervening between
said Cumberland road and Whoeling Creek.
Ii $40 acres OF surface land, will DO sold the
coal privilege OF 40 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
is built upon this lot. On lot No. 2, which
fronts leo feet on the Cumberland road and
extends SO feet in depth, is located the old
present occupied BY 3: 8. Hopkins, together
8, which contains $40 OF an acre, ia q fno
frame dwelling house, now used In connec-
ton with the store. with suitable out-buIld-
1ngS and all the modern improvements Oh
Iot NO. IL the stone grtst mill, dwelling
house and blacksmith's shop, with q strip Of
IWneeInty-nve ieet In width, embracing the
road, together with 5-10 OF an aero on the
point OF the hill adjacent TO the head OF the
race, making In all 2-l0 acres, win exciu-
stvs title TO the water power Upon lot Mo-
10, which Is / 6-10 acres in sizs., Is the stone
hoLel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
al the improvements, comprehending sta
DIES. ICE houses, &c. The remaining lots,
~, are without i'm PROVEN ents, but faVorabIy
located for residences and excellinR any
other body of land in Ohio county for gar
nected with the estate IS laid on into two
farms, the dIgt OF which contains 68 acres
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by AtklnBonH Iidge road
easy OF access, well timbered, oduotiye ami
two-thtrds arabic land. together with two
substantial frame tenement houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel
Ing Creek, not more than 20 yards from the
Cumberland road, extending back 70 the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
lets, one by the National turnpike and The
other by the County road, containing 80
acres. The hill portion or this property
abOunds in timber of the best quality, whilst
the low lands are well adapted ta farming
purposes. Parties desiring q moro particular
desert Upton OF the above property are re-
ferTed to two plats OF survey OF the same, one
At the Recorders ofi1ce OF Ohio county and
the other at the residence OF j. F. Smith, on
the premises, or N one of the undersigned
commissioners. Possession given on 1sI day
OF April.
TRIMS OF sALE:-one-third of the pur-
chase money In cash, and the remainder in
two equal tnstalmenLs, payable, the one at
day of sale; the title to the said land ami
premises being retained as the security for
the payment OF said two deferred install
mentG. j. H. GOOD.
RIB. WOODS
HANNIBAL FORBES,
IehlS-d&wtd ~ Commissioners.