The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-24
Sale of the Rsal Estate of Lydia 6.
OrQger, Deceased.
Tho Most valuable Property in the
County.
William McMechen and Others1
Ioseph skInner md othera.

County.
William McMechen and Others1
vs..
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
/ Circuit Court OF Ohio county, rendered
at the December term, 1865. IN the abov"
slOncrs, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
the
Saturday, 2zGh day OF March, 1869,
on the premises. I'VE miles east OF the city
point known As Elm Grove, commencing al
the hour OF ten O'Clock A. M, q tract OF Dr.
the the same property formerly " o|ned 5i
by Lydia s. Cru$er, deceased. dIvi-
chasers. consisting in all of thirteen lots
varying in stze from one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing si6ty;six and eighty
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 Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. 8, which contains
13 6-1O acres OF surface land, Will be sold thn
coal privilege of 100 acres underlying the hill
lands; a comfortable frame tenement house
fronts 1GO feet on the Cumberland road and
extends so feet in depth, is located the old
used as a warehouse to the latter, AMI al
present occupied by 4: s. Hopkins, together
s. which contains $40 OF an acre, II q flnO
frame dwelling house, now used in connec.
ton with tho store, with suitable Out-build-
ingH and ali the modern improvements. on
lot No. ia the stone gTiBt mill, dwelling
house and blacksmlth's shop, with a strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the
mill-race; from the dam to the OunnbeTland
road, together with Clio of an Acro on the
point OF the hill adjacent to the head OF tile
race, making in all 2-l0 acres, with excIu-
EiVs title TO the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which Is $40 acres in size, IL the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
All the improvements, comprehending sta
OIes, Ice houses, &C. The remaining lots.
numbered !, 2, g. 4, g, II, IL and IS, respective
ly, are without I'm provements, bat faVOrahiy
located Tor residences and exceIllng any
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
dentnG purposes. The hill property CON
nected with the estate is laid or into two
farms, the nrBt OF which contains &C acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atkinson's ridge ROAD,
easy OF access, well timbered, productive ana
LWO-thlrds arabic land, together with two
substantial frame tenement houses
me second farm fronts on Little Wheel
ing creek, not more than 70 yards from the
cumberland road, extending back to the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirabIe out
lets, one by the National turnpike and the
oLner Dy the county road, containing ~
abOunds In timber OF the best quality. WIiIst
the low lands are well adapted to farming
purPoses. tarties desiring moro particular
description OF the above property are re-
ferIed to two plats OF survey of the same. one
AT the Recorders Office OF Ohio county and
the other at the residence OF ]. F. Smith, ON
the premises, or tn one of the nndarSjtIh,,C,i
of April. 49, VA 'NN'
chase money in cash, and the rennein,I5r a.,
Two equal lnstalmentS, PAYABLE The one nj
one year. and the other at two years after the
day OF sale; the tito to the said land anI
premises being retained ag the secnriIv GDT
mentS. n EC0E AAA9'O
r. b. WOODS,
>I1o HANNIBAL FORBES
-oO1N-0o<Wto Commissioners.