The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-03
Sale of the Real Estate Of Lydia s.
Cruger, Deceased.
The Most Valuable Property I'm Ghe
County.
William McMechen and others1

The Most Valuable Property I'm Ihe
County.
William McMechen and Others1
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
Circuit Court of Ohio county, rendered
AT the December term, 1868, IN the above
sioners, viii sell at PUBLIC AUCTION, on
the
Saturday, 2zfh day OF March, 1869,
on the premises, hve miles east of the city
0 0o&t FeoWh S Sn Ei@ glove eommencnE Al
the hour OF ten O'Clock A. NJ, tract OF ~
acres of land, more or leSsr it being
by Lydia S. Cruger, deceased, divi-
ded Into lots and farms To suit pur-
varying In size from one to fifteen acres, and
two farms containing EXty.s1x and eighty
acres respectively. These Iots All front upon
side extending TO the brow of the hill, whilst
those upon the south embrace an the pro-
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. 5, which contains
Is $40 acres OF surface land, will be sold the
coal privilege of 100 acres underlying the hill
lands; comfortable frame tenement house
is built upon this lot. On lot No; 2, which
fronts 10 feet on the Cumberland road and
extends so feet in depth, is located the old
and new Elm Grove stores. the former now
present occupied by 4: s. Hopkins, together
with stable, carriage house, &c. On lot NO.
8, which contains $40 OF an acre, Is a fins
frame dwelling house, now used in cOnnec-
ton with the store, with suitable out-build-
ingS and all the modern improvements On
lot No. 8 is the stone grtSt mill, dwelling
house and blaczsmith's shop, with q strip OF
twenty-five feet in width, embracing the
miII-race: from the dam to the CumbeTIapd
road. t0eether with $40 OF an acre on the
point of the hill adjacent to the head OF the
race, making in all 2-lO acres. with exclu-
GtVe title to the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which is $40 acres in size, is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
6Ies. ice houses. &C. The FemaininR lots,
numbered !, z. 8, 4,6, II, Il and Is, respective
~, are without improvements, but faVOrably
located for residences and eXcelHng any
other body of land in Ohio county for gar
den1ng purposes. The hill property COn-
nected with the estate IS laid or into two
farms, the drst OF which contains 66 acres,
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atkins0n'B T1dge road,
twO-thirds arabic land, together with Two
substantial frame tenement houses.
Inc CreeISt not more tban "a varris ION the
Cumberland road, extending back to the
ridge road, thereby giving two desirable out
other by the County road, containing 81
acres. The hill portion OF this property
abOunds in timber of the best quality, whilst
the low lands are well adapted to farming
purposes. Parties desiring moro particular
description of the above property ara re-
at the Recorders ONCE OF Ohio county, and
the other at the residence of J. F. Smith, on
Commissioners. Possession given on LIST day
OF April.
TERMS OF sALE:-One-third of the pur-
chase money In cash, and the remainder IN
two equal instruments, 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 retained as tho security for
the payment of said two deferred install
mentB. ]. H, GOOD.
HANNIBAL FORBES,
febl9-d&wtd Commissioners.