The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-04
Sale of the Real Estate of Lydia 8.
Gruger, Deceased.
Tho Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and otheBl

The Most Valuable Property In the
County.
William McMechen and otheB1
Va.
Joseph Skinner and others.
PURSUANT TO A DECREE OF THE
i Circuit Court OF Ohio county: rendered
named cause, we, the undersigned Commits
sioners, will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION. on
the
Saturday, 27Ih day OF March, 1869,
on the premises, nve miles east OF the city
OF wheeling, on the Cumberland road, at u
point known as Elm Grove, commenting at
aires S,e a0 of Il a Is more q or is i Being
the TN sane PToPSTty fo deeessed oT dvil
ny hyiA lotS. ami farmS to slit pnI-
chasers, consisting In all Of thirteen lots.
varying In size from oneto nfteen acres, and
acres respectively. These lots all front upon
the Cumberland road; those upon the north
sidc extending to the brow OF the hill. whilst
those upon the south embrace ALI the pro-
perty and buildings Intervening between
said Cumberland road and Wheeling Creek.
In connection with lot No. s, which contains
ID 6-1O acres OF surface land, viii be sold the
coal privilege OF l20 acres underlying the hill
is built upon this lot. On lot No. ,, which
fronts 1CO feet on the Cumberland road and
extends 50 feet in depth, Is located the Old
PRESENT SeG occupied BY r: 5. Hopkins, togethef
s, which contains $40 of an aero, ia hne
frame dwelling house, now used in oonnec-
ton with the store, with suitable out-buIld-
ings and all the modern improvements. ON
lot No. 8 il the stone grist mill, dwelling
house and blRclxsmith's shop, with strip OF
twenty-five feet In width, embracing the
mill-race; from the dam to the Cumberland
road, together with 5-l0 of an acre on the
point OF the hill adjacent to tho head of the
race, making in ali 2-lO acres, with exciu-
aiVa title to the water power. Upon lot No.
10, which is 1 5-lO acres in size, is the stone
hotel, now occupied by Mrs. French, with
all the improvements, COmpr6h ending sta.
bles, Ice houses 90. The remaining lots,
numbered !, =. J, 4, 8. IL. II and IL. respective
located for residences and excellInR any
other body OF land in Ohio county for gar
den1ng purposes The hill property con-
nected with the estate IS laid on into two
farms, the dIst of which contains Sc acres
occupied by James Smith, bounded on the
east and north by Atkinson's ridge road
twO-thirds arabic land, together with Two
substantial frame tenement houses.
The second farm fronts on Little Wheel
ing Creek, not more than 10 yards from 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 or this property
abOunds In timber of the best Equality, whilst
the low lands are well adapted to farming
purposes. Parties desiring moro particular
description OF the above property are re-
At the Recorders of1ice OF Ohio countF, and
the other at the residence OF ]. F. Smith, on
the premises, or to one of the undersigned
commissioners. Possession given on LIST day
OF April.
TERMS OF sALE:-One-third of the pur-
chase money In cash, and the remainder III
TWO equal lnstalmentS, payable, the one Al
one year, and the other at two years after the
day OF sale; the title to the said land and
the payment of said two deferred install
ments- ]. n. GOOD,
r. B. WOODS,
HANNIBAL FORBES,
feb10-d&wtd Commissioners.