The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-25
PUBLIC SALE.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
L Pennsylvania, for the Eastern District.
Patterson ct al,

The Hempfcld Railroad Company 1T al.
Whereas, the Hempfeld Railroad Com
pany, by mortgage dated June z, 800, Octo-
Der 10, 1856, November %, 1856, and February
), 1857, and duly recorded, did grant, and
assign unto Francis II. Drexel, Joseph II.
Seal and Frederick kiett, the whole oil the
estate, property, real, personal anu mixed,
of said company, with its franchises, In
Guiding the entire railroad and road bed,
and rights of way, together with all the
lands, depots, depot grounds and buildings,
situated between and at the corporate ter
mini of the railway at Wheeling, In the
State of West Virginia, and the town OF
Greensburg in the State Of Pennsylvania,
and, also, all the franchises, tolls, issues, in
come and profits of the said company here
after derived to them from the use of or
travel on their said road, or any part there
| OF, and, also, all the cars, engines, locomo-
tiveS, tenders, horse carts, ana all other nix
| lures and things and appurtenances what
soever, used in the management and bust
| ness of said railroad, to have and 10 hold,
| all and singular, the estate and premises,
! hereditaments and appurtenances thereby
! granted, or intended TO be, unto the said
trustees, or their successors in the trust, new
ertheless, for the benefit ofthe holders of the
bonds OF the company, to the amount Of
| one million of dollars. And, whereas, by q
decree entered by the Supreme Court Of
| PENNSYLVANIA in the above entitled case IL
was ordered thai said mortgages were valid
|
| property, income, estate and premises
| therein mentioned, and 1t was ordered that
| in default being made by the Hempfeld
Railroad Company In the payment OF bonds
with coupons attached within the period
fixed by the said decree, the railroad prop
! erty, estate, premises, appurtenances and
! franchises, covered by the, said mortgage
should be exposed TO sale by public vendue
! or cutlery, a. one entire lot, In the city OF
Philadelphia, by the said trustees, 10 whom
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thereby given upon the terms and condI
| tons therein mentioned and hereinafter
! set forth. And whereas default has been
! made by the said Hempfeld Railroad Comt
pany in the payment Aforesaid. Now,
| therefore, notice Is hereby given, that un-
| der and by virtue Of said decree, William
| o. Hughart, William Workman and Joseph
I II. Seal, trustees therein named, will, on the
Thirtieth Day Of March. A. ID. 1871,
! at twelve o'clock, noon, expose to public
| sale, vendue or cutlery, the whole OF the
railroad, together with the lands, rights Of
way, bridges, culverts, tresselwork, ma
chinery, depot grounds and buildings stu
come, profits, rights, privileges and fran
! chiseS and also all the cars, engines, loco
motives, tenders or other things used in the
! business or management OF said road and
its appurtenances, at the Merchants EX-
change, In the city of Philadelphia. The
railway, above deacribed, Is situate in the
counties OF West Moreland, Allegheny and
Washington, in Pennsylvania, and county
of Ohio In West Virginia.
/ TERMS OF SALE-The property will he
struck of 10 the highest and best bidder
upon his signing the conditions Of sale
twenty-five thousand dollars In cash and
the balance in twenty days thereafter; pro-
yided that should the purchaser produce
to the said trustees any OF the bonds secured
by the said mortgages, he shall be entitled to
a credit on the amount then payable by
him in the proportion which the said bonds,
with accrued interest, shall bear to the
whole amount provided to be issued under
said mortgages and upon the receipt for the
amount OF said credit being given him, the
proper credit shall then be endorsed on
said bonds. When the purchase money
shall have been paid or receipted for, and
the sale confirmed by the court, the said
trustees will. execute and deliver to thu
purchaser a sufficient deed or deeds con
WILLIAM o. HUGHART,)
WILLIAM WORKMAN, Trustees
JOSEPH II. SEAL
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