Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-04
ORPHANS COURT SALE.

Pursuant to an alias order of the Orphans
Court of the county of schuyikill, in the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, the subscribers,
administrators of the estate of Jos. X. Maurer,
late of the township of Upper Mahanoy, in the
comfy of Northumberland, deceased, will ex-
pose to sale by public vendue, on Wednesday,
the Esd day of February, 1876 at IL O'Clock a.
m, at the house of Daniel Herb, in Eldred
township, Schuylkill county, Pa,
No. l. All that certain messuage and tract of
land situate in Eldred township, Schuylkill coun-
ty, Pa, being that part of the Mansion farm of
Joseph X. Maurer, deceased, which lies south of
the line dividing the counties of Northumberland
and SchuylRil, land is bounded on the north By the
northern or other portion of said Mansion farm,
of the said Joseph X. Maurer, deed, situate in
Upper Mahanoy township, Northumberland
county, Pa, aforesaid, and by lands of Benja-
min Reiner and OF Samuel G. Herb, respective
ly, on the east by lands of Daniel Dunkleberger,
on the south by lands of franklin Herb and of
George Boyer, Esq, and by other lands of the
said deceased, hereinafter described, and on the
west by other lands Of the said Joseph X. Maui
rer. deceased, the said portion of said Mansion
farm, lying in Schuylkill county, being situate
in Eldred township, and containing one hundred
and fifty-six acres and one hundred and Fifty
one Terches, more or less all OF which is clear
ed and in a good state of cultivation, and on
which are erected a two-stOry tenant house and
bank barn and other improvements.
No. .. All that certain tract or piece of land,
situate in Upper Mahaniongo township,
Schuylkill county, bounded and described
as follows: Beginning at heap of stones !;
thence by Daniel Herner's land, south 2 degrees
east, s5 2-1Oth perches TO heap of stones :;
thence by John A. Oito's land, south SO degrees
80 minutes east, 9 4-10ths perches to q heap of
stones thence BY John Miller's land, (of which
this was formerly part), north two degrees
west, S5 .10ths perches to heap of stones and
thence by Peter Weary's land, south sSH de-
grees, west 4-10ths perches TO the place of
beginning, containing five acres, strict measure
No. .. All that certain tract or piece of tim
Der land. situate iu Upper Mahantongo town
ship aforesaid, bounded and described as follows
TO wit: Beginning at q post thence by land of
Sebastian Zimmerman, south degrees east
% Cloths perches to stones thence by land of
John B. Otto, south 7S1z degrees west 80 7-10ths
perches to stones thence by the same north 9
degrees west 80 perches to stones thence by
land of said Sebastian Zimmerman, north 81!
degrees east, 49 6-10ths perches to the place of
beginning, containing twenty-eight acres and
one hundred and seventeen perches OF land
strict measure.
No. 4. All that certain tract or peice of land,
situate in Eldred township, Schuylkill count
ty, Pa, and bounded and described as follows ::
Beginning at a stone, thence by lands formerly
OF the heirs of John MauIer, Sr., deed, south
90 degrees east 81 perches to stones thence
north 55H degrees east 80 perches to stone I;
thence south SO degrees east 81 perches to stone ;
thence by other lands of the said Joseph X.
Maurer, decd, south 81 degrees east perches
to stones thence north SO degrees east 81
3-10ths perches to stones thence south 113f
degrees east II g. 10ths perches to stones thence
south $50 degrees east 94 5-10ths perches to
a pine; thence by land of DaHiel Herb, north
A
porth SS1S degrees west, 81 perches TO a tree !;
thence north degrees east 73 perches to a stone
in the - Road thence along said road, north
81 degrees east 81 perches to stone; thence
north 52 degrees west, 2S1l perches to stone !;
thence north SO degrees west % perches to q
stone; thence by land of the heirs of John
Maurer, Jr., deceased, south one half degree
west, 81 perches TO a stone thence south 81 de-
grees west, 16 perches to a stone; thence north
one half degree east 2perches to stone thence
south Il degrees west perches to a stone /;
thence south 1874 degrees west ~ percheS 10 the
place of beginning, containing ninety y-seven acres
and fiftyfye perches strict measure, all of which
is cleared and in a good state of cultivation.
The improvements consist of large two-story
frame dwelling house, bank barn and other
outbuildings asG "A fine apple orchard and
other fruit trees growning upon the premises.
No. 8. The one undivided half OF in and 10 all
that certain tract or piece of land, situate
in the township of Eldred, county of
Schuyikill. andsStatc of Pennsylvania, bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at stone
corner Of land of John kessler; thence north
one degree west Cloths perches To stones /;
north one degree west IS G-l0ths perches to
stones thence south S9ai degrees 80 9-l0ths
perches to stones; thence south one-half de-
gree west "a perches TO stones thence south IL =
degrees west 43 4-10ths perches to a stone, the
place of beginning, containing in the whole
eight acres and fifteen perches, be the same
more or less, all of the said tract being unim-
proved. Late the estate of said deceased.
Persons desiring TO view the premises will
please call on Aaron w. Maurer, one Of the un-
dersigned, residing in the said Mansion house of
said decedent. The terms and conditions will be
made known on the day of sale BY
AARON. w. MAURER,
SAMUEL II. ROTIIERMEL,
Administrators.
Jan. 2S, 1876.
IN The heirs of Felix Maurer, late
of the county OF Northumberland, will offer the
other undivided half of the above described tract
No. 5, for sale, at the same time and place.
SAMUEL II. ROTHERMEL,