Middletown transcript., 1876-07-29

Castle county, made the Gath day Of February,
A. D. 1876, will be exposed to sale at public
auction, on
SATURDAY, AUG. 18th, ls76,
AT IL O'CLOCK, A. M,
At the House of " o. Hill, in the village ol
Blackbird, the following described lands and
tenements, being the Real Estate late of VIM.
W. Thomas, deceased, to wit: A certain
farm or tract of land situated in Appoquini-
mink Hundred, New Castle county and State
of Delaware, bounded and descsibed as fol-
lows, to wit: Beginning at a stone in wood
land, a corner for lands of Michael Brian,
Robert W. Wright and these premises, thence
with the line of the said Wright's land N
1919 E. crossing the old Cypress road and a
prong of the old Paw Paw branch 203 CLIO
perches to stone near the run of said branch,
a corner for Wright, lands Of Andrew W.
Webster and for these premises, thence with
Webster's line s. 500 E. SO $40 perches to a
stake in low ground near the run of said
branch, corner for Webster and these pre-
misses, thence with Webster's line S. 624o E.
| 26 $40 perches to stone in the run of the
| Paw Paw branch under the east end of a
bridge on the road leading from the Cypress
road to Prices Corner and Blackbird, corner
for these premises and Webster, thence with
the last mentioned road toward the Cypress
road south 3lao west 10 9-l0 perches to a
stake by small gum stump on the east side
of said road, corner for lands of Samuel
Roberts and these premises, thence with the
east side of said road south 60 east Sc perches
to stake in the centre of the old Cypress
road and opposite the east side of the road
leading to Prices Corner and Blackbird, cor
ner as last aforesaid, thence with the centre
of the Cypress road toward Casperson Mills
and Smyrna soulh $50 east 9-10 perches to
a stake in the centre of said road and oppo-
site the centre of the public road leading from
the Cypress road toward Blackston's cross
roads, corner for Roberts, the heirs or de-
visers of John Ashcraft, deceased, and for
these premises, thence with the last mentioned
road toward Blackston's cross roads south 60
east perches to stake on the west side of
said road, corner for the heirs or devisers of
the said Ashcraft, deceased, thence with the
west side of said road south 61o east crossing
said road 30 perches to stake in wood or
brush land, corner as last aforesaid, thence
south 534o west crossing said public road 81
5-lO perches to stake in cleared land, corner
for lands of John Anderson and these pre-
misses, thence with the line of Michael Brian's
land north 1919 west 80 perches to the stone
and place of beginning, containing within the
aforesaid metes and bounds l03 Acres and "a
Square Perches of Land, be the same more or
less, with a one and half story Frame
Dwelling House, Frame Store House, a one
and half story Log Dwelling House, Log
Stable and Frame Carriage House and Gran
ary thereon erected. The above premises are
ordered to be sold free and clear Of Dover.
And it is ordered that the purchaser or
purchasers thereof be and appear at the next
Orphans Court for New Castle county, that
the court may assign to him, her or them the
premises sold pursuant to said order, he, she
or they with sufficient surety or sureties to be
approved by the Court, entering into recog
nizance to the State, to be taken and acknow-
lodged in said Court, in Il penal sum to be
determined BY the said Court, with condition
to pay to the parties entitled severally, or
their executors, administrators or assigns re-
spectively, their just and proportionate shares
of the said purchase money, with interest
from such time as the Court may determine,
in manner and form as may by the direction
of said Court be prescribed and appointed in
said condition.
Attendance will be given and terms of sale
made known at the time and place aforesaid
by JOHN H. RODNEY, ESQ.,, Trustee,
Attest On BY HIS ATTORNEY.
C.M. Vandever, Clerk Orphans Court.