The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-02-15
The Danville, Hazleton and
WiIkesbarre Railroad.


In the Court OF common Pleas OF Columbia county
Penna. In lu.ity, No. 3, December Term, 1871 Be-
tween WM. l. GREENOUGH, Trustee Plaintiff and
THEDANNuIF lAZLETON AND WILKESBARRE
RAILRo VI COMPANY, Defendant.
Under and Il, ynoas Ot . decree entered on the
fifth day Of February, A. D. 1875 in the above suit
the underS Enc l. tu whom oil Lnpdful authority in
the PREMISE ms bten given, W, on the TWENTI-
ETH DAY OF MAkGH. =. D. at 10 O'Clock, noon,
at the CDtEc iIUtSs mtNr TOWN OF BLOOMS
BURG, Ia the cot >CN orc JLUMBIA. PENNS YL-
VANlA,eNpusc u Pubic Sale the Yalroad franchises,
property, real ANA personal. vi tui said Danvie, Ha
zleton and WllSesbIrrs Railroad company, viz The
whole line OF lsailroad Of s.dl company. from the
borough OF sunbury To the borough OF Ilazeton,and
to such other point AZ pursn4rt to existing laws
shall be Ned as the terminus o 57id Railroad, the
same lying, being ANA sitnit te Ia the counties of
Northumberland, Mohionr, Columbia and Luzerne
In the state OF Pen njsil,Inl, with is appurtenan-
ceS, ana all ,a'iS property, estate, railways, ties
rails, supersttlculr siIa ira *, bridges, viaducs,
walls, cu'erts fences, IN ni way, mac chine.shops
depotS, grounds, station houses and other
buildings. tenements improvements ana structures
OF every KIND ana nature whatsoever,now connected
with, owned, held or erected and used by the said
Danville, 1lazeton and Wilkesbarre Railros Com
pany, for the purpose Of operating, completing and
maintaining their said Railroad, or the accommoda-
tion OF the business thereof; together with all the
ways roads, switches streets, passages, easements
waters, water courses and grants and all the rights
and franchises thereunto belonging; and also all the
machinery rolling STOCK, Tools and implements and
materials, connected with the proper equipment
OF the said railroad and also all the rights liberties
privileges and franchises OF the said railroad compa-
NY and all the estate, right utle interest," property,
claims and demands OF any nature and kind what
al hp in thal
equity, or, In and to the same and every part and
parcel thereof ; also, all those certain FOUR
TR ACTS OF ND situate in Bea-
yer township, Columbia county, and State OF Penn
sylvania, bounded and described as follows one Of
them beginning at post at the southwest corner OF
tract OF land surveyed on a warrant 10 Catharine
Longenberger thence by the said Catharine Longen-
berger tract north sixteen degrees west two hun
dred and perches TO post, thence north
twenty-one degrees west one hundred and twelve
perches to a post, thence by land surveyed In the
name OF Thomas Lemon south seventy degrees west
one hundred and sixty perches to post, thence by
land surveyed in the name OF Daniel Meyer north
sixteen and half degrees east three hundred and
seventynine perches to post thence north seventy
eight degrees east eighty-four perches to post,
thence by land OF Jesse Brooks north twelve degrees
west eighteen perches TO red oak thence by land
in the name OF Jesse Brooks north seventy-eght de-
giees east eighty perches 10 post, the place OF be-
ginning containing three hundred and seventy-two
and threefourth acres and allowances, more or less
surveyed on warrant 10 Andrew Clark, dated the
29d day OF August, 1893.
one other OF them, beginning at post the
southwest corner OF the above described tract sur
veyed on warrant 10 Andrew Clark thence by the
western line OF said Andrew Clark tract north SIX
teen and half degrees west three hundred and
seventy-nin1 perches to post, thence by land sur
veyed on warrant TO Mary Scott and Jacob Meyer
southseventy and half degrees west eighty perche
TO stones thence by land surveyed in the The
said Jacob Meyer south seventy-four and fourth
degrees west one hundred and twenty nine perches
TO pine, thence by land surveyed on warrant TO
Benjamin Syock south twenty-six degrees east one
hundred and twenty-five perches to pine, thence
by land surveyed on a warrant TO George Meyer
south thirteen degrees east two hundred and sixty
nine and ive-tenth perches to post, thence by land
surveyed on warrant TO John BannOn, Jr. north
seyenty-eight degrees east one hundred and six
perches to hickory thence by land survey ed In the
name OF Jesse Brooks north l2 degrees west twenty
eight perches TO post, thence by the same north
seventy-eight degrees east ninety-sX perches 10 a
post the place OF beginning containing four hun
dred and forty-two and a half acres, more or less