The daily gazette., 1880-05-05
SHERIFF SALES.

cHERIFF'5 SALE.
= By virtue OF writ OF Ais. Levari Fa-
cias. 70 me directed, will be exposed 70
Public Sale, at the
HOTEL OF WILLIAM b. FORD,
Now occupied by VIM. X. Nicksrsou, at
Kirkwood, In Pencader Hundred. New
Castle County, Delaware.
ON THURSDAY, the 18th Day OF May.
1881, at 10 O'Clock q. m.
The following d. scribed Real Estate, viz
All the following described four several
tracts or parcels OF land situate, ~ Ing ana
being In st. Georges and Penoader mum
,ireds, in the county aud SLATE aforesaid,
and described as follows, that 10 70 say
The nrst of the said tracts of land. be-
ginning at an old corner hickory stand
ina by the main branch OF St: georges
Creek and running BY an Old line q
marked tree. south ~ dexrees wost iOe ana
nine eighths perohes TO . corner stake In
the marsh, then by smother lipe OF marx
ed tree south 81 uegrees west lD peiches
TO an old corner white oak standing by
the public road and continuing the same
course 10 perches 70 an old corner white
oak back In the woods, then by hue
drawn north 81 degrees east 2U0 Perches 10
an old corner spanish oak by the afore,
said creek side, thence by the several
courses OF the said creek 22S perchee 70 the
first mentioned corner hickory and place
OF beginning, containing within thos-
bounds $50 acres Of land more or less.
One other Of the said tracts or parcels
OF lar beginning at q corner stake stand
ing In the marsh on the norah side OF q
branch of st. Georges Creek and runs by
an old line OF markod tree north 81 do
grees west l26 perohes 10 an old corner
white oak standing sy the public road.
ming by another old line of q mark ed
tree south II degrees west 80 perohes 20 n
new corner stake standing in an cid line
OF land formerly OF Abel Dodd, thence by
49, .lr az
grees esst l35 perches TO new corner
hickory In william Cureton's land ~ ence
along mis- line north 81 degrees east ~
peTches TO the first mentioned corner aud
those bounds sixty five acres OF land, he
the same more or less.
Another OF the tracts or parcels OF land
beginning at an old corner hickory stand
ing by the main branch OF 81. Georges
Creek by a corner Of the old division fine
between Samuel Clements and q certain
william Cureton, thence running from
the said corner hickory north 81 degrees
east to the said main branch OF ~.
Georges Creek, thence down with the
several courses OF said creek 100 perches
until II intersects the corner of the new
division line next mentioned, thence
from the said creek across the marsh to
new corner chestnut on the fast and,
thence by q new line Of marked tree
south IS degrees west l0z perches TO an old
beech standing by the head OF q spring,
thence 3, nth S degrees west 8 perches,
thence north SS degrees west 20 perches To
a new corner white oak on o point Of fast
land, thence crossing the said branch
north 40 degrees west IL psrches until II
iHtersects the said Old division line,
thence north ~ degrees east 96l< perches
10 the first mentioned corner hickory and
place OF beginning, containing within
those bounds fity one acres OF land, be
the same more or less.
And also certain tract or parcel Of
land situate and being on the north side
st. Georges Creek, in the said county OF
New Castle by land formerly OF James
Thomas now OF JameI Bird, by iaud FOR
merry OF the heirs Of David Howell, de
ceased, now OF James Brown and by land
late OF John Hyatt, deceased, containing
ahont one hundred acres OF land, he the
same more or less. making togethe four
hundred and twenty -four acres OF land
and marsh, be the same more or less, tex
cepting SO much OF the said four tracts or
parcels OF land as has heretofore been
condemned for the uss Of the CtIssa pei ke
and Delaware Canal Com paDy. and also
excepting piece or parcel OF land, con
taining hve acres two roods ard six
James N. sutton in fee simple, and also a
piece or parcel uf land containing three
acres, three FOODS and ten perches hereto
iorsDpnVeyed To certain James I. Bird
In N0oth the said last m entioned pieces
lying ON the south siue OF the said Chssa
peake and Delaware eanAl,) Book h, vol.
o. page 1871, 6c.l with a two story brick
house. large frame barn, Kranary and
other outbuildings thereon erected.
seized and taken In execution az the
property OF Charles A. Lum, surviving
administrator OF Isaac Luni, deceased and
Charles A. Lum ahd Clara NJ. Cochran
helrs-at-IAw OF Isaao A. Lum, deceased,
ana /. T., and 10 be sold by
JOHN PYLE, sherin.
Sheriff's Onice, New Castle, April 2B.
1881. apran. eodts.