The daily gazette., 1880-05-01

cHERIFF'S SALE.
- By virtue OF writ OF Ais. Levari Fa-
cias, to me directed. will be exposed 10
Public Sale, at tho
HOTEL OF WILLIAM b. FORD,
Now occupied by VIM. r. Nickerson, at
Castle County, Delaware.
ON THURSDAY, the 18th Day OF May,
1881. at 10 o'clock q. m.
The following described Real Estate, viz /:
All the following described four several
tracts or parcels OF land situate, ying and
being in 81. Georges and Pencader hum
dreds, in the county and State aforesaid,
and described as follows, that 10 to say:
The nrst OF the said tracts OF land, be-
ginning at an old corner hickory stand
ing by the main branch OF 1T. Georges
marked tree. south ~ degrees west loo and
nine eighths perches TO q corner stake In
the marsh, then by another line OF mark
ed tree south u degrees west I'D perchss
to an old corner white oak standing by
the public road and continuing the same
course 10 perches TO an old corner white
oak back in the woods, then by q line
drawn north 81 degrees east 100 perches 70
an old corner Spanish oak by The afore-
said creek side, thence by the several
courses of the said creek 228 perches TO the
first mentioned corner hickory and place
OF beginning, containing within those
bounds 80 acres Of land more or less.
OF land beginning at q corner stake stand
ing in the marsh on the north side OF A
branch OF St. Georges Creek and runs by
an old line OF "A mark ed tree north 63 de-
white oak standing by the public road,
thence crossing a small branch and run.
ming by another old line OF q mark ed
tree south ~ degrees west 50 perches To a
new corner stake standing In an cid line
OF land formerly OF Abel Dodd, thence by
a new line OF marked trees south 4S de-
grees east l36 perches to q new corner
hickory In William Cureton's land, thence
along mis- line north 81 degrees east 81
perches to the nrst mentioned corner and
place OF beginning. containing within
those bounds sixty-five acres of land be
the same more or less.
Another OF the tracts or parcels of land
beginning at an old corner hick ory stand-
ing by the main branch OF St. 9eorRe's
Creek by a corner OF the old division line
between Samuel Clements and a certain
William CuretOn, thence running from
the said corner hickory north 81 degrees
east to the said main branch OF 81
Georges Creek, thence down with the
several courses OF said creek $50 perches
until II tntersects the corner OF the new
division line next mentioned, thence
from the said creek across the marsh TO A
new corner chestnut on the fast land.
thence by new line OF marked tree
south 65 degrees west l02 perches 10 an old
beech standing by the head OF spring,
thence north ~ degrees west 20 perches 10
a new corner white oak on point of fast
land, thence crossing the said branch
north 40 degrees west IL perches until It
intersects the said old division line,
thence north 81 degrees east 96H perches
10 the first mentioned corner hickory and
place OF beginning, containing within
those bounuB nifty one aros OF land be
the same moro or less.
And also a certain tract or parcel OF
land situate and being on the mort n .ida
81. Georges Creek. In the said county OF
New Castle by land formerly OF James
Thomas now OF James Bird, by land for
merly OF the heirs OF David Howell. de.
ceased, now OF James Brown and by land
late OF John Hyatt, deceased, containing
Aoont one hundred acres OF land. be the
same more or less, making together 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
for the use of the Chesapeak0
and Delaware Canal Company. and also
excepting piece or parcel OF land, con-
aiming nve acres two roods and six
James N. sutton in fee simple and also A
piece or parcel OF land containing three
acres, three roods and ten perches hereto
ore con veyed To certain James I. Bird
N fee, both the said last M entioned pieces
ying on the south side OF the said Chesa-
'eake and Delaware canal, book Ii. vol.
!, page l9l, &C. with o two story brick
rouse. large frame barn, granary and
'ther ontbuildings thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property OF Charles A. Lum, surviving |
% dministrator OF Isaac Lunl, deceased, and |
,harl es A. Lum and Clara M. Cochran.
OF Isaac A. Lum, deceased.
nd T. H. and 10 be sold 6y
sherifi's onice, New Castle, April % r.
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