The daily gazette., 1880-04-28
SHERIFF Sales.

rHERIFF's SALE.
3 BY virtue OF . witt Of Ais. Levari Fa-
cias, 70 me directed. villa be exposed 10
Public Sale, at the
HOTEL OF WILLIAM B. FORD.
Now occupied by VIM. II. Nickerson, at
Castle County, Delaware.
ON THURSDAY, the 18th Day OF May,
1880. at 10 o'clock .. m.
The following described Real Estate. viz I:
All the following described four several
tracts or parcels OF land situate. ~ ing and
being In 81. Georges and Pencader hun
and described as follows, that is 10 say:
The first OF the said tracts OF land. be-
ginning at an old corner hickory stand =
ing by the main branch OF 81: Georges
Creek and running rsa. by an old iaSe In % q
nine. eighths perches 70 . corner stake In
the marsh, then by smother line OF mark
ed tree south 81 degrees west lD Perohes
to an old corner white oak standing by
course 60 perches TO an old corner white
oak back In the woods, then By liue
drawn north 81 degrees east 200 perches TO
an old corner Spanish oak by the afore-
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first mentioned corner hick ory aud place
OF beginning, containing within those
bounds $50 acres Of land more or less.
One other Of the said tracts or parcels
OF land beginning At a corner stalk stand
Ing In the marsh on the north side OF q
branch OF st. Georges Creek and runs by
an old line OF y marked tree north b3 de-
grees west l2e perches TO an old corner
thence crossing a small branch and run.
ming by another old line OF q marked
tree south II degrees west 80 perches TO a
new corner stake standing in an cid line
OF land formerly OF Abel Dodd, thence by
In nf ussa r. rad .tx
grees east l35 perches to new corner
hickory In William Cureton's land, thence
along mis- line north " degrees east so
perches 10 the hrst mentioned corner and
those bounds sixty-nve acres OF land, be
the same more or less.
Another Of the tracts or parcels OF land
beginning at an old corner hickory stand
Creek by corner OF the old division line
between samuel Clements and certain
William Cureton, thence running from
the said corner hickory north ~ degrees
east TO the said main branch OF ~.
Georges Creek, thence down with the
several courses OF said creek l50 perches
until IL intersects the corner OF the new
division line next mentioned, thence
from the said creek across the marsh to q
new corner chestnut on the fast and,
south 86 degrees west l02 02perches 10 an old
beech standing by the head OF spring,
thence south 70 degrees west 80 perches,
thence north " degrees west ~ perches TO
new corner white oak ON point OF fast
land, thence trOssing the said branch
north 40 degrees west IL perches until It
iutersects the said old division line,
thence north ~ degrees east e6L perches
place OF beginning, containing within
those bounds hfty 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
IT. 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, dc
ceased, now VI James Brown and by land
late OF John Hyatt, deceased, containing
abont one hundred acres of land, be the
same more or less. making together four
hundred and twenty-fOur acres Of land
aud marsh, be the same more or less, tex
ceptiDg so much of the said four tracts or
parcels OF land as has heretofore been
condemned for the use OF the Chesapeake 4 Q
aud Delaware Canal Company, and also
excepting piece or parcel OF land, con-
tanning five acres two roods and six
perches heretofore conveyed TO q certain
James N. sutton in fee simple, and also
piece or parcel " land containing three
acres, three ioods and ten perches hereto
fore conveyed TO q certain James 4. Bird
In fee, both the said last m entioned pieces
lying on the south side OF the said Chesa
peake and Delaware canal, book n, vol.
D. page 1911, Gel with q two story brick
house. large frame barn, granary and
other outbuildings thereon erected.
Seized and taken In execution AZ the
property of Charles A. Lum, surviving
ad miniatrator OF Isaac Luni, deceased and
Charl es A. Lum and Clara N. Cochran,
heirs-at-law OF Isaac A. Lum, deceased,
and t. l., and 10 be sold By
JOHN PYLE. Rheria.
Sheriff's onioe, New Castle, April az,
1870. apr28. .eodts.