Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-02

that | saw with the exception OF the une
occurred III riding and eating we were walk
ing all tho time and it was then that / made
my estimate; never before examined timber
for the same purpose about II years ago
made an estimate of growing timber L
bought 100 acres covered by timber, white
pine, rock oak, chestnut, &c.; that was the
only time ever attempted to estimate grow
ing timber except in this case the size OF
mining props of grade No. is, | think, III
inches at the little end n tree that will show
10 inches ut tine little end is considered NO.
for props no matter how big the butt may be;
got at the number Of feet of timber on tue
land by a general knowledge of the timber by
looking at it did not count the trees on any
one or two acres did not try to
estimate it in that way, but only
by looking at it generally; might have made
mistake in my estimate might run short
several hundred feet or over several hundred;
might have made mistake either way of over
Il thousand feet did not take an account OF
the number of trees OF any one acre IN maxi
ing my estimate; about $50 to 300 acres OF
this land on the top of the mountain is covered
with huckleberry bushes, scrub oak, &c. did
Not compare my idea with any other per-
sons in making my estimate MIR. Ferree and
Mir. Bright were with me at the time l and
Mr. Ferree talked about the timber generally
but did not say anything concerning its value;
Mr. Bright did not say anything about the
timber We talked generally but did not give
each other our idea OF what the timber was
worth :; my estimate is my own entirely.
LEWIS L. PENNINGTON.
Lewis z. Pennington swOrn-I know the |
James Gray fam or Pennington farm have |
known 1t since 1898 well have lived on il one |
year ; am familiar with the value of land i'll |
the neighborhood the buildings on it are fair |
for farming there is Il frame house ~ feet
square when first put up it had n back build |
ing. but il was old and not OF much account
| think II il not there now the ut-bnlldlngH |
are good there is IL barn ami basement |
stable, n granary, carriaso house and hen
house all the buildings are worth, suppose,
53,0On any how ; the farm IN my judgment Is
worth about $40 an acre II had the money
[ would not begrudgo SO 900 for the farm,
CrOss-cxamined I own land about miles
from the Pennington farm own about l4I
acres | asked for II some time ago S9OuU.
THOMAS M'cKAcKIN.
Thomas W. McCrackn, sworn-know the
| Gray farm; am farmer do not live in the
same hundred in which the Gray farm is
located know the land | lived for or
| years within two miles of it have known 1t
| for % years have been on II Il dozen times
year within the last two or three years the
buildings OH it are worth +i,OO0 the farm is
worth 9lO,Oj0 that | regard as IL far valua-
| ton for it.
WILLIAM j. STRAND.
William !. strand sworn-know the Pen
ningtun farm and have knownit for u years:
| am Il farmer; was raised on farm, have been
| On the Pennington farm and over 1t ire
| quuntly up to two years ago; mp to 1917, /
Wis on it quite frequently; am not ihnlllar
NV tiV mr'it y, ~ irni, hn,,5rnd oEnnt
nv ~ 'it ,i,' $500 thn f'rm, il, NV
t oIon Wi, IN ,n aero or nhnIt
| I'll, $50.
Cruss-examncd Have not been on the
arm since .o.i' hafu uuun vi, anU Ia ~
| VIC 'iuu va ~ VI" N''i',4'''e' ~ ~ "V''
@'' !"ius from tho io"''
THEODORE JONES.
Theodore Jones. sworn-Live in Red Lion
hundred have lived there all my life have
knoWnthe Pennington farm for 30 years; have
Decu OH it frequently every few days nm
farmer the buildings on the Farm could MOI
be put there for less than s3,1Oo or .i,VU0
the larm Is worth perhaps Siu'uOo "ouli
give that for 1t Ii | had the money
CrnSs-eNanlned- not own llhu III tilll
nelghborhoUd, my father does; do not own
amy laid myself.
WILLIAM M'CAuLLEY.
u.,,t!- ,rc..,,,.. ,i,,,a1 lro,,, 4l,a
Ca; ''i'''' t,,, - Ii,,Si,,t station, in Kant
,ii,i,,,, II nm, ncn,ainted
oo",''! ~ iu'' i,I ,i,r., hai,,, hen
n,,,n,,,.J In ,,ot estate nbnut 40 wears the
SisuHtI"r ~ 80 49, t,itii al, a., o,.r,
Sll'lIls i'i'it - W. ,'i'," ,,Ji"mt .t,tn nf
w iI no'A'o ,,,i ,,'i tIo La.t far,n in
~. ~, '"''V'ii mn - t - t,ni,lu,,.
t,i''u ioS TO-, Inild~,, ~. farm il worth
poS'uVo " ~ w IA, 49, $685. Wv
NV" 80" I" wv ga 49,"
MOSES HASH.
Moses RaSh, sworh-heslde IN heht county
am farmer ana general lnhu HSciit lor M
William McCaulley III Kent ana lhrty ~ NoW
. Castle counties; nave Known Tue Nichols
farm for 80 years It don't look rs wen as II
might II properly attended 10 Vuluu IL u.
80 IN acre or 9hOOo THINK f''Vu1 IN
entirely safe investment on II Know inc
Mckee farm IL Is very lhucn improved ~
titled ana UNDETERMINED III IL Ill litlf couai-
lluh ana Is worm Soo an acre OF H9Wuo II
would brlnB that ut a cash SAFE 9o'u1u Is \
safe Investment on II.
, JOSEPH l.. CARPENTER, lR.
,Toseph l.. Carpyutcr, .Ir,, swurn-Iiye in
: Wllmi,igtuu am tax collector for the North
, err districts of the county Am often engaged
, III building houses : made an examination,
! With others into the assets Of the Delaware
STATE Fire and Marine Insurance Company
We looked over the securities of the company
and made, IL rep,lrt the report was made on
December Both 1873 was not interested III
the company at that time the examination
4 | yu. tuui,, nj the reutlest of Dr. lautum ana
Mr.. Fright we found among the assets
| bnud. mortgages promiszury notes. Nc..
Amounting to ; i'd 25il all told one mort gage
: Nm, from g. p. Johnson amount %. UUl
Z ,,s.ipnrd to fine COMPANY ii was on property
nm French street mellow Fuurt | thought il
4 ,y,,- 1,,1d for the mortgage there wa, another
y. mnri,n,,,, from MIR. Johnson, amount S3nO: wl
n,.srl Il without examination as not OF IN ich
in,nurut think At yns ON some land i'll Mary.
+ land. / believed II to be good and did not pay
:, much attention 10 il We found mortgag,
y, hrld by Mr.. BRIGHT and assigned by INN
~ unnnnf Sl.4OD on house on West Twelfth
a .tr,rt do not know the particular house bu
:. know in" nrnnrrtIes Along there it wa,
n ample security for the mortgage there wa
"a nnnthrr ,nnrt,,al,e held by Mr. Bright on ,
. nn,se Mt second and .Iustisou streets. it wa,
FIR ~ 'i1n, If ,yns woril, inc money. hut thert
- Nns moi much margin also found anothe
= m0rt.,ni.c on A property Mt sixth and Windso
= strect. Ear Il Jnn 1T was held by John Wood
~, thrrn wns another small mortgage held b.
. ~ II HnNl;iIts for .iiD1 considered til
- nronnrtv ,snnl for the claims against them
: tnnud nl,o n mortgage ON a lot which we re
. r,r,ind ,,,nd hut mt FIRST rluss that com
13r.nd iii th. u,rtlfl,r,,s ON property in til
H. INV thnt I can recall. the GRAY mort
- ado ami the Kent county mortgage
~ IN, +h"r,, nmd ,yern rvninin,il there Wu
~ Tsn m,rt,,n,,t, from DIR. Tnutun ON prop
W ort,, il, rrcrtn1, \ i . we made iuuuiries o
=. ~, 'i',ntnn Mn, re,trrd la II and eoucudc
-, if ,ya- ,InnJ from my examination though
~. ali th, sr.,nrliie. nnui there were n nlnbu
If Of mote. nnuus the assets : there wer
',t rro,ni.snry notes from MIR. Bright aggregat
~ H,'t ~ 5Uli know MIR. Bright he is a ina
"t ~, "tIn,,,",,,o,,s wnnld moi hesitate TO TAX
hn his note for ~. $40 : il would he good thcr
nc 'n ,i ,,rli.,,' NM frnm ilr Tniitn,
u. far "A 800 L considered tue note good ono
t' t,,li, W,ni lilnvisr lad n nnt. in for 80 6OD
nv "'A' = -. ,,,,..,,., a.,