Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-15
LEGAL NOTICE.

AMEO WEIR, JR., whose residence or
- whereabouts is unknown, will take notice
tnat Chandler w. Carroll, administrator with
will annexed, of James Weir, deceased, on the
s day Of November, A. ID. 1881, fled his
petition in the Probate Court, within and for
the county Of Belmont and State of Ohio,
alleging that the personal estate of said dece~
dent is insufficient to pay his debts and the
charges of administering his estate; thai said
decedent died seized in fee simple of fhe fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in said
county and state, to~wit:
Being part of section 10, township z and
range 4, in the Steubenville land district, be-
ginning FOL the same at white oak tree 10
inches IN diameter, corner to William Boggs
on the north boundary Of said section; thence
south 204 perches to post near sugar tree
and beech. each s inches in diameter, in
David MeWllliam's line: thence north 7Oo west
IS perches to a post near marked ash and
black locust; thence north 6l4o .Sest 66.7
perches to a sugar tree in Boggs' line; thence
north 13.413S perches to a post; thence north
704o west 439 perches to post standing in
the west boundary of said section; thence
north 1911 perches to post the northwest
corner of said section; thence east 100 perchez
to the place of beginning, containing 16G
acres, 2 roods, more or less-being the sase
land conveyed by Steel Smith and wife to
James Weir, by deed dated June 9th, 1888,
and recorded in volume y, page Il Of rec
ord of deeds OF Belmont county, Ohio. Ez-
cepti1g from the above described premises the
following described tract of land, conveyed
by James Weir aud wife TO Joseph lddingS,
by deed dated Nov. 4, 1874, and recorded in
volume 64, page AL of record Of deeds Of
Belmont county, Ohio, to-wit: Situate in the
township of Richland, county of Belmont and
state of Ohio, and known as part of land
formerly owned Ivy John Mitchell, lying and
being in the northwestern part of section 10,
township Z and range 4, beginning for the
same at small wild cherry sapling standing
on the north boundary line of said section at
point Is rods east of the northwest corner
of said section; thence west as rods to the
said northwest corner 70 a stone planted;
thence south with the western boundary lire
of said section f22 rods to Parks corner:
thence south 10 east with the line between
Weir aud Parks A rods to stake near beech
tree: thencf south with Parks line 13.7 Z rods
TO corner between Weir and Joseph Wood>
mansee; thence south 80 east with the line
between Weir and " oodmansee Il rods TO a
stale; thence north 1904 rods TO the place of
beginning, containing 20 acres, rod and u
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state and in section 4,
township and range 4, and being part of
tract of land formerly owned by Col. George
Paul, deceased, beginning az stake rods
north of the southwest corner Of five-acFe
lot of land formerly owned by Mahlon Smith,
from which southwest corner Of said Smith
lot large white oak tree bears north S7l
west rods and IS links, ard large oak
stump bears south 90 east rods aHd 81 links;
thence from said stake 3 reds north OF said
southwest corner Of said Smiths lot north
a. 80 poles TO a gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths lot; thence west Il
links; thence north poles to q stake in tie
road: thence south 77e west 16. 6S poles to a
stake in the south boundary line of the com>
mons of the town of 81. Clairsville and east
of Sugar street; thence with the south boun-
iary line of the south commons aforesaid
south 714e west 33 poles to stake on the
west side of a county road south Of the SOUTH
west corner of said Sugar street; thence with
the west side of said county road southwOrdly
26. A poles to a stake standing ABA poles west
of large locust tree standing in the field near
the east side of said road; thence east 2S4
poles to the centre of said locust tree; thence
the same course east 1924 pol,s to the place
of beginning for the metes and bounds of said
premises, containing acres, 3 roods and %
perches, more or less-being the same prem
ises conveyed by Samuel McMonies ard wife
TO James Weir, by deed dated May Il, 1852,
and recorded in record of deeds Of sud
county, volume S6, page 124 EIesqtiEg
from the above described second tract the
strip of land conveyed by said decedent, in
| his lifetime, to Alexander Williams, bysdeed
dated March 4th, 1880. and recorded in vol
Iume al, page 273 of the record of deeds OF
said county, described as follows, to>wii: The
same being lot or parcel of land lying and
being in the county aforesaid and being the
northeast part of what Is called and known as
Weir homestead, and beginning at the north
east corner of the said homestead; thence west
las feet to stake; thence south so Feet to 3
Estske; thence east 45 feet TO the line between
i the lands of Weir and Joseph King; thence
| north so feet to the place Of beginning, con-
tanning 5000 square feet.
1 The prayer Of said petition is for the sale
of said premises for the payment Of the debts
and charges Aforesaid. The said James Weir,
Jr., will further take notice that be has lstn
lmadc party defendant to said petition, an'l
THAT he is required to answer the same on eI
Ibefore the 7th pay of january. 1859.
c. ". CARROLL,
i110-1 Admir- With will annexed.