Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-22
LEGAL NOTICE.

JAMES WEIR, JR., whose residence or
- whereabouts is unknown, will take notice
that Chandler W. Carroll, administrator with
will annexed, of James Weir, deceased, on the
s day OF November, A. d. 1881, fled his
petition in the Probate Court, within and for
the county CT 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; that 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 and
range 4, in the Steubenville land district, be-
ginning fOI the same at a white oak tree Is
inches III diameter, corner to William BOggs
on the north boundary of said section; thence
south 2O4 perches TO a post near a sugar tree
and beech. each s inches in diameter. in
David McWiiliam's line; thence north 100 west
ID perches tn post near a marked ash and
Olack locust; thence north 615o Gest 66.7
perches to sugar tree il Boggs' line; thence
north IL. 413S perches to post; thence north
1040 west 435 perches to a post standing in
tile west boundary of said section; thence
north III perches to post the northwest
corner OF said section; thence east 100 perches
to the place of beginning, containing 166
acres, roods, more or less-being the same
land conveyed by Steel Smith and wife 10
James Weir, by deed dated June 9Th, 1888,
and recorded in volume y, page ia of rec
ord of deeds Of Belmont county, Ohio. EE-
cepttlg from the above described premises The
following described tract of land, conveyed
oy James Weir and wife to Joseph Iddings,
oy deed dated Nov. A, 1874, and recorded in
volume ga, 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 by John Mitchell, lying and
being in the northwestern part OF section 10,
township 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 70 rods to the
said northwest corner TO a stone planted:
thence south with the western boundary line
of said section 122 rods to Parks corner:
thence south 10 east with the line between
Weir and Parks "A rods TO a stake near beech
tree; thence south with Parks line 1877 roGs
10 corner between Weir and Joseph Wood>
mansee; thence south 80 east with the line
between Weir and " oOdmansee fl rods to
stale; thence north 10 rods 10 the place of
beginning, containing 20 acres, 1 rod and u
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state and in section 3,
township and range t, and being part of
tract of land formerly owned by Col. George
Paul, deceased, beginning al a stake 3 rods
north of the southwest corner Of five-acIe
lot of land formerly owned by Mahlon Smith,
from which southwest corner of said Smith
lot large white oak tree bears north S74
west 6 rods and IS links, ard a large oak
stump bears south % east 3 rods and 81 links;
thence from said stake 3 rods north Of said
southwest corner CT said Smiths lot north
34.5 so poles TO gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths lot; thence west II
links; thence north 8 poles to a stake in the
road; thence south TO west 16. 6S poles TO a
stake in the south boundary line Of the cOm~
mons of the town of ST. Clairsyille and east
of Sugar street; thence with the south boup-
iary line of the south commons aforesaid
south II 30 west 80 poles to stake on the
west side of county road south of the SOUTH
west corner of said Sugar street; thence with
the west side of said county road sOuthworcly
26 Al poles to a stake standing 2. "a poles west
of large locust tree standing in the field nesc
the east side OF said road; thence east 2-G4
poles to the centre of said locust tree; therce
the same course east As. .24 pol to the plsce
of beginning for the metes and bounds OF said
premises, containing 8 acres, 8 rOOdS ana y
perches, more or less-being the same prem
ises conveyed by Samuel McMonies and vie
to James Weir, by deed dated May Il, 1872,
and recorded in record of deeds of sad
county, volume 36, page 124. E3cegi,.g
from the above described second tract the
strip of land conveyed by said decedent, in
MS lifetime, to Alexander Williams, by.deed
dated March 4th, 1880, and recorded in vel
ume IL, page 273 of the record of deeds Of
said county, described as follows, to~wii; The
same being lot or parcel Of land lying aDd
being in the county aforesaid and beng TIE
northeast part of what Is called and kGOwn as
Weir homestead, and beginning at the nGCth-
east corner of the said homestead; thence west
IS feet to a stake; thence south so Feet to a
stake; thence east 45 feet to the line between
the lands of Weir and Joseph King; therce
north so feet to the place of beginning, cor
tanning 5000 square feet.
The prayer of said petition is for the sale
of said premises for the payment of the debts
and charges aforesaid The said james Wt;T,
Jr., will further take notice that he has been
made parry defendant to said petition, and
that he is requhed tc answer the same en- or
before the 7th pay of January, 1889.
Z. W. CARROLL,
lilo 1t Admir- with will annexed.