Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-01
LEGAL NOTICE.


JAMES WEIR, JR., whose residence Oh
u whereabouts is unknown, will take notict
that Chandler w. Carroll, administrator with
will annexed, of James Weir, deceased, on the
8 day of November, A. ID. 1881, filed his
petition in the Probate Court, within and fol
the county CT Belmont and State of Ohio
alleging that the personal estate of said dece,
lent is insufficient to pay his debts and the
charges of administering his estate; that saiJ
decedent died seized in fee simple of fine fol
lowing described real estate, situate in said
county and state, to>wit:
Being part Of section 10, township anc
range 4, in the Steubenville land district, be
ginning for the same ut white oak tree II
inches IN diameter, corner to William BOggs
on the north boundary Uf said section; thence
south 204 perches to post near sugar iret
and beech. each inches in diameter, ir
David McWilliam's line; thence north zoo west
So perches to post near a marked ash anC
black locust; thence north 614o vest sc. T
perches TO sugar tree in Boggs' line; thenct
nortb 13. Abs perches to a post; thence nortt
7044' west 43t perches to a post standing il
the west boundary of said section; Themes
north 1914 perches to post the northwest
corner of said section; thence east 100 perche.
to- the place of beginning, containing 16t
acres, 2 roods, more or less-being the SAINT
land conveyed by Steel Smith and wife tC
James Weir, by deed dated June 9th, 1888
and recorded in volume x, page ia of rec
ord of deeds of Belmont county, Ohio. Eg-
eeptszg from the above described premises the
following described tract of land, conveyed
oy James Weir and wife to Joseph Iddings
by deed dated Nov. 4, 1874, and recorded in
volume 81, page AL of record of deeds oi
Belmont county, Ohio, tO-wit; Situate in the
township of Richland, county of Belmont ano
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 al
a point IS rods east of the northwest corner
of said section; thence west ~ rods to the
said northwest corner 20 a stone planted;
thence south with the western boundary line
Of said section 123 rods to Parks corner:
hence south 10 east with the line. between
Weir and Parks "A rods to a stake near beech
tree; thence south with Parks line 1877 rods
to a corner between Weir and Joseph Wood
mansee; thence south 80 east with the line
between Weir and v oodmansee Al rods to a
stale; thence north 1904 rods 10 the place OF
beginning, containing 20 acres, 1 rod and II
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state and in section 4,
township and range 4, and being part of a
tract of land formerly owned by Col. George
Paul, deceased, beginning at a stake rods
north of the southwest corner of a five-acre
lot of land formerly owned by Mahlon Smith,
from which southwest corner Of said Smith
lot a large white oak tree bears north S74
west 6 rods and IS links, ard large oak
stump bears south % east rods and 81 links;
thence from said stake rods north of said
southwest corner Of said Smiths lot north
"a. so poles TO gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths lot; thence west II
links; thence north 6 poles to stake in the
road; thence south 40 west Ii. 68. poles to a
stake in the south boundary line of the COM
mons of the town of ST. Clairsville and east
of Sugar street; thence with the south boun-
dairy line of the south commons aforesaid
south 714e west 80 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
90 A poles to a stake standing 2. 81 poles west
of large locust tree standing in the field near
the east side OF said road; thence east "a
poles to the centre Of said locust tree; thence
the same course east Is. "a polts to the place
of beginning for the metes and bounds of said
premises, containing acres, roods and %
perches, more or less-being the same prem
ises conveyed by Samuel McMonies and wife
to James Weir, by deed dated May II, 1852,
and recorded in record of deeds of said
county, volume SO, page 124 Excepting
from the above described second tract the
strip of land conveyed by said decedent, in
his lifetime, to Alexander Williams, hyideed
dated March 4th, 1880, and recorded in vol
ume II, page 273 of the record of deeds Of
said county, described as follows, to~wit: 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
45 feet to stake; thence south so feet to q
stake; thence east 45 feet to the line between
the lands of Weir and Joseph King; thence
north 80 feet to the place of beginning, con-
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 Weir,
Jr., will further take notice that he has been
madc party defendant to said petition, and
that he Is required to answer the same on OF
before the 7th pay Of January, 1882
@. w. CARROLL,
l1110-7t Admir- with viii annexed.