Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-11-24
LEGAL NOTICE.

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- whereabouts is unknown, will take notice
that Chandler w. Carroll, administrator with
will annexed, of James Weir, deceased, on the
8 day of November, A. D. 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 bis debts and the
charges of administering hrs 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 for the same at q white oak tree Is
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 8 inches in diameter, in
David McWilliam's line; thence north zoo west
50 perches to post near a marked ash and
black locust; thence north 614o Sest sc. Al
perches TO sugar tree in Beggs line; thence
north Is. 4138 perches to post; thence north
7O44o west 43t perches to post standing in
the west boundary of said section; thence
north 1911 perches 10 post the northwest
corner of said section; thence east 100 perches
to the place of beginning, containing 1865
acres, 3 roods, more or less-being the same
land conveyed by Steel Smith and wife toI
James Weir, by deed dated June 9Th, 1888,
and recorded in volume X, page ia of rec
ord OF deeds of Belmont county, Ohio. Er-
eepting from the above described premises The
following described tract of land, conveyed
by James Weir and wife to Joseph Iddings,
by deed dated Nov. 4, 1874, and recorded in
volume g., 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 |
a point Is rods east of the northwest corner |
OF said section; thence west 78 rods to the
said northwest corner to a stone planted; I
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 stake near beech |
tree; thence south with Parks line 1871 rods !
to a corner between Weir and Joseph Wood> |
mansee; thence south 80 east with the line |
between Weir and VI oodmansee Al rods to
stake; thence north 170.4 rods TO the place of |
containing 70 acres, rod and 10
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state and IN section
township and range 4, and being part Of |
tract OF land formerly owned by Col. Georgei
Paul, deceased, beginning at "a stake rods
north of the southwest corner of q five-acrei
lot of land formerly owned by Mahlon Smith, |
frsm which southwest corner Of said Smith
lot large white oak tree bears north S74
west 6 rods and Is links, ard large oak |
stump bears south % east 8 rods and 81 links; |
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southwest corner CT said Smiths lot north
34.50 poles to a gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths lot; thence west II
road; thence south TO west 1868 poles to a
stake in the south boundary line of the COM
mons of the town of Vt. fClairsville and east
of Sugar street; thence with the south boun-
dairy line of the south commons aforesaid
south 714 west SO 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 2 "a poles west
of large locust tree standing in the field near
the east side Of said road; thence east 2. "a
poles to the centre Of said locust tree; thence
the same course east 1924 poles to the place
of beginning for the metes and bounds of said
premises, containing 8 acres, 8 roods and %
perches, more or less-being the same prem
ises conveyed by Samuel McMonies and wife
10 James Weir, by deed dated May II, 1852,
and recorded in record OF deeds of said
county, volume 36, page 124. Excepting
from, the above described Second tract the
strip of land conveyed by said decedent, in
bis lifetime. to Alexander Williams, byideed
dated March 4th, 1880, and recorded in vol
ume II, page.273 Of the record of deeds of
said county, described as follows, to>wi;: fhe
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
As feet to stake; thence south so Feet to a
stake; thence east 45 feet to the line between
the lands of Weir and Joseph King; thence
north so 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
made party defendant TO- said petition, and
that he is required to answer the same on or
before the 7th pay Of January. 1882.
q. w. CARROLL,
IL 10S7t Admir- with will annexed.