Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-08
LEGAL NOTICE.

i AMES WEEK, JR-,- whose residence or
- whereabouts is unknown, will lake notice
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 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 ID said
county and state, to~wii:
Being part OF section 10, township 2 and
range 4. in the. Steubenyille land district, be-
ginning fof the same at a white oak tree 10
inches IN diameter, corner TO William B0ges.
on the north boundary of said section. thence
south 204 perches to a post near sugar tree
and beech. each inches IN diameter. In
David McWllliam's line; thence north 100 west
% perches to post near marked ash and
black locust; thence north 614o %est 66.7
perches to sugar tree in Boggs' line; thence
north IL. Abs perches to post; thence north
7044o west 439 perches to post standing in
the west boundary of said section; thence
north 121 perches to a post the northwest
corner of said section; thence east 160 perches
to the place of beginning, Containing 166
acres, 2 roods, more or less-being the sane
James Weir, by deed dated June 9th, 1888,
and recorded in volume Y, page ia Of rec
ord of deeds of Belmont county, Ohio. E.r-
eeptiRg 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 81, 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 z and range 4, beginning for the
same at q 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 10 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 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 " NOodmansee Al rods to
stale; thence north 170-4 rods 10 the place of
beginning. containing 20 acres, rod and IL
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state aud in section 4,
township Z and range 4, and being part of
tract of land formerly owned by Col. George
Paul, deceased, beginning a. stake rods
north of the southwest corner of q five-acre
lot of land formerly owned by MshlOn Smith,
from which southwest corner Of said Smith
lot a large white oak tree bears north S7S
west 6 rods and Is links, ard large oak
stump bears south % east 3 rods and 81 links
thence from said stake rods north of said
southwest corner CT said Smiths lot north
34.50 poles TO gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths LOT; thence west IL
links; thence north poles to stake In the
road; thence south no west l6. .6S poles to
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 boGn
dary line of the south commons aforesaid
south n 10 west IS 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 southwordly
26 A poles to a stake standing Isl poles VIZ sc
of a large locust tree standing in the field NJ ar
the east side OF said road; thence cas-, Q 81
poles to the centre of said locust tree; therce
the same course east 1874 pol, to the pl ce
of beginning for the metes and bounds Of $ ID
premises, containing 9 acres, 3 roods and SO
perC0es, more OF ieSS-UttuS tue same prcu.-
ises conveyed by Samuel McaIonies and wife
to James Weir, by deed dated 3IAy II, 1879.
and recorded in record of deeds OF said
county, volume SO, page 124. Ercsptiag
from the above described second tract the
strip OF land conveyed by said decedenf, in
his lifetime, to Alexander Williams, hyiceed
dated March 4th, 1880. and recorded in vol
ume II, page 273 of the record Of deeds OF
said county, described as follows, to-wii: 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
45 feet to a stake; thence south so 'ees to
stake; thence east AZ 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 be is required to answer the same on or
before the 7th pay Of January, 1882.
G. W. CARROLL,
1110-7t admir- with viii annexed