Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-02-23
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
REAL ESTATE +!

IN pursuance Of an order Of the Probate
l. Court Of Belmont county, Ohio, l will
offer at public sale, on the premises, on
Saturday, February 25tlr, lSSs,
Beginning at o'clock p. m, on the first de-
scribed tract, the following real estate, 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 15
inches in diameter, corner to William Boggs,
on the north boundary Of said section; thence
south 204 perches to post near a sugar tree
and beech. each s inches in diarneter, in
David McWilliam's line; thence nortL 40 west
IS perches to a post near q marked ash and
black locust; thence north Gil vest 66.7
perches to sugar tree in Boggs' line; thence
north 13. ABB perches to post; thence north
70aao west 434 perches to post standing In
the west boundary of said section; thence
north 121 perches to post the northwest
corner of said section; thence east 160 perches
to the place of beginning, containing 1856
acres, 2 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. Ez-
cepting from the above described premises the
following described tract of land, conveyed
by James Weir and wife to Joseph lddings,
by deed dated Nov. A, 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 and range 4, beginning for the
same at a 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 rs rods to the
said northwest corner to q 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 Parks44 rods to q stake near beech
tree; thence south with Parks line 1877 rods
to corner between Weir and Joseph Wood
mansee; thence south 80 east with the line
between Weir and WoOdmansee Al rods to a
stale; thence north 1904 rods to the place of
beginHing, containing 20 acres, rod and 12I
perches.
Second Tract-Also another tract, situate
in said county and state and in section 4,
township z and range 4, and being part of
tract of land formerly owned by Col. George
Paul, deceased, beginning at stake rods
north of the southwest corner of 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 873
west 6 rods and IS links, and q large oak
stump bears south 90 east 3 rods and 81 links;
thence from said stake 8 rods north Of said
southwest corner Of said Smiths lot north
$3.50 poles to gate post near the northwest
corner of said Smiths lot; thence west II
links; thence north poles to q stake in the
road; thence south 77e west 6.68 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 33 poles to q 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 2.S4 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 45.24 poles to the place
of beginning for the metes and bounds of said
premises, containing 8 acres, roods and 90
perches, more or less-being the same prem
ises conveyed by Samuel McMonies and wife
to James Weir, by deed dated May IL, 1852,
and recorded in record of deeds Of said
county, volume 36, page 124. E1cspting
from the above described second tract the
strip of land conveyed by said decedent, in
bis lifetime. to Alexander Williams, by deed
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 a 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 a stake; thence south 80 feet TO a
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.
Terms OF 5ale-One>third cash, one>third
in one year, and one-third in two years from
day of sale, with interest; the deferred pay
ment to he secured by mortgage upon the
premises sold.
G. w. CARROLL,
126ti Admir- with will annexed