The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
COMMISSIONERS SALE
of Valuable Farms, Residence
Property, Mill Property, Town
Lots and Western Lands
"A Rare Opportunity
For Investment.

/ BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county. West Vir-
/ ginia, rendered ON the 9th day of Octo-
/ Der, 1895, in the chancery cause of John
H. Hotfman's Administrators against
John Ii. Hoffman's widow and heirs
and others, | will on
Monday, the 9th day of January, 1896,
on the public ground In front of the
court house of Monongalia county as
Special Commissioner appointed by said
decree for the purpose, proceed to sell Mt
public auction all the real estate of
which John II. Hoffman died seized,
being the same described in the bill and
proceedings in said cause and consisting
of the following parcels to.wit:
/ First, The valuable residence proper
| ty opposite Second National Bank on
/ Main street in Morgantown, being the
/ spacious lot with large two-story brick
dwelling thereon in which said Hoffman
/ resided prior to his death, one of the
/ finest residences in the city.
/ Second, The valuable farm about one
and half miles north of Morgantown,
/ known as said Hoffman's "Swisher
farm consisting Of about 81 acres of fine
farming land, exceptionally well inn
proved with commodious two story
dwelling house, large barn, stables,
grain house, wagon shed, and other out
buildings.
Third, The splendid Roller Process
mill property In Clinton district, about
| 8 miles southeast of Morgantown
known as the Hoffman mill This mill
has been recently fitted up with new
and perfect machinery of the very best
and latest patents and is in splendid
order and has an excellent reputation.
The property consists of about 80 acres
of land on Cobuns creek on which In adj
dition to the mill are dwelling house
and other buildings
Fourth, The farm known as the said
Hofman's "Grub farm, in Clinton dis
| irict, consisting of about SO acres of land
situated about three miles from Nor
gantown on the Morgantown and
Evansville turnpike, in said county.
| Fifth, About % town lots in Sunny
| side, a suburb lying Immediately north
Of Morgantown for description reference
being made to the plat of same filed
with the papers of said cause. will
sell all of the lots remaining unsold of
the valuable addition laid out and plat
ted by said Hoffman, fronting on sew
eral streets as shown by the plat. Also
the lot of about acres adjacent thereto
not laid out in town lots.
sixth, About 480 acres of land in
Macon county, Missouri, described as
follows. The N. W, S. L. of lot No. Z
in township block go, range Is, contain
ing 40 acres The n. W, s. W. sec. lot
No. 7. block 60, range Is, containing 40
acres The f. } S, w. sec. lot No. 7,
block go, range Is, containing so acres.
The w. n. e. sec lot No, 10, block
60, range 10, containing so acres The
E. S. w. sec. lot No. 10, block 60,
range Is, containing 80 acres. The N.
f., N. W. sec. lot 10, block go, range Is,
containing 40 acres The s. E., S. w.
sec. lot IS, block 90, range Is, contain
ing 40 acres; and the Z. J n. W. sec.
lot 80, block go, range Is, containing so
acres
Seventh, 40 acres of land in Sullivan
county, Missouri, described as follows
The South half of sec. 49, block Ga, range
49, containing so acres; and the East
half of lot No. |, and N. E., s. e. lot !,
block CD, range 22 containing 40 acres.
The widow of said John H. Hoffman
having elected to take a gross sum in
lieu thereof, all of said real property
will be sold free of her dover.
TERMS OF SALE:
Each parcel of said real estate will he
sold separately and each sale will be for
oLe-fifth thereof in cash and the residue
of the purchase money upon credit of
six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four
months from the day of sale, with in
terest from date of sale, taking from the
purchaser or purchasers notes or bonds
made payable to me, with approved
personal secuity and retaining the legal
title as further security.
JOSEPH MORELAND,
Special Commissioner
|, NJ. l.. Brown, deputy for w. T..
Glasscock, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Monongalia county, w. Va, do certify
that the above special commissioner
has given bond with security as re-
quired by law.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of November, 1895.
NJ. L. Brown, Deputy for
VIM. E. GLAssCoCK, Clerk.