Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-01
On Monday, May l1th A. D. 1895.

| W EnnAN ntlitf UN NtUuUt OF OuINTV. nj tho
Sherlh's Office In the Borough Of Milford,
On Monday, May 11th A. D. 1895.
at two O'Clock in the afternoon of said dav
All the following described pieces, parcels
and part tracts OF land. Part of that GER
tain tract situate In the Township OF Lack
AWAKEN, In said county surveyed on a war
/ rant granted from the Land Office of Penn
sylvania TO George Kits and numbered on
the Commissioners Books OF said county
one hundred and twenty-seven, the part
hereby conveyed containing one hundred
and eighty seven acres. Also another tract
situate in said Township of Lackawaxen
and surveyed on a warrant granted as
aforesaid TO William Barber and numbered
as aforesaid one hundred and fifty-five, and
| containing four hundred and thirty-six
acres and eighty perches Also another
tract In said Township of Lackawaxen and
surveyed on warrant granted to MOrde-
cal Roberts and numbered sevcnty-one and
| containing one hundred and eighty acres
Also, another tract In said Township of
| LackaWaxen, and surveyed ON warrant
granted TO John Chambers and numbered
seventy-twO, and containing four hundred
and twenty-one acres and one hundred and
| twenty peroheS, excepting and reseryinR
lands heretofore decided to Pennsylvania
Coal Company, right Of way TO Hawley
Branch and also lands lying between said
Hawley Branch and the Lackawaxen river
near and above Grassy Island conveyed to
a party by the name of Dyer, containing
three acres more or less. Also another
| tract In said Township OF Lacya,yaxen and
surveyed on warrant to Henry Toiand
| and numbered seventy-three, and contain
| ing four hundred and thirty-eight acres
and ninety-six perches. Also another tract
situate In the Township of Shohola, and
surveyed ON a warrant granted to Michael
HilleRaS, and numbered one hundred and
sixty-seven and containing fifty acres and
| sixty perches. Also, another tract situate
In said Township of ShOhola, and surveyed
/ on warrant granted to William Harrison
and numbered two, and containing four
| hundred and forty-seven acres and one
hundred and forSy-flve perches. Also.
another tract situate in said Township of
| ShohOla, and surveyed on a warrant
granted to Charles X. Biddis and numbered
eighteen Qs), and Containing .eighty-two
! acres and fifty-one perches. Also another
tract situate in the Township Of Westfall In
said County Of Pike, and surveyed on a
warrant granted to John Barrow, Jr and
numbered thirty-seven, and containing
| four hundred and twenty-nine acres and
twenty perches, excepting therefrom four
acres and eighty-two hundredths conveyed
TO the New York and Erie Railway Com
pany. Also, another tract situate In said
| Township of Westfall and surveyed on a
warrant granted to William X. Stone, and
numbered thirty-nine, and containing
1 NhANb anu bWtuIy-OnG acres ana
/ hfty-f1ve perches, excepting out Of same
| twelve acres or thereabouts conveyed to
/ said New York and Erie Railway Com
pany. Also, another tract situate in said
| Township Of Westfall, and surveyed on a
warrant granted to Susannah Reed, and
numbered forty-two, and containing four
| hundred and thirty-seven acres and one
| hundred and forty four perches Also.
| another tract situate in the said Township
OF Westfalll and surveyed on a warrant
| granted to Robert Smock, and numbered
| forty-one and containing three hundred
and eleven acres more or less. Also, anoth-
or tract situate in said Township OF West
| fall, and surveyed on a warrant granted
| to Elizabeth Smith, and numbered forty
three, and containing two hundred and
forty-four acres, being the northeast part
| of said lot. Also, another tract situate In
said Township of Westfall and surveyed
on a warrant granted TO James w. Quick
and numbered one hundred and eighty
two, and containing nineteen acres and
one hundred and fifty-flye perches Also,
| one other piece or parcel of land situate in
| the Township OF Westfall aforesaid, CON
tanning about one acre more or less--noar
| Mill Rift station-upOn which Is erected q
| good two-story frame house and outbuild
1ngs and good stable-a stream of run
ming water passes through said land, be
| ing the same property purchased OF VIM
sawyer by deed dated July -, 1884, by the
| hilgour Blue Stone Company Limibedj }.
| Also, all the following described pieces OF
parcels of land situate lying and being in
the Township of ShOhola, County of Pike
| and State of Pennsylvania and nuInbere,,
on the Commissioners Books of Pike
county respectively as hereinafter men
toned, the first mentioned being part vi
| lot number one u surveyed in the war
rantee name Of Thomas Ruston, bounded
by land heretofore surveyed to George
| Hess, William Harrison, William Quick
Charles Quick and Calvin Crane and by
the Delaware river, Containing one humid
red and ninety-eight acres more or less.
with allowance of six per cent. for roads,
etc, excepting and reserving so much OF
said lot as in the possession and occupancy
OF the New York and Erie Railway Com
pany). Also one other lot number seven
(D in the name of Henry Brink, bounded
by lands surveyed to William Harrison.
q. X. Biddis, Francis j. Smith and others,
containing two hundred one and three
quarters acres, with allowance for roads.
etc, be the same more or less; excepting
out of the last above mentioned piece OF
| land about fifteen acres more or less con-
veyed to John Wolforth by deed dated
November 10, 1885, recorded In ID. b. No.
AZ, page 4S4. Also one other part of a lot
in the name Of Charlotte Ruston and num-
bered thirty-one (31) bounded by lands sur
yeyed to Francis j. Smith, Henry Brink,
Jane Kain and Allen Coursen, Containing
In the part Of said lot intended TO be con-
Keyed by these presents two hundred
thirty-one acres eighteen perches and al
lowance for roads, ETC., be the same more
or less, excepting out of the same one
acre heretofore given for the Walker Pond
school-house where the same now stands
Also, all those five pieces and parcels of
land described as follows: One piece or
tract of land situate in the Township Of
Shohola and County of Pike aforesaid sur
yeyed on warrant granted from the Land
| Ohice OF Pennsylvania to Jane Kahn and
numbered on the Commissioner Books of
said county as number thirty (30), and the
part conveyed containing three hundred
| and ffty-two acres (352) acre) Also all
that piece or part tract Of land situate in
said Township of Shohola and surveyed on
| a warrant granted as aforesaid to Blackall
w. Ball and numbered nine on the Com
missioners' Books Of said county, the part
conveyed containing two hundred and
| thirty-fOur acres. Also another tract or
/ piece Of land situate in the Township OF
| SbOhOla Aforesaid and surveyed on a war
rant granted to John Bullen and numbered
as aforesaid as twenty-eight, and the part
conveyed containing three hundred and
ninety acres. Also that tract or piece of
land situate in said Township Of ShohOla,
and surveyed on a warrant granted to
/ William Denny and numbered ninety
three, and the part conveyed containing
/ two hundred acres. Also one other piece
or tract Of land situate in the Township Of
Milford in said County of Pike, and sur
Yeyed on warrant granted to Ebenezer
Branham and numbered one hundred and
eleven, and the part conveyed containing
two hundred and thirty-hve acres. Also
all the following described pieces or par
cells Of land to wit: All that certain piece,
parcel and tract of land situate in the
Township OF Shoholas County Of Pike and
State Of Pennsylvania surveyed on a war
rant granted from the Land Office of Penn
ssylyanta to Thomas Willing and mum
bered ON the COMMISSIONER Books of said