The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-19
Valuable Farms for Sale at Pub
lie Auction.


By authority of decree entered on
the 9th day of June, 1896, by the Cir
cult Court Of Monongalia county, West
Virginia, in the Chancery Cause where
In the Farmers and Merchants Bank is
plaintiff and Enoch j. Evans ct al, are
defendants, pending in said court, the
undersigned special commissioners, will
offer for sale at public auction, at the
front door of the Court House, In Nor
gantown, said county, to the highest
bidder, ON
Saturday, the 22d Day Of August, 1896,
beginning at 10 o'clock A. M, the fol-
lowing farm lands situate In Morgan
and Union Districts, said county, own
ed by Enoch J. Evans, viz:
The tract OF land upon which said
Evans resides, containing about 800
acres, on which are two apple orchards
In bearing, and third orchard Of young
trees not yet bearing, and an orchard Of
pear, peach, plum and other fruit trees.
This land Is well timbered, and most
abundantly supplied with water in
springs and running streams. The build
ings on 1t consist Of two large dwelling
houses, one of frame and the other Of
stone, also barns, stables and other con-
venient out-houses. The frame dwell
ling is supplied with natural gas for
heating and lighting. This farm is well
adapted to farming and grazing, pro-
ducing fine crops Of hay, as we'll as all
kinds of grain. About seventy acres
are In meadow, about thirty acres In
corn and oats and twenty-five acres in
woods and the rest In pasture. The most
of 1t has fine northeast exposure, and
is of excellent soil, and all accessible by
good roads, and In an excellent neigh
borhood, with school house adjoining
and within less than two miles Of Nor
gantown.
By direction of court this land has
been divided into five tracts containing
127 l-10acres, and 06lacres, and 9S1 acres,
and 344 acres, and 20 acres, respectively,
and will be offered as whole, and In
the five several parcels named, and sold
in the way which will bring the most
Plats Of the land, and the SUBJ
divisions, showing public roads, &C.,
may be found in the Office of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court, and with the un-
dersigned.
In connection with this farm, II sold
as one tract, or with the l27 acre piece,
II sold in separate pieces, will also be-
sold at the same time and place, all the
coal underlying about seven acres of
land adjoining, the surface ofwhich was
decided by said Evans to M. Rice and
John H. Hoffman, vita the full privi-
ege of using the bank now open, which
coal and mining privileges are reserved
IN said deeds to which reference is.here
made.
At the same time and place we will
)ffer for sale the undivided moiety.
owned by said Evans, in about 1894
acres of land adjoining the above de-
scribed tract, and also the whole ofsaid
tract, with consent of w. E. Baker, the
owner Of the other moiety. This tract
Is well wooded, watered and with dwell
ing house and out buildings. About
)ne-half was in wheat and oats this sea-
son, and the rest in pasture and woods.
It adjoins the county road and Is
Known as the 'Beall land.
Possession will be given upon con
irmation Of sale.
Persons contemplating buying are In
vited to go upon the lands and inspect
he same. The owner will take pleas
ire in showing the property and the
ines, and giving all other information
desired. These are the most valua-
Die farm lands that have been offered At
public sale for many years, and are Of
he best in this county.
TERMS OF SALE Enough cash In
land to pay costs Of suit and proceed
ngs and Of sale, ESTIMATED at about
1900, and upon credit for the residue
If 6, IL, Is and "a months from date
If sale, for which purchasers will be re-
Iuired tc execute bond with approved
,ersonal security, with interest from
lay Of sale, and vendors lien win b
'eserved to further secure the purchase
money. July 20, 1896.
GEO. G. 6TURGIss, l. G.. LAzxEl.LE. :.
3E0. G. BAKER, Special Com'rs.
certify that bond has been given by
he above special Commissioners il
manner and form as required BY law q
ind the decree Of sale in the above cause.
M. Il. BRowN,
Deputy for VIM. E; Glasscock. Clerk u
the Circuit Court Of Mononsalia Co..
w. Va.
Postponement.
BY consent of the bidders at the sale
famed in the foregoing advertisement
he sale Of the property above described
8 adjourned to Al
lenday, the 7th day Of September, 169e
icing the first day Of the county court n
Is regular term. x
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reinforcement.
The above sale il postponed unkll
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