Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-17
On Monday, Nav llth A. D. 1896.


On Monday, May 1lth A. D, 1895,
at two O'Clock In the afternoon Of said day.
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 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 elghty-seven acres. Also another tract
situate in said Township of Lackawaxen
and surveyed on n warrant granted MS
aforesaid to William Barber and numbered
as aforesaid one hundred and ffty-fve, and
containing 4our hundred and thirty-siX
acres and eighty perches. Also another
tract In said Township Of Lackawaxen, and
surveyed ON warrant granted 10 MOrde-
cal Roberts and numbered seventy-One, and
containing one hundred and eighty acres.
Also, another tract In said Township of
Lackawaxen, and surveyed on q warrant
granted to John Chambers and numbered
seventy-twO, and containing four hundred
and twenty-one acres and one hundred and
twenty perches, excepting ana reserYing
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 puitl " bht ubfie OI OYtH, containing
three acres more or less. Also another
tract In said Township of Lackawaxen, and
surveyed on a warrant to Henry Toland
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 warrant granted to Michael
Hillegas, 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 fOrty-flve perches. Also,
another tract situate In said Township of
ShohOla, and surveyed on a warrant
granted to Charles H. Biddis and numbered
eighteen QS), aud containing eighty-two
acres and tifty-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 n
warrant granted to William X. Stone and
numbered thirty-nine, and containing
three hundred and twenty-one acres and
tifty-five 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 Westfall, 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-
er tract situate in said Township of West
| fall, and surveyed on 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 warrant granted to James w. Quick,
and numbered one hundred and eighty
two, and containing nineteen acres and
one hundred and flfty-flve perches Also,
one other piece or parcel of land situate in
| the Township of Westfall aforesaid, con
tanning about one acre more or less-near
| Mill Rift station-upon which Is erected a
good two-story frame house and outbuild-
ings 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 25 1884, by the
Kilgour Blue Stone Company Q4imited).
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 numbered
on the Commissioners Books of Pike
county respectively as hereinafter men.
| toned, the first mentioned being part OF
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 hund-
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
| (7) in the name of Henry Brink, bounded
| by lands surveyed to William Harrison,
G. r. 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 (3l) bounded by lands sur
veyed to Francis j. Smith, Henry Brink,
Jane Kain and Allen COursen, containing
in the part of said lot intended to be con
veyed 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
schoOi-house where the same now stands
Also, all those five pieces and parcels OF
land described as follows: One piece OF
tract of land situate In the Township OF
ShOhola and County of Pike aforesaid, sur
veyed on a warrant granted from the Land
l | nAaao Of Dannopluartfa 70 IanR Kahn and
numbered ON the Commissioners Books Oi
said county as number thirty 1907, and the
part conveyed containing three hundred
and fifty-two acres (352l acre.. Also al
that piece or part tract OF land situate In
said Township Of Shohola and surveyed Oh
a warrant granted as aforesaid to Blackal
w. Ball and numbered nine on the Com
missiOners' Books of said county, the par
conveyed containing two hundred ant
thirty-fOur acres. Also another tract Ol
piece Of land situate in the Township o.
ShOhOla aforesaid and surveyed on a war
rant granted to John Bullen and numbered
as aforesaid as twenty-eight, and the par
conveyed containing three hundred anC
ninety acres. Also that tract or piece o
land situate in said Township OF ShOhola
and surveyed on warrant granted Il
William Denny and numbered ninety
three, and the part conveyed containing
two hundred acres. Also one other piec'
or tract of land situate in the Township Of
Milford in said County OF Pike, and sur
veyed on a warrant granted to Ebeneze
Branham and numbered one hundred ant
eleven, and the part conveyed containing
two hundred and thirty-tiye acres. Ais
all the following described pieces or par
cells of land to wit; All that certain piece
parcel and tract of land situate in thi
Township Of ShOhola. County of Pike ant
State of Pennsylvania surveyed on a war
rant granted from the Land once OF Penn